Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

And now, the top ten posts of the year, according to my Google Analytics stats: Getting Naked : Being Human and Transparent. I’ve got a number of ideas up my sleeve for next year for this blog, one of which is to take up the challenge that Beth mentioned , and do 100 posts on something. Hmmm, think it was that keyword?

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Open Source Ubuntu Tech RSS 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. .

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

" They probably said the same thing about Facebook, Twitter, and other social media tools. Blackbaud studied 1,274 nonprofits to compare their online fundraising results for the first six months of 2008 to the same period of 2009. Research by Target Analytics looked into donors and the channel flipping that they do.

Online 90

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Google Analytics and Twitter traffic tell me that a lot of you are interested in the hotness that will be the ONTC , but apparently a few of you still need a little push to register before the last minute. Here's the bare bones version of what you'll get: A 2-day online conference, taking place September 16-17, 2009.

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Conference Technology Online NTEN 65

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Twitter : Has an estimated 210,000 Boomers. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Demographics Social Media Advocacy Online 34

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Twitter : Has an estimated 210,000 Boomers. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Demographics Social Media Online Advocacy 45

Care2

JULY 2, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" I seriously think it’s "the" buzz word of 2009. Thanks for the new links to look at.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

80% of participants used in-person asks and 73% used email to raise funds The second study is “Understanding the Value of Team Captains&# based on research from the donorCentrics Events Benchmarking Group by Target Analytics , a Blackbaud company.

Trend 72

Trend Blackbaud Fundraising Benchmark 72

NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Then we added a twist to the experiment in Fall 2009. The NTEN community is generally pretty tech savvy, so we saw them using blogs, Facebook, and Twitter to share news, likes and their own accomplishments. That single month was a huge factor in our 22% increase in blog traffic in 2009.

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Content Create Newsletter NTEN 88

Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" First, Google Analytics delays processing data for at least 12 hours, not real-time.

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Analytics Google Track Social Media 38

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Alongside these data advances have arisen the development, refinement and advancement of cutting-edge analytics, including machine learning algorithms, that can produce remarkably accurate predictive and prescriptive insights. This database proliferation is resulting in the rapid growth of participant, program delivery and outcome data.

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Learning Philanthropy Nonprofit Charity 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In September 2009, we launched mycharitywater.org , a website where anyone could give up a birthday, or run any type of fundraising campaign, for clean water any time of the year. We’re also keeping a close eye on our Google Analytics to ensure that enough people are visiting the campaign page and the conversion rate.

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Interview Central African Republic Ethiopia Metrics 101

sgEngage

MAY 31, 2011

The organizations that participate in the Target Analytics online benchmarking group are prominent nonprofits covering a range of sectors, including animal welfare, the environment, health, human services, international relief, and societal benefit.

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Benchmark Internet Giving Offline 73

sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The Target Analytics donorCentrics Index of National Fundraising Performance for 2009 reported this trend. Recurring Gift Donors only accounted for 10% of all US Donors The Target Analytics 2009 donorCentrics U.S. Let me know on Twitter @SMacLaughlin what you think and use the #nptrends hash tag.

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Statistics Trend Benchmark Blackbaud 82

Care2

MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Twitter Twitter, oh such a trendsetter these days between Oprah, Ashton Kutcher and CNN.

Social Media 76

Social Media Online Communication Media 76

Care2

JUNE 29, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" However, things rapidly changed from Q4 in 2008 to Q1 in 2009. Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005.

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Social Media Advocacy Fundraising Online 31

Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

Example of this being used effectively and in meaningful way: the White House opened Twitter during swine flu outbreak to take questions from the general public and the next day had expert answer questions on the White House blog. Women Wired Tweet LiveStream for 2009-05-13 (via Women Wired In). Only 5% have more than 250 followers.

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