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How can nonprofits leverage digital technology to increase giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

Social media and online giving both increased six percent between 2010 and 2018. The Humane Society of the United States uses this method to raise funds during and after a major animal rescue operation. The ALS Association raised $115 million from the challenge. On the other hand, direct mail decreased by 26 percent.

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Program Management Statistics: 12 Stats and How to Use Them

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As you proceed, you’ll have concrete methods for measuring the efficacy of your changes. You could calculate this at the end of a program by dividing its associated expenses by its number of successful outcomes, depending on how you define success. Sheri’s foray into entrepreneurship began with Measurement Resources Company in 2010.

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Interning in Guatemala on the Archive Project

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A guest Beneblog by Max Schneider People don’t typically associate boisterous merengue music with high-tech statistical analysis. In October 2010, two former police officers were sentenced to 40 years in prison for this disappearance and the expert testimony of HRDAG statistician Daniel Guzmán was a key factor in the judges’ decision.

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How Standardize Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Measurement: Use This Grid

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers. Click for Larger Image.

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Online Learning Trends That You Can’t Ignore

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Almost two-thirds of Americans are predicted to own a smartphone by 2017, more than a threefold increase since 2010. Entertainment Software Association states that 155 million Americans regularly play video games and the average game player is 35 years old. According to a survey by eMarketer, 59.3 percent of the U.S. Gamification.

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Staff and Volunteer Training Tips

ASU Lodestar Center

Selecting training methods: Classroom training or workshops provide a space free from the distractions of everyday activities, so participants can focus on learning and getting to know colleagues in a new context. She graduated from the Masters of Nonprofit Studies program in 2010. Like this article? Get another! Click here.

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Platforms break open!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Their code on the server-based method examples only include PHP at this point (the client based method code examples are in the expected HTML and Javascript.) Convio’s APIs and Extensions are free, but the Database connectors have consulting costs associated with them, and that makes sense to me.

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