NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Data are only the raw material of information. So how do we get from data to information?

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Data New York Government Digital 91

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs?

Social Media 215

Social Media International Interview Examples 215

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

This year, we updated the entire guide with new research, additional sections on goals and strategies, and information about using social media for advocacy and fundraising. Through tools like Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, you can post information, encourage comments and get feedback. Different tools have different audiences.

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Social Media Guide Media Social 99

NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! Your organization may already use a traditional CRM like Convio, Blackbaud, or Salesforce to track and maintain information about your members.

Social Media 76

Social Media Relationship NTC Social 76

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? It’s there that we recognize, inform and direct. Please summarize your ROI.

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Social Media Foundation Examples Media 189

NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Every campaign, every organization, and really, even every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they've learned from and rely on every day. The ToMamaWithLove campaign saw them try some new tools as well as some trusted favorites, even with a budget of $0 and a lot of volunteer time. Infrastructure.

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Case Study Tools Studies Community 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I can’t help but wonder if their methods are similar to how VolunteerMatch measures its impact and results , although VolunteerMatch does not receive the same scale of foundation funding as nonprofits in this sample. The event is sold out, but they are live-streaming it ) They are crowdsourcing questions for the conversation here.

Data 111

Data Measure Sample Seattle 111

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. “I This kind of phenomenon can be seen in a 2011 joint report from Social Finance, Inc. Patsy Kraeger, Ph.D. Welcome to Research Friday !

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Impact Research Tools Social 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2011

Last month, we launched the The Zoetica Salon on my Facebook Page with my Zoetica colleagues, Geoff Livingston , Kami Huyse , and Julie Pippert (the newest Zoetican ) where over 7,000 nonprofit leaders have been engaging in informal learning about nonprofits and social media. Good for you! Tell us about your success stories!

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Social Media Media Social Measure 96

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? We currently use a plethora of online tools to spread the word and talk to people.

Social Media 190

Social Media National Interview Examples 190

NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2011

Market segmentation is an effective tool to talk to each of these groups in a way that will resonate with their giving motivations. With most online fundraising and communications tools, you have the ability to easily group people together and send specific messages based on what you know about them. Use this information creatively.

Communication 69

Communication Results NTC Content 69

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. We should also measure success according to the increased capacity in the organizations participating and a long-term benefit to the community as a whole.

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Community Giving Washington Arlington 158

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

I asked Best Friends Marketing Coordinator Claudia Perrone how they were measuring success. The ultimate KPI, of course, is dog adoptions. Michelle, was a participant in the Measuring Networked Nonprofit peer learning groups supported through my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation.

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Turkey Social Media Mobile Oracle 101

NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research. Another way we measure technology staffing levels is determing the Tech Staff - to - Organizational Staff Ratio.

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Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Starting over may not be an option, but in the absence of that, here are ten things event fundraisers and marketers should be considering to reinvent their plans for 2011: Become more data driven. Bottom line: the tracking, mining, and analysis of data should be central to your 2011 event fundraising strategy. Is it being used?

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Marketing Tips Online Analysis 55

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The format will work for pretty much any event type, including: Auctions 5Ks Fundraising concerts Conferences/panels Galas Remember, as you plan a hybrid event, come up with ways to engage both audiences in equal measure. Include a QR code on your flyers that passersby can scan to access your information and registration page.

Strategy 52

Strategy Nonprofit Audience Hosting 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. As courageous citizens connected with each other to express dissent and organize public actions, social media tools spurred activism and social change in unprecedented ways.

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Social Organization San Francisco California 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Beth Kanter, “ Data Informed. Beth’s Blog, September 2011. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." So today I’m really excited to launch the Knowledge Graph, which will help you discover new information quickly and easily. Take a query like [taj mahal]. The full report is here.

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Web San Francisco Bookmarking Search 117

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Quite simply, donor retention is a measure of how many donors continue to donate to your organization. In 2011, the DonorVoice collaborated with around 250 nonprofits to find out what they had done well to keep about 1,200 donors loyal for many years. ” It’s one of the hottest topics of discussion in the nonprofit sector.

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Retention Donor Guide Rate 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Note from Beth : As I’m sprinting to towards the deadline of my next book on Measurement and Networked Nonprofits , co-authoring with the goddess of measurement, KD Paine , I’m grateful to have some terrific guest posts like this one from Simon Mainwaring. For information and to register, visit: www.WeFirstSeminar.com.

Profit 120

Profit Los Angeles Social Storytelling 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. What people in the room were most hungry for were tips and steps on listening and measurement.

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Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread: How Information Today is Woven Into Our Lives. focusing on how information consumption patterns are changing in light of these two technological developments. . focusing on how information consumption patterns are changing in light of these two technological developments.

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Mobile Conference Resource Social 99

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. HF 681, March 23, 2011). The Risks and the Future. Only time will tell. iv [link]. v Rothschild, S.

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Research Minnesota San Francisco Work 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

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Professional Network Learning Lebanon 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Hold weekly interdepartmental meetings.

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Campaign Online Chapter Model 97

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. However, I don’t want to understate the challenges we face.

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Copyright Law Accessibility Library 196

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 26, 2012

inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. She gathered my information, gauged where I was in the process, and assisted me through the close of the issue. Chiefly because as managers and leaders, our fiduciary duty to the organization must involve the use of engagement tools so as to best manage personnel costs.

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People Pennsylvania Philadelphia Culture 84

NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

We use technology really well in a measured and strategic way. We aim to reach the the 55,000 Canadians affected by a brain tumour with a variety of tools and technology such as our website and social media communities play a large part in this reach.

Brain 52

Brain Canada NTEN Technology 52

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This new free online data visualization and mapping tool demonstrates the value of applying technology to philanthropy, in this case, creating a place to find out how and where foundations are supporting U.S. Foundation Center's new Foundation Funding for U.S. To quote an overly used advertising tag line: know the gaps.

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America Tech New York City Foundation 36

Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2011

Community member Peter Cheer grants that the wide array of information about web accessibility standards might seem overwhelming. This e-book from the OneVoice for Accessible ICT Coalition outlines the first measures a web developer should take towards making a site accessible. Tools for Free. and Ottowa.

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Accessibility Voice Community Michigan 44

NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

In our session on Community Voice at NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Techology Conference, Arthur provided a case study of the LikeMinded program and how it was built based on engagement with the community. We also used tools like UserVoice to get feedback from those who could not join us in person. Tools to Reinforce Positive Interaction.

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Voice Practice Community San Francisco 75

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 5, 2014

Data published last year in the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows this trend clearly: online donations to nonprofits increased 14% in 2012 relative to 2011, while overall donations increased by only 1.5% Too many nonprofits have complicated donation forms that ask for unnecessary information. in the same period.

Online 56

Online Fundraising Test Arizona 56

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Meaningful tools to evaluate effectiveness are largely absent (Liket and Maas, 2015). Currently, nonprofit organizations are measuring effectiveness in a variety of ways including benchmarking, organizational effectiveness evaluations, key performance indicators, and outcome based evaluation. Jossey-Bass. MacKenzie works for St.

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Practice Effective Impact Evaluation 40

NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012. Since not all of the team works out of the Center, the phone calls are also an extremely important tool for keeping the team intact.

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Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 29, 2011 Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. April 29, 2011 10:41 AM Sarah said.

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Los Angeles Research Impact Arizona 40

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. Your constituents now expect to receive relevant and interesting information in every email. Online tools often do most of the work for you, including automatically and randomly dividing your list. Simple enough?

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email Campaign Test Benchmark 48