Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2013

It’s easy to host a benchmarking session and just present data. The audience is able to take notes on numbers and try and gauge their organization’s success, but it’s more difficult to make those data points actionable or to provide insight that people can leverage. Why benchmark? So what data was discussed? Membership Data.

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Benchmark Data Washington Arts 35

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

It seems that a new survey pops up every day, sent to you by organizations, businesses, advertisers, pollsters, and opinion analysts. Before the advent of simple survey software, which leveled the playing field, surveys were run by businesses and organizations large enough to have a statistical department or a partnership with a university.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making. Click to See Larger Version.

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Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While the primary goal is for students to learn about strategic use of networks and social media for international organizations, I will also be covering some practical career skills such as effective networking and self-directed professional learning (also called “Social Learning”). 2013: A Year in Social Media.

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Policy Social Media International News 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2013

2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. This year’s study – the seventh Benchmarks report – analyzes 1.6 The report provides benchmarks for FB and Twitter, including engagement rates and fan growth rate. Echoing Justice: Communications Strategies for Community Organizing. RESEARCH STUDIES. Retweet Lab.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Last week I published the 112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss , that compiled some of the wisest words and insights from across the industry this year. . npEngage’s Top 20 Posts from 2013. Frank Barry get’s right to the point – online fundraising isn’t a fad.

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Meme Ideas Content Generation 51

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Even though I’m a Skoll Award winner, it really made me think about my organization, Benetech, and what we are trying to accomplish. If cost benchmarking doesn’t make sense (as in the field of human rights), can we dramatically change the way people operate in a given area? And so we campaigned for the Marrakesh Treaty.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Nonprofit organizations would get far better results from improving their own online giving experience. Will they generate significant revenue for your organization, give again, and remain loyal? Only 501(c)(3) organizations? What about the 27 other types of tax exempt organizations in the US? Probably not. Probably not.

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