TechImpact

AUGUST 29, 2013

21, 2013), with a step-by-step guide to creating an organized and successful Giving Day Campaign. Here are the 4 core steps to launching your nonprofit’s Giving Day campaign: Set measurable, attainable goals. The Knight Foundation gives the example of engaging over 500 donors to contribute and increase the total raised by 25%.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Here are a few examples of what purpose-driven companies do that set them apart. This is increasingly important now, at a time when companies are being challenged to make tough choices and corporate social responsibility is top of mind. Purpose-Driven Companies use a Purpose Mindset to Advance Measurable Goals. What’s next?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Flickr Photo by Kevlar. But bench learning can be richer than simply collecting numbers.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers. To say this is a highly anticipated, monumental report would be an understatement.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For example, if you were writing a post on how to keep dogs cool in the summer, you could reference a dog popsicle recipe on your blog, providing a direct link to that page. There are also programs online that rank how your text works with SEO and programs that help you measure your site’s search traffic performance.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. For example, on Facebook, you can use Facebook Custom Audiences to target your email list members and further engage them on your advocacy campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost. Chapter 6 of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit focusing on examples of how you measure engagement which begins with formulating your engagement model. Register here.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I always think of winter as a time to gather data and plan for the year ahead, spring as a time to implement these strategies, summer as a time to allocate for additional resources and continue executing on the plan, and autumn as a time to reap the harvest and reflect on the year, looking towards planning for the winter and upcoming year.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. For example, on Facebook, you can use Facebook Custom Audiences to target your email list members and further engage them on your advocacy campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. Sharing memories from Seminar 2013 at the #icnola reunion! RamahSeminar (@RamahSeminar) December 24, 2013.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 22, 2012

The Communities of Impact program, generously supported by Microsoft, combines NTEN’s strengths in community building and education delivery to create clear, measurable organizational change to participating nonprofit organizations while sharing the learnings and findings with the whole community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

What follows are my notes, but if you want to spend more time learning about this topic, I’ve pulled together these additional curated resources: 1) Curated Tweets. Gwen Walden (@WaldenPhil) April 15, 2013. Nonprofits and donors find it time consuming to find and analyze meaningful data to help outcomes.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Recently we announced the launch of our 2013 Communities of Impact program. In addition to the case studies NTEN has compiled , here are some more examples the Communities of Impact and I have spotted: Children’s museum data informs health policy. Global nonprofit measures and shares its impact in real time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

I’ve been a huge fan of Crisis Text Line since it launched back in August, 2013. Nancy Lublin, who was CEO at the time, hosted a book party for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and during a tour of the office, she introduced me to Bob Filbin, DoSomething’s Data Scientist at the time.

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John Kenyon

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Here is an example from one of my nonprofit client’s websites. In the example to the right, taken from 2018 data, you can see the top five categories that Google assigns to the visitors of this website. A study from Bowker Market Research in 2013 showed that the majority of book buyers are female. What does the data show?

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Microsoft's new Surface Pro is an example of this type of new type of device. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out.

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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.” Also, check out Lucy’s Digital Civil Society wiki for examples of open data used for the social good. Long Live Strategy.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

million in a day on #GivingTuesday 2013. I love the metaphor of a successful GivingDay campaign to a party: Timing is key. The planning steps begin with the question of timing. There are a number of GivingDays in local communities as well as #GivingTuesday – so the first question to ask “Is the timing right?”

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 10, 2015

A common question is to provide a release or upgrade history (Release Notes) of our GyrusAim LMS that shows its revisions over time. An exception is a start-up vendor that is so new that they really don’t have a release history, other measures must be taken to validate such companies.) I occasionally help out with RFPs.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 24, 2014

79% of LinkedIn’s users, for example, are 35 or older and have high paying jobs. 2) Social Media Takes Time to Do Right. Beth Kanter, the nonprofit social media guru, pointed out in 2008 that social media takes time. 3) Response Time Matters. Just like face-to-face conversations, response time really matters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

” I started with a full-day workshop outside of Auckland called “The Networked NGO in New Zealand,” this workshop was for activist organizations and focused on strategy, measurement, and best practices for managing and implementing social media as a network. Paul Rees (@paul3141) May 15, 2013. Walking Debrief.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

As a long time reader of Beth’s blog, I am very excited by the release of Beth’s new book, Measuring the Networked Non-Profit. For inspiring examples we need only look at Doug Ulman, Melinda Gates, and Beth herself, each of who provides the shoulders on which others stand to reach greater levels of social impact.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Bonus: some helpful examples and templates to put this into action now. ). By doing so, you’ll avoid the extra time and energy required to redo this work and ensure your forward-facing messaging about your organization is consistent. Just a heads-up: this is a long read. Let's get started! This is definitely an “ask” worth making!

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

posted by Maureen West Project Manager, Social Impact Measurement ASU Lodestar Center. But with increased testing and heightened security, and many other demands on schools and teachers today, are gardens just a green frill, or are they a good use of a school’s time and money? Learn more about our Social Impact Measurement Certificate.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2014

Blackbaud hosted an educational webinar with Farra back in June on the effective use of email to Improve Online Fundraising Results that was not only entertaining, but included tons of practical examples and takaways for nonprofit professionals, which you’re sure to receive in this session as well.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 31, 2015

He’s the writing whiz for WonderWe —a crowdfunding social network that provides free viral tools for nonprofits to fundraise, recruit and measure impact like a pro. Today, let’s spend some time to learn the basics of nonprofit crowdfunding. Josh Schukman is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. What Is Crowdfunding?

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 31, 2015

He’s the writing whiz for WonderWe —a crowdfunding social network that provides free viral tools for nonprofits to fundraise, recruit and measure impact like a pro. Today, let’s spend some time to learn the basics of nonprofit crowdfunding. Josh Schukman is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. What Is Crowdfunding?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Time, talent, treasure and ties Yes, ties. For example, one interviewee, David, is a financial adviser from a family of long-term philanthropists. David loves to offer his skills and interests as well as writing a check, becoming deeply engaged in one nonprofit at a time. Only time will tell. Stay tuned! Bjorhovde, P.O.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. hjc, Blackbaud, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies recently studied the giving habits and communication preferences of four generations of Canadian donors and published their findings in a report called The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. A recent study says no. Fundraising'

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

I''ve been curious about this question for a long time. We patterned it after Science Gallery Dublin''s Leonardo Group - 75 creative individuals who get together four times per year to provide input on programming. There was no required time commitment from participants. There was no accountability for us to act on their input.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

He gave numerous examples of how pervasive access to the Internet has changed families, the nature of work and society. Shared some insights based on research on moble consumption of social networks and time/type of usage. Jim Canales (@jcanales) April 5, 2013. Start with a mobile web site and mobile readable emails.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Just in time for TechSoup's Social Media September September , our friends at Idealware have released an update to The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide. In time, you'll get the hang of how to use the app, you'll start to get a sense of what makes a good photo or video in your opinion and in others.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

As a writer, I spend a bunch of my time just trying to get a hold of people. There’s a ton of information on all this, but I still like Time Magazine’s now ancient 2012 article, Your Life Is Fully Mobile , which is part of their larger Mobile Tech Special Edition. Just under 200 million of them were sold worldwide in 2013.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. For example, if you know I’m interested in lung cancer issues, send me a lung cancer project or research to fund. Note: The 10 percent/10 percent/80 percent example works best for 10,000+ email lists. How to Test.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2017

In the weeks following the 2016 election, Planned Parenthood reported receiving donations at “ 40 times its normal rate.” According to the New York Times, nonprofit organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, Sierra Club, International Refugee Assistance Project, ProPublica and others experienced similar fundraising surges.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

Wearables have been around a long time; an example would be hearing aids or the Sony Walkman. Another example is the Philips Lifeline gadget from late night TV commercial fame in which an elderly person wears a monitor that calls 911 if they fall down. century Italy. Google Glass was launched 18 months ago.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. There’s no time like the present to improving your donor retention rates. ’ This takes more time initially, but it produces the levels of support and advocacy we really want for our organization!”

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