Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

The strategic planning process is a rare chance for a nonprofit’s leaders to step back and look at their organization and its activities as a whole—to understand what success looks like and to allocate time, talent, and dollars to the activities that can help achieve it. Even the most ambitious strategic plan must also be feasible.

San Francisco 98

San Francisco Nonprofit Metrics Boston 98

Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, keep an eye toward how your internal and external reports can blend data-driven stories of impact. Regularly monitoring performance metrics or KPIs throughout the year allows you to know what you need.

Story 59

Story Report Data Blended 59

Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, carefully consider how you are packaging your data in the most impactful way. Regularly monitoring performance metrics or KPIs throughout the year allows you to know what you need. Analyze with actionable data in mind.

Report 69

Report Data Metrics Analysis 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Mari Smith pointed to this blog post from All Facebook explaining the metric and how it has been implemented in apps. Mari Smith pointed to this blog post from All Facebook explaining the metric and how it has been implemented in apps. Photo by lecercle. Size has never mattered to us.

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Metrics Facebook People Measure 112

sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2021

The data highlighted in this study represents a careful analysis of 687 organizations that produced 31,035 peer-to-peer fundraisers from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. Data represents both overall metrics, as well as metrics in one of five fundraising categories: Walks/5Ks with a registration fee. More than 9.4

Blackbaud 67

Blackbaud Studies Fundraising Registration 67

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s critical to actively track and measure your website traffic against your goals. An event is any kind of action a user performs on your website, such as clicking a button, downloading a file, or submitting a form. This means you can better track actions that result in a lead acquisition or a donation.

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Analytics Google Fundraising Track 52

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. It will establish rules, expectations for gift officer interactions, and coordinates activities amongst staff. are clearly documented within the database.

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Database Track Donor Management 52

Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

You see, marketing is a cycle of execution, analysis, and tweaking. What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? How are your marketing activities going to help you get there? Create SMART goals for your marketing activities so you know where you are going and what you need to measure. What’s working?

Marketing 69

Marketing Guide Metrics Nonprofit 69

Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2021

The data highlighted in this study represents a careful analysis of 687 organizations that produced 31,035 peer-to-peer fundraisers from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. Data represents both overall metrics, as well as metrics in one of five fundraising categories: Walks/5Ks with a registration fee. More than 9.4

Blackbaud 48

Blackbaud Studies Fundraising Registration 48

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

In addition, “Even though the book is written directly to the leader, going through the Survive, Reset, Thrive loop is a team activity, not an individual one,” adds Homkes. Rebecca Homkes Today, Homkes shares these insights with us: Question: You describe SRT as a loop, not a line.

Latvia 91

Latvia Companies North America San Francisco 91

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. Sales Ops Metrics & KPIs. Performance Metrics Analyses. Selection of Key Sales Metrics to Adopt. Sales Activities.

Synchronous 145

Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 145

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

.    A few days ago, I asked " What are the best metrics to track your blog's ROI and make improvements? "   The areas of the blogging ROI analysis included:  author contribution, readership growth, reader engagement, authority, cost, and value.  Reader Sharing (bookmarked items).

Metrics 71

Metrics Bookmarking Analysis Feeds 71

NetWits

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Improve Fundraising Performance with Insightful Reporting, Measurement and Analysis. Are you ready to put analysis into action? In this session you’ll learn how to build email campaigns and create messages that get read and inspire participants to take action. Watch the session recording | Download the session slides.

Consultant 196

Consultant Free Strategy Slides 196

Media Cause

APRIL 22, 2022

Help them to engage with your mission more fully by making it easy for them to sign up for occasional updates like an e-newsletter or action alerts. Segment Users Based on Activity/Interest. Define Your Goal + Have a Clear Call to Action. Most email marketing providers have some level of analysis you can run on your emails.

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email Practice Marketing Test 52

Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. The online platform provides metrics on over 40 measures of health and drivers of health for over 750 cities across the U.S.

Story 66

Story Data Storytelling Lesson 66

sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

This virtual event center should serve as the anchor for your virtual auction, giving attendees a streamlined, fully branded experience rather than requiring them to jump between your fundraising activities and your livestreamed program. After your virtual auction , study your engagement data and revenue totals.

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Virtual Build Stream Software 69

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

You may begin with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Write these actions down and create a timeline to complete each one. Each person then comes up with actionable next steps to help get closer to that goal by the next time the group meets.

Examples 119

Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 119

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A deep-dive analysis of your current donor database is the first step you’ll need to take. We recommend you start with these 7 Key Database Metrics. We recommend you start with these 7 Key Database Metrics. These are the types of metrics you can share to help make the case for the much-needed investment in acquisition.

Mail 52

Mail Donor Strategy Files 52

3rd Sector Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Tweet the numbers, not just the call to action. Improving your donor retention metrics even a few percentage points can make a world of difference in your long term fundraising success … and stability. Run your numbers, and make improved donor retention an actionable goal with this year’s appeal. Don’t do it!

Data 184

Data Time Fundraising Retention 184

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2014

In Part 2 covered rating choice “Level 2” and included tips on what data to start tracking in your CRM system (or spreadsheets) to create a central repository of your activity with your major and planned gift prospect pool. I also provided instruction on setting up prospect review meetings to discuss status.

Rate 35

Rate System Management Analysis 35

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

We had a very active Q&A session after the event, and could not get to all questions before the event closed. QUESTION: Caity talked about calculating the ‘growth score’, then used an example of the benefit of moving that metric just 2%. The rest of the advice was a mix of actions to take during and after the appeal.

Retention 148

Retention Donor Data Advice 148

Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

For nearly a decade, Google has been developing and maintaining two different analytics solutions: Firebase, mostly used by developers to focus on app development and analytics, and UA, mostly used by marketers for website metrics. In contrast, the event model records the actions people take, for example clicking or scrolling.

FAQ 57

FAQ Organization Analytics Google 57

Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Use Google Analytics to track metrics like unique visitors, pageviews, backlinks, and more to identify how to create compelling online content. subscribing to your newsletter).

Fund 52

Fund Donor Strategy Search 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time.

ROI 103

ROI Social Media Media Social 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Data is focused on the metrics that are specific to social media channel. Social media data is not linked to higher level organizational results or mission-driven goals across programs. In addition to weekly check-ins, the organizational dashboard includes key performance metrics related to goals as well as more detailed metrics.

Culture 115

Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Delivering Benetech''s statement to the WIPO diplomatic conference That’s why I’ve been actively advocating for a global copyright exception modeled after the great exception in the United States that made Bookshare possible. We’ll embrace failure as part of the learning process and as a metric of a true "labs" atmosphere.

India 142

India Literacy Global Accessibility 142

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Three new actions were announced at the time, including: Read, Watch, Listen to help people better understand what their friends are doing online. Facebook called it the “ Open Graph ” and the pr people called “A revolution to the whole meaning of listening to music together or family T.V.”

Music 114

Music Facebook Nonprofit Action 114

Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2010

While the area of social metrics continues to evolve and grow, there are five main tips all organizations should follow when measuring social media activity for ROI: 1. Define success metrics before starting campaigns. Keep an ongoing dashboard of metrics updated regularly. Measure actionable items.

ROI 51

ROI Social Media Measure Metrics 51

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You might answer this question with metrics like the number of new donors or the number of donations. While these basic figures can be informative from a year-over-year trend perspective, they do a poor job answering questions like: Why did these metrics change? I consider those basic metrics to be “rearview mirror” metrics.

Metrics 87

Metrics Fundraising Retention ROI 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

grist.org has succeeded in connecting with a younger audience that not only reads its content but is also inspired to take action. We’re getting results because a large percentage of our readers have told us that they have taken action based on reading grist.org content.”. If they aren’t successful, the consequences are dire.

Measure 97

Measure Policy Social Media Green 97

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

I like to think of it this way: Organizations may have the research or data, the capacity and staff, to identify problems and opportunities, to build messages, calls to action and campaigns. That doesn’t mean organizations sit back, relinquish all responsibility and control, and wait for the community to take action.

Build 220

Build Community Technology Action 220

AccelEvents

JUNE 24, 2021

Actionable Event Growth Strategies. Creative engagements will be the key to capturing attention and keeping virtual audiences active and engaged with your brand. Feel free to jump to a specific section or buckle up and enjoy the entire ride. Table of Contents. **. The Shift in Events. The Changing Role of the Event Marketer.

Guide 93

Guide Virtual Registration Platform 93

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

This can come from an internal database analysis, wealth screening, predictive modeling project, a peer/board review, or just plain discovery of a prospective donor from a staff or volunteer member. This is any activity that builds on the relationship with the prospect, creating forward momentum toward the gift expectancy. Cultivation.

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Proposal Module Time Metrics 32

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While they aren’t the most comprehensive of reports, there is no point in ignoring free metrics! Pay attention to the “change&# in weekly numbers and measure it against activities or messages you were pushing that week. Action: The action or connection that ties it together. URL Shorteners – [link].

Tools 162

Tools Tech Map RSS 162

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In Part 2 , I covered rating choice “Level 2” and included tips on what data to start tracking in your CRM system (or spreadsheets) to create a central repository of your activity with your major and planned gift prospect pool. Today, we’ll dive into “Level 3: Mechanics of program in place (assignments, actions). (50-75%

Rate 38

Rate System Management Module 38

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

A community foundation that was doing a landscape analysis of issues in its community to guide funding strategy development. Which profiles are you most active on? Do you need sentiment analysis? Do you need share of voice metrics requiring vast amounts of competitive data from across the web? Disaster work.

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Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

A pinned post only stays at the top for 7 days. So, this is where you’ll have to figure what your weekly call to action is. Looks like the emphasis is square on engagement versus getting new likes. Think of these pinned posts as your old landing tab.

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Change Tips Help Facebook 117