Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2013

I’ve been curating resources on nonprofit measurement over on Scoop.It, with eye towards collecting useful material related to social media and social impact measurement. Despite this, when it is times to do measurement, many feel that it is a daunting task. How can we improve our measurement practice?

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Bloomerang

MAY 22, 2024

Instead of disrupting the narrative flow with external links or calls-to-action, donations become an integral part of the story itself. Focus on impact By integrating donation functionalities directly into digital narratives, organizations can capitalize on the power of storytelling to evoke empathy and inspire action.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Retaining top performers is likely a measure of your effectiveness and success in your role. Reveal performance wins or issues that weren’t previously on your radar. When you receive feedback and ideas from employees, think about them and consider the right course of action. Show employees that you value their input and ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2012

. ”Don’t measure the world, if you don’t have the time and resources to do so.” ” It is a key theme in our book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Measuring World Hunger Day – a guest post by Geoff Livingston. Twice as likely to take part in events like charity walk.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It’s hard to ramp up the good work you do if you don’t know how to concretely define, measure and communicate your impact to supporters. It’s important to learn how to share your efforts with the world, and even more important that you know just how big of an impact you’re making on the issue you’re trying to solve.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s also a valuable tool to help nonprofits evaluate their results by giving them a comparison point for their performance against organizations of similar sizes and issue areas. Barriers to Email Measurement Keep Rising Measuring email performance has changed, and it continues to become more difficult.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2018

We partnered with foster youth, former foster youth, artists, and community advocates to create an exhibition that used art to spark action on issues facing foster youth. We invited visitors to take real action in response to what they saw. There were trust issues. Short story: we learned a lot. What did we learn?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Take for example their coverage on food that is devoured by a devoted flock of foodies.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Defining the desired outcome and what constitutes success in measurable terms helps stakeholders align their actions and priorities, ensuring that every effort is geared toward achieving this shared vision. The post Vision Before Strategy: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Defining Success appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Examples of these obstacles include the overwhelming scale of the problem and desires to address the issue only through technical solutions. However, collecting and sharing demographic data poses a learning curve for many organizations. “We DOCN has also had to face these barriers to adoption head on.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the September 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. And though we are making huge strides as a sector to understand the most effective techniques and approaches to using these tools, we still have a lot to learn about one of the most important areas of social media: measurement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Most nonprofits do not have the resources to hire one of these in-demand professionals nor do you see many funding opportunities to build this type of commitment to measurement and learning from data into a nonprofit’s DNA. ” @ mmorino just finishing up talks in RI/Boston – some great discussions about measurement.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

“The philanthropic sector recognizes the need to strengthen American democracy and is beginning to see that progress on every other issue, from education and healthcare to criminal justice reform and climate change, is dependent on the public’s understanding of the facts.” It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up.”

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VQ Strategies

JUNE 4, 2022

A PIP is simply a formal process to address performance issues through collaborative planning between a volunteer and the supporting supervisor. The PIP documents the desired change and the mutual commitment to actions and supports (e.g., The PIP documents the desired change and the mutual commitment to actions and supports (e.g.,

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. How do we measure social change?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

If you’re like many of us working in nonprofit leadership today, you’re more than likely exhausted and running out of actionable ideas. It must be articulate enough to measure progress against, inspiring enough to move people to action, and still broad enough to withstand the test of time. This data is how we measure our impact.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

Digital advocacy forms are tools used to move nonprofit supporters to take action in support of your mission—no matter where they live. Supporters are more engaged than ever , and the uptick in the use of digital advocacy forms shows folks are looking for dependable and intuitive ways to channel their energy into action.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This was a considerable commitment, but many in the sector saw a need to measure the impact and effectiveness of such funding—specifically, whether the funds were going to nonprofits led by communities of color or to more traditional, white-led institutions. The best way to answer these questions is to measure and analyze consistent data.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

To overcome these challenges, Candid, in coalition with a growing number of partners , set out to build a demographic data-led movement to meaningfully and measurably advance equity in the social sector. As Cheryl emphasized: It is up to us, as leaders in the social sector, to take action and use this tool to drive meaningful change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

“As workplaces around the world face the challenges of an increasingly remote workforce perhaps forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic, it has never been more important to measure and expand wellbeing in organizations,” explain the book authors Jim Clifton and Jim Harter. This translates into big differences in productivity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

These days, persistent societal challenges are on the rise: hunger, mental health issues, contagious disease, conflict, chronic inequality, and the climate crisis. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well. Think Big and Work Together Start by challenging your assumptions on the issue.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. Kick off meeting with the Impact Labs Climate Action Cohort. The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

And, of course, don’t forget that you also need to measure your content strategy and “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” has lots of tips and resources that help you do that. Become Your Own Publishing Powerhouse with LightBox Collaborative’s 2014 Editorial Calendar guest post by Holly Minch.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

Translation: outcomes measurement. This is so much more than the UN pointing at a North Star – with the emphasis on outcomes tracking baked into the SDGs framework, we have the indicators to see if we’re on track to achieving social change with a ready-made formula to measure success. Do the SDGs Apply in the United States?

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Despite this obstacle in measurement, this tool and others like it are still incredibly useful. For organizations who waited until now to migrate over, you may run into several issues, including the steeper learning curve that the new menu presents.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2016

Leaders work with those specialists to measure how well the mission is being accomplished. Philanthropy is a leadership issue. ” As you are able to read a section of the book, jot down actionable notes and ideas in the appropriate column. In an ideal world. Leaders cast vision that grabs the attention of donors.

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

But once the risk is identified, it can be measured and planned for. The annual financial audit is a great time to review your statements through a risk lens and search the corners of your financial statements for long-forgotten issues that could contaminate an entire balance sheet. Retest areas that show weakness.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Doing so could cause issues with understanding what’s most important to your members in the current moment. Once you’ve decided on how you’ll base your score, it’s time to put it into action. To learn more about how we can help you with tracking and measuring your member engagement, get in touch with us today.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Unsurprisingly, money issues rose to the top of the discussion almost every time. Unsurprisingly, staff wellbeing was a major issue for nearly a third of nonprofits throughout the pandemic. First up is finances. I’ve spoken with quite a few nonprofits over the course of the pandemic. and 26% in Australia.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

What actions do you want visitors to take on your site? This metric measures the overall visits to your site, helping you gauge the success of your outreach efforts. Use this metric to determine where most of your visitors come from, strengthening your strategy for that channel and assessing issues on other channels.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Historically, community leadership has been more of a concept versus an action. Leadership is both a process/action and a result, but we often only hear about the results of good leadership. A prevailing concern is the fear of potentially alienating donors by taking a strong stance on social or community issues.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

This is true for businesses, it’s true for nonprofits, it’s true for entrepreneurs, it’s true for basically anyone that’s trying to get someone to take an action. One is “how do you attract and engage the type of person that’s going to take an action” and then “how can you create a message that’s going to compel them to take action?”

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2020

Program Action / Activity. Patient becomes aware of potential health issue. Patient is told of options and additional clinic resources to help them address health issue. Patient accesses appropriate clinic resources to prevent or address health issue. Patient accesses additional clinic resources to address issue.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2012

While there are many, many organizations working on water-related issues all around the world, there’s one I want to highlight: Water for People. That information is then displayed on our online global map to signal whether a project is up and running, broken, or on the verge of disrepair and needs quick action.”

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2023

We’ll discuss the potential risks associated with donation processing and provide proactive measures you can take to safeguard your nonprofit’s funds. Some payment processors take proactive measures to prevent fraudulent charges. Do you handle disputes or issues with transactions?

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The vast majority of donors on GivingTuesday are taking other generous actions, in addition to directly donating money. Over the past year, we have been looking at the myriad ways that people give to address pressing issues, support causes they care about, and build the communities and world they wish to live in.

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