Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

A flexible and scalable nonprofit CRM is at the center of an organization to enable the highest return on their cause initiatives. There is no shortage of CRM’s in the market that sell to nonprofit organizations. Does the platform allow for staff adoption and collaboration between teams (i.e. How many projects were launched?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

UA is what many organizations think of simply as “Google Analytics,” the code that’s on all your website pages and the companion reports that show page views, bounce rates, click-throughs, conversions, and other metrics. While daunting, there are clear steps for any organization to adopt.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

However, without a comprehensive baseline of the diversity represented within organizations, philanthropy can’t make good on these promises. Candid saw an opportunity to relieve this data-request burden while also providing a standardized benchmark measurement for the entire sector: enter Demographics via Candid.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 1, 2023

With this in mind, we’ll highlight four digital healthcare technology trends that your organization may benefit from tracking: Artificial Intelligence Cloud Integration Enhanced Data Privacy Security Personalized Healthcare Before discussing each trend in detail, it’s important to acknowledge the role of these technologies.

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Greater Giving

JULY 24, 2023

In this guide, we’ll review three ways your fundraising software can help your nonprofit maintain compliance: Activity data Donation tracking Volunteer tools Fundraising events of all types require careful data tracking, but donations made at an auction are especially complex to manage and record.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

EGA has a long-standing history that includes more than 10 years of data collaboration with Candid, to support their Tracking the Field (TTF) research program. The EGA report features a data-led narrative on environmental grantmaking to BIPOC-led organizations filling a knowledge gap in the conditions of racial justice funding for equity.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

This blog provides an overview of how to establish your scoring model, establish a team of data champions, and adopt a regular reporting routine so that your association is set up for success. Membership – This person works to get unengaged members more involved in the organization and target non-members for recruitment.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 4, 2024

foundationConnect enabled us to work better together — from funders and applicants to program staff and grantees, stronger connections were built within our organization. The good news is your organization has options to consider for replacing foundationConnect with another grantmaking solution.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

Start by identifying some key areas where you can make a big impact with AI and then, as with any sort of organizational adoption, identify a group of key people who can be responsible for spearheading the adoption of AI. If you’re not sure where to start, we’d suggest looking to other organizations and forums for templates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. The intent is to help grantees improve their social media practice through measurement and learning. What social media measurement pilot can best help move your practice forward?

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor relation management is the process by which organizations organize donor data and maintain donor relationships to support a long-term donor infrastructure. By solidifying a methodology for donor management, nonprofit organizations can optimize donor investment and engagement and identify areas for growth.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Upgrading your nonprofits technology is always a must-do, however not proving the proper post-implementation measures can lead to a lack of adoption or low use of new features, rendering the investment worthless. Here are 6 strategies for increasing adoption and user awareness from NTEN. What would make adoption easier?

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Kindful

MAY 12, 2021

With the right strategy and approach, you can help your future supporters find the answers and solutions that your organization provides. Set up your tracking systems. Organize your keywords. By turning up in people’s searches, they’re more likely to learn more about your organization and turn into a supporter or donor.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The rise of digital wallets in nonprofit fundraising The past 24 months have witnessed a significant shift towards digital wallet adoption, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on traditional donation methods. Checkout conversion measured from the point at which customer starts to pay for donation.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Whether you are thinking about applying for your first grant or your organization manages several grants each year, it’s important to have clear processes to meet those mandates and avoid straying outside your mission. Adopt a robust fund accounting system. Resist the urge to only meet the minimum requirements of multiple funders.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

This prompt essentially asks users to opt-in and “allow” apps and websites to track their activity. If a user opts into tracking, nothing really changes. Currently, every app impacted by Apple’s update is going to have to come up with their own solution to these new data privacy measures. How will iOS14.5 No More Breakdowns.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Robust CSR software helps alleviate the struggles of managing your company’s philanthropic initiatives and measuring impact, so you can focus on driving employee participation and making bigger waves with your efforts. They may also use CSR platforms to track their own contributions and impact.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Be sure to define your organization’s goals for the online community so that your entire organization knows what you’re trying to accomplish. In addition to goals, establish a set of online community metrics to help you track progress toward your goals and find opportunities for improvement. Goals and success metrics.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

For instance: Customer Relationship Management systems (CRMs): help us track donor interactions and giving histories. Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic. Email marketing analytics: help us track open rate, click-through, and donation conversions. From there, you can analyze the data.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Your CRM, or customer relationship management system, stores and organizes information about your existing customers. Conversion: The client returns to your site to complete their registration and receives an automated confirmation email from your organization. These measurements should align with your campaign’s goals.

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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. Someone is even selling bumper stickers with the phrase.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , You should also be thinking about what to measure and an efficient method for collecting that data before you begin.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

The Statement of Activities—commonly referred to as an SOA—is one of four essential financial statements for nonprofit organizations. Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. It offers a comprehensive overview of revenue and expenses over a specific timeframe.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing is one of the key components of getting your organization seen by potential supporters! Learn more about how nonprofit marketing can benefit your organization: What is nonprofit marketing? Types of nonprofit marketing Nonprofit market plan Marketing best practices What is nonprofit marketing?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Modern CRM reporting is crucial for several reasons, namely because the right reports will help you: Evaluate performance: Get a bird’s-eye view of your organization’s fundraising efficacy by analyzing key metrics like donation amounts, donor engagement, and campaign success. My Dad’s axiom rings true, “ you get what you pay for.”

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In October 2022, Google announced they would replace their Universal Analytics (UA) with their next-generation measurement solution Google Analytics 4 (GA4) , on July 1st, 2023. By default, GA4 will track Page view, Scroll, Outbound link clicks, Site search, Video Engagements, File Downloads, and Form Tracking.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 12, 2012

And since nonprofit services are almost always provided and organized by people, these challenges and conditions affect organizations’ human resource practices — sometimes dramatically. However, this was far more likely to be the case in larger organizations. Click here to fill out our Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits survey!

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

And when it comes to creating a nonprofit business plan for your organization, that’s a task that generally falls to the board—a situation that can create a big disconnect between what you need and what you actually get. Strategic Goals and Objectives: Specific and measurable targets the nonprofit aims to achieve.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To successfully implement changes to your grantmaking application, you need to communicate the benefits of data-driven and user-centered design to your leadership, tie the benefits to your organization’s overall goals, and involve your leadership in the decision-making process. For example: Does your application represent your mission?

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 21, 2023

If you want to make a significant impact, volunteer engagement and management strategy should be at the top of your list, especially if volunteers play a vital role in helping your organization achieve its mission. Keeping track of volunteer hours. Recruiting and training volunteers. Running reports and compiling volunteer data.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

Every organization, no matter your mission, function, or size, is subject to a variety of laws and standards intended to protect the individuals you engage with. Of course, as you already know if you’re actively working to keep your organization compliant, this can be more complex than it sounds.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Social media for nonprofits is one of the best ways for organizations to reach out, engage with the community, and promote the work they do. Learn how your organization can take full advantage of social media in this guide! One of the biggest reasons your organization should use social media is how cost-effective it is.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

This year, we’re back with two incredible community stories featuring Boys & Girls Club of America and European-based organization, Mary’s Meals. You’ll get access to your own temporary workshop org and follow along with step-by-step instructions, guided LIVE by our adoption experts! Explore this year’s tracks below: 1.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

as measured by total giving. So where once our annual data sets (which had been used to summarize yearly changes) contained a mix of fiscal years among foundations, they now would include the same fiscal year for all included organizations. We adopted more automation in the loading, cleaning, and coding of data.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In many cases, changes help you get closer to the life and organization you want for yourself. It is one thing to adopt certain principles for how you will navigate change personally, but things get even more complicated and interesting when you are navigating change management as a unit, group, family, or organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Last spring at the “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations ” meeting convened by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, practitioners from social media, measurement, evaluation, programs, communication, and philanthropy worked on a synthesis of these disciplines to address measurement. Technology!

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Adopt a decision-making framework. A question to ask yourself when you visit your nonprofit’s site is, “Can I easily understand what my organization’s purpose is and is it easy to measure the impact it has had on our community?” . The key question to answer when reviewing your strengths is what can your organization build on?

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