Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here. Information flows. As you can see there are many different ways to apply social networking analysis to understanding networks. Someone you know well enough to call.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

When a crisis occurs—whether it’s the war in Ukraine or the COVID-19 pandemic—people seek up-to-date information. When a humanitarian crisis occurs, Candid mobilizes a team to collect information about the philanthropic response. Analysis that relies on real-time data does not provide a final, definitive picture of funding.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore how to determine what information to retain and the best way to store it. All existing UA data remains accessible, but organizations will lose access to that information on July 1, 2024. By exporting data, users can maintain access to historical comparisons and enable future analysis.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are two solutions for integrating your data — either build an in-house centralized data platform or research an analytics vendor to outsource data collection and analysis. Coordinate care efforts to make more informed decisions. Informed fundraising plans. So, how do healthcare organizations overcome these data silos?

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

Check our blog – you will find that we periodically report on the aggregated polling results. In question 1, the response rate for people finding it easier to conduct fundraising campaigns was higher than our observed norm, 29% today vs. 21% all results aggregated. Remember, donor data = personal information.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

And sitting in the middle of the debate are data brokers – companies that specialize in the collection, mashing, analysis and sale of billions of pieces of data about millions of people. Data is aggregated, analyzed and put to all sorts of good uses. This post is our latest effort to keep you informed about this important topic.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Constituent relationship management systems (CRM) are a great way to automate data collection, aggregation, and build financial, business, and operational reports–all of which are going to help you the next time you meet with your board. Risk Analysis.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 17, 2011

Guest Beneblog by Patrick Ball, Jeff Klingner, and Kristian Lum After the earthquake in Haiti, Ushahidi organized a centralized text messaging system to allow people to inform others about people trapped under damaged buildings and other humanitarian crises. Kristian Lum has analyzed data from the same sources that the JRC team used.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In a recent analysis , we looked at the characteristics of the December cohort, which totaled $4.2 At Candid, we have been able to track down this information using a combination of automated and manual searches. Further analysis of organizational size can be found in our earlier report.) billion to 384 nonprofits.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But what Google Analytics — and GA4 in particular — brings to the table is an extra layer of information. Your aggregate-level data will still be saved, but event-level data, such as file downloads, will only be kept for 14 months. GA4 has much of the same functionality but with some key differences. Where did the donor come from?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

And shouldn’t we be able then to match our programs to donor interests in order to better inform donors, which in turn results in more successful fundraising campaigns? We are aggregating answers with each recurrence of the event. Based on informal discussions with webinar attendees, the problem seems clear.

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Candid

JULY 1, 2021

Based on our analysis, the answer is, it's (currently) impossible to know —but it’s important to get right. . It’s frequently challenging, and often impossible, to track progress on corporate pledges based on publicly available information. But not sharing this valuable information weakens philanthropy’s collective efforts. .

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 30, 2023

When’s the last time you heard a board member say, “Members want…” followed by an aggregate of the last five conversations they’ve had. Dig Below the Surface to Find Gaps in Member Retention It’s likely that your organization measures retention rates, but are you looking at the surface or digging in below the aggregate level ?

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Classy

MAY 6, 2021

In an effort to strengthen user privacy and informed data use, Apple recently launched changes that apply to iOS 14 devices and others moving forward. Users then have to specifically agree to sharing their data before you can collect it to inform your targeted marketing efforts. Ernie Civic. Area Practice Manager, Community Boost.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Natalie Villa-Lobos Community Manager for Google + she shares information about Google +, but also more broadly resources about building online community that are applicable to Google + strategy. Google for Nonprofits They are sharing information about hangouts about Google products, how-to resources, and important feature changes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2011

o Google Analytics is free, as are many other basic analysis tools. For example, there is a simple way to use Flickr and a custom email address to aggregate photos from your constituents to then create a photo of the day similar to @CharityWater. o Just gather, analyze, and act based on key performance indicators. Siloed tech/data.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We Are Media is a terrific resource for anyone looking for tips, examples, case studies and information on using social media in a nonprofit organization. The community will help identify and point to the best how-to guides and useful resources that cover all aspects of creating, aggregating, and distributing social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2010

Robert Scoble offers detailed meta analysis of the implications from a technical, marketing, and individual user perspective. I told Zuckerberg that he now has the modern-day railroad in his grasp and challenged him to both win our trust and not abuse the major power he’s going to aggregate. This has now changed.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

Every additional measure you track uses up precious staff time for collection, aggregation, and analysis. Managers and the board were so overwhelmed by the huge amount of information that their eyes tended to glaze over when the data was presented. This simple change to how the information was presented had a huge impact.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Here are some thoughts on how to use the web to go beyond just providing information, to being more influential. The top row shows how a web site can be used to aggregate information - which is a valuable service for users, and which requires the web site host to collect/screen information, a fairly "mechanical" work process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

It's not uncommon to see the "official" hashtag included with the promotional information about the event, even events or conferences that are not technology focused. blogchat which is facilitated by @mackcollier and uses wthashtag to aggregate the conversation. The hashtag creates a backchannel for participants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Each type dictates a different process and therefore requires different measurement and analysis methods. Input” usually means getting others to provide information of some kind such as feedback on an initiative or ideas for new campaigns or even to get answers to questions. Does it help you solve a problem? You’ve raised $11,000?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

an easy way to approach this is by updating information in the group/fan page every time you send out an enewsletter or action alert). Social Actions is an aggregator of 50+ social action-related sources across the web. Tags: strategy analysis evaluation social media. do you link to your group/fan page from your website?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. With this information, he can see whats happening with the average organization. It's not my analysis.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 2, 2021

Many organizations measure the success of their products by aggregate revenue, engagement numbers, and member feedback. Understanding post-purchase behavior is an important part of the analysis. Aside from membership, do you know the most valuable products your association offers? What is the trend in sales over time?

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

To reference earlier points in the hype curve, xAPI is what the ACCME should be using to analyze the aggregate educational value of CME activities. Cutting back on the administrative headache of tracking credits for certificants is an imperative for the eLearning industry. As an online learning geek, that bothered me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

Automation Tools CRM and Automation Systems Many nonprofits use Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems to collect contacts and manage all donor information. 1) Data Analysis and Reporting Marketing automation platforms give aggregated insights into donor behavior and campaign performance.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 24, 2021

They lay the necessary foundation by providing nearly all the information someone would need to make a purchase decision. . This data can also help you improve future events that you plan to host or provide insights that can inform your brand marketing strategy. Begin by conducting a post-event survey. Enables easy integrations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

What the Hashtag is a simple tool for aggregating tweets into a transcript and some simple stats, but after experiencing Marc Meyerand Jason Breed ’s Hashtag Social Media Chat and their tool that aggregates tweets, I need to do some re-thinking. Some analysis questions: What points were the participants in the room tweeting?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2007

I scan the tagged items every week and do a pattern analysis and summary of these undifferentiated items. What if we thought of the NPTech Tag as a way to aggregate and facilitate a more focused distributed conversation and the summary is, well, a summary. I'm an information addict. Do you read the summaries? I admit it.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Smart organizations create and publish their data widely to other sites, widgets, social networks, and aggregation applications. At the heart of most issue-focused policy and research is data analysis. Connect the dots from raw source to visualization to analysis. Don't let your data fall victim! Feed your raw data to world.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

It watches for emerging trends on the site and when something is becoming a hot topic of conversation - Evri uses that as a trigger to prompt a query to other sources for information on the topic. Evri then uses that updated information to build the topic pages it serves up in partnership with its publishing company customers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

What I learned is that “drive by&# analysis of metrics is really a waste of time. Those who didn’t participate in the poll at all, but did on my wall asking for their feedback on polling apps said they didn’t like that the app asked for their personal information. So, sometimes, the simple approaches work better.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

After some time on our list, Mathew pulls the information by source and aggregates what they gave, factoring in the cost of acquiring them. At our last analysis, our Facebook recruits had donated a total of $3,793 in the last 12 months, with an average gift of $79.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. Jim Craner , MapTogether. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

I jumped at the chance to participate, as I have a background in humanitarian emergency analysis and am a self-proclaimed geek. The global teams aggregated their projects in a Crisis Commons -- take a look, I think you'll be amazed at the progress they've made.

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