Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Monitor metrics such as engagement rates, content reach, and donor response. Explore how the strategic integration of SWOT analysis, audience mapping, SMART communication targets, channel identification, content strategy, execution and evaluation, and high-level communications planning can shape a successful digital transformation.

Digital 292

Digital Strategy Guide Create 292

sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Applications, proposals, progress reports, impact metrics – the data collected throughout the grantmaking lifecycle is vast and ever-growing. Data formats vary widely, making consolidation and analysis a time-consuming and error-prone process. Grantmakers are swimming in a sea of information.

Data 72

Data Impact Government Proposal 72

Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Across industries, organizations have been investing heavily to integrate analytics throughout every aspect of their company to capture a portion of the $9.5 trillion value that the McKinsey Global Institute estimates advanced analytics can enable. trillion to $15.4 How to Best Break Away From the Rest – Tableau.

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Blackbaud Report Chart Analytics 94

Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This year, the need to check in is even more critical, as 2023 will usher in a whole new paradigm for a core part of digital strategy: web metrics. We’ve written previously about the release of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and the impending retirement of Universal Analytics (UA) on July 1, 2023.

Time 72

Time Metrics Analytics Adopt 72

DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Using that knowledge, we’ve created this guide to help your team understand major gift KPIs, the metrics you should be tracking, and the top tips to do so successfully. You’ll explore major gift metrics through the following guide: Overview of Major Gift Fundraising Data. 3 Tips to Track Major Gift Metrics More Effectively.

Metrics 52

Metrics Gift Track Tech 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

It is important to look at the platform the CRM system is built on. Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics? Does it have pre-built dashboards with nonprofit metrics that are important for each persona at your organization and important for board members.

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Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 261

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Healthcare Data Silos Healthcare data silos, or divisions within the healthcare data system, are due to hundreds of applications running at once. 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.

Integration 82

Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 82

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

But perhaps more than anything else, sales operations brings a system to selling. Sales Ops Metrics & KPIs. As the volume of business information exploded, sales ops has evolved into a more powerful data analysis and reporting unit that can provide critical insight on the following areas: Sales Process Optimization.

Synchronous 145

Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 145

Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These same metrics are important to track during crises to effectively determine which indicators can signal alarm. Useful analytics come from a comprehensive data set, typically from a donor management software, that can be manipulated into an intuitive report that anyone can digest. What do we mean by “data?”.

Data 69

Data Metrics Nonprofit Analysis 69

DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 28, 2023

Use a fundraising dashboard to visualize data analytics. To successfully engage donors, you need a capable and dedicated constituent relationship management (CRM) system. Consider updating your CRM system. Use a fundraising dashboard to visualize data analytics. Segment your email lists. Let’s get started.

Platform 52

Platform Donor Online Social Media 52

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2014

In Part I , I covered rating choice “Level 1,” and how this signifies that an organization does not have a formalized prospect management system in place. Today, we’ll dive into “Level 4: Well-oiled machine: All systems in place with nearly 100% adoption.”.

Rate 35

Rate System Management Analysis 35

Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Digging into each analytics platform individually to pull your information to try to tell a cohesive story can be frustrating. No matter your biggest challenge, the ticket to solving those issues is figuring out how to break down these silos and make your data analysis easier. Too many manual processes to get what you need.

Data 64

Data Analysis Map Accessibility 64

Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If you haven’t already started using Google Analytics 4 (GA4), there’s no time like the present. We’ve said it before and said it again —there’s no reason to delay the switch from Universal Analytics (UA), the tool 99% of our partners use as default. What is Google Analytics 4? What do you want to learn from analytics?

FAQ 58

FAQ Organization Analytics Google 58

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

Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Your online giving platform should be backed by a reliable, secure payment processing system. The system should have anti-fraud measures in place and be PCI-compliant. Your donor management system should provide data about who your most engaged supporters are. Information about donors’ engagement levels and giving potential.

Software 91

Software Guide Fundraising Platform 91

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

The thing that is prompting this post is the little storm about the security metric that we used to try and get a handle on the security of the 4 different systems we reviewed. The report isn’t about security, it’s a very, very broad comparison of the systems, with security as a very small component.

Drupal 150

Drupal Comment Report Open Source 150

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

QUESTION: Caity talked about calculating the ‘growth score’, then used an example of the benefit of moving that metric just 2%. Second, how easy is it to get your data OUT of the CRM database – not get into, but get it out, whether you need to run analytics, feed another system, or even migrate to a new solution.

Retention 148

Retention Donor Data Advice 148

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 31, 2023

One common issue is the use of multiple, disconnected tools and systems for managing donor and volunteer relationships, events, communications, and more. Enter an all-in-one nonprofit donor relationship management system (DMS), like Bloomerang. Event management tools: To organize and promote events, from church services to fundraisers.

Classes 105

Classes System Management Donor 105

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Reasonably, one of the strongest value offerings for a Learning Management System (LMS) is its reporting capabilities. Establish the most important knowledge to obtain for improving your personnel and workforce as a whole and determine how those metrics would look, then implement them directly in your program.

Learning 61

Learning Organization Statistics Cleveland 61

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It involves examining the data and performance metrics of individual major gift officers, as well as the team as a whole, to understand what’s working and what leaves room for improvement. Close examination of major gift metrics allows you to discover: Any obstacles that are holding individuals or your entire team back.

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This helps you monitor your progress with various campaigns, your donor retention rate, and other metrics that are important to your fundraising success. Trello is a project management system that helps provide a visual representation of each stage of the project’s process. Individual tasks.

Org 83

Org Raise Tools Help 83

Care2

APRIL 18, 2011

The very first thing that nonprofits should do is setup a tracking system to measure their blogs and social media. That said - they are still useful as part of your metrics and tracking. Postrank Analytics. Analysis of each individual post while giving it an engagement number based on social shares and page views.

Social Media 65

Social Media Measure Tools Media 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Celebratory interactions should be a consistent part of your engagement and content calendar, so set up systems to capture and share alumni personal, social, and professional news. Make sure that you good internal system for sharing any updates that might come in through fundraising office or other school connections.

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Practice Tips Social Meme 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Not all nonprofits are born with the spreadsheet gene. And it isn’t simply a technical problem that can be solved through training or purchasing analytics software. There are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method. Data is focused on the metrics that are specific to social media channel.

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

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. Do you need sentiment analysis? Do you need share of voice metrics requiring vast amounts of competitive data from across the web? ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Disaster work.

Social Media 100

Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

The thing that is prompting this post is the little storm about the security metric that we used to try and get a handle on the security of the 4 different systems we reviewed. The report isn’t about security, it’s a very, very broad comparison of the systems, with security as a very small component.

Drupal 100

Drupal Comment Report Metrics 100

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 3, 2017

Data is fragmented across multiple systems and structures. Raw data can be turned into treasure using modern alchemy like predictive analytics. Target Analytics’ research across thousands of nonprofit organizations reveals that a lot of money is being left on the table. The data piles up and up.

Data 31

Data Nonprofit Analytics Analysis 31

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2008

In a recent post , I mentioned that Jeremiah Owyang pointed out that "Retweet" (sharing a link or tweet from one of your followers with your followers) is a social gesture indicating endorsement of an idea and predicts that there will be an analytics tools to measure this. I went looking for stop gaps from Brian Solis's awesome list.

Comparison 50

Comparison Analysis Aggregator Twitter 50

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Lately I have seen some discussion groups, listservs, and blogs on when to create a proposal in the Prospect Module of Raiser’s Edge® or for that matter in any fundraising legacy system. Hopefully you’ll find a tidbit of advice on the appropriate timing for creating a proposal in RE (or any CRM system), and staging for consideration.

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Proposal Module Time Metrics 32

NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

While working at NPower PA , I was often surprised by the nonprofits we were serving and and how they were using metrics. My eyeball generating and tracking toolbox: Google Analytics for free web traffic analysis. It also doesn't hurt when your email system provides some native testing functionality.

Technology 52

Technology Adwords Analytics Analysis 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

My chapter lays out a traditional ROI process that Nonprofit technology staff use to make major IT investment purchases such as hardware, video conference system, database system, etc. Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. Use of metrics to measure your results.

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ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

For example, they know from their survey research, real-time monitoring, and content analysis of comments on their posts that a lot of people care deeply about environment issues, but don’t self-identify as “environmentalists.” Say Giller, “Our whole team reviews Google Analytics, like sipping fine wine.” Source: grist.

Measure 97

Measure Policy Social Media Green 97

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

You may begin with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Determine your key fundraising and marketing strategies You may consider doing a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis of your past fundraising to better understand what areas you’re already strong in and what could be improved.

Examples 121

Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 121

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These platforms serve as centralized platforms to streamline the collection, analysis, and reporting of data related to a company’s social, environmental, and ethical performance. Improved Reporting: Many CSR software platforms offer robust reporting and analytics. This can reduce the time and effort required to manage CSR initiatives.

Software 52

Software Business Guide Companies 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

I interviewed technology practitioners from the poverty law community about how they approach ROI and significant technology systems investments like client databases, document assembly systems, or video conference systems. The basics include: benefits, value, metrics, and financial calculations.

ROI 66

ROI Results Community Online 66

Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

One common issue is using multiple disconnected tools and systems to manage donor and volunteer relationships, events, communications, and more. The problem: managing a patchwork of disconnected tools You may be juggling an array of tools and systems to manage your daily operations.

Platform 73

Platform Giving Guide Classes 73

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Fred Weiss shared an in-depth analysis on the latest trends facing higher education advancement , alumni engagement metrics, and CASE’s 2018 Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) Survey. Key findings from CASE’s 2018 VSE Survey include: .

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Trend Learning Industry Education 23