Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Connie Reece shared some insights in this interview and you find more links to case studies and post campaign reflections here. I also learned that one-on-one donor solicitation techniques can also work and some of the challenges of being able to track the velocity or flow of networked donations.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Auditors are now looking at things like: Can you track the timing of the funds received and expenditures by the individual award? The next step in surviving these changes is to conduct a SWOT analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Check out this case study on grant management best practices.

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

This year’s annual M+R Benchmarks Study includes front-page news, long-form analysis, mild-mannered reporting, and even a crossword puzzle all about the newest news and topical trends affecting nonprofit digital marketing, advocacy, and fundraising. .

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

You want to track a variety of interactions between your organization and its supporters, going beyond the basics. Instead of manually consolidating data from across sources, you can instead have it all stored and standardized in one place to streamline analysis and interpretation.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Here at Candid, we’ve been tracking those statistics for the last 12 years as part of our GlassPockets initiative to champion greater transparency in philanthropy. Below is an example that is representative of many of the grants lists we receive from the IRS: A Case Study: Helping Your 990 Match Your Story. In 2017, Martha S.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

After completing the research phase, you’ll work with your partner agency to identify clear key audiences, define the campaign’s goals, and build frameworks for tracking its performance. Conducting a marketing opportunity analysis. Track trends. Identify and define specific parameters.

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Everyaction

JULY 2, 2018

In the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s recent report, 9 Trillion And Counting: How Charities Can Tap Into the Transfer of Wealth , researchers undertake a qualitative and quantitative study of the state of nonprofit planned giving programs. Here are 10 of the biggest findings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

As a trainer, I strongly believe that learning experiences need to weave content delivery with participant interaction. Also, it is far more effective to have peers share their own case studies and experiential learning with others. Peer Case Studies. Connecting Learners to the Content and Each Other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

.  In that post, he describes one technique - make yourself a public case study.    So, in that spirit,  I'm sharing my presentation from last week which is a case study of my blogging ROI.  And once you jump into social media, how do you track and measure success?

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

During this session, you will have the opportunity to put what you’ve learned into practice through case studies and activities. Conducting a comprehensive landscape analysis: undergoing a full technical ecosystem, communications, and analytics audit to understand the state of play.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Put a human face on the cause through case studies, testimonials, and videos. Track donation source data to optimize outreach channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Their inquiry adds great richness to the reports which includes an overview of the technology, case studies of how early adopters are using it, and synthesis of current research. The technology trend that caught my eye was “Learning Analytics,” which is big data applied to the field of education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

” I had opportunity to write up a case study about how VolunteerMatch’s calculates social return on investment as a prelude for a facilitated session at Media Impact Funders , so it was a delight to hear more examples from Robert about VolunteerMatch’s measurement culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Some will use the checklist to design a brainstorming session with their team to identify and hone in on what’s most important. The list above is generic, so it helpful to have a mini-case study from a nonprofit, especially the process of linking results to KPI to associated metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2008

I'm going to write up a case study or maybe make a screencast or something. Seth Rosen has an analysis by the numbers. Please continue to share your observations in the comments or if you write a post track it back to this one or use a reflect_beth ( reflect_beth). Not sure yet. I'm going to take a nap.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

He said that strategic plan is more wishful thinking compared to a business plan that chocked with analysis. He shared a few case studies, including some examples of nonprofits with “broken business models” because of today’s connected world. How do they plan to reduce it? Legal, Financial, Human Capital?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

I shared case studies and tips for nonprofits on measuring efficiency and effectiveness and looking at tangible/intangible benefits. Also, I think a lot of nonprofits are in the early implementation stage and to be able to get to traditional ROI - they need experience guided by tracking insights and metrics. Do you agree?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s what keeps an organization on track, pointing in the right direction while dodging pitfalls and making smart decisions about where to focus efforts and resources. By conducting a thorough market analysis, you can make informed decisions about your non-profit’s programs, services, and strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Do a regular task analysis of your social media work flow looking for redundant actions or where you've simply lapsed into automatic pilot or bad habits. Learn from nonprofits and other organizations that have shared their social media case studies. Attend NTEN's NTC Conference in April and attend the social media tracks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

and of course, we can track web site or blog referrals from Twitter (traffic) and possibly sign ups for an action. Paul Young's analysis of what worked, what didn't in his fundraising campaign can give you some hints of what to measure. List of Nonprofit Twitter-ers : DigiActive Case Studies. What do we measure?

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

And, they can put reports in place that your team can use for analysis going forward to continue improving. A consultant can help you craft an engaging multi-track experience that rivals that of in-person events. Ask the consultant if they have any reviews, testimonials, or case studies that you can review to see their work in action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I used a “living case study&# approach – doing an interview with them to share how they achieved their success. In this living case study, the staff person from the Seattle Symphony shared how they did conversion tracking. I asked her where they got the idea for doing a flash mob.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

There are big problems with tracking and verifying a learners’ CE balance. Just as importantly, ledgers transparently track the movement of credits from party to party – in our case, from CE provider to certificant to certifying board. As we know, these transactions are often managed in the most labor-intensive way possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

As one participant points out, “It is very hard to get departments to agree because Web wants one thing, Membership wants another, Communications has it’s own tracking.&#. Ymca of Metro Chicago Facebook Case Study. The dashboard shows rough sentiment analysis, # of mentions and links.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. PostRank scoring is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. This analysis took all of five minutes. Social Media ROI Case Study Slam.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2008

  It included two excellent case studies and social media metrics- one on ASPCA and the other Georgia Tech. ASPCA and MADD can track on-line donations and increased membership back to its public relations effort. I got to meet KDPaine at the eMetrics Summit! KD Paine's presentation rocked! 

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Care2

MAY 9, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!"

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Do a regular task analysis of your social media work flow looking for redundant actions or where you've simply lapsed into automatic pilot or bad habits. Learn from nonprofits and other organizations that have shared their social media case studies. Attend NTEN's NTC Conference in April and attend the social media tracks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2008

For an example of a nonprofit setting up a listening post on the social web, see the case study from the American Red Cross - ROI of Listening. Some are digging and sifting through the dirt, others compiling the finds, and still others doing some analysis to piece together the story about the civilization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I will also continue to write case studies, step-by-steps instructional pieces, and trend pieces. Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way. Social Media and Nonprofits: ROI Case Study Slam NTC in 2008.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Automate tasks like email distribution and task assignment, access the platform anywhere with mobile functionality, and set up rules and alerts to keep the team on track. Easily develop comprehensive reports Make demonstrating outcomes easy with built-in reporting, data analysis, and visualization tools. It’s just a great program.”

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Have you done this analysis on other tactics, Im thinking Internet advertising for one.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Have you done this analysis on other tactics, Im thinking Internet advertising for one.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" And if you have a case study, or some interesting results or insights, post em here in the comments.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" And if you have a case study, or some interesting results or insights, post em here in the comments.

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Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Have you done this analysis on other tactics, Im thinking Internet advertising for one.

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