Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

It has been almost exactly four years since I published Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , with co-author, Katie Paine. Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. The Playbook gives you an examples. Meaning Making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement. Moreover, funders, evaluators, and program managers can have different goals related to programs’ implementations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I’ll be participating in the session, as part of the context setting by giving an overview of themes in my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-author with measurement guru KD Paine. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Advanced features enable you to compare program impact, conduct in-depth analysis, and automate report delivery to stakeholders.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. This includes providing them with educational resources and hands-on training. To mitigate this, work as a group to evaluate AI outputs across different demographic groups and address disparities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The result is a shift from ad hoc data analysis and simple (though detailed) record-keeping to a systematic approach to improving their programs and campaigns by using data. ” @ mmorino just finishing up talks in RI/Boston – some great discussions about measurement. What is funder’s role to support good measurement?

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

It also seeks to provide a common baseline of the diversity of the field, as well as ensure that demographic data is available to those who can make use of it to evaluate their programs and assess progress around equity. This initiative aims to standardize and centralize nonprofit demographic data collection. Source: Candid, 2023.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

However, in recent years, there has been a growing recognition that foundations possess the potential to offer more than just monetary resources. Here are a few ways foundations can build on their role as community leaders: Capacity Building: Financial resources alone are often insufficient for grantees to achieve their missions.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Data analysis AI is a great tool for enhancing your data analysis across your organization. This analysis can be used to discover valuable insights and make informed decisions about your fundraising strategy. Additional resources To learn more about AI tools for nonprofits, check out these additional resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

When evaluating CRM software for your nonprofit, you need to look for these five key differentiators: 1) Importance of Platform. Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics? Are you able to measure outcomes that directly relate to your cause?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Nonprofit interest in cross-sector collaboration is ramping up due to evaporating resources and increased demand for services. They are setting the stage for transparent communication when evaluating compatibility and complementary “value exchange between partners” are in effect. Measure and share impact. Recommendations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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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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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

By exporting data, users can maintain access to historical comparisons and enable future analysis. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to effectively utilize this powerful resource: Open the Google Analytics Query Explorer at ga-dev-tools.google/query-explorer/. This guide will assist you in exploring the available options.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

I created Excel for Evaluation , a series of more than 25 video tutorials with real examples from nonprofits, to share my favorite techniques with nonprofit leaders like you. Data analysis is a process, not a one-time thing. You can follow this syllabus to boost your skills at all stages of the data analysis process.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

By bringing together all of your financial information into your data warehouse, you can more easily generate accurate financial reports and ensure you’re using your resources effectively. This data-driven decision-making can lead to more targeted fundraising efforts, better resource allocation, and improved program outcomes.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. Once you know the benchmarks, you can compare your data to them and evaluate how successful your efforts are. Next, prioritize numbers that are the most meaningful and strategically allocate resources accordingly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” I often hear nonprofits say, “We don’t have those skills within our organization so we don’t do measurement.”

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction. The measure merges sentiments such as “I am very satisfied with my employer” and “I am willing to give extra effort to help this organization succeed,” among others.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The challenge can be in knowing which nonprofit data to prioritize, along with how to evaluate it and use it to make improvements. Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes. What can data help your nonprofit achieve?

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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. You should assess what resources you have to produce each product. What is the trend in sales over time? What is my capacity?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2017

One important part of effective digital measurement is being able to benchmark your performance relative to your organization’s past performance or compared to peer organizations. One excellent resource to use for benchmarking nonprofit digital results (in the US) is the annual M&R Benchmarks study of nonprofit digital advocacy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

It is best to take the time to plan and evaluate issues before making a debut in the marketplace. There are many ways to start a business and it could be a lengthy process for nonprofits depending on the resources available to them to begin a venture. Step 6: Prepare feasibility Financial Analysis.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

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. Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Pipeline Efficiency measures how effective sellers are at managing their pipelines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

In addition, recent GEO research has revealed that the specific practices, resources, and talents that are most needed by nonprofits striving to accelerate social change vary according to developmental stage. They keep funders outside of the kitchen by pushing back with evidence of measurable achievement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While there are many technology consultants available, take the time to evaluate what they specialize in and the services they provide. Be sure to include evaluating consultants in your timeline, as this process can often take weeks to months. Technology consultants may offer services in a variety of areas. Research top providers.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Because of this, it’s important to carefully measure major gifts key performance indicators (KPIs) to understand the success of your program as a whole and specific strategies individually. What are the major gift metrics that matter when measuring success? Are you ready to evaluate the success of your major gifts program?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Over the past decade, efforts have been increasingly made to encourage the adoption of effective practice methodologies in the nonprofit sector (National Resource Center, 2010). Meaningful tools to evaluate effectiveness are largely absent (Liket and Maas, 2015).

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

We could not achieve our goals and provide the support we do to the community without our volunteer’s commitment to the cause,” said Mary Bachman, Director of Volunteer Resources, Catholic Charities of St. The manual process that we used to measure our program before investing in VolunteerHub was time-consuming and prone to error.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Evaluate peer organizations to identify your peers’ strengths and weaknesses, compare them to yours, and find opportunities to differentiate your organization. Conducting a marketing opportunity analysis. This plan is where your research, goals, task assignments, and resource allocation guidelines will live. Peer organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The Lean method advocates for creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), testing it in small ways and building on what was learned to create something that really addresses audience needs and minimizes wasted effort and resources.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

What is a market analysis for nonprofit organizations? Market analysis, also known as market research, is the process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information about target markets and customers. However, the nonprofit landscape is crowded; there are many worthy organizations competing for limited resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

I’m always on the look out for useful and thought provoking resources on how nonprofits can use data to make better decisions that lead to greater impact. It was designed to complement existing technical assistance resources through tip sheets, examples, and links to multiple resources. There are periodic (e.g.,

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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 track employee participation and measure the impact of these programs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

For nonprofits seeking to expand their programs, careful analysis of self and environment are crucial. Scalable programs should be based on a strong theory of change or logic model, clearly linking program inputs to outcomes in a way that can be tested and evaluated to determine actual effectiveness. How should the program expand?

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