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. First, a simple metric relating to security reports, and second, what processes are in place in the communities to deal with security. More on that in a bit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2008

The holy grail metrics is missing? I'd like to see an analysis of retweeting, number of new donors, an overlay of the blogging campaign with the hash tag trending, how much off twitter promotions generated direct traffic to donations page and vice a versa. Velocity and fluence and it's darn hard to track those. Does it exist?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

I often get asked questions about how a nonprofit’s website should look and behave and what benchmarking or evaluation tips I might have. What are the most important website metrics to measure? The metrics should follow those goals. These metrics can add color, but page views aren’t the story. Allison: It depends.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This is a facebook page where many organizations across the environment, climate and animal welfare sectors came together to share news, updates, action alerts, and much more after the BP Oil Spill. Look first at your organizational metrics. How do you evaluate your programs and services? How do we move away from slacktivism?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It wasn’t meant as a statement about what I think about whether or not web stats are a useful metric of much. Webstats are, of course, important, both as an internal metric to watch, analyze, and improve, and for that matter, to put out there, in conjunction with lots of other data. David 4 Kivi Miller 09.18.07 6 Katrin 09.19.07

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

We cross a “divide… ACTION POINT: Next time you hear colleagues pounding the table for something that is clearly yesterday’s news, find a way to tell them they need to wake up and smell the coffee.”. – Peter Drucker. Invest in evaluation tools. Digital-first fundraising enables instant capture and analysis of donor data.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

While migrating donor data is one of the most important steps in implementing a new CRM, it’s also the part that’s most time-consuming, mind-numbing, and prone to error. Here’s the bad news: This is not a step that can be avoided! Now for the goods news: We’re to help!

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

It also involves careful analysis and upkeep of your donors’ data. Evaluation In this stage, the potential donor begins to consider making a donation to your nonprofit. Identifying potential donors involves research and analysis that highlights individuals or entities that share the same values and interests as the organization.

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M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

For our overall analysis, we included only one-time gifts — ongoing monthly revenue is not included in those numbers, and all gifts are in the months of November and December in order to include Giving Tuesday. The averages we report for each metric are medians — they represent the middle nonprofit out of all those that provided data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2013

It is a misconception that for-profits exist to make money only. In the early days of a successful lean startup, they look like untentional nonprofit organizations because they are focusing on impact metrics: How effective are they serving their stakeholders or customers? The dollar accountability is put off until the future.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Specifically, define the metrics that are most interesting and useful for your organization. Then, doublecheck that you’ve got a solid infrastructure in place to collect that data and report it to your CRM for further analysis. Measuring and monitoring key metrics allows you to understand your users and their usage patterns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

The study’s author, Matthias Lufkens , says that the most successful organisations are those that use Twitter to make connections and tell stories, not just broadcast news. It’s also allowed them to find a new audience that are not as familiar with their policy issues. But they balance news with engagement.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Conduct post-campaign analysis. Get Qgiv’s Campaign Analysis Worksheet! Measurable: Choose metrics that will help you know whether you’ve met your goal or not. Conduct post-campaign analysis. But we recommend you resist the temptation and conduct post-campaign analysis as soon as your campaign ends.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? But thats okay.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

(Facebook, LinkedIn) Blogs offer a human voice, newsworthy information and experiences, and a forum for feedback -- and empower supporters to engage with and share ideas around your stories and news. I shared some thoughts about using Social Network Analysis tools to analyze your Twitter network. Have a response process.

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