The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

They provide social proof, essential in attracting and retaining partners and supporters. Develop longer versions for your website and annual reports, and shorter snippets for social media posts or marketing flyers. Feature them on your website, in newsletters, on social media, in grant applications, and during fundraising campaigns.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As we delve into the CSR trends shaping the nonprofit sector, we’ll explore why these developments are relevant to nonprofits and corporate social responsibility (CSR) directors. Take Coca-Cola for example. For example, a company might donate $25 for every hour an employee spends volunteering at a nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I’m very excited for this learning experience because over the two years my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has focused on going deep on facilitating peer learning for grantees on measuring outcomes for their networks with social media while balancing and upholding the principles of being networked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2014

As KD Paine and I wrote in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” measuring your social media channels, overall communications or marketing strategy is not a form of voodoo black magic; it is an art and a science. Here are some more examples ). Photo by Notemily. Wondering what a blog carnival is?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

Arts and Social Media. At Zoetica, we facilitating a social media peer learning project called “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For example, Qgiv provides AI to help your organization write peer-to-peer emails, as well as other donor communications. For example, both Canva and Adobe offer AI editor options which can assist your team in creating better graphics and other content for your campaigns. AI-enhanced editing tools. AI Writing Assistant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

While people are asking questions and sharing resources not related to the monthly theme (this month is measurement), quite a few are. The Social Media Measurement Checklist. The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure. Participants pointed to the importance of small pilots.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

I've been following the PepsiFresh contest since the launch in December, the largest social media for social good cause marketing effort put forth to date. I'm most curious to see how Pepsi will demonstrate leadership in social marketing and of course the longer term result - social impact. This is a big bold effort.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Nonprofits, corporate foundations, social enterprises, and organizations working in the social sector can struggle with how to approach understanding their impact: How do they know that changes in their beneficiary group are due to their interventions? How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge , and a workshop with co-author KD Paine. “Look across rows versus columns, for example.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Take for example their coverage on food that is devoured by a devoted flock of foodies.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Do you know what social media posts they like or share? If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. For example, retention rates tend to be higher for mid-level and major donors. You know what they say about measurement, right? Start with benchmark data.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

Communication preferences : Knowing how your donors prefer to communicate, whether it’s email, social media, phone, or direct mail, can help you deliver your message to them more effectively. For example, donors who have given multiple times may be more likely to respond to a recurring donation campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics? Can donor behavior such as opens, clicks, donations, volunteer hours, social media post alter subsequent communications? Are you able to measure outcomes that directly relate to your cause?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

It’s the second chatbot to ever pass the Turing Test , the current standard for measuring sophisticated AI models. It’s helpful for first drafts on content such as social media posts and thank you letters. Here’s an example for a targeted email campaign. It can also reject inappropriate prompts and admit its mistakes.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Here's the backstory: In the summer of 2021, over 130 funders shared example grant applications with TAG as part of our involvement in the #FixtheForm campaign with GrantAdvisor.org. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). About the TAG study.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. Under this framework, your nonprofit would create goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Understand donors’ giving behaviors. Monitor data and adjust your appeals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We’ve been chatting about how to measure the impact of the crowd and she offered to write this guest post on the topic. Measuring Your Crowdsourcing Efforts by Aliza Sherman. In order to know how to measure crowdsourcing results, you first need to understand what kind of crowdsourcing you’re implementing. Measuring Work.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Automated marketing: With AI-powered marketing automation tools, you can automate routine activities, such as email campaigns, social media scheduling, and content creation, to save your team time during the busy fundraising season.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

Utilizing the internet, email and social media has substantially expanded the visibility of nonprofit organizations worldwide. In analog communication, individuals generally reach what is called the Dunbar Number , a limit of about 150 stable social connections. For example, Barack Obama reaches over 100 million people with each tweet.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Researchers have measured the time savings created by generative AI. A recent Harvard Business School study compared two groups of consultants—one using AI tools and the other not—performing the same workplace tasks such as writing, analysis, and strategy. Disrupting job tasks, not eliminating jobs. Investing in “soft skills.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Social Media Roi Slidesbk. I’m doing a panel titled “Social Media ROI&# with Lauren Vargas from Radian 6 and moderated by Roz Lemieux from Fission Strategy. Here’s the description: Do you know what kind of an impact social media is having on your brand, mission, or bottom line? Notes and Resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Running Facebook fundraising ads is an excellent way to reach your target audience and optimize for donations while generating data that allows you to measure your success. You could, for example, base one on an email list of your past donors to try and reach the most productive segment of your following.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

I am leading a #Nettalks Webinar on “ Leveraging Social Media to Engagement and Inspire Alumni Networks ” at 2 PM EST today. On Monday, I shared a post about some network and strategy concepts. Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Take this example comparing nonprofits performance in pinerest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Also, check out Lucy’s Digital Civil Society wiki for examples of open data used for the social good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Successful social media is like going to the gym because the discipline of a good routine gets results much like working out on a daily basis. You need to make social media a daily habit; understand the rules, the landscape, and above all give it time to work. Actionable Measurement. I don’t try to measure everything.

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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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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For example, in The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism , John Bogle estimated a nationwide ratio to be approximately 280:1 in 2004 (up from 42:1 in 1980). Analysis set of grantmakers’ full-time CEO salaries Min 25th percentile Median Mean 75th percentile Max No. the median compensation among all staff at any given organization).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. I used David Hood as an example. When possible, I get a list of attendees at workshops or conferences, and I visit their web sites and social media outposts. Effective Social Media.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

By exporting data, users can maintain access to historical comparisons and enable future analysis. One advantage of moving your analytics data into BigQuery is data from other sources, such as your CMS, CRM, or social media management software, can also be added, enabling a more comprehensive view of information about your audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

” I created a list of grantee’s Twitter Profiles and shared back the analysis of most tweeted words and hashtags. Also, because Danielle has been a great measurement maven, she discovered through analyzing her data that the optimum amount of posting is twice day. Most Frequently Tweeted Words. Peer Case Studies.

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M+R

DECEMBER 9, 2022

GA4 also incorporates Artificial Intelligence into its data analysis, to enable an enhanced level of forecasting. We recommend that you enable Enhanced Measurement Events, which track additional events plus additional parameters on some standard, default events. Enable Enhanced Measurement for eCommerce.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Every social sector organization can and should be doing impact management ! Because traditionally, impact measurement has been performed by siloed teams, the burden on them to collect good evidence is huge. Moreover, this work has been underfunded and its analysis happens often away from C-suite or Board discussions.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Most likely, you have an understanding of which social media are suitable for finding like-minded people. For example, if you are looking for volunteers or young assistants, then you can use Instagram. Finding the right social media platform will allow you to create content that hits the mark. Define Communication Platforms.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2018

If we continue trying to measure social change by financial criteria alone, we’ll never have full view of the inputs and processes necessary to create lasting impact. However, we shouldn’t rely on for-profit output measures to paint a complete picture of nonprofit success. How did we get here? Tweet this. How is ROI calculated?

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