Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Scientist / Data Analysis Engineer / General Techie Want to help save the world with your code? We're Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group, and we're hiring right now ! This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

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. Continuous Evidence Building: You should be Doing it Too!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

Data analysis is a process, not a one-time thing. Data nerds know how to clean and recode data, look for patterns, calculate key statistics, and then show off the most important information in graphs and charts. You can follow this syllabus to boost your skills at all stages of the data analysis process. Why get good at Excel?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Programmatic statistics related to mission impact. As with many multiple-choice tests, there is only one answer here that makes sense: programmatic statistics related to mission impact. However, we shouldn’t rely on for-profit output measures to paint a complete picture of nonprofit success. Overhead to program expense ratio.

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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. Refinable – adapt to rapidly changing environments.

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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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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. What that statistic means is that for 90% of foundations, the 990-PF is often the only means for communicating their work. What kinds of use cases are there?

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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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Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

We outlined the value of EvaluPac below, hoping this insight can help association executives to justify their learning management system expenditure by measuring outcomes from the evaluations and assessments within their current education offerings. Why you Should Measure the Efficacy of your Education Programs. How EvaluPac Helps.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes. The idea of data analysis is to work smarter, not harder. These metrics measure outcomes for programs which can be compared to previous ones. Conclusion.

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Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

We outlined the value of EvaluPac below, hoping this insight can help association executives to justify their learning management system expenditure by measuring outcomes from the evaluations and assessments within their current education offerings. Why you Should Measure the Efficacy of your Education Programs. How EvaluPac Helps.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Statistics are not just limited to the baseball field. Measuring Learning. Statistics are powerful. We are living in the golden age of reporting, where statistics are feeling less like math and more like real world functionalities that are understandable and accessible. Data and Data Quality Disclaimer.

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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. That way, if people don’t respond, you’ll still have enough information to be statistically significant.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

Oh, and (most of the time) people trust numbers, statistics, facts and figures. Then measure the results, and with data in hand, adjust your fundraising appeal communications, even tinker with your segments. Data Analytics Data Mining data data mining digital marketing donor data fundraising data analysis search'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Carie Lewis mentioned the Humane Society’s KPIs – which is why they do and how they measure this sustained engagement. I asked her how do you measure relationships? The problem is that most people are already doing something before they decide to measure. Do you measure along the ladder of engagement?

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 6, 2009

Benetech Analyzes Human Rights Data for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission A Guest Beneblog post by Kristen Cibelli Our team at the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) has recently concluded a three-year project with Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help clarify Liberia's violent history.

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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. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Those insights should drive messaging and campaigns.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 6, 2023

Measure affinity in real-time. AI tools are able to take an omnichannel approach to donor analysis. While advances are being made to prevent this problem, AI chatbots have been known to invent statistics, court cases , research studies, and other information that can be fact-checked.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 11, 2006

Counting the Human Cost in East Timor Our Human Rights Group just released the statistical report detailing widespread and systematic violations in Timor-Leste during the period 1974-1999. Benetech's statistical analysis establishes that at least 102,800 (+/- 11,000) Timorese died as a result of the conflict. Benetech Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

What I most like about his approach is that he makes data accessible to those of us who do not have advanced statistical analysis skills. He makes data visualization and working with data fun – and of course offers lots of practical insights.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2012

With the data available to us now, we can segment, slice, dice, even predict future donor behavior, all without a statistics degree. In this webinar, you'll learn: Why quantitative analysis is a strategic difference-maker in campaign preparation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Most of the time you’ll be making charts and graphs of numerical data, but some of your data may be a content analysis or theme analysis – and you can use word clouds to illustrate the frequency of a particular theme. But the bonus was the tutorial to help you better understand and apply charts.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 28, 2015

A little mining and analysis will reveal if your data is complete on your most loyal donors. Be sure to measure the results of your efforts. A word about donor retention statistics. Assessments allows you to plan ahead and alert you to where your risks are. That’s a good thing. Segment your donors by data completeness.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Although it can be tempting to measure everything, it is best to focus on those key indicators relevant to an organization’s goal or areas where improvement is needed and not get bogged down by too much information. Even text can be measured with text analysis tools that can provide statistics on keywords and gauge sentiment.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2018

Statistical findings, such as those featured in my paper, are based on the rule , and not the exception. I believe that at any given point you should maintain a running analysis of fundraising metrics for a minimum of three, but ideally five consecutive years. Absent that, you may be goal-setting based on inaccurate data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Web Analytics As Simple Gifts To Measure Mission 3. Web Analytics is the objective tracking, collection, measurement, reporting and analysis of quantitative Internet data to optimize websites and web marketing initiatives. These statistics let you answer some basic questions: How many visitors are visiting our web site?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Fund , released a report revealing some unfortunate statistics which provide real insight into the fundraising industry. in nonprofit management and policy analysis from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Lindsay Walker. Executive Director. She earned a B.A.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2014

At the 4 th level of 100% adoption for your prospect management system, your organization is now able to provide a deep analysis with reportings based on a sound system and full buy-in from all staff. High-level analysis questions by senior leadership and during campaign/advisory board meetings: How many active proposals are pending?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Preventative measures such as performance evaluations, self-regulation policies, effective donor communication approaches, ethical leadership, and social auditing serve as accountability enforcers in various capacities within an organization. Giving Statistics.” References. Collins, J. Good to Great and the Social Sectors.”

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

In this article, I’ll define each of these measurements, review what impacts them, and share some easy math tips that are guaranteed to make you smarter than most of the people around you who might be sticking their noses into your email performance data. Statistically significant? . That’s right.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

” America’s Charities’ workplace giving statistics estimate that $5 billion is donated through workplace giving every year. As explained in our CSR software guide , these platforms help manage, measure, and report on various initiatives. CSR platforms empower companies to centralize their efforts in one location.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And the mission of the organization matters too. Why bother having a web site at all?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Reporting and Statistics: Also at this stage your staff will be meeting regularly for prospect review meetings with the appropriate development staff, and striving to do so, on a weekly, bi-weekly, or at the outset monthly basis. Below are some ideas and questions on what to measure at a deeper level within your prospect management system: 1.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Thirdly, Child digs into the Form 990 microdata in the Statistics of Income datafiles available from the National Center for Charitable Statistics. In an effort to be fair, Child looks at a couple different measures. I appreciate your analysis of the claims that the sector is becoming more commercialized. Good post Mark.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Making data-driven decisions can be defined as measuring anything and everything that can be quantified and only making decisions that have strong evidence to back them up. Five Fascinating Statistics About Data-Driven Marketing. Still not convinced? Let’s look at some data. Using Data to Better Understand Your Donors and Volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Check out: Google Analytics Maximized: Deeper Analysis, Higher ROI & You by Avinash Kaushik. Six Recommendations For Measuring Your Success by Avinash Kaushik. 17 statistics to monitor on your blog by Darren Rowse. You will also get some great statistics which will help you with number one above. See #1 above).

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