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 spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd! The people with skills are out there.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 1, 2023

Data analytics and technology are revolutionizing the healthcare industry. With each new advancement, trends in healthcare technology promise to improve standard care coordination and data management for increased patient satisfaction. AI’s range of applications is diverse and is expanding as new case studies arise.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Why does data matter to nonprofit organizations and what data matters? These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics. Data and analytics also matter because they are often requested from funding sources such as foundations and grant providers.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

She set up a private Facebook Group to facilitate our support for the campaign. A few weeks ago, she reported back to the group some of the results of our work with some insights based on Google Analytics charts. Shonali kindly agreed to an interview to share this story more broadly. Who did you prepare the chart for and why?

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

There are so social media analytic tools to measure social media and other emerging technologies, that we’ve created a new genre of Shiny Objective Syndrome — Data Puking disorder. If we are setting SMART objectives or trying to measure them, we may need to do a little audience research first.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

When nonprofits started to read and apply our book, ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I noticed this tweet from the ACLU in NJ showing a white board capturing their team meetings to define success for social media. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement? What is your measurement pilot?

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Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Enhanced Configurability + Analytics. Combined with the ability to use Business Intelligence (BI) platforms through advanced integration capabilities, Salesforce is truly unparalleled in its analytics capabilities. Next, simply choose what the chart should look like, how it should be labeled, and save.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

From your board members requesting the latest donor stats to your digital director asking for email conversion rates, tracking your data can be hard. Here are some key tools your nonprofit should have to meet your reporting needs: Customizable reports that allow you to get roll up data and detailed data. Sounds horrible, right?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

Most nonprofits already have Google Analytics installed on their website to track online traffic. For some good how-to posts, check out my co-blogger Alissa Ruehl , perhaps starting with her Intro to Google Analytics. This post is about how we incorporate Google Analytics data into our Design Process. Methodology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2013

I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with Packard Foundation grantees during the past year with a goal of improving measurement practice for social media and based on my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” On a call last month, participants shared examples of their measurement tools and spreadsheets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

I saw an interesting post from Eric Petersen called “ The Myth of Data-Driven Business &# by way of KD Paine’s blog. It caught my eye because we’ve working on a chapter about how nonprofits can make the shift to a “data-driven culture. &#. When properly used, it can lead to sound and well-informed decisions.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

These proactive measures will not only keep your SOA in line with the latest accounting standards but also ensure your organization’s financial health is accurately represented, fostering trust among stakeholders and supporting the sustainability of your mission. Use financial management software with analytical tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Some reflections questions I used to understand the data: What content/links are of interest to the people who are engaging with me? It will search hashtags or keywords and dump the data in a google spreadsheet. It is a Twitter analytics tool. I track to learn and improve relationships on Twitter. RowFeeder fits the bill.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Now let’s look at Excel , which a lot of nonprofits initially use to track their data. Although it may seem like this is an easier way to manage data, it comes at the cost of the following drawbacks: Security: What happens if your computer is stolen and someone gains access to all of that donor data?

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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. Analyze results data to double down on what inspires action. Growing your community of supporters is the only measure that matters.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. You’ll discuss measurable objectives for the team to reach and draft the priorities for each of these objectives. Measurable: Quantifiable. Attainable: Achievable based on your past successes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2012

But if you want to get better results, you need a content strategy, strong creation and curation skills, and a robust measurement process. And the latter is not about gathering data – it is about making sense of it and using it to continually improve. In early July, Facebook announced that it will include mobile data.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

We’ll look at examples, but note that they reference predictive intelligence, meaning they use machine learning models fed with data to predict something. Chart Your Course webinars available on demand To get started, it helps to have in mind a problem you think might be solved by AI. How Will AI Help Your Team? Fair question.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

According to the most recent Fundraising Effectiveness Project data on donor retention , the typical nonprofit will lose around 5 out of 10 donors on a yearly basis and 8 out of 10 new donors. Finance Director Government Grants INCREASE IMPACT Use Neon CRM’s reporting and analytics for effective management of government grants​​.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Data collected from Similarweb.com. Step 2: Set expectations and key performance indicators to measure progress. Intangible Measurements : Identity how, and most importantly why , people behave the way they do when they engage with your brand. The best way to measure that growth is with Google Analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2011

Charts, graphics, analytics, metrics, and data are like crack to me … A guest post by Kyle Andrei, Idealware. Well, the data is back, and we thought we’d share some of our most important findingsósuccess! We’re continuing to analyze the data, and are conducting a series of interviews to round them out.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Earlier this summer I posted on top tips for measuring ROI and getting strategic with data , touching on the idea and importance of actionable data, or rather, data that helps draw meaningful conclusions and future actions to optimize programs. Allot the right tools to help collect the data and make the process simple.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Google Analytics — Top Fundraising App for Nonprofit Websites Where’s the first place your supporters go to learn more about your organization, its mission, and your upcoming opportunities for involvement? Qgiv’s app automates that process and saves your nonprofit time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2013

He’s one of many four-legged and fine feathered fans of ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” So, I asked on my page, ”If your Facebook analytics looked like this, what would you do?” Keep Calm and Keep Testing and Analyzing (Here’s a good post about FB Analytics ).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Having tools in place to help you monitor, measure, and evaluate your work in real time will help you be more successful with your campaign, better engage with the community, and make more lasting change in the long run. Google Analytics – [link]. Tip: You can also get Google Analytics for your Facebook Page!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Invest in data analytics : Leverage data analytics to better understand donor patterns and preferences. Use this information to optimize your fundraising efforts and make data-driven decisions. All modern donor databases feature donor analytics and report generation that you can use.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

With a dedicated email deliverability expert on staff, EveryAction releases the nonprofit industry's primary data on Nonprofit Email Deliverability each year. #4. Dig deeper by segmenting data by universe, timeframe, or source. Choose your data points, and use Report Builder to easily arrange and interpret your data. #6.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In a talk at New York University earlier this month, Berger called this lack of meaningful measurement a full-on "battle for the soul" of the social sector. Worse, Berger says that the sector's inability to effectively measure (and learn from those measurements) means nonprofits really aren't as efficient as they could be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? Measure, Test, Refine.

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Care2

JANUARY 4, 2010

Factual, an “open data repository&# analyzed 4 million websites via data from Common Crawl, a non-profit group designed to crawl the web and provide data for anyone to use. 28% of sites have Google Analytics. *5% After reviewing the charts he estimated about: *20% of sites use Flash. *19%

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Create a gift range chart. A gift range chart helps determine how many gifts you’ll need to acquire at each giving level to meet your campaign or annual giving goals. Use your CRM to develop a report template to measure your program’s impact. Use your CRM to: Track supporter interactions and giving history.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2014

In a talk at New York University earlier this month, Berger called this lack of meaningful measurement a full-on "battle for the soul" of the social sector. Worse, Berger says that the sector's inability to effectively measure (and learn from those measurements) means nonprofits really aren't as efficient as they could be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2008

I'm speaking at the eMetrics the premiere conference for Web measurement geeks.    Where else you could you pick up conference schwag like a google analytics toothbrush with the words "brush, rinse, and repeat" printed alongside the google logo? "   He asked, "how do you measure loyalty?" 

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 7, 2022

In a previous blog post written by Kestryl Lowrey (Managing Director, Technology Services) and Stephen Earheart (Director, Campaign Services ), Cloud for Good explored the role of data warehouses in nonprofit technology strategies. Higher Education Data Warehousing Use Cases. Data Warehousing for Recruitment & Admissions.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics , we looked at how peer-to-peer event metrics let us know if our event planning and execution efforts are paying off in fundraising results. The data show that the number of emails sent and social media posts by a participant correlates positively to the number of donations they raise.

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