Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2012

We talk about finding the right tool for the data collection job and tools come in three different categories: analytics tools, content analysis, and surveys. Analytics tools like the ones described below are good for measuring actions and engagement. Then check out Simply Measured. 2 – Make Your Website Shine.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

As Candid’s manager of digital communications, I’ve been digging through our social media analytics, researching broader trends, and determining our strategy and tactics for 2024. The top-level analytics The first thing I do is look at the big picture. X (Twitter) is not doing so hot. This year we’re no longer using X (Twitter).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

They may learn about additional programs you provide and be inclined to donate more, or again, to support them. Include links to your active social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Here are four great ideas for ‘Confirmation Page’ calls-to-action: 1) Send to Website. 2) Encourage to Volunteer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Learn from it – was an email particularly effective? Whenever you see this juicy URL (in your case, filled with awesome information relating to your charity), the UTMs help your analytics tool identify and group this traffic. Perhaps it’s Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, or your website. Source (utm_source).

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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. Learning team. A simple online survey. Surveys can help get data to form a baseline, benchmark, or inform strategy. Exhibitions team.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Analytic Activism is a book about how advocacy organizations can make better decisions in the digital age. And, through analytics and a culture of testing, some of the best advocacy and activist organizations are transforming how they listen to their supporters online. Communication isn’t just about speech. It’s also about listening.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Pacific time at the Twitter hashtag #NPdata to get all of your data questions answered. manager, SAP Business Analytics Services and Ari Katanick, senior director, SAP Business Analytic Services. We will look at how complicated it is to set up the right analytics for your organization's needs and key privacy concerns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2015

My most engaged follower on Twitter this past week is Jennifer Preston. That’s what I learned by using a new social analytics tool called SocialRank. SocialRank is a tool that helps you understand your followers on your Twitter and now Instagram. Jennifer was observing and tweeting during the session. (If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I’ve also used this as benchmark for my training and peer learning projects so one could quantify transformation. I think the focus on analytics software distracts many people away from thinking about outcomes. Take for example how UpWell applies the learn start up thinking to their social media campaigns , using measurement.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 21, 2023

Many analytics platforms like Google Analytics, Facebook Web Insights, LinkedIn Website demographics and others show aggregated and anonymized data of website users. Connects the data in Google Analytics network reports with third-party databases of company information. This is fine for identifying macro trends and user flows.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Make sure you cover your bases and set up accounts on multiple social platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, etc.) Track your nonprofit marketing efforts using complimentary analytics. To learn how to maximize your digital advertising potential, chat with our team today. Run multiple campaigns concurrently.

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M+R

APRIL 29, 2021

Email list sizes were up by 3%, Twitter followers increased by 25%, and mobile audiences by 26%. We have a few fun social media events coming up, so be sure to follow @mrcampaigns on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to learn more. Related Links: Google Analytics and Benchmarks: What you need to know.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Organic social is considered free, non-paid content created, uploaded, and shared within social platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. Social platforms are included in Google Analytics traffic sources. Learn more about our social media services.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Analytics vs Site Meter September 18, 2006 Yes, I promise, the post on tagging and folksonomies is coming. vs Web 2.0 – I wanted to talk about Google Analytics. Google Analytics is also free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2010

One of the best principles I learned was from Valdis Krebs who suggests following fewer people to get to the many in his classic post “ So Many People, So Little Time.&#. It isn’t about following thousands and thousands of friends on Twitter. Twitter lists can help you create sub-groups of all your followers.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

In particular, their free reports give you your social audience’s pulse on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, and other platforms. Learn who your followers are, what issues they care about, which posts are firing up your base, and what types of content are gaining steam and going viral. Then check out Simply Measured.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Analytical tools have changed the way we digest important information on everything from website effectiveness to Facebook engagement to Twitter insights. Learn more about Byte Technology’s strategic web consulting for nonprofits.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

JUNE 6, 2019

Predictive Analytics Fundraising Product Fuels EveryAction’s Rise in Nonprofit Market. DonorTrends uses actionable data and analytics to empower nonprofits to raise more money and retain more donors. We couldn’t be more thrilled to join EveryAction,” said DonorTrends Chief Analytics Officer Ben Miller. Washington, D.C.,

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2013

It’s your chance to have direct conversations with supporters, fans, and donors – conversations that happen in public so many more people can learn about and engage with you. For example, start following the common hashtags, watch for popular retweets on Twitter, and check out the commonly shared images and liked Pages on Facebook.

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NetWits

MAY 26, 2011

Those who follow me on Twitter , or for whom I’ve helped implement NetCommunity websites, won’t be surprised to find me write about Google Analytics. No wonder than, I am commonly asked; “What are the top web analytics reports and tools every nonprofit should know?&#. Google Analytics Dashboard.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Or learn about crowdfunding in Melbourne, Australia and New York, New York. Naples, Florida: Social Media Surgery: Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+. New York, New York: Google Analytics for Nonprofits. Melbourne, Australia: Learn How to Utilize Crowdfunding in Your Organization. and the globe. Thursday, October 23, 2014.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2017

million followers on Twitter, more followers than the celebrity Kathy Griffin. Twitter is the next most popular platform, and then Instagram. Forty-four percent of libraries post daily on Facebook, and 25 percent also post daily on Twitter. Learn How to Grow Your Library's Social Media Channels with Our WebJunction Webinars.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Buffer also offers analytics tools so you can learn more about your audience’s demographics and keep tabs on what posts perform best. In addition to analytics, Loomly offers an interactions hub where you can see and reply to engagement on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

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NetWits

MARCH 25, 2013

by Richard Becker, President of Target Analytics. After you’ve had a chance to read it please come back and let us know what you learned. Follow him on Twitter @franswaa and make sure to download npEXPERTS. Improving Direct Marketing Response with Online Advertising. Forward: The Digital World. Frank Barry is a Sr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Twitter: twitter.com/nwf. While the giants (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube) are great for outreach and relationship-building, we’ve had surprising successes with StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Plancast and other sites. Twitter was the most useful for connecting with individuals. Organization Size: 400 employees.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Facebook , Reddit , LinkedIn , and Twitter have great options. Take free or paid classes, courses, or webinars to learn how to fundraise. Sort through online organizational data (Google analytics, email open rates) to see if there are insights, trends, and patterns that could be used to improve operations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Measure program success, not just analytics. Analytics are just one indicator of success. Twitter engagement rates for brands are actually higher on the weekend. According to this Mashable study , Pinterest actually drives more traffic to publishers than Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit combined. Share what you’ve learned.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). … So in this post my hope is to share with you what is unique about measuring one such channel, Twitter. ."

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 22, 2021

We’re excited to grow our usage more broadly across campus,” says Michelle Bates, assistant vice president for IT, CRM and Data Analytics at the Purdue for Life Foundation. To learn more, see how Salesforce can help your advancement and alumni relations teams drive efficiency and ROI. Follow him on Twitter: @jasonbelland.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Web analytics tools gather data that can help nonprofits better engage stakeholders, drive donations, and measure the success of their online presence. Unfortunately, according to a new study by the Nonprofit Times and data analytics firm, Cardinal Path , nonprofits may not be making the most of the data our websites have for us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

Twitter for me is mostly a listening tool. Is Twitter A Traffic Tool, Not. In Google Analytics I'm closing looking at referrals. This past month, for the first time, Twitter is now the #2 referral of visits to my blog, but only 1/3 of those referrals are from my own tweets. The rest are coming from other twitter users.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Learn from direct response – Direct response ads that elicit direct orders reveal what really sells. Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. This runs counter to short-form trends on TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube that occupy our attention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

However, if this person is willing to learn and if your nonprofit has a training budget, individuals who have most of the skills can eventually acquire all the skills necessary to ensure that your nonprofit can achieve the goals listed in your strategic plan. It’s rare that any web-based activity lasts longer than 30 minutes.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). He's a regular blogger on the Lithosphere's Building Community blog and previously wrote in the Analytic Science blog. 'What

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Last week, I had a fun time moderating the June #4Change Twitter Chat on Online Community Building. Note on platform : During last week’s Twitter chat, not unlike previous chats, we dealt with some major issues around lag and load time. real time, and 2. co-created. From @neddotom: recap 1. overall goal 4. action oriented 5.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

One of the biggest barriers to sharing our experience and knowledge, and learning as organizations is the belief that we are all so different we can’t actually share or learn from each other. Google Analytics for Facebook Pages. Google Analytics for your Wiki. Defining Community. Using Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

I combining raising money to send Cambodian youngsters to school, an action learning experiment on the art of retweet, guest teaching at Stanford Business School class on social technology, and eating chocolate. What have you learned about the art of retweet? Tags: birthday twitter. What could be more fun? 10 or more will do it.

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