Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics. However, as Katanick observed during the tweet chat, “analytics matter to nonprofits because they provide a tangible way to demonstrate that an organization is delivering on its mission and goals.” A Few Good Web Analytics Tools.

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TechImpact

JUNE 16, 2014

Sure, Facebook offers a robust set of built in analytic tools that visualize a bevy of stats, but with all these stats available to you, it can be difficult to identify what’s important and what isn’t. But did you know Facebook offers you post level data, and page level data? Can you, or anyone in your nonprofit identify what that means?

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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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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 25, 2023

Then, you would track event sign-ups to measure the ad’s success. Measuring ROI helps you to track your campaign’s progress and understand the impact of your ads. This statistic illustrates just how impactful Google Ads can be. You can track conversions for these goals using Google Analytics.

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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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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Measurable. Plan to share impact stories, video clips from previous fundraising events, relevant statistics, behind-the-scenes tours, and more. You can share impact statistics via both email and social media. Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) that your team can track to evaluate your progress toward your goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

I have been knee deep researching and thinking about Web Analytics in general and Google Analytics in particular for a third screencast in a series I'm doing for NTEN. The research has been going slowly -- partly because web analytics is a very complex and geeky topic. Analytics This! Zen and the Art of Web Analytics.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2012

Predictive analytics has become a hot-button term over the past two years as business intelligence vendors have begun to incorporate simulation and forecasting into their offers. But statistical measures are necessary to interpret the repeatability of the observed result. Author: Guest Blogger. SIGNIFICANT.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The organizations that measure and demonstrate action and performance against their commitments can improve trust with their stakeholders and increase market share, while reducing the cost of customer acquisition, the cost of recruiting, and employee turnover. However, few actually live up to their commitments. Whole Organization Strategy.

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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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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Key Takeaway #5: Measure Participation Ogilvy had a client who was launching expensive prestige advertising campaigns that received lots of industry acclaim and creative awards. Growing your community of supporters is the only measure that matters.

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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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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

You can create posts highlighting your volunteers and include key statistics about the impact you make in your community to help you connect with more people interested in helping your mission. Tracking these actions helps you measure the success of specific campaigns and overall engagement efforts.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Qgiv provides extensive reporting and analytics, allowing you to evaluate the effectiveness of your campaigns and make data-driven decisions. Additionally, real-time analytics help measure campaign performance and learn how to boost donor engagement. Encourage your donors to text your unique keyword to the designated shortcode.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Useful analytics come from a comprehensive data set, typically from a donor management software, that can be manipulated into an intuitive report that anyone can digest. Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes.

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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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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

According to Double the Donation’s fundraising statistics , between $4-$10 billion in matching gifts goes unclaimed each year. Corporate social responsibility is a valuable area to explore in your spring fundraising measures. Don’t let your valuable gifts be a part of that stack! Investing in AI-powered solutions.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 6, 2023

Donor Analytics Tools Nonprofits need to know who their donors are, what gift amounts to request, and when and how to request those gifts. Measure affinity in real-time. While a nonprofit’s major gift officers should still be in charge of crafting those personal relationships, AI can manage the rest of a nonprofit’s donors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Invest in data analytics : Leverage data analytics to better understand donor patterns and preferences. All modern donor databases feature donor analytics and report generation that you can use. Show appreciation for their contributions and keep them informed about the impact of their donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

I’m inserting a direct quote from Robin: “One point: I believe that curators, as I see them, should rarely if ever be driven by analytics data or statistics but to their personal experience and viewpoint. I feel that intelligent use of data can be used to measure one’s effectiveness.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

That way, if people don’t respond, you’ll still have enough information to be statistically significant. The two categories are: Quantitative Research: This research yields numerical, measurable data that can be transformed into useful statistics. Additionally, measure the effectiveness of the strategies implemented.

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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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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2017

While data analytics and successful implementation strategies prove necessary for attracting potential patients, it is the ultimate responsibility of hospital and foundation staff members to collectively keep and nurture those relationships. A methodical, measureable plan with leadership buy-in and participation.

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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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NetWits

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Lacking Analytics. As with anything you’re trying to get better at if you don’t measure it you’ll never know if you’re improving. First , make sure you are using an emarketing tool that allows you to track all of the basic email statistics (open rates, clicks, actions taken, money raised, etc).

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

This statistic-driven report calls attention to the growth of CSR programs from an employee’s perspective. Nearly half of the BBI respondents stated they don’t measure volunteering efforts (43%) or grantmaking (41%). In the data and analytics-driven world we now live in, numbers mean everything.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 3, 2016

He founded the company in 2010 to transform the way business intelligence is performed so organizations of any size can quickly and easily deploy powerful analytics. For businesses and nonprofits, big data is generally composed of measuring, monitoring and tracking performance. Not as much.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

Steve MacLaughlin, VP of data analytics at Blackbaud and author of Data Driven Nonprofits , broke down what successful nonprofits do to manage big data. "What gets measured gets treasured," he says. Data analytics fall into one of four types. " and includes modeling statistical analysis. Data Health.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Use Google Analytics (GA) to see things like how many unique visitors you’re getting, what content is being viewed the most, what keywords or phrases people are using to find you and where people are coming from when finding you. This is only a glimpse into what you can do with analytics. Put these tools in place. Off we go.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Target Analytics studies donors and fundraising data. Enhancing Your Major Gift Strategy with Analytics. The role of an analytical analysis is to help you identify and strategize the right individuals and target audience for specific types of gifts , as well as how much to ask for and who to prioritize. Embracing Change.

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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. This concept is rooted in one of our core fundamental purposes for using analytics: finding the common threads in data so that we are best able to predict future behavior.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 6, 2014

One of the most attractive things about social media marketing is how measurable it. Google Analytics alone has 9 different categories, with 46 subsections listed underneath them. While across the major social media networks there are a seemingly infinite number of analytics, there is a hierarchy of importance among them.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 28, 2015

Be sure to measure the results of your efforts. A word about donor retention statistics. Donors fitting that profile are lower risk than another participant who has no other contact with your organization. Congratulations! You are assessing risk. Create a plan to address each group that you consider to be at risk.

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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. Over the dozen or so years we have been doing event fundraising online, results analysis has revealed statistics that correlate to fundraising success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

How will you measure success? Also, there is secondary data to review and your web site analytics. What is your message and what do you want the audience to do? How do your all your communication channels work together to inform, engage, and motivate? Is mobile the best way to reach your target audience? Qwerty Monsters.

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NTEN

MARCH 3, 2011

Twitter Analyzer ( twitteranalyzer.com ) It is very important to think about your goals and how you’re going to measure success when diving into a new online venture, and listening is no different. There are many tools out there for measurement, but I like Twitter Analyzer, because of the breadth of statistics it provides and its ease of use.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

With more than half of 2010 now over, it might be helpful to review some updated statistics. . The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. Online Giving Remains Positive. The recession certainly had an impact across the entire nonprofit sector.

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