Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2011

If we stay true to these five simple measurement steps as articulated by colleague KD Paine, then we’re on a good, steady course of continuous improvement. And the nuts and bolts questions like, “Given all the Facebook changes , what do I need to understand about the new Facebook metrics and the Insights analytics program?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 11, 2018

What customer or employee stories have you heard that articulate these perspectives? Define your stakeholders (customers, employees, leadership, shareholders, vendors). What are your key stakeholders' perspectives on the current state of the business? Why does the company need to make this change?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

The same is true for ongoing vs. first-time donors. Once you have those numbers, clearly articulate your goals and identify what you need to meet your goals. Once you have those numbers, clearly articulate your goals and identify what you need to meet your goals. Do this overall and also for first-time and ongoing donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

It must be articulate enough to measure progress against, inspiring enough to move people to action, and still broad enough to withstand the test of time. Innovation and impact are within the reach of any nonprofit organization that is willing to put in the time and effort into building it.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

These details will help you and your staff make effective proposals instead of wasting time and energy reaching out to sponsors that don’t fit what you need. Tip #5: Don’t Rush Into It Building and maintaining sponsorships are big time and energy commitments. That small business may be the perfect partner! Easy, right?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

It starts with articulating a clear, authentic, and long-term purpose — something that is true today, and that guides the organization into the future. This is increasingly important now, at a time when companies are being challenged to make tough choices and corporate social responsibility is top of mind. What’s next? Take CVS Health.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

First off, in terms of metrics, you need to be very clear in your own mind as to what the exact intended end use of that data will be. Ultimately, however, it all comes down to social impact—and in that sense, you want to focus the lion’s share of your metrics-gathering efforts on the tangible social outcomes you are trying to produce.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

That’s why in-kind donations can be a huge time and money savings for your organization. Benefits of Event Sponsorships Sponsorships take time, planning, organization, and patience – but they’re essential to a successful event. This is a good time to visit your event strategy and budget. We’ve broken it down into five steps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think if I were to sum up social media metrics for nonprofits, I would say that best examples of social media practice and measurement are when social media is used for engagement with a purpose. This form of measurement and social media metrics are just as important as measuring outcomes. Click to See Larger Version.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

While these practices grew the size of lists, they created an explosion of email and over time an increasing number of complaints. Instead of measuring size, new metrics such as deliverability rates, open rates, click-thru rates and conversions are used to assess the quality of your growth and help determine the return on investment.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In the post, I highlighted how brand guidelines help you build sustained support, stick to a budget, and make it easier for anyone at the organization to create essential content before you have the budget to hire a full-time designer. To understand this you need to invest time and resources into Audience Research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Does data collection from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. In addition to weekly check-ins, the dashboard includes key performance metrics related to goals as well as more detailed metrics. In addition to weekly check-ins, the dashboard includes key performance metrics related to goals as well as more detailed metrics.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

With a membership drive, you can get your active members involved and draw in new members at the same time! Some may be able to commit to a one-time membership fee while others need a small offering. Ensure that your membership drive materials clearly articulate all that’s included in each membership tier.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Does data collection may occur from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. Data is focused on the metrics that are specific to social media channel. One of the biggest barriers in nonprofits for staff is finding time to devote to rigor and discipline measurement. In the end, it comes down to leadership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

This week I attended a session with David La Piana , author and long-time nonprofit consultant, hosted by the Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program. David gave a talk about his new book, The Nonprofit Business Plan , and mini-workshop about what makes a good business plan from a funder’s point of view.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , we devote an entire chapter to something we called "Learning Loops" which is a combination of tracking and monitoring in real time as a project unfolds, but also incorporates a process of reflection at the end of the project to the next experiment. . Often, experiments are done for extra credit.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 12, 2020

It’s our time to shine. Consider too that it’s not easy to articulate this value for those who are in it.you just do it, because you’re awesome at it. A helpful thing to do: Don’t forget to take a breath and capture your metrics. This time is historic. Let’s do this.” Fact #3: You share the love. Look around you.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Starting a nonprofit requires a decent amount of time and energy. Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. Determine salary ranges.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

You spend a ton of time crafting a plan for the organization so that you can begin and gathering baseline numbers, while also setting up tracking systems. Now that you need information and help from them (which translates into time out of their busy days), no one is responding! But you can also make it fun!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

One-third of executives said that they do not spend enough time managing and developing staff. She develops curricula, trains, and consults in the areas of staff performance management, leadership, personal development, performance metrics, and governance/boards of directors. In other words, performance management requires rigor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

While we have articulated our main goal and identified our stakeholders, we are still actively exploring what kind of investment we can make and what various benchmarks mean to us and more importantly what we should do with the numbers we collect. It requires clearly defined time frames, audiences, and outcomes.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Once upon a time, the ability for a nonprofit to tell its story was handled through analog means. Finally, its predictable and repeatable impression metrics allow organizations to put their resources behind a “sure thing.”. An articulated reason for why you’re holding the event. Gratitude Campaigns. Retention Campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. The basics include: benefits, value, metrics, and financial calculations. I think that is dangerous. Improvement in marketing efficiency.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2019

As first-time parents, they are the focus of most attention, almost to a fault. If your metric is more people in the door, you might be tempted to completely twist and transform yourself in a brazen attempt to get people in. We didn’t articulate where our norms overlapped and where our goals connected. What did I learn: 4.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Be able to articulate what you help orgs do and accomplish, not necessarily the technical products/skills? Hourly billing — it’s always in our interests to spend more time, so we could easily spend too much time. In the mid-nineties one could be more of a generalist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

And before even getting to the meat of the metrics, conceptual models, and ideas, the introduction provides a powerful case for using social media that is well articulated: For the first time in history, technology has reached a point where everyone has a voice. There's a lot to digest here.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2013

Sometimes it’s a quick, half-hour phone call and other times it’s a two day on-site visit. It’s still of utmost value though to get all of your stakeholders in a room to articulate what you’re trying to do and to build consensus across the team. What metrics will demonstrate a successful project? Success metrics for the Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated. In addition, we will be using a wiki to showcase learning and a private Facebook group for daily contact and “just in time” support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated. We made people go up and down the stairs three times before settling in after lunch. It Isn’t Enough To Tell People About Best Practices: Hands-On, Brains-On.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

This process of reflection is embedded in the organization’s working style, not a random moment of inspiration after a program evaluation is completed. Everyone on staff understands that the questions are the best teachers and in an effort to sustain learning articulate questions and seek answers to those questions.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes When doing a cost analysis between two solutions, it’s tempting to compare based on sticker price alone. At the end of this guided exercise, you’ll be able to articulate investment impact statements like: BY INVESTING $9,845 IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR ORG WILL SAVE $79,155 OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Keeping in touch with your metrics, for both your website and emails, is essential to providing the content your visitors actually want -- not what you guess they want. Clearly articulate the issue -- and your plan to solve it. Be timely and relevant to your supporters. Wouldn't you like 10 extra hours a month? I know I would.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing. Because technology is our signature tool for creating impact, we can easily build in the metrics. We asked “What is true about Benetech, what are the truths that define our identity, our culture, and the values that drive our work?” They just worked!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

Yes, strategies that are going to help build some long time relationships with those big time givers. We’re going to save time for Q&A at the end. Has also shared a lot of her knowledge, not just on this webinar series, but she’s been really gracious with her time in contributing to our blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

The art part is how you articulate your organization’s measure of success and formulate strategies to realize that success. The science part of the equation starts with a solid methodology and tools. Pick Metrics. Niki Kidd of Social Change, gives us a step-by-step methodology in this post, titled Using Data to Assess Your Peers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

We’re going to leave some time at the end for Q&A. Steven: take any more time for you. So as Steven said, I’m a long-time friend of Bloomerang. And so if we’re just meeting for the first time today, I’m in Chicagoland, like Steven said. And then we have to let those boundaries direct our time.

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