Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. The online platform provides metrics on over 40 measures of health and drivers of health for over 750 cities across the U.S.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2013

The second group was a group of 18 graduate students in a Nonprofit Communications course at Point Park University. How do you measure success using social media? How do you measure success using social media? It depends on your intended audience. What platform is the right one to use? You still need to be social.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University. Additionally, GuideStar is a helpful tool for post-graduation job hunting. Real-time response tools .

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Launching in February 2004 for students at Harvard University it quickly became a popular site and expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy Leagues, and Stanford University. Make your blog the place where you produce original content that’s tailored to your audience. Build your audience on those platforms.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

The Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation came to us with the goal of rethinking its digital ecosystem from the ground up and optimizing how they attract, engage, and grow their target audiences, including donors and supporters. This 157-page report created a useful tool for Zero to Three’s advocacy at any stage.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 25, 2023

This new analytics software is taking the place of Universal Analytics , its predecessor program. For nonprofits already using Universal Analytics for data and insights about website visitors, the short answer is because you have to make the transition. By July 1 st , 2023 Universal Analytics won’t be supported.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Social media is an indispensable tool for raising awareness for your nonprofit’s cause, reaching new audiences, and strengthening your relationships with donors. Social Media Return on Investment Measuring your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) is essential for any marketing or fundraising initiative. After all, with 4.9

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

We’ve said it before and said it again —there’s no reason to delay the switch from Universal Analytics (UA), the tool 99% of our partners use as default. Google changed it to Universal Analytics after they acquired it in 2005.) Google believes GA4 better predicts audience needs and provides better data.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

He tells his teammates, “I’m not going to tell you what to do, but here are the tools, here’s the data. Every audience expects personalization and will be more loyal and supportive to organizations that deliver it. Greg holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and has over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Though originally focused on advertising, Ogilvy’s wisdom contains enduring truths around driving action and results that can aid any cause, even with today’s new tools and platforms. A great tool to see how different companies make their product the hero is by looking through swipe files curated by sites like [link].

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

They often use financial ratios to measure a nonprofit's impact, but these do not most accurately showcase a program's efficiency. Communicating what a nonprofit does through storytelling is a valuable and engaging tool for stakeholders. The flow of a compelling story is audience ? The problem with ratios.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Forum One transformed Truman.gov into a streamlined design that is tailored to each of Truman’s main audience groups: scholars, candidates, and faculty representatives. In 2019, USDA conducted the third Farm to School Census to measure progress towards reaching their goals. 2021 State of Babies Yearbook (Zero to Three).

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Improving Business Process with Process Maps : Is it really an improvement if you can’t measure the impact? Errol Amacker and John Zaudtke from Paymerang will show you tools and strategies to remove manual tasks from your workflows, saving your team time and enabling you to focus on other priorities.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Working in marketing at a university is one of the hardest jobs in the world. That means your university is competing with many other higher education institutions across the nation that are all catering to your potential students. Editorial and Experience involve people—your audiences. requires a solid content strategy.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2016

There’s no need for crossed fingers because the strategy that’s been put in place is driven by data, research, and an understanding of what works—what compels our audience to engage. In 2015, every school, college and fundraising unit across the university participated in Giving Blueday, along with 117 student groups.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Creating a page with 3-5 CTAs on your website could be a great tool for engagement. Then help implement these tools. Stay in regular contact with newsrooms and pitch stories to help the organization reach a larger audience. Use the Foundation Directory at the library or a university to find foundations out of state.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

We had close to 2,000 fundraising friends sign up, and we kicked things off by surveying the audience about their year-end fundraising goals (which we defined to include Giving Tuesday ). Audience questions from our fundraising friends who attended the webinar. Is anyone being measured on their goals? Be donor-centric.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2019

Leaders need to know the audiences, define allies, convey clear messages, use effective communications tools (branding guide, social media plan) and maintain close relationships with stakeholders. It is possible to measure the brand using the Brand Equity that includes consistency, operation, trust, and partnerships.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Your website is arguably the most important tool you have in your fundraising arsenal. It’s critical to actively track and measure your website traffic against your goals. Integrate Your Data This step is optional, but you might find it helpful to integrate your data with other marketing tools you use, like Google Ads.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success. Using this tool, you can track the following donor demographics: Age: Do your donors tend to be younger, older, or somewhere in between? For each of these demographics, conduct audience research to determine: Their preferred giving avenue.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

Use segmentation tools to identify connections between members, such as those who work in the same field or live in the same area. Using membership management tools, you can create a personalized experience that exceeds member expectations. Create groups to send more personalized communications to different membership segments.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

Consider adding direct mail appeals alongside your mobile strategy to capture a wider audience and boost your conversion rates. Sure, the teenagers might not have much to spare for your fundraiser, but the upper end of that bracket—the 18-25-year-olds—could be a valuable target audience for your campaigns. Predicting outcomes.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Identify your target audiences, whether they be policymakers, community leaders, or the general public, then develop communication strategies for each group. Outlining measures to protect sensitive information will help you earn the trust and confidence of your members. Addressing cybersecurity and data privacy is important, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost. Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

All types of organizations looking to expand their mobile fundraising can use text-to-give or text-to-donate, including: Nonprofits Churches Schools/universities Healthcare organizations Political organizations/campaigns Text fundraising campaigns can help these organizations fundraise quickly and generate support from a broad audience.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This will help you measure improvement year-over-year and hold your team accountable for meeting various goals. While board members may find inferences about future donor behavior interesting, predictive tools aren’t 100% factual. All fundraising successes. How do our metrics compare to other organizations in our space or area?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2019

Leaders need to know the audiences, define allies, convey clear messages, use effective communications tools (branding guide, social media plan) and maintain close relationships with stakeholders. It is possible to measure the brand using the Brand Equity that includes consistency, operation, trust, and partnerships.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2012

Last month, TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's hourlong tweet chat explored content curation and the best tools for it. Audience matters, and being mindful of what your community is interested in should inform the curation process. You may already be using content curation tools if you visit the web on a regular basis.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Let the voting begin … Making Social Media Measurement Sexy. Leading nonprofits practitioners will share all about how they use measurement to improve strategy and prove results. The session will strip away the mystery of measuring engagement, donor conversions, and on the ground social change. –> Vote Now !

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

They are seeing “measurable business benefits, including more innovative products and services, more effective marketing, better access to knowledge, lower cost of doing business, and higher revenues. tools, with a median improvement over 200 of 25% in raising awareness, 17% in converting to buyers and 20% in generating loyalty.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Before taking any steps, be sure to: Set goals/objectives , tactics, and how to measure the campaign’s success. Determine your communication strategy and your timeline; develop the timeline of what you need to do and how quickly you’re going to start communicating with your audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

s not only helps you plan ahead, but gives you a baseline to measure success against throughout the year. Does your audience already understand your mission? When speaking to your audience it’s also important to: . Or worse…) “Well our [insert leader/board member(s)] like to see follower growth to measure success.” .

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2009

" PR Communications: Measuring Your Level Of Social Media Engagement - John Cass has a new post in which he discusses "the engagement relevancy rating." " Definitely worth a read - another reminder why building a strategy for engaging your community is the most important part, BEFORE you dive into the tools.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Awareness is great, but you will find it easier to measure success with a goal that has a more tangible reward— followers, number of likes, etc. The second part to creating goals is deciding how you are going to measure your strategic success. Know Your Audience. There are typically two goals with your social media strategy.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2018

Online giving enables institutions to reach wider audiences; this requires, therefore, broader follow up after the initial online outreach. Ultimately, relationships remain at the heart of our work, even when relationships are mediated through new technological tools.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Cora graduated from Regent University with a master’s degree in organizational leadership & international business. By using the above online channels (more on these later), digital marketing allows organizations to endorse their brand and bring attention to particular call-to-action items that an audience type can respond to.

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