Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

A benchmarking process can be as simple as finding a handful of similar nonprofit organizations and comparing your key performance metrics. Take this example comparing nonprofits performance in pinerest. Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study. By: Rebecca Shore.

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Association Analytics

MAY 20, 2024

Member Polls The Infusion Nurses Society (INS) wanted to stay connected with members and understand their needs so they implemented a weekly email check-in system using a tool called PropFuel. This type of report may be a source of non-dues revenue but it can also be used as a member benefit or even as a source of performance benchmarking.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

Candid saw an opportunity to relieve this data-request burden while also providing a standardized benchmark measurement for the entire sector: enter Demographics via Candid. The post Demographics via Candid: A data-driven approach to encourage equitable funding practices appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

I launched a Facebook Fan Page for my blog over the summer shortly after Facebook announced vanity urls. To refine a content strategy, I used the Fan Page insights metrics tool, particularly the stats on interactions and Fan Page growth. The Facebook Insights tool lets you see trends Fan acquisition and subscription.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Qgiv Conference is one of Qgiv’s many initiatives designed to provide nonprofit professionals with exceptional fundraising tools and learning opportunities. Read the Press Release The post 2023 Qgiv Conference Recap appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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sgEngage

JUNE 6, 2024

In partnership with advancement colleagues, seek out tools and services that enhance the quality of your data. Many tools are available on the market, and professional prospect researchers recommend finding the best wealth-screening solution for your needs. Add data health tools. Add data reporting and visualization tools.

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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. Surveys can help get data to form a baseline, benchmark, or inform strategy.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Fundraising IQ is a collection of AI, machine learning, and data science tools designed to empower nonprofits and fundraisers to maximize their impact by simplifying day-to-day tasks. To learn more , check out our full press release below or request a demo to see how your organization can use AI and machine learning to meet your goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2008

Last week, I did my annual Blog ROI benchmarking and I started to noodle around with the question - How can I use AideRSS as a tool to help me evaluate engagement and improve my blog? Aide RSS wrote about measuring social engagement on a blog which that looks at a number of different metrics. " You won???t

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Use the Most Effective Online Fundraising Tools If you haven’t explored the apps, online tools, and upgrades now available to help your organization raise more money, more effectively, now is the time. Use the AI tools in your fundraising platform to tell a more compelling story in your donor communications.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 25, 2021

For example, if you read this blog at all, you’re probably familiar with the benefits of using Nimble AMS to manage your association. Since we all work in the same company, we have combined knowledge, insights, and tools that are unmatched in the association industry. Benchmark Report: How Associations Can Prepare for Future Growth.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Research Benchmark Tool : NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Benchmarking Tool is based on our annual research on technology staffing and spending, and it provides you with dynamic reports, customized to your organizational staffing and budget levels. How does your org measure up to others?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 27, 2019

You can then publish your own report, blog post(s), news articles, social media posts, etc. Now in its fourth edition, this year’s report provides technology benchmarks for Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States and Canada.

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M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

Looking for benchmarks? We’ve got some Benchmarks. We’ve got some Benchmarks. But influencer campaigns are here, and they’re a powerful tool in your organization’s toolbox. ” Organizers, volunteers, and activists will beat back our conservative opponents. This is a real quote!

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M+R

JANUARY 11, 2022

December is for two things: cooking great big extravagant feasts, and using every tool at our disposal to raise money. Related Links: Come join Benchmarks 2022! Read all about it: The 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study is here. Read time: 4 minutes. We’re carrying that energy into 2022. You can reach her at rwolber@mrss.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

This is the fourth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. According to the 2020 Benchmarks Report , revenue from monthly gifts increased by 22% in 2019 and now accounts for 17% of all online revenue for nonprofits.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

According to Marketing General Incorporated’s 2021 Marketing Benchmarking Report, 50% of associations surveyed believe lack of engagement is the top reason members didn’t renew. If you have a tool, use it…even if it’s just Excel or your Association Management Software. Key Takeaways. Start scoring member engagement today!

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

Storytelling is a tool that supports various fundraising and communications strategies and goals. The Marketo blog has a great deep dive on why this is and what you can do about it. With measuring the success of story content against non-story content, we have to have performance benchmarks.

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Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Further, when report complexity eclipses what the native reporting tool in Blackbaud is capable of (which is frequent), even the DB Administrators will need to go to a more advanced tool: Crystal Reports. While Salesforce can connect to BI tools like PowerBI as well, it isn’t required. Superior Reporting Flexibility.

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CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2022

As virtual fundraisers have grown in importance and popularity over the past couple years, peer to peer fundraisers have emerged as a necessary tool for nonprofits looking to raise more with less effort. Consider using a tiered approach, by encouraging donors to meet certain fundraising benchmarks to qualify for incentives and prizes.

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. You’ll see them go by different names, but for the sake of this blog I’m going to call them: Human opens — what “opens” were before this change rolled out. To add to the confusion, different email tools are handling this change in different ways.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Due to the decline in reach on social media, nonprofits should prioritize email communications and fundraising in 2018 [ Benchmarks for Success ]. Facebook Fundraising Tools [ Conservation International ]. Advanced social media managers will repackage the stream into blog, email, and social media content. Periscope Coins.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

She also writes about digital marketing with helpful and actionable advice on Wired Impact’s nonprofit marketing blog and for their online guides. Look for these six signs that your nonprofit needs a new website, and find tools and tips to better assess how your current site is doing. 2) It doesn’t display well on phones or tablets.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

So, in that spirit, we’re providing a round-up of short readings, resources and tools that may help you as you consider different facets of the “social” element of ESG. That survey established a critical baseline that we can use to benchmark our progress in the future. These will be critical metrics for us to gauge our performance.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shared data for shared solutions Shared demographic data collection among nonprofits and funders is a critical tool in advancing racial equity. We decided to develop a shared definition is for benchmarking only. The post Data to support the relentless pursuit of racial equity appeared first on Candid Blog.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

The key to effectively using feedback as a retention tool is to actively do something with the information you collect. You’ll need to not only collect it to measure progress and discuss performance but also to establish benchmarks for future reference and growth. Reveal performance wins or issues that weren’t previously on your radar.

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M+R

JUNE 10, 2021

In SparkPost’s 2021 Benchmark report, almost 40% of all opens and clicks came from an Apple Mail app client (25.7% When Anne’s not nerding out over deliverability or the newest email tool functionality, she’s doing her best to keep her knitting yarn out of her cats’ claws. on iPhone, 9.6% on desktop, and 2.8%

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In this six-part blog series, we’re highlighting key digital features your organization can start implementing now to boost fundraising this fall. Mobile messaging is a natural fit for those moments—plus, as a channel that can easily be combined with other tools, it can help you maximize the effort you put into your campaigns and programs.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Benchmarking. Provide demos and tips to users to encourage new tools and exploration of the new technology service. The post 6 Strategies For The Post-Implementation Of Nonprofit Technology appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. What would make adoption easier? Assess each what changed.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

Setting a baseline for advancing racial equity It’s nearly impossible to create change, at the scale required, without research-based benchmarks on where the social sector currently stands. The post Advancing racial equity for effective environmental grantmaking appeared first on Candid Blog. For racial equity, this is doubly true.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

Set your own benchmarks: Guidelines, benchmark reports, and best practices are helpful to know, but ultimately its important to know your audience. Learn more about the three common barriers that nonprofits often face on Nancy Schwartzs blog. What free or low-cost tools do you rely on for creating visual media?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The primary goal of the report is to set a baseline of benchmarks for success for NGOs worldwide in their use of web and email communications, online and mobile fundraising tools, and social and mobile media. 38% regularly publish a blog. 38% regularly publish a blog. For this year’s report, 4,908 NGOs participated.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2010

We publish these reports annually and they are powerful tools to help you evaluate how your nonprofit stacks up against other, similar organizations. See a high-level overview of the report in Quinn’s blog post here. Then, use the benchmarking report to identify some areas where you may be able to improve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

It is the synthesis, sense-making, and sharing of the abundance of stories, knowledge, tips, resources, and wisdom that is happening in real time in the form of e-books or blog posts. For example, on Facebook, using the Insights analytics programs to measure both fan growth and interaction is important. A Cool Free Tool for Monitoring.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Below is the live blog or the archive of the live blog. The internet connection here is such that I don’t think a live blog portal will sustain itself. Analytics tools.

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M+R

AUGUST 14, 2023

REGISTER NOW Wednesday, August 16 at 1pm ET August 29: The Top Three Strategies You Probably Aren’t Doing (But Should Consider) Before EOY This year’s Benchmarks survey confirmed an overall drop in digital end-of-year fundraising last year, especially in some sectors.

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M+R

AUGUST 7, 2023

REGISTER NOW Wednesday, August 16 at 1pm ET August 29: The Top Three Strategies You Probably Aren’t Doing (But Should Consider) Before EOY This year’s Benchmarks survey confirmed an overall drop in digital end-of-year fundraising last year, especially in some sectors.

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