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Great reads from around the web on April 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

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). And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs."

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What's Your Social Media Baseline?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take her ROI and Measurement list. Chris suggests: Before you start the clock it is a good idea to benchmark where you’re at. number of Facebook fans, Twitter followers, Digg links, Delicious bookmarks, and referrals from social media sites, plus existing website traffic). Make a note of ROI benchmarks.

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Great reads from around the web on January 24th

Amy Sample Ward

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). One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. Besides average gift amount, what might we expect?"

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Happy Information Overload Awareness Day! Here's Some TIps for Reducing It!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. For example, are you bookmarking everything you come across into del.icio.us Use these filtering tips to make your social bookmarking and RSS reader more efficient.

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Great reads from around the web on June 6th

Amy Sample Ward

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). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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Unpacking Engagement Metrics for the Nonprofit Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

    A few days ago, I asked " What are the best metrics to track your blog's ROI and make improvements? "   The areas of the blogging ROI analysis included:  author contribution, readership growth, reader engagement, authority, cost, and value.  Reader Sharing (bookmarked items).

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Facebook has the highest ROI and it is worth investing $100-500 in a test advertising campaign for your monthly giving program. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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