Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

Imagine that you’re scrolling through Facebook or Instagram and start watching a video from a nonprofit organization. Video engagement on social media is the measurable action that viewers take after watching. If your video connects powerfully with your supporters they’ll like, comment on and share the video with their friends.

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Your goals should be SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

And from the Q&A at the end of the event … QUESTION: You talked about using social media logins, like Facebook, to help capture more information about donors and prospects. The most popular is Facebook – https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/. What tools do you recommend? DEBBIE: Yes.

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Media Cause

MAY 8, 2023

How will you measure the success of your paid advertising campaign? Nothing short of success, with 1,016 form submissions, 646 of which came from Facebook Ads, and a 254% increase in clicks between media flights. There are tons of online resources that share benchmarks for specific channels and industries—like Wordstream and TechSoup.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2014

But what if taking the time to focus on other things, like measurement and new staff orientation, would provide better retention rates and a happier staff? But we’re also a place where we support each other. Why Measurement is Important: “We use Gallup tools to help measure employee engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Facebook is an ever growing force in the internet space and it looks like it will be for a while. Facebook is also a great tool for nonprofits. Facebook also gives others the ability to share their affinity to you with their friends, family and co-workers. Google) of Facebook. Check out the ONE Campaign Facebook page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Through tools like Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, you can post information, encourage comments and get feedback. Simply putting up a Facebook page or sharing a video on YouTube isn’t likely to do much good. Measurable : You should be able to quantify goals with a numeric benchmark. Different tools have different audiences.

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sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2021

In 2020, with little warning and without any training in “ pandemic-affected peer-to-peer fundraising ,” this industry soldiered on and continued the necessary work needed to support critical missions. You’ll also find: Analysis and breakdowns of each P2P category to see how your specific campaign measures up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. I used simple measurement tools to collect data and further analyzed it in Excel spreadsheets. For the event, I used the Facebook Insights, Rowfeeder, and Storify.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. It involves your efforts to recruit new supporters, engage with existing ones, and grow your organization’s influence, all with the goal of funding your mission more efficiently. Offers accountability.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

30 cents per email address when asking your supporter based for money through an email appeal? Each was focused on getting their supporter base to take action by registering for a physical event or support the event by making a donation. Remember, every time your touch a supporter is a chance to reinforce what your all about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

Our online organizing strategies include: A screening headquarters for supporters to sign up to host/attend screenings of the films we work with. MySpace - to stay connected / reach out to potential supporters. Facebook - to stay connected / reach out to potential supporters. You need to set up a benchmarking process.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. For example, on Facebook, you can use Facebook Custom Audiences to target your email list members and further engage them on your advocacy campaigns.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks study , online giving increased 10% in 2019 and has been steadily on the rise, while monthly online giving has increased by 22%. Choose a day and actively encourage donations and sharing through all your social media channels, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Snapchat.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. For example, on Facebook, you can use Facebook Custom Audiences to target your email list members and further engage them on your advocacy campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. Wall Street views it as the only legitimate means of measuring business performance. Notes and Resources.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2021

In 2020, with little warning and without any training in “ pandemic-affected peer-to-peer fundraising ,” this industry soldiered on and continued the necessary work needed to support critical missions. You’ll also find: Analysis and breakdowns of each P2P category to see how your specific campaign measures up.

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Blackbaud Studies Fundraising Registration 48

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d like to try to benchmark it against other disruptive pinterest campaigns but we’re not sure there is a good comparison case study. Pinboards appear to have a longer life-span than a facebook or twitter post. The number of donations so far is smaller than the study you mention (1 in 5 of the pin volume).

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2018 to some (hint: it’s not ), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2017 has taken you. Gail Perry’s insightful blog post and scorecard will give you a realistic measurement into the organization and productivity of your programs. . Include a shareable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Use virtual tools to manage campaign internally (Yammer, Google Docs, Listening Dashboards, Private Facebook Groups, etc). ” That’s accomplished with organizational measurement discipline ! Give staff space and time for creativity and to think. Develop shared language. Cross disciplinary teams. Internet Director.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2020 to some (hint: it’s not), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2019 has taken you. Gail Perry’s insightful blog post and scorecard will give you a realistic measurement into the organization and productivity of your programs. Include a shareable.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support. Will you have partner or major donor support through a matching gift? When setting your own goal, use the SMART principles approach, making sure it’s Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2007

She launched the month-long campaign with a goal of $40,000, again to support DonorsChoose.org. Is this a measure of engaged readers? Does it illustrate the problems of using the Technorati rank as any serious benchmark? It takes the ChipIn / DonateNow / Widget / Facebook fundraisers and accelerates them.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2012

It helps, of course, that Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest are all free to use. Social media has been a huge help for us to reach a younger group of potential supporters.”. The average number of Facebook fans from survey respondents at large organizations was roughly 2.5 How does this measure up to your experience?

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

Since the release of the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we know many of you have been hard at work looking at how your programs measure up against industry benchmarks. But the Benchmarks Study is really meant to help you think (or rethink!) Steve Peretz, M+R Strategic Services. Source Everything ! www.mrss.com.

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2010

" The session featured a facilitated conversation about how hospitals and health care providers are using new media and social networking software to support their primary objectives — treatment, research, education and outreach, and patient-provider communication. For me, one of the most valuable sessions was " E.R.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

what things need to be measured. industry benchmarks. Think about which things you really need to track and measure those, not everything you could possibly track. Nonprofit staff are so overwhelmed, how many groups have someone to measure social media? funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 7, 2016

Aren’t our connections with supporters and advocates and influencers integral to how we will continue to move forward, together? And all of this is happening on social media—Facebook, Twitter, SnapChat, Instagram, Periscope—in the palms of their hands. And that’s where your mission should be—in the palms of your supporters’ hands.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Before you build a website, plop down a boatload of cash on ad buys or set up a Facebook page, you first need to establish your story. It is to garner donations and financial support of your cause? While you are doing all of the planning, it also helps to figure out what some of your benchmarks will be. Develop Your Story.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

The goal is to encourage nonprofits to make New Year's resolutions to that help them more efficiently and effectively move people to support their organizations. Perhaps you're looking to make your strategy more effective, less time consuming, or see measurable results. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 24, 2024

The agency collected responses from fundraisers at 216 nonprofits for its Benchmarks report. The big spike in online revenue since 2020 stabilized,” said Will Valverde, lead writer of Benchmarks and senior creative director at M+R. About half of 225 M+R Benchmarks participants reported working with social media influencers during 2023.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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Forum One

AUGUST 20, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. We also saw some. " The event, Participation Camp, was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One.Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2010

One problem is that many do not formulate a measurement strategy and are at a loss to justify their investment of time and resources or reap insights to improve what they're doing. . Supporting: customers may self support each other, or companies may directly assist them using social technologies. cut and paste).

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