sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

As Kevin Starr, director of the Mulago Foundation and the Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program, wrote for the Stanford Social Innovation Review , “If you’re trying to save the world, you need numbers—metrics that are selected carefully and gathered reliably. Not too many, just enough to know accurately: Delivery: what you did.

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Fund Chart Grant Report 87

Connection Cafe

APRIL 15, 2019

In this post, you’ll learn from my mistakes and create better charts for your audience – to show fundraising results, organization’s impact or benchmarking. Have you seen a chart and asked yourself, “What is this? Are we guilty of creating such charts ourselves? Here’s a chart from my thesis I created about 15 years ago.

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Chart Results Create Fundraising 27

Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When configured correctly, Tableau dashboards can support your fundraising team members through greater self-service access to reports and data analysis, distributing the understanding of your key metrics across the organization far more efficiently. .

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Blackbaud Report Chart Analytics 94

Candid

MAY 4, 2023

The chart below compares the proportion of nonprofits by subject area overall (in blue) with that of the subset of nonprofits sharing demographic data (in orange). In the chart below, we compared sharing rates by different staffing levels and demographic categories, including race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability status.

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Demographics Share Data Taxonomy 98

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

That’s why we put together a list of the five essential metrics you need to know, as a fundraiser, to achieve higher retention rates. Tracking these metrics will help you keep a pulse on the current engagement of your donors so you know which efforts are working and which ones need to be increased or modified. Donor Level Moves.

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Metrics Donor Fundraising Retention 42

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2013

One of the topics the peer learning group took a deep dive into was selecting the right chart and techniques offered by nonprofit data nerds Stephanie Evergreen (who write a guest post on how to create great graphs ) and Anne Emery’s tips on how to avoid boring bar charts. Slideshare how do i say it with charts from Beth Kanter.

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Social Media Metrics Media Measure 112

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

From Chart Organizers to Dashboards, you’ll leave with practical ways you can automate and simplify your fund accounting. Consultant and nonprofit CFO Stephanie Skryzowski will guide you through effective strategies to help your leadership and board actually grasp your financial metrics.

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Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 79

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

However, most board members aren’t familiar with various fundraising metrics and won’t be able to draw effective conclusions when they’re presented with data without an explanation of what the data shows. . The last thing you want to do is waste their time and bog their donor reports down with unnecessary metrics. .

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Report Data Donor Metrics 121

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

I selected those metrics because our goals for social media are to increase brand awareness and drive traffic to our articles and resources. You also love a nice chart. A deep dive into social media posts To dive deeper into the actual content, I pull the top 10 and bottom 10 posts from every platform by engagement and link clicks.

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Social Media Data Strategy Media 52

Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

” Charting the Course: Tactics and Strategies Tactics Identify engaging fundraising tactics aligned with your mission and goals. Monitor progress, track key metrics, and be prepared to adapt your strategies as needed. Example: “Raise $10,000 to purchase new books and educational materials for the program.

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Charity Fundraising Literacy Photography 40

Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success. Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. However, by studying your donor engagement metrics regularly, you can determine what makes online donors tick.

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Donation Donor Giving Demographics 52

Media Cause

MAY 20, 2021

In the marketing world, the challenges are usually most pronounced for me with things like color-coded spreadsheets, charts or graphs using vague pastel shades. Depending on the chart or graph you show me, I may or may not know what it’s trying to communicate. The vague shades are usually indistinguishable to me.

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Accessibility Web Green Chart 98

Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics , we looked at how peer-to-peer event metrics let us know if our event planning and execution efforts are paying off in fundraising results. Metrics and benchmarks can be our guides to whether your efforts at creating a great experience for participants are paying off. Profit/loss.

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Metrics Benchmark Fundraising Stats 42

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Here are some of the questions you might ask in order to understand what metrics to track: . What kind of Gift Chart represents your current distribution of donors, and how many donors do you need at each level to meet your goals? . You identify key metrics by which you’ll determine if your programs are successful.

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If you have a goal to bring in an additional $20,000 in unrestricted funding this year, create a chart on your dashboard that shows your progress, so you see it every time you open your fund accounting system. Is your chart of accounts unmanageable? Tip 2: Review your scheduled reports. Do you track grants in separate spreadsheets?

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Foundation Build Grant Fund 80

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Create a gift range chart. A gift range chart helps determine how many gifts you’ll need to acquire at each giving level to meet your campaign or annual giving goals. Identify prospective major donors based on wealth and engagement metrics. Use your CRM to develop a report template to measure your program’s impact.

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Gift Raise Guide Relationship 97

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Additionally, this digital shift to increased data interoperability means less chart chasing and improved quality care. According to NPOInfo , effective donor data management keeps track of metrics like giving habits, contact information, demographics, and nonprofit interactions. Here are a few advantages: Deepened donor connections.

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Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2011

This requires some discipline to think long and hard about what data is most useful to gain an understanding. A nonprofit recently shared their social media metrics spreadsheet with me and it was 150 rows of data that require constant scrolling. Stare at your charts and graphs and numbers. Step C: Select the right chart. (5)

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Design Chart Measure Metrics 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

Dashboard design is more than simply clarifying outcomes and key metrics. Many times dashboard design is focused on “getting it done efficiently” and graphs and does not address the human side – buy-in, learning from data, and consensus on metrics. Metrics for Movements.

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Design Marketing Metrics Measure 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV. Step 5: Define your metrics. The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV. I use the chart below, which comes from Chapter 5 of our book.

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Results Metrics Measure Associations 97

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. No matter what metrics we’re collecting, eventually we need to put them into excel and analyze them to get insights.

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Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. These goals include specific numbers and time frames to help orient your strategic planning around quantifiable metrics. How often should you develop a standard nonprofit strategic plan?

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Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 117

Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

i While the survey focuses on salary rather than total compensation (which is a more holistic way to look at the full take-home differences), it provides a helpful metric to use as a baseline. However, their responses are included in all other analyses. The post How do grantmaker CEO salaries compare with other staff?

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Ratio Survey Sample Report 106

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

While some nonprofits are highly evolved in this category, many organizations are struggling with the first step of identifying which metrics to collect. Greg Perlstein is a digital transformation lead for Salesforce.org, working with customers to chart their paths to greater social impact. Where are you on the spectrum?

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Digital Question Mentoring Michigan 116

sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

If you have a goal to bring in an additional $20,000 in unrestricted funding this year, create a chart on your dashboard that shows your progress, so you see it every time you open your fund accounting system. Tip 2: Review your scheduled reports. Do they give you the information you need when you need it?

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Foundation Build Fund Review 78

sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2023

Your auditors will want to see your organizational chart, which is sometimes difficult to keep current. Free Resource 5 Financial Metrics You Should be Reviewing Monthly Make these reports part of a monthly workflow with our free tip sheet Download Now 3. Your auditor might also be interested in your workflow document.

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Review Fund Software Nonprofit 67

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In this phase, you will review performance, metrics, and outcomes. Sometimes they are huge, like switching CRM systems or restructuring your organizational chart. Clarify what success looks like and try to apply a metric to it. Use the metrics to encourage or course correct your team. Phase 2: Manage Change. Be patient.

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Change Management Change Management Phase 105

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

Many organizations struggle with the idea of ROI and metrics when it comes to social media because so much of it feels, well, untouchable. So now, finally, we get to the metrics. By charting out the problems, strategies, benefits, and values first, we give ourselves a better picture to pull out metrics.

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ROI Case Study Metrics Student 135

Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

Now you can obviously take your numbers and create charts and graphs on your own. Users are automatically equipped with default “Analytics Dashboards” that include pre-built (and beautiful) charts and graphs on deliverability stats, online activity numbers, organizing metrics, email performance and more!

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Report Data Tools Stats 56

NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

These tools are especially useful for nonprofits and financial organizations whose brands rely on sharing metrics to deliver impact and value. Some focus their attention on traditional charting and graphing, but others delve into the world of geocharting, heatmaps, timelines, and more.

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Interaction Tools Data Flash 80

NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Thanks to the eBenchmarks research series NTEN has partnered with M+R Strategic Services to create, you can now impress your boss and colleagues with your knowledge of not only how to calculate your organization's fan page churn but also what kinds of goals you might want to set for your Facebook strategy around this metric.

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Rate Facebook Chart Metrics 95

sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

If you have a goal to bring in an additional $20,000 in unrestricted funding this year, create a chart on your dashboard that shows your progress, so you see it every time you open your fund accounting system. Tip 2: Review your scheduled reports. Do they give you the information you need when you need it?

Foundation 52

Foundation Build Fund Review 52

VisionLink

JUNE 4, 2009

Then offer charts and other graphics to make the point. Because the dashboard reports are fully integrated with the content management system, this means you can create your own stakeholder-specific narrative report, replete with dashboard summaries about the metrics important to your funders and decision makers. Configurable.

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Report Chart Summary Metrics 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2016

Why else would everyone call her The Queen of Metrics! The book includes access to Katie’s research papers, vendor selection charts, and much more. You also get access to Katie’s monthly Measurement Hours where you can ask Katie questions. But it isn’t.

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Measure eBook Chart Technique 50

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. Over those 80 years, the chart has been polished, refined and so deeply embedded in business thinking.

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ROI Social Media Media Social 103

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, long-form storytelling may still convert better than short snippets – the current long-form podcasts that top business charts are showing this. The metrics showed the ads were not effectively driving growth. This runs counter to short-form trends on TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube that occupy our attention.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

Infographics can be used in different and creative ways and some obvious ones such as marketing messaging , educating about a social issue , to celebrate a successful campaign , to report to stakeholders on key performance metrics , an annual report, and even a marriage proposal ! Need some more ideas?

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Design Colorado Chart Storytelling 131