Kindful

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When it comes to acquisition, we all know that metrics matter. However, most nonprofits don’t know which metrics to look at —or what to do with that information once they have it. . Taking time to read spreadsheets or reports full of data can be time consuming and overwhelming. I recommend looking at three key metrics. .

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Results Action Metrics Rate 62

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Ease of use : The best dashboards are easy to use, even for those who don’t have a lot of experience with data. Flexibility : The best dashboards are flexible enough to track the metrics that are most important to your nonprofit. Make sure the dashboard you choose can be customized to track the specific data points you want to track.

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NetWits

MAY 26, 2011

I’m sure I’m not alone in my ability to spend hours upon hours sifting thru web analytical data and exploring all the amazing information amassed, working to decipher what it all means. Also, Google defaults to the most recent month’s worth of data. Use this comparison to survey peaks and valleys of traffic.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Is TikTok or Instagram a true search engine in comparison to Google? According to Google’s internal data in 2022, around 40% of Gen Z prefers using TikTok and Instagram for search over Google. 4 Data-Driven Decisions: Social SEO-savvy organizations dive straight into the data pool. The short answer is “no.”

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Your nonprofit’s constituent relationship management (CRM) software contains one of your organization’s greatest assets — your data. Nonprofit CRM Comparison: Top 7 Solutions. This includes maintaining donor profiles (demographic information, contact information, preferences, etc.) Donor management.

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Blackbaud Nonprofit Summary Comparison 52

Everyaction

MAY 30, 2018

To get started, download this template for gathering and comparing vendor information. Quantify values to help compare When possible, assign number values to desires and compatibility to aid in comparison. Using a 1-10 scale or other similar metric may help you compare those options that fall somewhere in the middle.

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Technology Comparison Evaluation Template 49

Achieve

JANUARY 15, 2020

An AMS is a software solution that gathers, stores, and organizes information on your members. When your members are looking to interact with your association, look for news updates, or find programming information, the first place they’ll likely stop is your website. Our recommendation? Invest in association management software (AMS).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2011

Dashboards are a nonprofit’s best friend because they can be powerful tools in communicating your organization’s important measurement data at a glance. But what if we used design thinking to make our dashboards more effective. That’s what attracted me to this book Information Dashboard Design by Stephen Few.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research. This gives us (and you) a more comparable metric. In our latest survey, we decided to ask about technology staffing levels differently.

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Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I thought I'd share how I look at my Facebook page data. It much easier to collect, analyze and take action with your data when you do a little bit each month or every other week. You should also be thinking about what to measure and an efficient method for collecting that data before you begin. You are all the experts here!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

This post is about how we incorporate Google Analytics data into our Design Process. Once we get access to a client’s Google Analytics data, we first establish a timeframe for reporting. Ideally, we’d evaluate the previous year of data to observe patterns in different giving cycles. Methodology. Research Questions. What’s Next.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

The thing that is prompting this post is the little storm about the security metric that we used to try and get a handle on the security of the 4 different systems we reviewed. The report isn’t about security, it’s a very, very broad comparison of the systems, with security as a very small component. More on that in a bit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

When I coach nonprofits on tactics and talk about measurement, their facial expressions change happy to annoyed. Collecting data is often viewed as an onerous task. You should also be thinking about what to measure and set up an efficient method for collecting that data. Spreadsheet aerobics is actionable data.

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Social Media Strategy Media Social 99

Neon CRM

JUNE 2, 2023

Nonprofit engagement metrics can help you understand your organization, but you’ve probably seen the same terms over and over again in your research. By embracing a few overlooked metrics, you will be able to go deeper into that information. The email click-through rate will tell you how close you’re getting to that goal.

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

We can often learn a lot about our effectiveness and team dynamics this way, and gather important qualitative data to inform our next project. Comparison? 90% of them can’t be answered by data or metrics. If you’re not familiar with Retros, you can check out this overview to get you up-to-speed. A scarcity mindset?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Communicate with your fans regularly just to stay in touch or with special news, offers and information. By understanding your activity and performance, fan response, trends and comparisons, you are better equipped to improve your presence on Facebook. Actually, this data will likely help you improve your overall web efforts!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 18, 2011

Google that you can add to your site to give you information about how. Most organizations would rather see information on just external visitors and remove the traffic from inside the organization. This filter may affect your key metrics, and you’ll want to make sure to be able to quantify the effect it has made on your data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Lucy Bernholz, moderating, said that metrics are the carbon in the ecosystem and the oxygen is the policy frame. People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy. To get the market from niche to mainstream people are working on taxonomy, metrics and peer and trend ratings. Lagging indicators -.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

There are thank you notes to write, data to input, and results to report. For each of these activities you want to take a look at a few factors: The expenses of running the activity (including staff and volunteer time) The benefits generated for your organization (such as revenue, brand, donors) And any other pertinent information.

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Calendar Template Guide Fundraising 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

She highlighted the impact of crowd funding platforms and the technology to collect, visualize, and share data. The social business sector has shared metrics and understanding of being data-informed. That changes the conversation for nonprofits. She touched on some of the implications for staffing and governance.

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Skills Reflection Management Aggregator 96

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 7, 2024

Whether you’re analyzing patient outcomes, tracking academic trends, or gathering insights from donor demographics, data visualization can be a valuable tool for any organization. Let’s explore key data visualization do’s and don’ts to transform your communication and align your team.

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Data Organization Chart Benchmark 52

Connection Cafe

MAY 22, 2013

Define your key metrics – Do you want to increase form conversion rates, or increase average gift size, increase the number of people signing up for sustaining gifts, or some other factor? Gather information and resources – Benchmarks and tips are a great start. Analyze the data – Once again, Google makes it easy.

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Technique Analytics Google Test 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Note from Beth: Last month during one of our book talks for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , ” at TechSoup Global, Rachel Weidinger from Upwell came up to say hello. Their team also leads attention campaigns, informed by data and inspired by online conversations.

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Conservancy Measure Conversation Nonprofit 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. After you've been able to use metrics to learn what works and adapt your approach, you can use a traditional approach which begins with defining value and culminates with a financial calculation that could go something like this. It answers the "Was it worth doing?"

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2011

It's probably the easiest calculation you can make that still produces valuable information for your organization. Because the comparisons will never be exact, the most important thing to watch is your True Open Rate over time. We're always looking for new metrics. It's always worth a shot. Just don't try it too often.

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Rate Open Benchmark Mail 61

sgEngage

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As a grantmaker in a digital world, gathering data seems to be the easy part. You have data on your grantees flowing into your grant management system (GMS) through applications and their updates. Your own historical data on grants awarded accumulates with every grant cycle. Using Lists in Your Grant Reporting.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

to care a whole lot about how many hits they got in comparison to similar (or different) organizations. It’s fairly easy to extrapolate that even with the poorest of clients, we’re seeing web adoption especially as traditional sources of information for job and apartment listings leave print media.

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Neon CRM

MAY 17, 2023

When you send a fundraising email can be the difference between improved engagement metrics (open rate, click-through rate, donation amount, etc.) Let’s focus on the send time piece—read on for helpful fundraising email send time data and best practices! Compare engagement metrics and test until you see improvements.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

By focusing on every step of that donor journey and leveraging supporter data to build better relationships with supporters, your nonprofit can stop focusing so much on acquiring new ones and start reaping the rewards of a loyal donor base. It also involves careful analysis and upkeep of your donors’ data. Then let’s get started!

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

By comparison, when Epic Change launched the original TweetsGiving in 2008 - when Stacey herself had far fewer followers & the Twitter ecosystem itself was exponentially smaller – the campaign generated over 3,000 tweets in just 48 hours. Information for bloggers. Information about the campaign and how to get involved.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2014

However, a few informal surveys I conducted at recent events suggested otherwise, so I thought it worth repeating here. Try looking at a variety of meaningful metrics (not just dollars raised) to better understand the drivers for the event and provide feedback you can use for optimizing future events. Don’t Forget to Ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

I did a comparison of time on-site with top referrals and Twitter referrals stay longer than Google. This post from Cometrics -- Developing Metrics for Conversation for Twitter -- has lots to ponder. Most of Mr. Gray's data set was male as far as I could tell. So, do visitors from Twitter simply click and then flit away?

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Twitter Ratio Google Artist 74

EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

Here are nine persona examples that use data to talk to potential donors, current supporters, event attendees, and more. With that information, you can then make a tailored ask to turn that occasional gift into a monthly or weekly one. And the process of building these personas can get very detailed. Oscar One-Off Donor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm doing a session at Boston podcamp called the Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. So when I heard that one of the leading subject matter experts on social media metrics - Jeremiah Owyang - was the guest of honor at a local social media networking event , I decided to go. So, here's the session description: Social Media Metrics/ROI Game.

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Metrics Social Media Media ROI 56

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And all kinds of information on our website, you can watch videos, get a really good sense of what we have to offer. So, if there was anything that piqued your interest or you said, “Oh my goodness, I would love more information about this particular area,” we can point you in the right direction for that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’ve been curating infographics summarizing social media and social network studie s of American and global audiences, but one of the best resources global social media and mobile data is We Are Social. I’ve also collected infographics that summarize global data on various platforms on a pinterest board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2011

They display information that is changing on a regular basis. They rely heavily on gauges or other data visualization displays to convey information in readily understandable formats. These display detailed information about a particular area of an organization’s operations. 5) Scenario Comparison Dashboards.

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