article thumbnail

Twitter Is 2nd After Google in Referrals To My Blog, But They Stay Longer.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did a comparison of time on-site with top referrals and Twitter referrals stay longer than Google. It lead me to this post by Louis Gray called " What's Your Twitter Noise Ratio ?" " He goes on to describe how the noise ratio is constructed. My ratio is 2.4, so I'm in the low end of conversationalist.

Twitter 74
article thumbnail

Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Systems Mapping for Non-Profits - Part 1

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He co-authored a paper called " Visual Diagnostics and Mapping for Scaling Change " and we had an opportunity to discuss it. The production system maps aid an organization to understand how work actually gets done, in comparison to formal org charts. This another area of Steve's interest and expertise.

Map 86
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In comparison, 10 years ago, these managers spent “only” 60 to 65 per cent of their time engaged in those activities. . Is the ratio of team/solo time adequate? This allows you to focus on what really requires discussion and decision-making instead of spending collaborative time passively listening to status updates.

article thumbnail

Podcamp Session on Social Media Metrics: Thank You Jeremiah

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is a lot of discussion on the topic on web strategy blogs and from social media strategy gurus like Owyang. When standard metrics are discussed, people easily fall into the "mine is bigger or better than yours" comparisons or "numbers data out of context thinking." What is your post to comment ratio?

Metrics 56
article thumbnail

Shoulder-to-Shoulder Instructional Media: My Tagging Screencast at NTEN!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've thought long and hard about how video editing amplifies my compulsive nature and how I need to reduce my ratio of video minutes viewed per hours of editing time! s experience (good and bad) with social bookmarking, the NTEN Affinity Group , NpTagvocates, is a great place for discussion with your peers on these topics. nouns, etc.

article thumbnail

A Fundraiser’s Secret Weapon: Data Analytics

Connection Cafe

The focus shifted to a new set of key performance indicators (KPIs), including: File size and donor file coverage ratios. The introduction of these KPIs naturally led to discussions of how Project HOPE compared to other organizations. Donor retention rates across lifecycles. Percent of donors giving 5+ years consecutively.