Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When you’re working with limited resources it can be a struggle to both get new people in the door and then keep them there once you do. The people on your list are likely not all members but they signed up for a reason. It’s no secret that growing membership is hard. What’s slowing these association’s down?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

This post originally appeared on the NTEN blog – you can also read the full post and join the conversation on the NTEN.org website. Establishing regular meetings or processes for metrics review helps position us to learn from the data we’re collecting and be better positioned to identify opportunities to improve.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations. We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea. Participants were divided into about 7 tables of 8 to 10 people. Trust is tied to value.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

These insights came from Melanie and Tara, along with the nearly 100 people who attended and lit up the chat: From Melanie: How declining trust is affecting higher education 2023 Gallup data shows that public trust in higher education has dropped 20 points over the last 8 years to a historic low of only 36% having confidence in higher education.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

The program was initially comprised of five organizations (Lone Star Justice Alliance, Girl Scouts of Central Texas, Community Advocacy and Healing Project, Hearts2Heal, and MEASURE), all tethered by one metric of serving youth. The Innocence Initiative tools we used led to amazing results!

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

However, the trick is to shift the conversation from the process to the outcomes. Tell an Emotional Story The Power of Narratives: People connect with stories. These could be qualitative or specific metrics or KPIs. The apprehension to adopt a new system or modify a current one is real. That’s the power of analytics.”

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Care2

MAY 31, 2013

During our discussion, Jessica and I talked about nonprofit and political campaigns obsession with vanity metrics. Because engaging people and mobilizing supporters to advocate for social justice and policy change is how we help move the needle. Are we fostering meaningful conversations with target audiences? Focus on Influence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The boundaries between sharing definitions are very blurry. Some people blend the personal with the professional or organization to make the brand more “human” or personalized. Some people are comfortable with this, while others are not. News Ticker. Brand Page Changes.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Fundraising metrics are the key to unlocking your most effective, generosity-encouraging strategies. That’s why it’s important for fundraisers to stay up to date on nonprofit organization statistics and use metrics to inform their fundraising strategies and decisions. What does this huge conversion boost reveal to fundraisers?

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Whether it’s a restaurant, hotel, or doctor’s office, people create that five-star experience. Podcast , I talked with Sarah Mitial, Founder and CEO of People Architecture Group. People Architecture inspires and builds innovative HR business solutions one client at a time. Before adding talent, have a thoughtful conversation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. 1) Set up a conversion event and create a campaign. The very first step before you even open Ads Manager is to have your web developer set up a conversion event that’s triggered when someone makes a donation on your website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically , an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. Giving Tuesday. About the Author.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

The conversational nature of podcasts makes them a digestible way for supporters to learn about your nonprofit. For example, established donors might like to hear about how your fundraising initiatives are going, whereas people who are encountering your nonprofit for the first time might be more interested in your backstory.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Learn more: Using Data to Make Annual Giving Work for You Measuring Outcomes Outcome metrics are powerful, necessary tools for demonstrating transparency and accountability.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

SMART is an acronym people use to remember the five aspects of a well-articulated goal: SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound. The metrics you use to measure your progress toward a business objective are key performance indicators (KPIs). These metrics are called leading indicators.

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

That’s why you need to change the way you measure social media and declare a war on vanity metrics. As nonprofits organizations, your ultimate goal is to fight for social change and mobilize people to take action. The data you should look at is: Are people taking action on your issues? Are people signing up to volunteer?

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2023

Whether it’s determining what content leads to conversions, or tracking the CX experience among a complex system of different branded websites, there are some unique challenges that mission-driven organizations face when it comes to tracking customer satisfaction. There are other metrics that can provide a glimpse into your site’s CX as well.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 14, 2017

Building awareness and getting people familiar with your organization and cause is important—but to stay afloat, increase online giving conversions on your website to increase your bottom line and allow you to create a larger impact. Consider these steps to increase your online giving conversions. Optimize for mobile.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Digital ads have had an interesting few years in the nonprofit world: despite conversations among digital thought leaders about the effect Apple’s iOS 14 and 14.5 The TV might be on, but people are probably also on their phones, checking email or getting a text message or reading a website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The always thoughtful and inspiring, Avinash Kaushik, suggests that there four social media metrics that we should focus on measuring across channels. Of course, you need to start with. We have IT-minded people engaging in massive data puking (one report with 30 metrics anyone?)

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

Understand Digital Engagement Metrics Before you launch your digital recruitment marketing campaign, you need to understand how digital engagement works so you can fine-tune your strategies accordingly. Stay aligned on what success means for your campaign by tracking and sharing engagement metrics with them.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. Ultimately, you will be able to strengthen the impact your mission has on the people and communities you serve.

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sgEngage

MARCH 13, 2024

Have people changed the way they donate? What’s incredible is that this growth was driven by more people participating in events (a 29% increase from 2021 to 2022). New vs. Returning Participants People who were returning participants raised more money than brand-new people in all categories.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

These insights can give you a clear picture of what parts of your website — pages, images, forms, buttons — are working to drive conversions and which ones need some help. Predictive Metrics: This feature can help you predict points like the number of donations you can expect in a certain period. You’ve Switched to GA4 — Now What?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. One thing that stood out in our conversations is that the civic tech field is ready for a deeper dive on outcomes. Code for America , one of the organizations that we worked with, is already implementing outcome assessments.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Goals and success metrics. In addition to goals, establish a set of online community metrics to help you track progress toward your goals and find opportunities for improvement. These metrics tell you how many of your members have joined the online community and how many are using it. Number of online community logins.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

You can also use tools to target specific audiences for your different campaigns, helping you ensure your reach the people most likely to support your cause. Over 90% of the United States uses social media, including the people in your community. Learn how your organization can take full advantage of social media in this guide!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

The book’s teachings are based on exclusive research from two Salesforce studies of thousands of employees and c-suite executives around the globe, and further validated by hundreds of executive conversations and other industry research. What metrics you can use to measure the benefits of this new operating philosophy.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

This week, as part of Member Appreciation Month, we're talking about technology that supports communications and information, so I thought I'd share some of the metrics we use to track our effectiveness that don't really warrant a complete blog post in-and-of themselves. We'd also love to hear about your favorite metrics. Social Media.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Most people don’t. We suggest that you have a conversation and not send a survey. Drive strategy by using data to inform your association’s strategy and departmental strategies as well as drive business metrics and KPIs. This will align the organization by having clear success metrics and KPIs.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Keep an eye on your metrics. The more people you get to opt in, the more supporters you can cultivate relationships with over text. Keep an eye on your metrics. Finally, like any other fundraising strategy, you should track success metrics for your text messages and use them to evaluate your texts’ effectiveness.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The book’s teachings are based on exclusive research from two Salesforce studies of thousands of employees and c-suite executives around the globe, and further validated by hundreds of executive conversations and other industry research. What metrics you can use to measure the benefits of this new operating philosophy.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Think about the last time you heard someone mention a safety deposit box and compare that to the last conversation you heard about creating, managing, or forgetting login credentials. The Association for Institutional Research ( AIR ) provides resources and connections for those “working at the intersection of people and data.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

If you don’t use analytic tools, it’s impossible to know how many people are engaging with your content and what, if any, action they’re taking after that engagement. Do you know what topics people care about? How many people attempted to make a donation on your website but left the site before they completed their transaction?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2008

Ironically, I read a post from a month ago by Stowe Boyd called " Beyond Blogs: The Conversation Has Moved Into Flow " where he stats that conversation is moving from blog comments thread which is slow and static to a more fast form of conversation - the flow in Twitter, Friendfeed, and other places.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future.

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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. . This is especially true if you aren’t sure which numbers or metrics you should review. I recommend looking at three key metrics. .

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