ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Impact evaluation in the arts, and its broader use for leaders of any nonprofit, can drive results. Qualitative yet empirically-based impact evaluation bridges the gap left by other evaluative methods providing the context of mission fulfillment for a nonprofit organization. I think we have been telling the wrong story.

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Evaluation Arts Story Impact 56

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Analyzing Marketing Results. Refresh your website with recent pictures, fundraising updates, and results of your work. Use these four means of communication in conjunction with other personalized outreach like phone calls for the best results. Demographics like gender, age, and location. Analyzing Marketing Results .

Digital 75

Digital Marketing Donor Channel 75

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Donor segmentation is the process of categorizing your donor base into distinct groups based on factors such as demographics, giving history, interests, communication preferences, giving capacity, engagement level, lifecycle stage, and segment-specific goals. They knew her interests because they had previously sent her a donor survey.

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Donor History Director Survey 61

Greater Giving

JUNE 8, 2023

Gathering Data for Informed Decision-Making Measuring Fundraising Success Evaluate the total amount of money raised and breakdowns of different revenue streams such as ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations. You can choose to email or text message guests with a follow-up message and link to a video or survey.

Survey 45

Survey Method Profile Demographics 45

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As a result, you can establish who your most promising potential donors are and identify major donors. Prospect research allows you to evaluate donors’ capacity to give using information such as business affiliations, stock ownership, and home value. Let’s get started! Conduct prospect research. Append missing data.

Social Media 52

Social Media Data Media Atlanta 52

DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

When chosen properly, impact metrics can accurately evaluate everything from individual program effectiveness to an organization’s overall performance. Evaluate and improve the effectiveness of programs and services. Participant demographics. Output metrics assess the intermediate results of an intervention, action, or project.

Metrics 52

Metrics Impact Guide Literacy 52

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results. You can encourage supporters to respond by sending requests for feedback, text surveys, or just letting them know that they can text back with any questions.

Practice 59

Practice Puerto Rico Fundraising Metrics 59

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

It’s true that rigorous evaluation is critical, but right-sizing your evaluation is equally important. Sometimes, third-party evaluation, which includes rigorous study design and statistical analysis, is required to properly understand a program’s impact. In other words, one size doesn’t fit all.

Integration 69

Integration Impact Practice Management 69

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Though originally focused on advertising, Ogilvy’s wisdom contains enduring truths around driving action and results that can aid any cause, even with today’s new tools and platforms. Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) that your team can track to evaluate your progress toward your goal. These allow you to determine whether the actions you’re taking are actually contributing toward the results you want to see. Demographics. Measurable. Achievable.

Digital 59

Digital Marketing Create Social Media 59

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Evaluation and Impact Measurement: Methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of nonprofit programs. Surveys can be a great tool for this. You know that few of them use TikTok and that even fewer of them fit into the demographic that enjoys the platform. You know better because you work with your constituents every day.

Guide 52

Guide Business Support Metrics 52

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The reality is that the higher education pipeline is even smaller than what demographic statistics show. This could limit the resources available to enhance the education, research, and extracurricular opportunities that attract students, resulting in fewer revenue streams and subsequent financial challenges. Adapt your marketing.

Education 77

Education Student Award University 77

Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Sometimes it’s best to take a step back and evaluate if you’re doing everything possible to get your message heard. As it turns out, people are 7 times more likely to visit a nonprofit’s website in a search result then they are through social media. Survey Visitors On Your Website. Over 10,000 visits every month.

Digital 111

Digital Marketing Guide Chapter 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

I created Excel for Evaluation , a series of more than 25 video tutorials with real examples from nonprofits, to share my favorite techniques with nonprofit leaders like you. You can use pivot tables to summarize anything from demographic information to satisfaction survey responses. Why get good at Excel?

Data 139

Data Tutorial Chart Statistics 139

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Market research allows organizations to focus their efforts on only the most successful strategies, omitting those less likely to yield results. This consultant can evaluate your nonprofit’s overarching goals and help you define the research objectives that will help you accomplish them. Step 3: Design your market research survey.

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Research Marketing Survey Nonprofit 52

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. Are you working with new demographics? If you don’t already have this information, consider conducting a donor survey. What have you seen as positive results of your nonprofit’s work?

Examples 95

Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

conduct research Gather data on your current supporters Review your nonprofit’s existing data, such as donor records , volunteer information, and past survey results. Gather new data directly from your target audience This can be collected through methods such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups.

Guide 52

Guide Donor Fundraising Social Media 52

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

Assemble and track collected data from surveys, assessments, and interviews all in one place to efficiently manage your foundational impact statistics and more. Calculate this rate to determine how and where you can update your fundraising strategy for greater results. Then multiply that number by 100 to get the percentage.

Statistics 52

Statistics Stats Program Management 52

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2014

Jen initially wrote this post for me to share a highlights from a webinar we hosted: Are you asking the right questions in your post event survey? In 2011, we wanted to evaluate our Bowl for Kids Sake website to see what was working and what might need to be updated. It’s a fun and informative webinar, check it out!

Survey 34

Survey Question Fundraising Social Media 34

Forum One

JULY 13, 2021

These changes represent a significant shift for digital marketing, which has long been allowed to collect demographic, psychographic, and behavioral data often without user awareness or approval. For organizations running ad campaigns, these changes could impact results and data in numerous ways. Declining email open rates.

Impact 46

Impact Organization Track Analytics 46

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

" A quick Google search on "data" brings up more than 5 billion results, and a search for "data" on TechSoup's website shows a total of 4,303 results. I'd like to suggest Innovation Network's State of Evaluation Project and the Urban Institute's Nonprofit Sector in Brief as excellent sources.

Grant 36

Grant Data Develop Strategy 36

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

LinkedIn shows up at the top of Google searches: When someone googles you, your LinkedIn profile will likely show up on the first-page result. You can gather data using tools like YouGov or Demographics pro. There are also options like researching social networks, creating a quantitative survey or conducting interviews.

Linkedin 59

Linkedin Marketing Guide Profile 59

Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

So we’ve compiled 10 of the most valuable philanthropic resources available to help get you to the best results—and not twiddle your thumbs while you try to figure it out! Surprising demographics to target for outreach in 2016. How they were changed by the 2012 election cycle. 2016 Nonprofit Sector Leadership Report.

Professional 20

Professional Causes NGO News 20

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

This is in part because Google Grants only allows ads that are at a Quality Score of 2 or higher and also because a strong website will just lead to better results for your Google Ad campaigns. Failing to meet this threshold for 2 consecutive months can result in a temporary account deactivation. Use Lots of Keywords.

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Google Grant Guide Nonprofit 348

sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

As you start to feel the priorities of your community evolving, here are four ways to evaluate and respond so your grantmaking organization stays relevant to your community’s changing needs. There are many ways to engage your community, including surveys, focus groups, town hall meetings, and social media.

Change 67

Change Organization Evaluation Analysis 67

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Beth has over 30 years working in the nonprofit sector in technology, training, capacity building, evaluation, fundraising and marketing. The demographic profiles of these donors skewed younger, the vast majority being Millennials or Gen Y. Optimize your search results (they do their Internet research). Gen Z by the Numbers.

Social 28

Social Nigeria Student Cancer 28

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Take the time to assess your operations and evaluate any gaps that volunteer work could fill. Another thing to take into consideration is the demographic and situation you’re trying to find volunteers for. There are a number of ways to do this, but handwritten notes, emails, and texts tend to yield the greatest results.

Volunteer 98

Volunteer Strategy Guide Local 98

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

1,900 of community members surveyed (6 percent of community) have reported negative effects on the overall environment due to this prolonged drought that is a result of climate change (SOURCE NAME, DATE). Include the task description, role responsible, start date, completion date, evaluation that the activity is completed.

Grant 97

Grant Award Project Proposal 97

Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

This means good marketing should allow you to: Take a critical look at your marketing strengths and weaknesses Evaluate your progress toward you current goals Set new goals based on your progress Clarify and help you connect with your target audience. Try sending a survey! Let’s walk through an example of a SMART goal.

Marketing 69

Marketing Create Nonprofit Social Media 69

Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Evaluation In this stage, the potential donor begins to consider making a donation to your nonprofit. Use the Donor Journey to Map Your Strategy There are many different kinds of donors, but all of their journeys will ideally culminate in the same result: A personally gratifying, long-lasting relationship with your nonprofit.

Donor 52

Donor Management Guide Retention 52

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

To start off the year, the evaluated their entire database and their fundraising performance in the past year. The test group will receive a slightly tweaked message, and the results of that test will be carefully analyzed, compared to the core, and then used to inform the message of the next message. Focus on High Value Members.

Museum 20

Museum National Report Giving 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Increased Relevant Visitor Traffic and Page Rankings: You're using social media tactics to drive traffic to your organization's web site or newsletter sign up or improving search engine results or using social media channels to spread your web site or blog content. Some boards and senior managers may only understand numbers. Rinse, repeat.

Social Media 106

Social Media Map Strategy Media 106

.orgSource

JUNE 19, 2023

Use analytics, reports, and surveys to identify the members who participate most frequently in association initiatives and activities. Compare those results to anecdotal evidence. Use analytics to evaluate member participation. Be a creative recruiter and don’t limit your choices to one demographic.

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Influence Giving Gartner Analytics 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

It also appears that social media is now an engrained part of the lives of people across different demographic groups. In addition to surveying people directly and asking them to rank priorities, one can also pay attention to what people say about what’s on their minds right now.

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Policy Social Media International News 103