Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Drilling down on the issue of accuracy in her discussion with Marketplace, Maher puts the ratio of male volunteer editors to female-identified ones at about four to one. (No Given the vast scale of Wikipedia, it is not surprising that privacy and accuracy are also addressed clearly on the organization’s homepage.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Scrolling ratio. Scrolling ratio is another very important indicator that your site is relevant to the audience you are targeting. To increase your scrolling ratio, we suggest creating deeper mobile pages. Let’s review it together and discuss how it can be upgraded for the new Google mobile-index. 1 Source: [link].

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Development: The designated members of the finance committee and staff should review other policy examples, references, and tools for establishing an operating reserve and determining the reserve ratio that makes sense for your organization. The Board can approve the policy or request that the team make updates based on the discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Last year, Nathanial Whittemore facilitated an online discussion by asking bloggers to answer the question: " What is the one thing you need to know before you donate to charity? " This year the answer to the question isn't overhead ratios and executive salaries. . Are overhead ratios important to you? differently.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2011

They can also post in the discussion board or write a review of your Page (if applicable). Do our fans still use the discussion tabs? The following questions can be answered by viewing the “Demographics&# section within the User Reports: What’s our ratio of Men to Women? What are our fan demographics?

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Facebook Question Demographics Interaction 278

Achieve

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In this article, we’ll discuss one of the most impactful tactics for improving your donation page: adding more giving options. Matching Gifts Matching gifts are a form of corporate philanthropy in which companies commit to financially matching their employees’ contributions to nonprofits, often at a 1:1 ratio.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

By presenting this data to the board, you can inform discussions, provide evidence-based recommendations, and bridge the gap between different perspectives. Surveys can be a great tool for this. Gather feedback from your constituents on their needs, preferences, and suggestions for improvement.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

But it is also worth understanding that, as discussed above, the process of bringing a new nonprofit into being requires a great deal of effort to understand the founders’ (sometimes changing) vision. A common example that I have seen concerns the ratio of unrestricted to restricted funds.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 31, 2017

The folks at the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) have written a terrific 3 part series discussing the same, which we share in this week’s blog post. A lot of our inquiry is based more on trend analysis than ratio analysis. The first is the months of cash ratio. Steps to Calculate Months of Cash Ratio.

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Double the Donation

APRIL 28, 2021

We’ll discuss: Matching Gift Programs. Many companies match at a 1:1 ratio (dollar for dollar), but these ratios range anywhere from.5:1 In this article, we’ll outline seven employee engagement ideas centered around philanthropy. Corporate Volunteerism. Corporate Volunteer Grants. Automatic Payroll Deductions. 5:1 to 4:1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2007

The Cross Blog Discussion of the NpTechTag has generated some comments and blog posts that I've summarized below. Let's begin with big picture question that Gavin raised: What purpose do folksonomies serve? How are they different from taxonomies? " What do those guidelines look like? Is it a vocabularly or adding sub-categories ?

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

For instance, large text should have at least a 3:1 contrast ratio. Consider your needs and discuss the options with a web design firm. Some of the highlights from this guide include the following: Use distinct colors with high contrast. Images and text should be distinguishable from their backgrounds. About the Author: Ryan Felix.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

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, We discussed this and agreed that in that sense, watching Twitter is watching like flowers going by on horseback. Seeing flowers from horseback.???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2009

There was considerable discussion about the following to friends ratio (the number of people whose tweets you read compared to the number of people who read your tweets) and whether you should follow everyone who follows you. This can create a lot of noise as Louis Gray points out. Twitter use behavior is evolving.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

To take advantage of these connections, here are some tips: Schedule regular brainstorming sessions where board members can share potential contacts and discuss strategies for approaching them. Provide board members with resources and training on making effective asks for donations and support.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Color theory, golden ratios, and hierarchy principles are rehearsed and practiced in design school and written about in magazines over and over again. To look at design’s diversity problem without discussing current and former power structures is to ignore the root causes and only treat the symptoms.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Overhead to program expense ratio. There’s also no question that ratios can be valuable tools for evaluating charitable groups. I’ve personally had to define the word “nonprofit” to a fellow board member when he wanted to discuss the ROI on a free program we were implementing for individuals who couldn’t afford a specific treatment.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

It’s essential to budget accurately and keep in mind your expense ratios when you’re planning an event. With a little bit of strategy and wheeling-and-dealing, you may find that you can keep your expense ratio low. . From standard events to auctions and galas, nonprofits will hold a variety of events throughout the year to raise money.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2013

This is a topic that Amy Sample Ward and I also discuss in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere in the chapter on Disrupting the Nonprofit Sector. “At the extremes the overhead ratio can offer insight: it can be a valid data point for rooting out fraud and poor financial management," the letter stated.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

GROW is an acronym to help you remember when to ask certain open-ended questions or discuss certain topics in your conversation to ensure your time is productive and solution – focused. Now, discuss the reality. In addition to everything we’ve discussed, the biggest overarching theme with volunteer management is communication.

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Let’s discuss this particularly relevant topic and its importance for any fundraising organization, with these key points: The Correlation Between Matching Gifts and Year-End Giving. 4 Tips to Get Started With Impactful EOY Gift-Matching in 2021. ?

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Gift Fundraising Stream Rate 52

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

But the discussions they raise are limited. Jim''s post suggests some fun but somewhat silly conclusions about the height/width ratio of artworks. Jim Davenport, an astronomer living in Seattle, charted the height and width of all of the works in the Tate''s collection. These visualizations are fun. They are beautiful.

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Forum One

JULY 1, 2010

This is only a problem if (1) community sponsors expect levels of active participation radically different from these ratios and (2) more passive forms of participation are disregarded or undervalued. Set realistic expectations, plan accordingly, and measure passive use as much as active use.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

The CEOs of BBB Wise Giving Alliance, Charity Navigator, and GuideStar USA published a second open letter last year with the express goal to "crush" the overhead myth, the idea that overhead ratios should serve as the sole basis for evaluating nonprofit performance. First Steps: Accounting for Program Costs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. As ASU Professor Mark Hager discussed in his blog post , this led to the popularization of one particular metric – the overhead vs. program costs ratio – as a way of judging the effectiveness and donation-worthiness of a nonprofit organization. As part of a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

He co-authored a paper called " Visual Diagnostics and Mapping for Scaling Change " and we had an opportunity to discuss it. These are points that, when focused upon, have a large ratio of amount-of-effort to desired-change. The mental model mapping can uncover conflict, make it discussable, and enhance effectiveness.

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Map System Profit Guatemala 86

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Discussion: How/why does listening provide value? Discussion: What is your learning process from social media? assessed the conversation and they had a 58% negative blog/conversation ratio (used manual researching, icerocket, forumtracker, search.twitter, etc.), Discussion: How have you reiterated? use monitoring tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2008

POP QUIZ: True or False The ROI Methodology collects just one data item, a financial ratio, expressed as a percentage. His point that some intangible may be quantified, but it takes some discussion around the attributes. You would soon lose control over your current vital concerns if you waited for that!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

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. What are some examples of technology and nonprofit case studies that supports health, fitness, and wellness in the nonprofit workplace?

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Collaboration Tips Tech Nonprofit 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2009

In fact, I watched Laura crowdsource some of her presentation on FriendFeed. FriendFeed also has "rooms" that can be public or private - these feeds with discussion items. She suggests that FriendFeed private room would be a great way to facilitate some discussion around the feeds. How Nonprofits Can Use FriendFeed by Beth Kanter.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 12, 2016

A discussion of grantmakers roles in supporting collaborations and other forms of capacity building are best left for another post. A financial analysis is typically a summary of key organizational financial data from the most recent 5 years of the Form 990, including calculations of growth rates, profitability, liquidity and asset ratios.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

In part 1 of this series, we discussed how to correctly install your Google Analytics. Some basic KPI's that would be useful to most nonprofit websites: Visitor-to-donor conversion ratio. Now in part 2, we will cover how to establish which key performance indicators (KPI's) you'll be using to measure success. Cost per visitor.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2013

In general, I suggest a ratio of at least 2 or 3 non-ask communications for event 1 ask that you make. Communications should be primarily informative and entertaining in nature, with the occasional fundraising ask thrown in. You Have to Ask. Doing so requires making an actual ask to the parents.

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Blue Fox

AUGUST 9, 2020

Accounting data Donor data Member retention Sponsor satisfaction Program participation Program impact What’s the right frequency to measure and discuss data? Insights result from analysis and discussion. One of the best ways to analyze and discuss data is to make it visual whenever possible. Accuracy: How can you check it?

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NTEN

AUGUST 24, 2011

flickr: dnnya17 A while back, with the generous support of the Knight Foundation, a group of Nonprofit CTOs gathered in Miami to discuss the day-to-day challenges of nonprofit technology, share their success stories, and brainstorm solutions. We'll be posting highlights from this meeting of the minds on the NTEN blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2008

So, we know that there is a well documented and established lurker to poster ratio that is well established in online communities as the 5%. Update: There's been a lot of discussion lately. Public conversation has been happening on the Internet since it started - via listservs, newsgroups, and online forums. communities as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

Recently on the N-TEN Discuss list, someone asked about microphones for podcasting. Also, if we want to see a more balance female/male ratio of podcast gatherings, more women need to show up. This is probably what nonprofit organizations who want to go beyond the limitations of the cheap and easy approach might do.

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