DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique that involves evaluating your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Your strengths and weaknesses are the internal factors that your nonprofit deals with, including staffing considerations, marketing plans , and the software tools you use to run your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Foundation Review (Vol 5:3) Makes the case that most foundation strategies are unfolding in complex and dynamic environments, and foundations need a more committed approach to learning and strategic adaptation. There is not much value in the raw data unless you have the tools and skills to synthesize it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Once you have defined your organization’s ladder, then you start to identify key metrics that will tell you whether or not someone has moved up the ladder. We’ll also share some some tips and frameworks for measuring engagement to improve relationships with your organization’s stakeholders. … Read More

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

The tools you choose will depend on your nonprofit’s unique needs! Creating the perfect fundraising strategy takes a lot of time and effort, so your best bet to grow and raise more each year is to first lay out a solid fundraising foundation. Measure all fundraising metrics. Use a CRM to help w ith donor research .

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NTEN

OCTOBER 10, 2012

With so much data and so little time to analyze it, you need to avoid vanity metrics and focus on what will help you move your mission forward. Now that nonprofits have embraced the idea that we need to be data-driven, the question arises: what exactly do we do with it all? We'll give you 30 ways to do that at our upcoming webinar series.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Best practices for effective use of common social media tools: Facebook and Twitter. The workshop was hosted by Compasspoint and its partner Thrive, The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County and with the support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Social Media Master Class. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2013

In my previous posts, I shared how NEXT Worldwide and AIDS Arms encourage their participants to use centralized fundraising tools, but how do you know if your participants are using these tools? Individuals who personalize their fundraising pages and use online tools raise six times more funds than those who do not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I'm working with a small group of Packard Foundation grantees on a social media lab where they are implementing different social media experiments. The data collection tools for Facebook are still evolving. There are some new third party analytic tools. I look at the following metrics: Total Interactions. Unsubscribes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Over two years ago, I made a screencast about Web Analytics for Nonprofits that covered the basics of using google analytics, web metrics, and some nonprofit case studies featuring Laura White and the Idealist. I've learned a lot about metrics from Avinash. What I like best is that it takes the mystery out of social media metrics.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Use these tools to streamline your planning process. While you might be in a planning phase for your annual fundraising goals and plans, don’t forget that you could also create one of these for every campaign you run – it’s a great tool for many uses. So, let’s touch some more on these fundraising techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. Picking the right measurement tool for the job and how to use it. How to measure behavioral change.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

The company stated that they will not be selling the dolls at stores, but instead will donate them to children's hospitals and other hospitals, as well as the National Alopecia Areata Foundation." " Care2 Impact Prize | NTEN – A group of inspiring, talented people!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

We are working very closely with Dr. Yasmeen Qazi who is the Pakistan Country Advisor and her very talented team members, Dr. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The workshop was presented by the Colorado Association of Funders and the Colorado Nonprofit Association and sponsored by Gill Foundation , Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado , The Colorado Health Foundation , and The Colorado Trust. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 23, 2021

To streamline your hybrid event planning process, be sure to investigate your options for powerful event management tools. Double the Donation’s guide to event management solutions offers plenty of top options for software tools that can help you plan, promote, and manage your hybrid events. Get creative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Use of counting metrics. intense days of meetings. The design incorporate many interactive learning techniques to ensure that participants were actively learning and sharing, and not falling asleep! The other skill building session was a session on working SMARTer on social channels – What are the time saving techniques?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

This year my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation includes training, coaching, and facilitating peer learning sessions for grantees on using social media effectively, becoming a Networked Nonprofit. It has been incredible laboratory to put the big ideas in the book in practice. Techniques for More Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I presented an overview on content curation why important, a framework, and introduced some new curation tools – scoop.it Two gems shared by a participant was this leader board of healthcare tags and this twitter tool that lets you look up your legislator’s Twitter handle by zip code. Learning and Metrics.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2017

A recent study published in May 2017 by digital tool provider EveryAction reported that over 18 percent of nonprofit fundraising emails ended up in junk folders in 2016. Those decisions are based on hundreds of different metrics. Email Deliverability Defined. What causes poor deliverability? How Your Emails Become Spam. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. Don't Let $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation Slip Away! E-Metrics Panel Presentation.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

The foundation of an effective fundraising strategy is built on the relationships your team forms with the people who power your mission. Keep track of your retention rate and other engagement metrics. Your CRM is your ultimate tool for keeping donor data organized and accessing data insights.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. My favorite example of this technique is the Descry Project's Obesity Epidemic visualization. They don't take an “everything and kitchen sink” approach to providing tools that can manipulate the data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation this year, I have been leading some peer trainings with grantees. It is also a good technique to explore the possibilities of new tools and techniques before investing more time and energy in something that isn't right for our organizations.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Once you're signed up, the amazing Beth Kanter will get you up to speed and help you choose a project, Here's are some of the projects still looking for volunteers: Group #037 - Pro Pueblo Foundation Corp. Group #015 - The Shawn Norris Foundation. What should we expect from an online fundraising tool? John Helton | [link].

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2023

Ready to learn how practical AI tools can make your life easier? AI-powered tools can make your workflows more efficient. Your organization probably generates and collects a lot of data, and AI-powered data analytics tools can help you gain insights into donor behavior, program outcomes, and other key metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Today, we had an amazing conversation and interview with Cecile Richards and Tom Subak to learn more about Planned Parenthood 's Social Media Strategy and their movement building techniques. Earlier this week, I gave a presentation to a group of Bay Area Foundation program officers and funders who work on population research issues.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Your organization already understands the importance of having updated and adaptive techniques for all its digital tools and marketing outlets. Modern nonprofits use a wide range of technology tools and software in their digital marketing efforts, including but not limited to: Their websites. Text messaging automation tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Say Giller, “Our whole team reviews Google Analytics, like sipping fine wine.”

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. My favorite example of this technique is the Descry Project’s Obesity Epidemic visualization. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. What are you waiting for?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. My favorite example of this technique is the Descry Project’s Obesity Epidemic visualization. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. What are you waiting for?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2009

But, how can you choose the right tools and design your onspace if you haven't experienced those tools. Over the past two years, the Packard Foundation has worked in partnership with Monitor Institute to explore how networks were changing the social sector. (If Communication tools are appropriate given member skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I’m honored to be part of the Schusterman Philanthropic Network and Jim Joseph Foundation for #NetTalks , a free, five-part webinar series for Jewish professionals who want to tap into the power and potential of alumni networks. Organizations need to build their own engagement model.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Are you up-to-date on the latest tactics and techniques in your area of focus? The foundational elements of effective online communications are your website and email communications. Our blog highlights examples from people in the HIV community using new media tools in response to HIV. Social media and Web 2.0 I know I would.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I review both fundraising and friendraising techniques and how to take them, to varying levels, online – from email solicitations and events to social media and websites. It also posted a host kit online that gave party volunteers the tools they needed to organize a party. Online Metrics as of June 23, 2009. Send a box (total).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

David Tames and I did a session called crash course on social media tools for filmmakers. Chris Brogan and David Eckoff gave a killer session about setting priorities and time management techniques. I gave the Social Media Metrics session. But how about using Twitter as a feedback tool ? In your title, include keywords.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

For a step-by-step tutorial on SEO techniques for nonprofits, Wild Apricot's 30 Day Guide to Search Optimization is a good choice, while Search EngineLand site is probably the subject matter expert of choice. Check this recent interview to learn more about Jonathan's secrets to using social media tools for success.

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