Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Tweets can be 280 characters, but studies have shown that tweets between 71 and 100 characters perform better than longer tweets. It’s worth noting that Summary with Large Image Cards outperform uploading an image in place of using cards as well as Twitter Cards that pull up a small, square thumbnail image.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. From these questions, our national study, How Strong is Your Social Net? was created.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In the 2021 Association Trends Study from Community Brands, 78 percent of people who work at professional membership organizations say their staff is working more than they were a year ago. Streamlining reports: Schedule important, timely membership reports to send automatically via email to yourself or executive management.

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Associations Technology Analytics Product 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

A recent study from two researchers affiliated with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has challenged the public perception about AI’s negative impact on society due to the “robots taking over jobs.” Link Between Artificial Intelligence and Wellbeing . This is a more macro lens.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

One important finding regarding funder expectations includes how they contribute to the nonprofit starvation cycle; a pattern of continuous actions that include unrealistic donor expectations, pressure to be successful and misleading reporting of expenses. These factors lead to nonprofits neglecting overhead needs.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 19, 2022

According to a Community Brands Association Trends Study , 78% of professionals reported higher than average workloads. After you receive any feedback from your staff, consider hosting a company town hall to communicate a brief summary of the results. Is your association staff satisfied in their current roles?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

Two recent research studies take a pass at answering that questions and the findings should be useful to those mentoring emerging leaders in their organizations and looking for professional development opportunities for them. “ The report offers some great tips and advice to those managing emerging leaders on how to mentor them.

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Skills Leadership Mentoring Summary 136

NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). To say this is a highly anticipated, monumental report would be an understatement. The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2013

Less than 1% of organizations have the latest Java update, reports Bit9 in a recent study. In summary, make sure every computer at your nonprofit is using the latest version of Java to protect your donors, sponsors, staff, and organization’s information. Image courtesy of Associations Now. Java patches.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

These overlapping committees typically begin with a feasibility study committee and then a campaign planning meeting. Asking participants who will be reporting progress or giving presentations to have their materials prepared in advance and to share them with other participants. That way, everyone can follow along.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2023

Here are three reasons why your nonprofit could benefit from coaching services: Reduce Stress and Boost Efficiency In a recent study, most nonprofit professionals reported feeling fatigued at the sheer amount of work that was on their plate. Summary In conclusion, hiring a coach can be an invaluable investment for your nonprofit.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In fact, according to the 2019 Community Brands Digital Evolution Study , those working at professional member organizations (“Pros”) indicate that workflow automation and artificial intelligence are emerging areas for technology investment at the associations where they work. Artificial intelligence and associations.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In fact, a study by Salesforce found the number one most valuable metric of success for service organizations is customer satisfaction. Things like staffing, reporting patterns, distribution lists, and how you’re taking action based on this data may need to change. . Number two is revenue. Descriptive analytics: What happened?

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Analytics Digital Tools Measure 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

To catch up, read the summary here and to read the most recent thoughts -- see Gavin's newest post here and Emily's reflections here. Heather Carpenter from AspirationTech points us to two nonprofit studies -- one about employment trends in the sector and the other nonprofit effectiveness. The proposed call agenda is here. A Few Web2.0

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The ASSH/Nimble AMS case study goes into more detail about how the organization is creating new efficiencies by automating processes. Membership renewal : The Community Brands Member Loyalty Study found that 13 percent of lapsed members simply forgot to renew. I wish our association could deliver a more modern member experience.”

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The soon-to-be-released Community Brands Member Engagement and Loyalty Study suggests there’s room for organizations to get members more involved. The study looks at member loyalty data by three segments: high (“Super Members”), medium (“Rank and File”), and low (“Value Seekers”). Here are five ideas: 1. Focus on engagement.

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Associations Studies Benefit Attention 60

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. The Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity recently published its Annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2010 and reported “financial flows to the developing world from the United States increased notably in 2010 to $326.4

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

In fact, according to a recent report, approximately 63 million Americans volunteer (25% of the adult population), contributing to billions of volunteer hours. Although this latter idea seems obvious, a recent study by the Urban Institute found that just 30 percent of charities actually follow this practice.

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Retention Volunteer Mentoring Skills 92

NTEN

MAY 6, 2011

Plethoras of data reporting requirements. Taken on their own merits, each piece of paper, spreadsheet, form, and reporting requirement had its purpose. With Lewis Carroll's quote beckoning, our goal for today is to be curious investigators and reporters. Reactive reporting. Vast arrays of programs and funders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

These are some of the questions that Alexa Cortes Culwell and I set out to answer in our new report, The Giving Code: Silicon Valley Nonprofits and Philanthropy. Ultimately, our report highlights widening disparities in our region—and points the way to potential solutions.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 27, 2009

According to the executive summary, Only 12% expect to operate above break-even this year. The report makes it sounds like a significant number of nonprofits are about to close their doors. A summary of the survey is available at [link]. Their conclusions are scary. The full results are at [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I’m in learning mode, so this post is a quick summary of insights, questions, and resources. According to a recent Nielsen study , they don’t do much else but text and breathe. I’d be interested in a case study that looks at lessons learned and results. I’m also in a [.]

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Donor Summary Mobile Phone 98

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

For example, Epsilon, a consumer brand loyalty expert, published a short report on using data to build customer loyalty. I refer to this report fairly often because the summary points are such good reminders to all of us in the nonprofit sector (I’m interpreting a bit to use nonprofit terminology): Focus on your best donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2013

The session was framed by some recent research from UnitedHealth Group and the Optum Institute called Doing Good is Good for You: 2013 Health and Volunteering Study. The study reveals that U.S. adults who volunteer report that they feel better, both physically and emotionally than adults who do not volunteer. Reduce the costs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Last week, Geoff Livingston , Qui Diaz and I posted a summary of our findings from our Philanthropy 2.0 I'm using this post to roundup the reactions to the study and add some more context. Causes Reports On Its First Year - $2.5 Source: Philanthropy 2.0 Million and Counting , The Agitator, May 29, 2008.

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Philanthropy Results Studies North America 51

Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

Its tools let you generate dynamic reports, emails, and direct mail communications. It shows you important donor information at a glance, without having to run reports. You can see visual representations of an individual donor's giving summary as well as a timeline of every interaction with your organization. Case Studies.

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Management Donor Software Hints 58

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

While most undergraduate programs cover the basics of accounting, the practices of a nonprofit bring a new level of complexity to the art of numbers and reporting. Check Register : This report is quickly becoming something of the past as more organizations switch to Venmo, credit cards, and Stripe. But, for now it’s still a thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2011

The State of Marketing 2011 report recently released from IBM analyzes over 300 online and direct marketers across a wide range of industries, geographies, and company sizes. The study found that corporate marketers have become more practical about their expectations for campaigns that use both mobile and social media technologies.

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Social Media Results Data Learning 102

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

It needs to get data into and out of the database in a timely manner, produce accurate reports, respond to requests, anticipate needs, keep up with changing technologies and policies, and all the other things I mentioned in Ingredients of a High Performing Advancement Services Shop. One unhappy customer will tell ten others.

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Service Retention Evaluation System 183

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Data-driven fundraising strategies are always the smartest move, so make sure you have the necessary constituent relationship management software (CRM) integrations and reporting tools. By using a CRM’s fundraising reporting tools, you can compile effective reports that help you understand and document your research into your donor base.

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Campaign Effective Fundraising Nonprofit 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Deborah also reports on her Day of Service experience. Another Social Network on the horizon - Allen Benamer adds his two cents about the Project Agape and the TechCrunch Report and the issue of social networking fatique. Ruby on Rails Case Study; ChangingThePresent.org. An analysis of the back channel from Michael Gilbert.

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NTC Nptech Netsquared Summary 50

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. A few days ago, Pew released a new study that pushes the number of SNS users even higher, to 66%. [1] in Residence. ASU Lodestar Center.

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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. Does data collection from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. Does not know where to start.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2009

The third annual Convio Benchmark Study was released earlier this week, and I had the opportunity to sit down with Vinay to discuss the high-level results. This report marked the largest to date with data from nearly 600 nonprofits that evaluate fundraising, email, advocacy, and marketing success online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

More on the GetActive and Convio Merger Jason has a post commenting on the recent release of a benchmarks study from Convio observing that findings like "Email addresses are valuable" won't surprise many people, although he notes there are few worthwhile nuggets. So, the resulting report should be fascinating.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2012

Once I recover from the journey, expect read reports about the Networked NGO in Rwanda and use of social media to support Women’s Rights organizations. If you’re motivated to go deeper on LinkedIn after reading this summary, you will want to check out my curated list of nonprofit and LinkedIn resources here.

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Linkedin Rwanda Attention Learning 121

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

In July 2015, two of the earliest SIBs in the US reported markedly different results from which a nonprofit manager can learn. The Rikers Island State Prison SIB, which had a goal of reducing recidivism among youths detained, reported after two years that it would cease operations after failing to meet benchmarks. March 19, 2015).

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