Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Leaders who understand their numbers can keep their nonprofit financially healthy and easily explain their key stats to funders. When leaders don’t understand or avoid numbers, lots of bad things can happen from misrepresentation of the nonprofit’s work to overspending and even bankruptcy. Managing time.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 21, 2021

31: Last chance email with powerful stats about what you did in 2021. But even more importantly, a carefully structured email campaign will increase your year-end fundraising. 17: Campaign email #3 with updates on how you’re doing so far. 27: ‘3 days left’ email focused on what’s left to be done.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The workers on the front lines of the change are often the first to see signs of trouble yet, in most org structures, they have the least interaction with upper management. Change: an event that occurs when something passes from one stat or phase to another. The 4Change Team thinks that this topic is a really important. #4

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

They had the committee decision-making structures from universities and the collections-authority systems of libraries. Moving toward a more professionalized, and I might say corporate, structure has also brought negative issues in the workplace. In an old life, I took plenty of stats. Numbers and graphs excite me.

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Care2

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Double check redirects – If you have changed your domain name or the structure of your site significantly you’ll want to ensure that links to old content redirect properly for popular content throughout the site. Feedburner will also make sure your site feed is recognized by major browsers and feed readers.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2019

Last week, I talked a bit about the structural issues inherent in our systems and how they may play a part in our access issues. I don’t know if his stats are right, but he had a point. People speak about these efforts at conferences. Whole departments are focused on this work. And, yet, our audiences remain largely unchanged.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

I do experiments like this, but I don't necessarily put them in a structure that allows for easy evaluation. My subscriber stats went down and I got several emails from folks asking me if I was okay. Its use is recommended to others. For example, my most recent experiment was not to blog as frequently this week as I usually do.

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

Sarah : It’s about building and cultivating a strong network and good relationships within the field and within your personal life so that you have that support structure in place, both to help you with emotional processing when things go wrong, as well as to help you find the next move and get through that process with some support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

A conversational panel or keynote does some blending of learning modalities – it includes some content-delivery and structured small group and full group conversations. There is a lead facilitator – in the panel or keynote model – it’s the Oprah with the mic. Hashtag Stats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Allan Benamer and Holly Ross debate transparency and publishing web stats numbers. Michelle Murrain weighs in with a thought provoking post, " What Do Web Stats Mean, Anyway? " I think web stats are useful when we are using them measure our outcomes. He suggests starting with the context here and then read his article.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

One way of conceptualizing this is using blocks to make a structure. In my office, we have a TV displaying all the stats we can think of, and it helps our team make decisions based on this data. APIs enable you to access ready-to-use blocks and put them together to build something, rather than having to start from scratch.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2020

According to these stats from Double the Donation , online giving from individuals continues to make up a larger and larger portion of nonprofit revenue. Making structural updates to the backend of your site is much more tech-heavy (and will likely require the help of experts) than more surface-level improvements to the frontend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

While these results seem relatively straightforward on the surface, structuring an online campaign around them proved more challenging than anticipated. A breakdown of the engagement and site visit stats are below. At the time of this writing, one week into the six week campaign there were 1,337 actions pledged.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

This process produces data broadly defined, whether numeric, textual, or audio-visual, structured or unstructured. GE: Stats of the Union iPad App Note: The Center for Digital Information is compiling a catalogue of examples in its Digital Information Showcase. See, for example, Lucy Bernholz's "What Kind of Data are we Talking About?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Act 2: Selecting An Analytics Tool There are a number of web analytics software tools available ranging from simple web counters, web hosting stat tools and more powerful (and expensive) software packages. can also use the statistics to improve the quality of their site structure. So, let's select a tool first. message, please do!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

What usage stats do you need to track to measure results? After a quick scan of each ESP’s website to get a sense of the features and pricing structure of each (pricing is generally by number of contacts or by number of emails sent per month), I called the colleagues to dig into their referrals. What is your budget?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. Sarah - share by email because we are an online organization, can have a spreadsheet with stats and how they are growing, organization wide as well as campaigns, etc. Qui Diaz:Livingston, recently did research for the Philanthropy 2.0 obama reach vs local reach.

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Bloomerang

MAY 18, 2021

And this blog series will help to offer a little step-by-step structure to develop a nonprofit communications plan. Will you be sharing stats and facts to support what you are saying? The content could be great, but lacking clarity in the other two categories (goals and audience) can really limit success.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

To put this into context, here are some stats around other (non-Christmas and non-Thanksgiving) holiday spending: Mother’s Day: $23.6 If structured properly like holiday gift wrapping, organizations can use VolunteerMatch to find support. Americans spent around $18.2 billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Below we’ll explore four things to consider in nonprofit storytelling: The narrative structure The content The medium The donor experience Managing all of the moving pieces of your nonprofit can be tough; sharing your authentic story as a change-maker doesn’t have to be. We are constantly seeking purpose and significance in the world.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

For more interesting industry metrics, check out these 50 fascinating philanthropy stats —Danielle . Then, I’ll shorten and tweak the 2 page letter for an email, knowing that email readability and structure is quite different from direct mail. Are there EOY tips for orgs that are Science and Research focused?

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 4, 2015

Same goes for outcome measurement – you may use outcome stats for marketing purposes, but their primary purpose is program and/or contract management. Check your data structure. Next, identify the exceptions to the status quo. What costs are specifically serving the purpose of acquiring new donors?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2013

— As most e-mail marketers are very much aware of by now, on July 22 Gmail released a new tab structure to its inbox. In some cases, the new tab structure may actually turn out to be beneficial. But this is kind of stat that draws your attention, and will need to be monitored over time. So keep calm, carry on and track.

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NetWits

JUNE 1, 2012

hint: effective nonprofit websites follow the two-or-less rule) If not, revise your structure. Show the impact of the support visually through stats or infographics (see my last post for more on infographics, my new obsession). Does it take two-click or less for key tasks? Include Clear, Bold Calls to Action. Showcase Your Stewardship.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

It’s easy to get bogged down by stats so make it relatable by designating an individual as the focal point and adding a personal, heartfelt narrative. Structured as a team-based tournament, the funds raised by each team translates to certain advantages (or “power-ups”) they receive. Not sure where to start?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Community organizing is about getting people who share a common need, a common goal, a common bond in alignment to redefine power structures – and that holds true online. The statistics listed were sourced from the Internet World Stats Index. Success is not a single metric, and it’s not a linear path.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

However, without clear guidance around how to structure that narrative, you can easily end up with a rambling, incohesive cluster of text that’s more confusing than anything. Quick one-liners containing key stats and figures. Save the Children’s story is spread across its website in multiple areas, including: News clips.

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Storytelling Digital Marketing Guide 98

NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2011

In this article, we will explore how to manage these challenges from a technology standpoint, including publishing metrics, establishing structure, removing barriers and offering training. This is not a complete list; you will need to adapt to your culture and organizational structure. Establish structure and accountability.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2010

Recently, HootSuite, a prominent social media dashboard, introduced a new “Freemium” pricing structure, which offers basic Web services at different price points. Here are some of the reasons you might want to buy into one of HootSuite's paid plans: 1) Stats: The cheapest plans only offer seven days of statistics.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

So most children born with cleft conditions will need to have between two and five surgeries in their lifetime as they grow as their muscle structure changes. It’s not a one and done surgery. And then that also doesn’t take into account all of the, you know, the continuum of that patient care.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Similarly, nonprofits need to properly accelerate engagement with new subscribers through a structured welcome series. Just like cars require acceleration lanes to merge safely at highway speeds, nonprofits need structured email sequences to smoothly integrate new supporters into active participation.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

And here’s some impressive stats about WhatsApp. I’m going to show you some stats in a minute. And there’s also stats and like how much time people spend on WhatsApp and it’s just very, very high amounts. And WhatsApp has more than 2 billion users worldwide. In the U.S., So you can do it like that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

Social Signals launches a podcast series with " From Org Charts to Sitemaps: How Organizational Structure Affects Web Strategy and Implementation." And, for a quick summary of recent Second Life stats, see here. " Looks like MySpace is also getting sued for copyright violation.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

It’s about building and cultivating a strong network and good relationships within the field and within your personal life so that you have that support structure in place, both to help you with emotional processing when things go wrong or difficult as well as to help you find the next move and get through that process with some support.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 5, 2018

Continuing with the page above I can dive into the page level specifics over the last week to view its performance: There are two main stats that jump out at me: Average time on page. Maybe they’re searching for a particular stat or they are spending time reading through the different statistics – it’s hard to know.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And the book is structured in a way where each of these elements is given its own chapter with a whole bunch of stuff in it. And this year’s trends report, and you can download it for free at the URL at the bottom, has some really interesting stats about the effectiveness of communications teams.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Google Analytics: Google Analytics , a free and powerful website stats software, lets you dig into your website data so you can find out all sorts of useful info such as who your audience is and what keywords they are searching for to find your website.

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