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. PostRank scoring is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. This analysis took all of five minutes. You can actually go back and review your entire feed.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Making apples-to-apples comparisons of these systems was one of the most difficult analytical tasks I’ve taken on in a while (and, actually much of the heavy lifting of designing the analysis was done by Laura Quinn), and until you attempt such a thing, please be somewhat tempered in your complaints about it. Now the security issue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, it reflects a year of research and analysis, including conversations with 300+ community stakeholders. Silicon Valley philanthropy is increasing: Individual giving rose 150 percent between 2008 and 2013, from $1.9 billion to $4.8 Bridging the Gaps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

These webinars will allow you to get more done with the same resources by giving you the information and skills you need to understand many aspects of technology. Getting the Big Picture: Intro to ICT Systems and Analysis (1/10/2008). Building the Foundation: Hardware, Software and Networks (1/17/2008).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Learning analytics is not brand new and first identified in the education area in about 2008 according to this excellent primer on Learning Analytics that found by searching the Project Navigator on the topic. Here’s a few that I found most informative: Best Practices for Big Data: Learning from the Past While Looking to the Future.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Anyway, being a poor student, and having a few extremely low-traffic sites, I figured I’d stick with Site Meter , which seems to be the best of the free site analysis tools. Thanks for any information you can provide. I think some nonprofits should read it. Google Analytics is also free. You can follow 10 sites instead of one.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

, and the subsequent TechSoup discussion , I'm posting an analysis conducted by Sarah Grosvenor , the Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Willamette University , on the potential for mobile fundraising at the University. The information below was current as of December 15, 2008.

Raise 43

Raise United States Analysis University 43

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Matthew Dubins, founder of Donor Science Consulting, performed an exhaustive study of the impact of the Great Recession of 2008 on Canadian nonprofits and came to the following conclusion: “…during a recession, it is? Integrated data deeply informs messaging and campaigns, grant submissions, board, and regulatory reporting, and more.

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Integration Tech Fundraising Synchronous 319

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

You’ll read those dozens of stories captured by three information-hungry economist/b-school professor buddies who traveled Memphis, TN to Omaha, NE; Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH, and so on. We never expected that data analysis would be the key to success for such a company.

Business 56

Business North Dakota North Carolina Omaha 56

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

You’ll read those dozens of stories captured by three information-hungry economist/b-school professor buddies who traveled Memphis, TN to Omaha, NE; Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH, and so on. We never expected that data analysis would be the key to success for such a company.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2014

You’ll read those dozens of stories captured by three information-hungry economist/b-school professor buddies who traveled Memphis, TN to Omaha, NE; Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH, and so on. We never expected that data analysis would be the key to success for such a company.

Lesson 63

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 14, 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. The report was primarily informed by two sources: Financial data showing trends from the field. Nonprofit Finance Fund.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

3) keep stakeholders informed? Good analysis. So, now the question – should a nonprofit organization have a blog? Should staff of a nonprofit blog? Would this help: 1) gain donors? 2) communicate the message? 4) provide collaborative opportunities within, and between organizations?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The "Fall Festival" advertised on their homepage is for 2008, and the "events" link opens up to a May 2009 calendar.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It’s fairly easy to extrapolate that even with the poorest of clients, we’re seeing web adoption especially as traditional sources of information for job and apartment listings leave print media. Looking at them in isolation without all the other data and the trends and information they entail makes no sense.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

But, maybe you've done some of that thinking and implemented a few focused social media experiments in 2008 and have gleaned some insights. Do a regular task analysis of your social media work flow looking for redundant actions or where you've simply lapsed into automatic pilot or bad habits. Good for you! Great work.

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Social Media Media Tips Social 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

The listening as a first step is familiar - it's free market research, it's brand monitoring, it's an analysis of press mentions. The concern about information overload and too much unstructured information. Doesn't listening require plowing through mountains and mountains of unstructured information?

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Social Media Culture Personal Social 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

Jay Dedman pointed to an analysis Feedburner by Chris Baskind. It is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. What's the tone, formal or informal? Hard Data Points: Do an analysis of the number of links to a post using Yahoo Site Explorer.

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Metrics Social Media Strategy RSS 81

Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2012

You know those times when you are looking for a blog that provides you with meaty analysis on contemporary issues in arts engagement? Here's what I love about Createquity: In-depth analysis of arts research reports. When you wish for bloggers who were willing to write 2,000 words instead of 200? Complex approach to topics I care about.

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Arts Museum Analysis California 29

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

I hope that information helps you in your analysis. Thus, you can use Palbee for small group video meetings but also, you can use it for presentation, teaching, or any other information delivery. One last thing. You can share the recorded webinars as you do with YouTube. Or feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. In 2008, I designed the Nonprofit and Social Media ROI Poetry Slam and last year was a panel on crowdsourcing that modeled crowdsourcing in the design and delivery. And how will this impact the way we build relationships and find information?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I started experimenting with these concepts back in 2008 at SXSW session on Nonprofit ROI and SXSW Session on Nonprofit Crowdsourcin g as well as at the NTC in 2009 on a session mapping metrics to strategy. Some analysis questions: What points were the participants in the room tweeting?

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Think of those Google Alerts you excitedly set up in 2008 and haven’t read since 2009. And that has thrown off many informed commentators: the way that the meanings of the term MOOC have shifted to become synonymous with online education in the minds of many journalists, academics, and students. Slope of Enlightenment.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Below and at this link is information on the position: *POSITION OPEN* POSITION: New Media Manager PURPOSE: Responsible for developing and executing new media strategies to support the Foundation’s organizational as well as internal and external communications goals and objectives. Kellogg Foundation The W.K. This is a newly created position.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

Tools 59

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Care2

MAY 9, 2008

If you know of a non-profit that could use some kitchen equipment, go to [link] for more information. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Advocacy Social Media Online email 28

Care2

MAY 8, 2008

If you know of a non-profit that could use some kitchen equipment, go to [link] for more information. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I'll be doing a presentation on a panel at the Museum Computer Network Conference in two weeks on this topic and in early 2008 for the Legal Services Corporation. You should read two articles that will help inform your thinking. I'm doing a workshop on Social Media Metrics, Measurement, and ROI at PodCamp Boston tomorrow.

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Guinea Measure Social Media Wikispaces 50

NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

The transition from the use of stone axes to a steel axes produced a distrust so deep that older Aborigine men would not share sacred cultural information with younger men that were using the steel axe introduced by Europeans. Share information with all stakeholders. Communication. You can never communicate enough about the change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I need get rid of clutter, but I first need to do the redesign thinking process before getting into the details of the information design, look, and feel. Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. KM4Dev has a section devoted to Social Network Analysis process and tools. This spring, Video Party , in association with Art Matters 2008 and Apathy Is Boring , will be presenting a selection of films about creating a world that we want to live in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

Referrals - percentage of visitors by top ten sources for past 30 days (April, 2008). This is, of course, a simplistic analysis of a select number of Twitter users. " I think when that high volume usage kicks in is when we will hear more and more complaints about noise and information overload. My ratio is 2.4,

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Twitter Ratio Google Artist 74

Care2

JULY 26, 2007

I would love to run an anonymous analysis to come up with some benchmarks, so contact me if youre interested. Have you done this analysis on other tactics, Im thinking Internet advertising for one. April 25, 2008 | Lisa Neal I need help getting training on how to calculate ROI -- more for our client services and training programs.

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

I would love to run an anonymous analysis to come up with some benchmarks, so contact me if youre interested. Have you done this analysis on other tactics, Im thinking Internet advertising for one. April 25, 2008 | Lisa Neal I need help getting training on how to calculate ROI -- more for our client services and training programs.

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I would love to run an anonymous analysis to come up with some benchmarks, so contact me if youre interested. Have you done this analysis on other tactics, Im thinking Internet advertising for one. April 25, 2008 | Lisa Neal I need help getting training on how to calculate ROI -- more for our client services and training programs.

ROI 53

ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53