Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

I launched this blog in September 2009. Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter do not get access to the donor’s contact or credit card information. 10 Social Media Metric for Nonprofit Organizations (and How to Track Them). Launch a blog. I was a reluctant blogger. I didn’t think the world needed another blogger.

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Social Media ROI Media Myspace 210

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. Over $5 million has been raised in 2009 alone. 2 ) Money Is Not the Only Metric. Any strategy that leverages Facebook should embrace a range of metrics for evaluating its success. and Canada.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

60) Search « Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team | Main | Year-End Fundraising » Tuesday Jan 06 2009 Defining a Nonprofit Websites Google Analytics KPIs (Part 2) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:43PM | by James OMalley In part 1 of this series, we discussed how to correctly install your Google Analytics.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

It’s chock-full of information about what you need to start, different strategies, and potential pitfalls. Both the database implementer and the nonprofit organization will need to establish in the project plan the metrics and deliverables that comprise success.&# I wish all nonprofits understood this!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

It’s chock-full of information about what you need to start, different strategies, and potential pitfalls. Both the database implementer and the nonprofit organization will need to establish in the project plan the metrics and deliverables that comprise success.&# I wish all nonprofits understood this!

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Consultant Data Management Open Source 100

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. It wasn’t meant as a statement about what I think about whether or not web stats are a useful metric of much.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

The book is a great read, a refreshing take on how to manage attention deficit and information overload caused by our connected 24/7 always on lifestyles. Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use by Michael Quinn Patton. Both by authors with first names of Brian.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I unpacked the latter with a series of spectragrams asking folks to share their opinions about whether or not social fundraising as a fad or whether or not dollars raised was the only metric for success. Enter online fundraising contests.

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Community Giving Fundraising Contest 111

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Proposed solution: CC developed Red House 2009, which had three event components: Traditional cocktail party for its major donors, Nonevent called Stay@Home, and. It was to serve as the kickoff for Red House 2009 and was hosted by a board member. The interest card was a second way for CC to collect information about party guests.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Both internal and external stakeholders need to be better informed about why it is okay for overhead costs to be higher when the organization is trying to grow, become sustainable, and ultimately achieve its mission more effectively. Stanford Social Innovation Review, (Fall 2009), 49-53. Gregory, A. & Howard, D.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The game was released in the fall of 2009 and has had more than 20 million plays. People may search for “Cooking Mama&# and then find our parody, Cooking Mama, the Unauthorized PETA Edition: Mama Kills Animals, where they are exposed to information about raising and killing animals for food.

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Game Austin Pledge Measure 126

Care2

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

What it means to be data-informed. Funders and board members expect to see results, so networked nonprofits need to focus on metrics that reinforce these online efforts. What you'll learn: How to lead with a networked mindset. How to build your organization's capacity to be networked one small step at a time.

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Measure Network Empowerment Asia 65

Forum One

MAY 4, 2010

Their report covers a lot of e-marketing campaign metrics, and attempts to really break down the differences between active subscribers of a campaign vs. users who do not take such an active role in terms of participating (e.g. Some of these were: Online fundraising grew in 2009 as compared to 2008 but the average gift size was smaller.

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Benchmark Convio Statistics Trend 48

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

They (whoever "they" are), were spot-on when they named this the Information Age. Do those numbers tell you anything you NEED to know, or are they vanity metrics (those numbers we LIKE to track because we think they make us look good)? Donor demographic information. " Why are you tracking all those things?

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Staff have to receive emotionally engaging information they would feel inspired to share with their community. If this seems like an uphill battle, it probably means leadership needs some education about the platforms and more importantly needs to be shown the benefits (through metrics) behind the power of social media efforts.

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Digital Build Community Minneapolis 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

The original Seafood Watch iPhone app was released in January 2009. Resident apps help us put the most up-to-date information in the hands of users, since our consumer seafood recommendations are updated twice a year. What metrics are you using for mobile? Our website , is the hub for all in-depth information and news.

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Mobile Integration Strategy Green 113

NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

The game was released in the fall of 2009 and has had more than 20 million plays. People may search for "Cooking Mama" and then find our parody, Cooking Mama, the Unauthorized PETA Edition: Mama Kills Animals, where they are exposed to information about raising and killing animals for food.

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Game Director Interview Marketing 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

If you've been thinking of launching or expanding your organization in social media, Slideshare is a good starting point for information and advice. Social Media for Non Profits Primal Media’s sideshow is loaded with information on trends, recent statistics, and examples of social media used by nonprofits. Listen first.

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Slideshare Social Media Profit Case Study 56

See3

JANUARY 21, 2009

On February 10th 2009 at the 3LD Art and Technology Center in New York City, social media guru Jeff Pulver is producing SocComm - The Social Communications Summit. More information regarding SocComm can be found here. - - -. as of Jan 19, 2009). Seating at SocComm is limited. To register visit here. SocComm Summit Agenda. (as

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. And how will this impact the way we build relationships and find information? How much do we share?

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Comment Artist Social Media Hype 97

Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

We try to keep it light, informal, and funny -- providing helpful resources and interesting links, and being responsive to our followers, while also using it as a way to crowdsource and get buy-in and guidance on new projects. www.MHPonline.org April 22, 2009 | Rick Bernardo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Social Media Twitter Action Advocacy 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

More information here. The key skill is pattern analysis and of course, using what you find to inform decisions or actions. 7 Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts This is an actual quote from Einstein. I'm not saying that you shouldn't use quantitative metrics.

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Marketing Social Blackboard Social Media 70

Care2

MAY 4, 2009

April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3. Well examine what can and cant be quantified as well as various metrics and analytics tools. April 27 , 2009 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 5. April 28 , 2009 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 10. Without further ado here are my favorites.

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Social Media Conference Advocacy Online 28

Care2

JULY 26, 2007

Need some metrics guidelines? Quantitatively, thats worth quite a bit as no one has been able to calculate this metric so thoroughly before. The metric boils down to cost per action as applied to advocacy or outreach (branding, education, etc) campaigns. It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. Job well done!

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

Need some metrics guidelines? Quantitatively, thats worth quite a bit as no one has been able to calculate this metric so thoroughly before. The metric boils down to cost per action as applied to advocacy or outreach (branding, education, etc) campaigns. It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. Job well done!

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

60) Search « SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits | Main | GuideStar Study Says Nonprofits Need to be Transparent » Wednesday Mar 25 2009 Convio Releases Nonprofit Online Marketing Benchmarks Study Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:02PM | by Allyson Kapin Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies.

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Convio Benchmark Studies Social Media 31

NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Remember that average banner click-through is just 0.1% [ DoubleClick 2009 Year-in-Review Benchmarks ]. This is the basic metric most novice media planners will consider above all. That number inches up with fancier and more interactive units like video and rich media. In online media buying this is defined as impressions.

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Storytelling Yahoo Story Google 73

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Need some metrics guidelines? Quantitatively, thats worth quite a bit as no one has been able to calculate this metric so thoroughly before. The metric boils down to cost per action as applied to advocacy or outreach (branding, education, etc) campaigns. It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. Job well done!

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ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53

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. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. I've gathered up some of best of the best folks in the nonprofit tech field to share their stories, metrics, and lessons learned - this will be informative AND entertaining. THIS is Iron Chef ???

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Comment Open Source Social Media Drupal 50

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

but pack in a tremendous amount of information. A great example of using Twitter for real information exchange and for conversation. You can embed Google Earth into your website to present information to your community that really helps tell the story of your work and your issue. Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2009

Major donor officers: one-on-one relationship builders with individual donors, discussing in-depth program information focused on thoughtful cultivation of large gifts. We inform, and we try to communicate in a way that feels personal and asks for - and truly values - input. Can we get along? And of course - we both ask for money!

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Donor Online Gift Site 20

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

A great example of using Twitter for real information exchange and for conversation. You can embed Google Earth into your website to present information to your community that really helps tell the story of your work and your issue. Web metrics, talking to people, emails (who opens your alerts, clicks on links, etc.).

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Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

In this interview, she shares her insights into the strategic and the tactical information nonprofits might find useful as they consider their approach to using video to reach their communications goals. The most obvious metric is video view counts. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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YouTube Social Media Video Advocacy 34

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

Submitted by Alan Levine, publisher of CogDogBlog Since it is already a week in the rear view mirror, this ought to be my last post about the 2009 NMC Summer Conference. metric tons – the equivalent to the annual emission of 43 cars. Heck, i t’s time to start thinking about 2010. Gone Green(er).

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Social Media Media Social Flickr 81

Care2

JULY 14, 2008

In this interview, she shares her insights into the strategic and the tactical information nonprofits might find useful as they consider their approach to using video to reach their communications goals. The most obvious metric is video view counts. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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YouTube Video Social Media Advocacy 34

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

So I hope that you can kind of take some nuggets of information to kind of help you think through ways that you could be more responsive, build a better process related to grants. Are you gathering information from those who are in the frontlines who are actually doing the work or is this something that you’re just kind of doing ad hoc?

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