NTEN

MARCH 16, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Session: Data Data Everywhere: Drowning in a sea of Analytics. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

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Analytics Data Question Atlanta 62

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

And now that the 990s are released as open data by the IRS, it’s more important than ever to rethink the role of the 990 as a communication channel instead of just a compliance requirement. All Form 990s had been released as TIFF image files making it both time-consuming and expensive to extract useful data from them.

Communication 90

Communication Oregon Grant Portland 90

Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

To help with this, Convio has released their Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study , which shares 2009 data from over 500 of their clients. I always expect this number to vary according to the size of your subscriber list, and Convio's data backs this up: Groups with smaller email lists perform better. percent clicked on a link.

Metrics 52

Metrics Measure Web Convio 52

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Date : January 19th, 2010. Description : Social media, online campaigns, and community engagement can be tricky things to dive into and do well without measuring, monitoring and evaluating. But what to measure? Location : online with Nonprofit Webinars. Topic : Do-It-Yourself Community Metrics. How to evaluate?

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Metrics Community Guidelines Slides 100

NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. Much of 2010 was focused on Project Cultivar, which worked in the Dominican Republic sugarcane plantations and its company towns, bateyes. For nonprofits, measuring their broader impact can be easier said than done. The true test of any nonprofit is to demonstrate impact.

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Dominican Republic Issue NTEN Impact 88

Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Cloud for Good has successfully completed over 2,500 Salesforce implementations since our inception in 2010. Let’s say you wanted to do more with your reporting – not necessarily in terms of greater capability, but perhaps more data sources.

Blackbaud 88

Blackbaud Report Analytics Database 88

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 3, 2016

He founded the company in 2010 to transform the way business intelligence is performed so organizations of any size can quickly and easily deploy powerful analytics. We’ve all heard that big data is revolutionizing the for-profit world; making companies smarter, leaner and more intuitive. Know What You Want from Your Data.

Accessibility 28

Accessibility Data Metrics Nonprofit 28

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Armed with such data describing the value of the arts for its participants, arts leaders can change the perception that art is merely a luxury to show that, instead, it is a vital necessity to human beings. With such evaluation data, arts leaders can promulgate the value of the organization’s art to all stakeholders.

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Evaluation Arts Story Impact 56

NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research. Is the clear jump after 2010 due to the more inclusive language in the survey question, or to increased staffing levels at organizations?

Ratio 85

Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2016

How can advocacy make a measurable difference for your organization? And since advocacy often involves coalitions, it can be difficult to measure who owns the success—or quite possibly the failure—of initiatives. Remain true to the data rather than bending it to serve your organization’s purposes. The answer is a resounding YES.

Advocacy 20

Advocacy Measure Policy United States 20

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 7, 2009

GuideStar , an organization that gathers and publishes data on charitable organizations, recently conducted a survey looking to measure impact of the economic downturn on nonprofits. Tags: reports data economy research. As GuideStar explains , “We’ve got good news and bad news.&# Check out the numbers and results here.

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Survey Poll Nonprofit News 105

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

Remember the global financial crisis (GFC), aka the Great Recession, of 2007-2010? And, despite slight upticks in 2010 and 2011 in giving, they were still well below pre-GFC levels. We just saw this. Again, with the focus on financial markets, we’ve seen this before and not too long ago. Of course you do. percent in 2009.

Lesson 52

Lesson Marketing Impact Giving 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

Bloomerang is designed to give nonprofit professionals more time back in the day by making data insights easy to interpret and act on. Bloomerang Payments leverages industry-leading anti-fraud measures and PCI compliance to protect donor data. Mobile app. Pricing Bloomerang Standard is $119 per month.

Websites 76

Websites Paypal Fundraising Nonprofit 76

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 12, 2012

As many of you know, we are now officially collecting data for the forthcoming edition of our Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report. We also ask what cost containment and other measures organizations have taken to cope with rising insurance costs: are they hiring fewer benefits-eligible staff? Stephanie La Loggia, M.A.

Research 84

Research Benefit Practice Track 84

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Social Media Today | ROI: How to Measure Return on Investment in Social Media – A great post from Brian Solis on Social Media Today discussing the ROI of social media. This is a really great post to read for anyone thinking about how to measure, evaluate, and even consider the impact of social media use (and that should be everyone). "Over

Web 108

Web ROI Bookmarking Phase 108

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Now let’s look at Excel , which a lot of nonprofits initially use to track their data. Although it may seem like this is an easier way to manage data, it comes at the cost of the following drawbacks: Security: What happens if your computer is stolen and someone gains access to all of that donor data?

Software 89

Software Free Tools Adobe 89

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

Security is a very important factor here, and it will be a mix of existing security measurements (e.g. Specification drafts and implementation prototypes will be available, and it will be submitted to W3C for standardization. asking the user for permission, like Geolocation) or coming up with new alternatives to ensure this."

Web 135

Web New York City Detroit Map 135

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

With more than half of 2010 now over, it might be helpful to review some updated statistics. . But the latest online giving data shows continued growth. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. Online Giving Remains Positive.

Trend 86

Trend Online Fundraising Offline 86

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2013

Note From Beth: Last month, I did a webinar for the SalesForce Foundation on measuring social media. When they understood the data they didn’t trust it. The Foundation is offering webinars and publishing white papers for nonprofits. He agreed to write this guest post on the topic. It did not do what theyyou needed it to do.

Relationship 114

Relationship Donor Track Gift 114

NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Foster collaboration among your fellow organizations working on the same issue to share data, funding and other resources to meet the finish line faster, more efficiently. Develop new and more appropriate measures of impact of your organization’s efforts. Check out a few of Blackbaud’s Interviews at SXSW 2010.

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Interaction Program Blackbaud Profit 115

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Listening further, I learned this was a report of a study just recently published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, using data on giving from 2008. Both Giving USA and The Chronicle of Philanthropy are reputable sources of information, but the way each measures philanthropic giving for their reports differs – significantly.

Research 75

Research Arizona Philanthropy Foundation 75

Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Key Benchmarks: How Did Your Nonprofit Measure Up ? Online fundraising grew 14% from 2009 to 2010. The 2010 advocacy response rate was 3.3%.

Benchmark 76

Benchmark Advocacy Studies Metrics 76

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

Submissions close January 22, 2010." " » Your Mobile Giving by State – Wendy Harman at the American Red Cross has posted a map and data about the funds donated via texting "Haiti" to 90999 to support the victims in the Haiti earthquake crisis. Thanks for all that you are doing, ARC! " My favorite lesson?

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Web Haiti Bookmarking Lesson 132

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

They have released two studies, one on the “wired wealthy&# and another which is a “nonprofit benchmark index&# study – basically providing some benchmarks for organizations to measure themselves against, traffic, email newsletter click through rates, etc. It’s actually a pretty interesting resource, and worth a read.

Open Source 111

Open Source Convio Benchmark RSS 111

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Measure Results of Change (improvement = do more, decline = change approach). Part Two: 5 Steps for Mapping Data. When mapping data, be sure to keep a narrow focus based on type of stakeholder, time period, and/or type of interaction. So for example, you might look at Phone Calls with Donors or Members from 2010.

Process 92

Process Technology Raise Fund 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

The Blue Key site was only launched in December 2010, and its social/digital aspects were relatively new, so there was not a lot of data to base KPIs on. We used Hashtracking (which was offered to me as a free trial for testing purposes) to pull data on how many tweets used the hashtag, etc. What else did you measure and why?

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Analytics Interview Story Phase 99

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Here’s a tidbit of a Infoworld report about the study: By one measure — “value added,&# which the report defines as “an industry’s gross output minus its purchased intermediate inputs&# — the fair use economy is greater than the copyright economy. economic growth and almost 11 million American jobs.

Open 100

Open Copyright Open Source Europe 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

“ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., They tracked the patterns of usage of the mobile site against donation volume data by location.

Mobile 99

Mobile Conference Resource Social 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Users can share them on Instagram while also choosing to share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). There are lots of photo editing apps that work with Instagram, management tools, and tools to measure Instagram.

Examples 50

Examples Practice Tips Contest 50

NTEN

MAY 10, 2010

If your organization isn't measuring the results of its social media initiatives, you may be wasting time and effort. Presented by: Jeff Patrick, Common Knowledge Remember, we're not saying you can't have fun using social media at work, just that collecting data proving that fun is valuable will serve you well in the long run.

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Social Network Network Ning Social 67

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. How will you measure success? Also, there is secondary data to review and your web site analytics. Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. What phones and apps are they using?

Donor 98

Donor Summary Mobile Phone 98

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Unfortunately, these accents on counting activities and maintaining regulatory compliance left unanswered the basic question of effectiveness: Were the efforts of these charities bringing about any meaningful, sustainable, or measurable positive change to those they existed to serve? August 2010. [2] 3] Hunter, David. October 2009. [4]

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Fundraising Charity Philadelphia New York 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. Extrapolate on the broader terms, and find one word to hang the idea on. I’ve been doing this for two years now. In 2009, my three words were: Streamline, Weave, and Einstein. networks, training and capacity building approaches, and culture change.

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Share Reflection Social Media Model 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

   As KD Paine , Social Media Measurement Goddess says in a recent article about ROI, most social media efforts fail because they fail to measure success (or failure).    "If you goal is to dip your toes into the waters of social media, then your measure is the dampness of your toes."

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YouTube Badge Museum Mashup 95

NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

Since the release of the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we know many of you have been hard at work looking at how your programs measure up against industry benchmarks. how you collect and calculate your data in the first place — since the most important metrics for your organization are, of course, YOUR metrics.

Metrics 55

Metrics Benchmark Rate Newsletter 55

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Chronicle of Philanthropy published a great announcement of the project a few months after its launch in 2010. We recently covered one of the Transparency Talk blog entries: “ What’s The Story, Data? Performance Measurement. There’s a ton of great pieces in there. ” by TechSoup Global’s Kyle Reis.

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Foundation Websites Philanthropy San Francisco 56

Forum One

AUGUST 20, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Influence Social Media Internet Web 52