Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

And that’s why, today, GuideStar is launching our newest and highest tier of our Nonprofit Profiles— GuideStar Platinum. The field is hungry to move beyond simplistic measures such as the overhead ratio. Because effectiveness requires learning. And learning requires feedback. And feedback requires measurement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter. Change to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often.” Chapter 1 :: Network for Good.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter. Change to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often.” That said, a couple of minor tweaks are necessary.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter. Change to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often.” Chapter 1 :: Network for Good.

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NetWits

AUGUST 2, 2012

The Giving USA 2012 report shows us that corporate giving has gone down or been flat for the past two years. Using a service like Profile Builder can use public information to help you create this segmentation of your donors. Your goal is a 3:1 ratio or pretty close. There are even people you can pay to write them. Guess what?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors. . So in fundraising, that’s inferring that 80% of your dollars are going to come from 20% of your donors. But now we’re seeing more evidence that this is really shifting.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors. So in fundraising, that’s inferring that 80% of your dollars are going to come from 20% of your donors. But now we’re seeing more evidence that this is really shifting.

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