NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

As Amy wrote recently, many of you have told us that 2013 will be the year you really tackle the data at your organizations. (If The 2013 Communities of Impact (CoI) pilot program consists of two groups, both focusing on the ways that nonprofits measure, learn from, and share their data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2013

While techniques and equipment are important, it is also useful to have some benchmarks and best practices in the nonprofit sector to inform your strategy and measurement plan. Tactics will only go so far. Regardless of mission or size, your participation will help to define the value of video in the nonprofit community”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2013

I spent a year co-writing on a book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” with measurement guru KD Paine because I felt strongly focusing on vanity metrics such as follower counts or Facebook likes was a waste of time. I didn’t get asked ”What are the best tools to measure followers on Twitter?

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

And very few organizations are applying that data to make decisions about their programs or measure their strategic outcomes. In the spring of 2013, NTEN and Avectra surveyed nonprofit communications, fundraising, and leadership staff about their engagement data management practices, findings, and future plans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I’ll be participating in the session, as part of the context setting by giving an overview of themes in my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-author with measurement guru KD Paine. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Existing research identifies gaps in the ways in which community engagement is measured. Community engagement fosters the transformative relationships and increased ownership necessary to build sustainable communities of opportunity” (Bergstrom, 2013). Nonprofit organizations can measure community engagement in a number of ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

The next best thing is to have colleagues who have attended amazing conferences like Personal Democracy Forum and share what they learned. I’m grateful that Kate Wing has offered up this guest post about her experience at PDF 2013. Reflections and Notes from Personal Democracy Forum 2013. The 50% conference rule.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

And, of course, don’t forget that you also need to measure your content strategy and “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” has lots of tips and resources that help you do that. This is a great tool to help them do just that, thanks for sharing it! ” – John Kenyon, 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce that “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” won the Terry McAdam Nonprofit Book Award for 2013. The Terry McAdam Book Award was established in 1989 to commemorate the life and work of New York Community Trust Vice President, Terry McAdam, who devoted his life to improving the nonprofit management field and (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

Holly published the 2013 version back in December, but you can never have too much of a good and incredibly useful resource!!! It’s Not Too Late To Set Your Communications Agenda with LightBox Collaborative’s 2013 Editorial Calendar – Guest Post by Holly Minch, Lightbox Collaborative.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

If you have not read Beth Kanter and KD Paine's awesome new book Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , then you must check out Care2's webinar on December 4th at 2PM ET led by Beth, Ashley Boyd of MomsRising, and Ryann Miller of Care2. The 7 steps of measurement. What you'll learn: How to lead with a networked mindset.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

as measured by total giving. 2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. Analysis tip: The increased size of Candid’s grants data during the period from 2013-2015 shouldn’t be conflated with an increase in giving by donors. government agencies ii.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

When I saw this YouTube video to promote a conference on measurement and outcomes, I couldn’t resist sharing it. It is the second installment of a series about the adventures of “ Data Girl and Measurement Boy ” that promotes a conference on data and improving outcome measurement for nonprofits.

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TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2014

This has increased from 86% in 2013. 37% said they could accurately measure R.O.I. 83% of marketers integrated social media with other marketing channels, up from 79% in 2013. 92% of marketers said social media is important to promoting their business. from social media, up from 26% last year.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Next Thursday, we''re holding a webinar that will dive into the key findings from the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study – to indicate where your organization''s performance stacks up in relation to your peers, as well as what you can be doing better to speed your journey to online success. How Do You Measure Up?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

Blackbaud’s 2013 Peer to Peer Fundraising Benchmark report provides information that you can use to not only measure your success but to learn about trends and best practices in event fundraising. What are you doing to ensure your fundraisers have the tools they need to be multi-channel in their outreach efforts?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. 10:45 to 12:00.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2013

This session is my first interactive keynote based on the content of my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. While most organizations are using technology to realize their missions, few are effectively measuring the results. The last time I keynoted was five years ago!

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NTEN

JANUARY 16, 2013

It all can be measured, and if you are reading this, chances are you are one of those people doing the measuring. Budgets rise and fall with the lines on a bar graph showing the click-through-rates of your end-of-year email campaign. Return on Investment (ROI) for web projects has come to the forefront.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2013

Here’s my some of my itinerary while I’m in Australia and New Zealand: May 11, 2013: Full Day Workshop: The Networked NGO in New Zealand. This workshop is for intermediate organizations and will focus on strategy, measurement, and best practices for managing and implementing social media. May 13, 2013: Half-Day Workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

15 Tips for Nonprofits on Instagram (2013) by Giftworks. There are lots of photo editing apps that work with Instagram, management tools, and tools to measure Instagram. Free Report: Simply Measured. Free Measurement Tools for Instagram (2013) Waxing Lyrical. How To Convert Instagram Audience To Supporters (2014).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

I was only there for 48 hours, but I did two workshops on two different topics ( nonprofit social media managers workshop and measurement ), a discussion on impact measurement in the Beacon Lounge , and lighting talk failure Good By Global (the Social Good Summit at SXSW).

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

It’s not a new concept; in fact, as far back as 2013, GuideStar (Candid’s predecessor organization along with Foundation Center), the BBB, and Charity Navigator came together to issue a call to stop the overhead myth. .

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TechImpact

AUGUST 29, 2013

21, 2013), with a step-by-step guide to creating an organized and successful Giving Day Campaign. Here are the 4 core steps to launching your nonprofit’s Giving Day campaign: Set measurable, attainable goals. Image courtesy of Coordinating Public Relations. The Knight Foundation released the Giving Day Playbook this past week (Aug.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Only within the last decade has research on the efficacy of evaluating the effects of art on audiences been realized (Brown & Novak, 2013). How do you measure that? However, the studies in measuring intrinsic impact were intended for “internal assessment and critical reflection purposes” (Brown & Novak, 2013).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Flickr Photo by Kevlar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

Note from Beth: I’m headed down to Austin, TX for SXSW where I will have the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on measuring social media with KD Paine with case studies by David Neff and Carie Lewis. I foresee that 2013 will be the year that this strategy really takes off. Flickr Photo by Toddy. I’m so glad you asked.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers. To say this is a highly anticipated, monumental report would be an understatement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today that Lucy Bernholz will join the Foundation as a Visiting Scholar effective fall 2013 and through 2014.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Demonstrating and Measuring Real Impact. Million Dollar Gifts and Donor Loyalty. Phyllis Freedman | President | SmartGivng. Transforming the Future by Taking the Long View. David Whitehead | Chief Development Officer | AARP. Farra Trompeter | Vice President | Big Duck. The Future of Fundraising from the Crowd.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 22, 2021

Innovative colleges and universities, including USC , Stanford, Purdue, Rutgers, Michigan State, UPenn, and Notre Dame have recently implemented the Salesforce platform to help modernize their fundraising, personalize engagement, and conduct AI-powered research and reporting to inform strategy and measure ROI.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2017

Nonprofit organizations have a responsibility to embrace client perspectives, as serving clients often represents a primary purpose for many nonprofits (Twersky, Buchanan, & Threlfall, 2013). Implementing mechanisms to transfer power to clients provides the greatest opportunity to improve downward accountability (Benjamin, 2013).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference takes place in Minneapolis next week. April 13, 2013 – 8:30-10:00. April 12, 2013 – 1:30-3:00 PM. April 13, 2013 10:30-Noon. Using Data to Measure Your Mission – Laura Quinn. Gaping Void Cartoons. Mindful or Mindfull Social Media? April 12 at 8:30-10.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

In December 2013 there was much fanfare when Facebook unveiled a “Donate” button for nonprofits , but not much came of it and it dwindled in popularity. Make sure that you can track your progress and measure the success of your efforts. 5) Always embed a Call to Action. Details and registration link are here. .

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. It's a 40-page study that measures what's going on with nonprofit email, fundraising, social media, and mobile. Ginny's Pick: Environmental Mobile App of the Month in Honor of Earth Day 2013. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). 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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fusionSpan

MARCH 29, 2023

On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed an executive order named “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity”. Peter Drucker famously said, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” The government may have its challenges in many areas, but I’ll give credit where credit is due.

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