M+R

APRIL 16, 2024

We have a couple of points of note around the transition from Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to Universal Analytics (UA) and how that impacted the website data in Benchmarks this year, but first, for fun, an action item! If you’re not sure how to change this setting, you can follow the simple instructions here. We’ll wait. Ok, back with us?

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Benchmark Analytics Google Comparison 66

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 Since then it has grown from 106 million active monthly users to 310 million active monthly users. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages.

Linkedin 362

Linkedin Practice Social Media Sponsor 362

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

But for innovation to thrive, you must embrace a culture where the entire nonprofit is committed to enhancing processes or strategies by transforming ideas into actionable improvements. Showcase attitudes, actions, and qualities you want your team to mirror. Focus on Your Metrics Metrics will help you translate your data into action.

Culture 81

Culture Create eBook Attitude 81

Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

Data provides actionable insights and can give associations a navigable path to make better informed business decisions. The metrics you use to measure your progress toward a business objective are key performance indicators (KPIs). What metrics could you use to predict whether you will achieve your goals ?

Goal 192

Goal Data Articulate Analysis 192

sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Applications, proposals, progress reports, impact metrics – the data collected throughout the grantmaking lifecycle is vast and ever-growing. By implementing robust data governance and management practices, grantmakers can transform this sea of information into actionable insights. Grantmakers are swimming in a sea of information.

Data 69

Data Impact Government Proposal 69

Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

The strategic planning process is a rare chance for a nonprofit’s leaders to step back and look at their organization and its activities as a whole—to understand what success looks like and to allocate time, talent, and dollars to the activities that can help achieve it. Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.”

San Francisco 98

San Francisco Nonprofit Metrics Boston 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Changes: A Complete Guide – by Mari Smith. Also, a few insights about the what the changes mean for Facebook pages. It isn’t all private or all public – it’s a continuum. Facebook’s new changes (and Google +) gives us a couple of shades of gray. .” Sharing Philosophy.

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Metrics Facebook People Change 129

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2011

. —– Whether your organization has had a presence on Facebook for years or just days—or you’re considering starting now—trying to follow along with all the changes to functionality, options, and analytics is incredibly overwhelming. Calls to Action. Metrics that Matter. Remember Strategy First. Subscribers and Fans.

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Facebook Change Tutorial Plugin 196

M+R

MAY 31, 2022

that thing Apple is doing to email that’s going to change everything.” We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. Well, first of all, the definition changed. To add to the confusion, different email tools are handling this change in different ways. Read time: 8 minutes. Apple MPP, a.k.a.

Mail 107

Mail Spam Rate email 107

sgEngage

MARCH 13, 2024

Have people changed the way they donate? If you are short on time, you can find a few key highlights below that will give you instant insights and action tips for your work promoting social good. This metric is one to watch for the future. Have in-person events rebounded?

Blackbaud 78

Blackbaud Report Fundraising Benchmark 78

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. People who are active on Twitter tend to be plugged into current events and trending news. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 350

The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 12, 2022

They give to your non-profit because they want to see a change in the world and be part of making it happen. In this article, I’m going to talk about the common challenges of explaining non-profit impact and go over the action steps you can take to explain your non-profit’s impact through storytelling.

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Storytelling Impact Profit Story 94

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Yet, resetting and leaning into change is essential. “If If you are ready to embrace change as a central element of your growth strategy, this book is for you.” Reset : Resetting your strategy when the situation changes. Reset, or how to change, is the heart of SRT. Taking proactive measures. What is success?

Latvia 92

Latvia Companies North America San Francisco 92

Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Attracts new supporters and partners with information about how they can help change the world. Investing in marketing helps you build a foundation for growth, community engagement, and impactful change. This framework ensures that your goals are actionable and contribute to your organization’s overall mission.

Marketing 52

Marketing Guide Nonprofit Channel 52

EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

We asked our partners, what are some ways organizations doing advocacy can consistently engage supporters and keep them ready to take action with you, even outside of crisis moments? MESG Marketing Mary Getz, principal and founder Yes, it’s true—when an issue is breaking there is a flurry of activity. Here’s what they said.

Advocacy 143

Advocacy Local Poll Audience 143

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. But is this the right question?

Participatory 84

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 84

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The term “call to action” (CTA) is used multiple times in the list. A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Be familiar with the organization’s case for support, annual reports, theory of change, and other collateral materials.

Fundraising 344

Fundraising Mail Law Donation 344

Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The philanthropic sector recognizes the need to strengthen American democracy and is beginning to see that progress on every other issue, from education and healthcare to criminal justice reform and climate change, is dependent on the public’s understanding of the facts.” It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up.”

Local 102

Local Pledge News Support 102

Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

Ann Mei Chang, CEO of Candid, introduced the initiative—explaining the importance of having “the data to know where we stand, identify the gaps, and assess our progress.” As Cheryl emphasized: It is up to us, as leaders in the social sector, to take action and use this tool to drive meaningful change.

Demographics 98

Demographics Build Social Green 98

Media Cause

JULY 14, 2023

Measure Impact: Define the metrics that will help measure the impact of your digital campaign. Beyond website traffic, consider metrics that reflect the impact on equity, such as engagement from marginalized communities or positive social media sentiment. Actively seek input from the audiences to ensure voices are heard.

Project 52

Project Digital Marketing Impact 52

Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

While it’s not impossible for your staff members to lead the charge, nonprofit leadership has the power to change the tone of conversations and easily set an example for everyone else at the organization. These leaders can take concrete actions to help set the tone for the entire culture shift at the organization. Guide Your Staff.

Practice 59

Practice Leadership Nonprofit Culture 59

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

To strengthen wellbeing in the workplace the book provides leaders various solutions, including a new metric to track suffering, struggling, and thriving — Gallup Net Thriving. That includes taking these actions: Make sure everyone in your organization knows their strengths. How does our work fulfill our purpose as a team?

Team 57

Team Build Ratio Measure 57

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the heart of fundraising are the supporters who believe in your cause and want to place their trust, and dollars, into your organization to make a change in the world. retain 75% of previous year’s donors; or activity-based—e.g., Outline specific actions and the necessary budget to achieve those goals. The good news?

Gift 77

Gift Develop Measure Blackbaud 77

Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, carefully consider how you are packaging your data in the most impactful way. Regularly monitoring performance metrics or KPIs throughout the year allows you to know what you need. Analyze with actionable data in mind.

Report 70

Report Data Metrics Analysis 70

Whole Whale

MARCH 15, 2023

With that, email marketing can be used to provide more tailored information and announcements bringing awareness to your organization and helping to nurture subscribers toward taking action on your cause, initiatives, or events to the right audience.

email 75

email Difference Marketing Retention 75

Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? How are your marketing activities going to help you get there? Create SMART goals for your marketing activities so you know where you are going and what you need to measure. You change more lives. Check your metrics, focusing on overall numbers and growth.

Marketing 69

Marketing Guide Metrics Nonprofit 69

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s critical to actively track and measure your website traffic against your goals. How GA4 Differs from the Previous Version While the basic functions of Google Analytics have stayed the same, GA4 introduces some changes that your fundraisers will find very helpful. leads) it’s bringing in. Thankfully, Google Analytics makes it easy.

Analytics 52

Analytics Google Fundraising Track 52

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

By collecting essential metrics as part of your program management process, you’ll be able to use this information to: Identify program gaps and areas of need. Using predefined metrics can be incredibly valuable for determining how well your nonprofit has been meeting the needs of your constituents and where you can adjust for greater impact.

Statistics 52

Statistics Stats Program Management 52

Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, keep an eye toward how your internal and external reports can blend data-driven stories of impact. Regularly monitoring performance metrics or KPIs throughout the year allows you to know what you need. Goal setting matters a lot here.

Story 59

Story Report Data Blended 59

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Collective Impact is a helpful framework to organize churches to affect change in their cities. Collective Impact is a place-based methodology conceived to affect large scale change. Commit to a shared measurement system: Common metrics hold the cohort accountable and informs future action. God loves cities.

Impact 98

Impact Raleigh Arizona Collaboration 98

Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. The actions we take today will support and protect the well-being of future generations. .

San Diego 126

San Diego San Francisco California Conservancy 126

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Financial Management Luminary Session Panel Discussion: Using Your Voice in a Sea of Change *don’t miss* Your finance team touches all aspects of your organization—grant programs, fundraising goals, vendor management. That makes you a vital part of any change management conversation, but you may not always be asked to the table.

Blackbaud 82

Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 82

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Want to see what this looks like in action? Porter Novelli’s latest research on business and social justice shows that consumers, employees and other stakeholders want companies to acknowledge their role in systemic injustices and actively change the system. These will be critical metrics for us to gauge our performance.

Government 97

Government Social Blackbaud Companies 97

CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

It’s so easy to make changes.” Benefit: Track Event Activities. Meat Fight recently started using CauseVox’s activity metric that helps track the amount of activity someone does for a campaign, like how many miles or steps are being walked. Then, each participant can update their own activity as they go.

Tips 98

Tips Fundraising Pledge Template 98

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. It will establish rules, expectations for gift officer interactions, and coordinates activities amongst staff. are clearly documented within the database.

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Database Track Donor Management 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the heart of fundraising are the supporters who believe in your cause and want to place their trust, and dollars, into your organization to make a change in the world. retain 75% of previous year’s donors; or activity-based—e.g., Outline specific actions and the necessary budget to achieve those goals. The good news?

Gift 52

Gift Develop Measure Blackbaud 52

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

When a prospect sees themselves as a part of the story, helping solve the problem, the call to action is more meaningful on an intimate level. For example, "if you want action, you must help donors feel the pain of hunger by seeing it play out in one life. Equip your nonprofit to tell stories of impact today.

Impact 52

Impact Communication Effective Ratio 52