Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Advanced features enable you to compare program impact, conduct in-depth analysis, and automate report delivery to stakeholders.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

The end results are more efficient fundraising, more revenue, and more time for what matters. Artificial intelligence works through machine learning, which involves the discovery and analysis of deep patterns in datasets. These algorithms are continually refined over time as more data is generated for analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” Public knowledge, pressure (to change policy) and action increase in strategic areas. Our foundation is viewed a valuable information source.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

” Analysis : This testimonial emphasizes the donor’s personal connection and satisfaction with the results of their contributions, highlighting the organization’s effectiveness and transparency. Their innovative approach and commitment to results have made a significant difference in our community projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

If you don’t use analytic tools, it’s impossible to know how many people are engaging with your content and what, if any, action they’re taking after that engagement. If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. You know what they say about measurement, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. grist.org’s key results are: Footprint: The reach of their activities, both online and offline.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2023

Measure your outcomes and tell your story. In healthcare organizations, it is vital to be able to show quantitative measurement of your impact, whether you are showing the community benefit impact, tracking dollars spent delivering direct services or reporting back to donors. Augment your reporting with data analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV. I really like the 7 steps of measurement for their simple elegance and how they can be used to measure social media or anything for that matter. What are your measurable objectives?

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

In the annual letters from Bill and Melinda Gates which was released today, measurement takes center stage. But in the past year I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. Instead, it brought in independent experts to understand why the measurements were so different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Most nonprofits do not have the resources to hire one of these in-demand professionals nor do you see many funding opportunities to build this type of commitment to measurement and learning from data into a nonprofit’s DNA. But that data doesn’t tell anything about how we can improve and get better results.”

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values. Davis Parchment, and data scientist Kwame Porter Robinson about the research results, implications, and advice for next steps. View the full set of results here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2011

I’m really curious about how networked nonprofits can use measurement and make decisions using data to get more impact from networked approaches. I want to hear about your successes and challenges in making your networked nonprofit more effective using measurement and data to make decisions about effective use of emerging media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We’ve been chatting about how to measure the impact of the crowd and she offered to write this guest post on the topic. Measuring Your Crowdsourcing Efforts by Aliza Sherman. In order to know how to measure crowdsourcing results, you first need to understand what kind of crowdsourcing you’re implementing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

How do you get your appeals in front of your Facebook audience despite the significant decline in organic reach and the resulting reduction in engagement caused by changes to the News Feed algorithm? This should generate enough data to give you a good sense of your cost per action and ROI. Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) measures ROI.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Researchers have measured the time savings created by generative AI. A recent Harvard Business School study compared two groups of consultants—one using AI tools and the other not—performing the same workplace tasks such as writing, analysis, and strategy. This is called “co-botting” or “co-piloting” with AI.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Our examination of giving behaviors and results on GivingTuesday each year have highlighted these important and consistent trends: Leveling the Playing Field. The vast majority of donors on GivingTuesday are taking other generous actions, in addition to directly donating money. Bringing in New Givers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In 2018 analysis by Ben Gose , a reported 57% of nonprofits doubted their ability to continue meeting demand, motiving many nonprofit leaders to consider collaboration with other nonprofits and across sector lines in order to increase organizational capacity. Measure and share impact. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Recommendations.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s critical to actively track and measure your website traffic against your goals. An event is any kind of action a user performs on your website, such as clicking a button, downloading a file, or submitting a form. This means you can better track actions that result in a lead acquisition or a donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

It has been almost exactly four years since I published Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , with co-author, Katie Paine. Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. Limited – possess a defined scope and duration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

How Nonprofits Can Use Measurement to Adapt to the Facebook Algorithm Change – guest post by Meghan Keaney Anderson, Hubspot. What was the call to action, if any? In her recent book, Beth Kanter talks about a ladder of engagement, with smaller actions laying the foundation for larger ones. Were they urgent?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

AI can help nonprofit leaders sift and segment this data into meaningful and actionable content such as customized messaging for individual donors or program updates for a specific population. Since much of the work in which nonprofits engage results in subjective measures, NLP can be a method to encode the subjectivity qualitatively.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

What goes into creating and designing a successful nonprofit website that inspires action? Audience Analysis. Assign them key tasks and document results. Make sure you remember your top three goals to include in key visual elements on your site using calls to action. It should inspire action!

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Historically, community leadership has been more of a concept versus an action. Leadership is both a process/action and a result, but we often only hear about the results of good leadership. It requires foundations to step beyond the role of a mere funder and become catalysts for change within their communities.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Simply put, you will create a logical chain of action. Each post should have a particular goal, and you should measure the result. Regardless of the type of plan, it is crucial to decide how to analyze the effectiveness of all actions as soon as possible. What posts generated the desired audience action?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Kick off meeting with the Impact Labs Climate Action Cohort. resulting in contaminated water, food, and lungs of communities nearby. Meet Our Salesforce.org Impact Lab Climate Action Experts. The essential word here is ‘action’ There’s a lot of lip service paid to environmental and climate justice.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

You see, marketing is a cycle of execution, analysis, and tweaking. How are you measuring your success? The results of your self audit will show you what to refine and how to position your organization to get results. You cannot get where you need to go if you cannot measure your progress. What’s working?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Example of A/B Testing Results. I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Social media data is not linked to higher level organizational results or mission-driven goals across programs.

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Care2

APRIL 27, 2011

When aligned properly, there is no doubt that social media work can have a positive impact on your organization’s mission and, ideally, its bottom line, whether it’s increased donations, membership, or advocacy actions. Through effective analysis, you can determine whether your messages are resonating.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For many nonprofits, Google Analytics is the tool of choice for measuring traffic, reach, engagement, and action primarily because it is free. While it is somewhat easy to use, some of the more valuable features may require a little tutoring to understand and use. Guidance on how to build an effective measurement plan.

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Classy

JUNE 23, 2021

The State of Modern Philanthropy 2021 deep dives into the latest fundraising data and actionable takeaways based on the performance of over 4,800 nonprofits. . Fundraising Benchmark: ACH payments resulted in a 55% larger average recurring donation than a credit card payment. Download Now: The State of Modern Philanthropy 2021.

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Media Cause

APRIL 22, 2022

Help them to engage with your mission more fully by making it easy for them to sign up for occasional updates like an e-newsletter or action alerts. Define Your Goal + Have a Clear Call to Action. Establish a goal for your email, and let your call to action be the mechanism that helps users accomplish that goal.

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Media Cause

JULY 22, 2021

Third-party cookies are being phased out and as a result, Analytics 4 is adapting with the times. Developers are already preparing to use machine learning modeling to support various modes of analysis. Action reporting of the engaged viewers from your YouTube channel is available as well. New AI-powered insights + predictions.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results. Then we tier the results. The opposite is true, but poor data quality skews the results.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

It’s hard to compare your results to your budget, breaking down your fundraising to see where you need to improve. Work with your Board to decide the best course of action. It’s a matter of finding the right strategies that will deliver the biggest results. Or if you anticipate the numbers won’t look too good. The Bottom Line .

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

You’ll discuss measurable objectives for the team to reach and draft the priorities for each of these objectives. You may begin with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Write these actions down and create a timeline to complete each one. The result is discord among teams and a lack of progress.

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