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. Measuring Work.

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Media Cause

MAY 8, 2023

How will you measure the success of your paid advertising campaign? Set Your Paid Advertising Budgets When it comes to running a successful campaign, ensuring you have the right budget in place can help you get a strong return on your investment, reach your audience the right way, and achieve your goals.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

The Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation came to us with the goal of rethinking its digital ecosystem from the ground up and optimizing how they attract, engage, and grow their target audiences, including donors and supporters.

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NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

Calls to action. A 2011 Gleanster survey found the most important value drivers for top corporate email programs were: Testing and measuring everything. They focus on delivering relevant content based on subscriber interests, preferences and actions. Using different messaging for different audiences. Relevant content.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Moves management allows major gifts officers to understand where each prospect is in that cycle, so they’re able to discern and take action on the best next step. Step 1: Define the audience you’re targeting. Some organizations choose to work with consultants to identify the ideal audiences to fulfill their goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

I introduced several methods for using measurement for transformative results, including the Maturity of Practice Model (CWRF) and how to use it as an assessment tool, principles of being data-informed , and how to apply KD Paine’s 7 Simple Steps of Measurement. What are your measurable objectives?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Carie Lewis mentioned the Humane Society’s KPIs – which is why they do and how they measure this sustained engagement. “We tie our social media efforts back to three KPIs: actions taken , donations made , and customer service wins. I asked her how do you measure relationships? It was too good not to share.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Bonus: some helpful examples and templates to put this into action now. ). It should contain purposeful actions that aim to achieve specific fundraising goals from a diversified group of sources, and be data-driven from start to finish. Which (if any) niche markets, audiences, services does our organization satisfy? The public.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. You have the most control of how you engage your audience. You can leverage your email list to drive further action on other platforms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. Wall Street views it as the only legitimate means of measuring business performance. Notes and Resources.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Each was focused on getting their supporter base to take action by registering for a physical event or support the event by making a donation. Be a stickler about keeping your message short, clear and valuable to your audience. No Call to Action. The take away is simple here – always have a call to action.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Interactions like shares, comments, retweets, and favorites tell you that your messages are resonating with your nonprofit’s fans and followers that measurably fill the top of your in-bound marketing funnel. This is one of the more interesting graphs from HubSpot’s 2015 benchmarks report. If there room for improvement?

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. You have the most control of how you engage your audience. You can leverage your email list to drive further action on other platforms.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. We’ll introduce those elements here, then provide actionable steps for incorporating each of these aspects into your fundraising strategy. These indicators measure the prospect’s propensity to give to your organization.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Thank you again for being such a great audience. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d like to try to benchmark it against other disruptive pinterest campaigns but we’re not sure there is a good comparison case study. Plan your content and any calls to action with this in mind. - The number of donations so far is smaller than the study you mention (1 in 5 of the pin volume). What does it look like?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

63% offered no action opportunities on their thank you page or emails. These two audiences are connected to your nonprofit very differently and therefore should receive different appeals that match their level of engagement. Marketing Research Metrics Nonprofit Benchmark Studies Online Fundraising' How welcoming!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2017

Read the post below about how to measure your reach, and then join our training on how to boost it: Social Media for Social Justice: How to inspire and be seen . Your fan count is the simplest way to know how many people see the messages, calls to action, photos, invitations, appeals, and news you post.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks study , online giving increased 10% in 2019 and has been steadily on the rise, while monthly online giving has increased by 22%. The emails should include an emotional story , appropriate imagery, and a call to action that expresses urgency. Donation Matching Drive. Live-Streaming. Then share!

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Socialbrite

OCTOBER 31, 2021

So it’s no surprise that video marketing has become an efficient way to reach your target audience, whether you run campaigns for a nonprofit, cause organization or social enterprise. So, how do you measure your video marketing efforts? Measuring your video marketing. Measuring the engagement of your videos.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

They send relevant content based on subscriber interests, preferences and actions. A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. Use Personalized Messaging on Different Audiences. Test Subject Lines And Calls to Action, For Starters. Call-to-Action Link Testing.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” We want people to take action. ” So what action or what reaction are you looking for? And I’m looking over.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Top feature: Trello’s no-code automation function , called Butler, helps ensure that tasks don’t fall through the cracks by triggering automated actions, suggesting automation based on common repetitive tasks, and integrating with other apps for cross-platform automation. MailChimp also offers a 15% nonprofit discount for certain features.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If I have learned anything from co-writing a book about measurement , that it is not only important to collect your data, but leave space for reflection at the end of a campaign to harvest insights for the next campaign. I try to do this with any project I work on, whether it is a social media campaign as well as a training workshops.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2014

And there’s certainly truth with that statement – the 2013 Benchmark Report is broken up by not only NTEE verticals but by revenue band and email tier – but the sheer size of an organization’s email file is starting to mean a lot less. For the last seven years, the Benchmark Report measured total and usable email housefile size.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The Content Marketing Institute defines content marketing as “ a strategic marketing approach focused on creating valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience – and, ultimately, to drive action. ”. Here are a few of our second year benchmarks. Why is Content Marketing Important?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

I often get asked questions about how a nonprofit’s website should look and behave and what benchmarking or evaluation tips I might have. What are the most important website metrics to measure? It’s easy for us to measure clicks and time spent on pages, but that’s only relevant based on what an organization wants their users to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Web Analytics As Simple Gifts To Measure Mission 3. Screencast Audience and Learning Objectives The audience for this screencast is nonprofits that know they need to analyze the success of their Web sites, but aren't sure where to begin. Test three times and if doesn't lead to action, you are wasting your time!

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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. But the Benchmarks Study is really meant to help you think (or rethink!) Steve Peretz, M+R Strategic Services. ABOUT M+R STRATEGIC SERVICES.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Often, established agencies will include testimonials from clients or examples of their work in action. By testing different versions of your ads, they’ll discover exactly what inspires your audience to take action. Each ad will be targeted to capture your audience’s attention. Set up a meeting to learn more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

Not every nonprofit will go through the levels at the same pace due to organizational culture, capacity, or communication objectives, program design and target audiences. For some, the first action step is to develop a basic communications strategy or program plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

This was followed by a panel discussion and questions from the audience. Measurement is the major theme as the sector grows up. There was an emphasis on finding consistent or standardized quantitative benchmarks. I also interviewed Shara Karasic who was in the audience. I live tweeted the key points. They don't.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

When setting your own goal, use the SMART principles approach, making sure it’s Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely. If you have a chance to partner with an organization that can bring extra credibility, reach bigger audiences, and help to make a bigger impact, then by all means, go for it. Campaign Page.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 30, 2023

Many nonprofits are reluctant to allocate budget toward brand marketing efforts because the return on investment (ROI) can be hard to measure. As new users find and visit your site, a cookie can be placed on their browser, giving you the opportunity to serve them ads with high-intent calls-to-action.

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Classy

JUNE 24, 2021

However, this amount of data can be overwhelming, so nonprofits have to prioritize which metrics to actually measure. By interacting with your content, a segment of the audience shows you they care about what you have to say. Measuring Engagements on Social Media. Why and How to Measure the Engagement Rate.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Your newsletter’s audience Who you should sent your newsletter to? It’s a bad idea to try to combine every possible audience into one simply to make it easier for you. If you try to use your regular email, you run the risk of being marked as spam, looking unprofessional, and not being able to measure open rates. Volunteers?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 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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