DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Whether your nonprofit is working to improve volunteer management or the success of your community outreach programs, you’re likely considering the impact of your planned or existing actions. . In this guide, we’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about nonprofit impact metrics, including: . Why Are Impact Metrics Important?

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Metrics Impact Guide Literacy 52

VQ Strategies

JANUARY 22, 2024

To that end, VQ Volunteer Strategies partnered with Offero (a provider of database software) to develop a guide summarizing the research and outlining steps to build the case for citywide volunteer engagement. The second playbook focuses on measuring and communicating impact in meaningful ways.

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Impact Community Free Michigan 52

Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Include calls to action in your ads that direct your supporters to your website or a specific project’s landing page. These calls to action also offer you an opportunity to advertise your upcoming events by sending anyone who clicks on them to your event’s registration page. Use an eye-catching first image to attract engagement.

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Facebook Guide Demographics Nonprofit 86

EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Issue awareness is often a foundational step in advocacy work, and it’s important to make sure that your organization’s issue awareness work uses specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals to measure progress. By meeting supporters in the moment, you have a better chance at driving them to action.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Robust CSR software helps alleviate the struggles of managing your company’s philanthropic initiatives and measuring impact, so you can focus on driving employee participation and making bigger waves with your efforts. They may also use CSR platforms to track their own contributions and impact.

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Software Business Guide Companies 52

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Each step you take with a prospect, from the first communication to receiving a gift, needs to be carefully tracked and planned for. In the nonprofit world, this tracking process is referred to as moves management. Securing major gifts is an incredibly strategic effort. Seeking feedback from prospects regarding an upcoming campaign.

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Effective Management Guide Fundraising 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2013

I’ve been curating resources on nonprofit measurement over on Scoop.It, with eye towards collecting useful material related to social media and social impact measurement. Despite this, when it is times to do measurement, many feel that it is a daunting task. How can we improve our measurement practice?

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Measure Resource Miami Case Study 106

Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

acronym to guide your team through setting the right objectives for your fundraiser. Measurable: Ensure your goal is measurable to track progress and success. Hi John, When the city commission approved a new housing development on Lake Bonny Ridge, the scientists at Agloe Nature Center sprang into action.

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Guide Fundraising Mail Metrics 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the need-to-know information and steps of creating a major gift fundraising strategy, including: What is a major gift? Empower prospects to see your mission in action and understand exactly how your organization operates and creates the most significant impact possible. Setting up one-on-one meetings.

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Gift Raise Guide Relationship 97

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Let’s move to specific actions based on the developmental stage of your fundraising program.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Match the cause with the business Set a mutually beneficial goal Use more than one marketing channel Make it a collaboration, not just a donation Track the campaign Match the cause with the business Before you start your cause marketing campaign, you need to find the right business to work with. But don’t rely on a singular metric!

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Causes Marketing Impact Guide 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , You should also be thinking about what to measure and an efficient method for collecting that data before you begin.

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Social Media Measure Action Media 113

Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

How are you measuring your success? The Four Elements of a Nonprofit Self-Audit of Your Marketing Plan When you walk through your nonprofit self-audit, you have four major tasks: clarifying your marketing goals, taking stock of your organizational assets, reviewing your systems, and tracking your progress. What’s working?

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Marketing Guide Metrics Nonprofit 69

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

You can discover that early in the process and redirect your team toward more impactful actions. But, that’s significantly more difficult when gift officers aren’t interested in logging and tracking that data. Maybe your team is expending a ton of resources on prospects that historically wouldn’t be strong prospects for major giving.

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Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Starting to fundraise without a plan is like building a house without a draft – you need a plan to know where you’re going, and to keep you on that track. They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. Prioritize Using a Fundraising Plan. Understand Your Need & Goals.

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Calendar Template Guide Fundraising 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

They may even want to help guide you in how it’s spent. Be as transparent as possible about the path your donor’s funds are taking from contribution to action to impact. These funds are waiting for contributors to guide the way they’re spent by recommending recipients. The specifics of what their money would be funding.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

I am a big fan of actionable metrics. If the numbers you are tracking don’t give you an action, how valuable are they? For example, if you track just how many people come to your website, it doesn’t give you much action. I really appreciate that Fenton has included a similar recommendation.

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Metrics Social Media Media Social 227

Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Paired with your experience and judgment, your decisions can be data informed or data guided using less specific data measurements. For instance, you may want to track your membership trends over time, in which case, it makes sense to save data on how many members you had ten years ago.

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Data Tips Associations Government 169

The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Discover our step-by-step guide to connecting with donors who truly care about your mission, and watch your fundraising efforts thrive. This will help you understand the types of supporters that are most likely to be interested in your cause and guide your efforts in targeting the right audience.

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Guide Donor Fundraising Social Media 52

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We’ll also be sharing the important metrics you need to keep an eye on to measure your performance. How to Measure Your Success Developing your social media presence as a membership engagement strategy can be measured via engagement metrics. How to Measure Your Success Live events are only successful if your members show up.

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Strategy Measure Social Media Metrics 98

Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For purposes of “reasonable” cybersecurity measures, the FTC provides this language: “Employing reasonable safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of data given the type, amount and sensitivity of that data in relation to the size, sophistication and capability of the organization.”

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Law Digital Guide New York 52

Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

By the end of this guide, you’ll learn how to get your content read … how to build brand authority & trust… And how to grow your revenues online. What’s an action you need to take to achieve your goal? Who on your team will be responsible for taking this action? When do they need to take this action?

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Digital Marketing Guide Chapter 111

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

We created this guide to help you build just that. The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide explores the fundraising planning process and breaks down each of the necessary elements that will allow you and your team to elevate your next campaign. Bonus: some helpful examples and templates to put this into action now. ).

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2023

Your organization should be able to track the traffic to these links to see how many people are looking at your campaign. Set objectives that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. Use a highly visible call to action on your website to encourage participation in your text fundraiser.

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Guide Fundraising Platform Campaign 52

Media Cause

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Tracking campaign performance with data analytics tools allows you to understand and refine your strategies, optimize your efforts, and maximize ad spend. Despite this obstacle in measurement, this tool and others like it are still incredibly useful. Why are analytics + data so important for marketers?

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Analytics Data Tools Web 59

sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Earlier this year, JUST Capital released its Corporate Racial Equity Tracker , a comprehensive resource detailing disclosures from America’s 100 largest employers on their commitments and actions around cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within their workplaces and communities.

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Data America Policy Companies 90

sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review the basics of AI fundraising tools and a few strategies for using these solutions to improve donor relationships. These solutions leverage predictive analytics to help anticipate future donor actions. How AI Fundraising Tools Work There are many types of AI fundraising tools that suit a wide range of needs.

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Tools Donor Fundraising Survey 86

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This guide will help you to outline and develop a year-end fundraising campaign that works for your organization and your donors, specifically curated to your needs in 2021. When setting your own goal, use the SMART principles approach, making sure it’s Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely. Be specific.

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Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

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. Take for example their coverage on food that is devoured by a devoted flock of foodies.

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Measure Policy Social Media Green 97

Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

This guide will help you decide whether partnering with a consultant is the right move for your association and how to choose the right team member when doing so. They provide advice and guidance to help elevate your learning business, which your team would then put into action. Measuring the efficacy of your eLearning programming.

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eLearning Consultant Guide Associations 69

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

They offer services tailored to nonprofits, such as: Eligibility confirmation and account activation Keyword research and ad creation Account reactivation Getting Attention’s guide to Google Grants agencies explains, “Many nonprofits turn to general marketing professionals to help set up, develop, and maintain their Google Ad campaigns.

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Grant Google Management Guide 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using – Guest Post by Laura Quinn. How do you know what story—across every channel—is doing the best job of driving people to take action? Here’s how to use source codes, in five easy steps: Drive people to take action on a website page. Enter source codes.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

In this post, I’ll guide you through five critical mistakes to watch out for in your Statement of Activities. Ensuring compliance and accuracy in your financial reporting involves several key actions: Regularly review the latest guidelines and summaries provided by authoritative bodies on revenue recognition of grants and contracts.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 79

Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review how you can harness the power of digital marketing to promote your membership-based organization. For example, tracking the volume of social interactions only works on social media, whereas bounce rate helps you determine if your email or membership information website is capturing users’ attention.

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Organization Online Influence Metrics 52

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore three ways your organization’s marketing efforts can be supported by its constituent relationship management (CRM) software. According to Double the Donation’s guide to donor data , this information can give you insight into donors’ backgrounds and motivations. Measure campaign effectiveness.

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Marketing Support Demographics Nonprofit 52

Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2021

Track Conversions. Landing pages should be focused, relevant to the ad and its attached keywords, and clearly guide the visitor to take further action on your website. Track Conversions. In Google Ads, conversions are any important action that a user takes on your website. Plan Your Ads. Consider Outsourcing.

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Grant Google Guide Nonprofit 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

The work is tracked in a shared spreadsheet and accompanying meeting notes. So we want to make sure that we getting conversions from our content — which, depending on the content type, is a variety of next actions.” ” What are the metrics for measuring your content?

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