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Typical Twitter user is a young woman with an iPhone & 208 followers — Tech News and Analysis : witter’s endless funnel of data is producing an equally endless series of studies — including on Twitter itself. The latest study offers fun tidbits about who is using Twitter and why. In “An Exhaustive Study of Twitter Users Around the World,” analytics firm Beevolve claims to have crunched data from 36 million Twitter profiles. MORE
The Analysis Exchange is a first-of-its-kind effort to freely provide analytical insights to nonprofits and non-governmental organizations. Founded by three of the most respected web analytics professionals in the world, Analysis Exchange creates value for nonprofits by connecting them directly with experienced web analysts willing to donate their time to help efforts identify opportunities to increase online donations, engagement, interaction, and list distribution. MORE
Her most controversial point was: “Rigorous data gathering and analysis can get in the way of effective storytelling by non-profits.”. Earlier this month I co-facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. MORE
Despite the trend that additional emails have helped increase the total number of transactions without compromising open rates, the 2012 results told a slightly different story. Email Marketing Interactive Online Fundraising eMail marketing end of year fundraising fundraising online giving MORE
Care2’s Allyson Kapin just published an analysis of Convio’s online fundraising study (which I mentioned earlier this week ). The analysis is posted at [link]. She interviewed me, so of course I think the article is good. But in particular, check out the advice from online marketing consultant Katy O’Neal about how nonprofits should focus their marketing and engagement efforts. MORE
Anyone can learn to do good analysis. Data data analysis Food & Water Watch Jo Miles Leadership nptech nten Organizational Culture Strategy IT Staff Jo Miles. Online Engagement Strategist. Food & Water Watch. MORE
Anyone can learn to do good analysis. Jo Miles. Online Engagement Strategist. Food & Water Watch. Working with data doesn’t have to be hard, but it can be intimidating when you’re starting out. Most of us were taught that math is hard and numbers are confusing. MORE
What the Creative in 'Creative Commons' Really Means - News and Analysis by PC Magazine: "It gives creators who never went to law school the vocabulary they need to work through the copyright system,' says Vaidhyanathan. 'It It lets creators understand that copyright is not one right; it's a bundle of rights. And that if you create a work, you have the ability to let the world use it in useful and. MORE
Fundraising is all about donors. That seems obvious. And yet, for the longest time executives at charities and the fundraising profession didn’t have basic information about some of the most obvious and fundamental aspects of fundraising. How well do we retain donors? MORE
It is time for data mining, data analysis, data science. Big Data Data Acquisition Data Management Data Mining data management data mining digital marketing donor acquisition donor data fundraising fundraising data analysis MORE
Big Data Data Analytics Data Management Data Mining Data Warehouse big data data quality donor data fundraising fundraising data analysis fundraising mistakes Fundraising data analytics is becoming more popular – and more necessary in today’s philanthropy marketplace. MORE
Analysis of people tagging photos with #trumpyourcat reveals 70.1% The post Breaking: Demographic Analysis of Your Instagram Audiences Is Now Possible appeared first on Social Fish Demographics Pro has just launched their new Instagram analytics tool. MORE
Even more importantly, what motivates them. So, was delighted when Darren Barefoot asked if he share a guest post about how to do audience analysis. Cheap and Cheerful Audience Analysis for NGOS by Darren Barefoot. But not all kinds of audience analysis are evil. MORE
Interest Groups, Carriers Spar Over Text Messaging - News and Analysis by PC Magazine: "nterest Groups, Carriers Spar Over Text Messaging04.14.08by Chloe AlbanesiusTechnology interest groups on Monday renewed their call for FCC oversight of text message practices. MORE
Whether your organization needs to measure its programmatic success or expand its donor base, statistical analysis software can help nonprofits become more data-driven and accountable. If your software budget is tight and your statistical analysis needs are basic, consider Excel. Windows users can install the built-in Analysis Toolpak, but Excel for the Mac OS now requires a free downloadable add-on, like Statplus: Mac LE. MORE
This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments. How would you describe Virgin America in social networking analysis and mapping terminology? . MORE
Steve MacLaughlin at Blackbaud has written an analysis of the CASE Online Fundraising Survey. " His analysis is at [link]. No surprise -- he focuses on the high number of responses that said they "don't know" or "don't measure" and cites the maxim "If you can't measure it, then you can't manage it." MORE
Analysis of people tagging photos with #trumpyourcat reveals 70.1% Demographics Pro has just launched their new Instagram analytics tool. Unlike other analytics tools, this one provides deep demographics (see my bold below) – not just number of followers and basic engagement metrics. MORE
More than simply graphically displaying static data, they offer trend analysis, forecasting and drill-down capabilities that can dramatically expand your insight into program performance. Beyond simple reporting, BI tools allow a more comprehensive analysis of your organization’s data 1. This allows the data to be manipulated for analysis without affecting the data in the original databases. PublishDate: June 2012. Author: Patrick Yurgosky, New York University. MORE
Nonprofit Management #nptech Arts & Cultural business model data analysis Strategy What comes to mind when you think of nonprofit strategy? Multi-day retreats? Long, dry, planning documents that are unfrequently read? SWOT analyses? Heady jargon? MORE
DonorTrends is a leading fundraising analysis firm that has helped major nonprofits use actionable data to more efficiently generate additional revenue and more effectively engage donors. Predictive Analytics Fundraising Product Fuels EveryAction’s Rise in Nonprofit Market. Washington, D.C., MORE
How data science is helping charities save lives and their budgets — Tech News and Analysis : The problem is that many of these efforts have been of the volunteer variety. Sometimes, they’re a relatively short-term affairs. A meaningful, sustained effort by nonprofit agencies to optimize their operations with data is likely going to require a serious investment in both people and technology. MORE
Each individual widget links to different reports and searches to allow a deeper, real-time analysis of the data you rely on. MORE
The organization is still relevant but no longer the only unit of analysis. Click Through To Twitter Summary of Plenary. Guest post from Barbara Kibbe. The new reality of organizations as parts of networks requires another lens and different perspective. MORE
Last week I saw a TechCrunch article about an SEO analysis tool that went BETA on January 20th called WooRank which has become a quick favorite. Author: Ken Cantu. MORE
How social media is becoming as important a live event as the live event itself — Tech News and Analysis : I won’t ask you if you missed the Super Bowl last night. But did you miss Twitter? Good luck re-living that today. With every major event we now experience as a country, whether it’s the Super Bowl or the presidential inauguration, it becomes more evident that the conversation on social media is as tied to the event as is the process of physically tuning into the broadcast. MORE
Knight Foundation | Reporter Analysis : "We asked our partner, Monitor Institute, to take a critical look at the role of networks in community life. Our lens was apolitical. We were not looking for prescriptions for how citizens and government should interact. Rather, we were interested in the potential of networks—to create stronger bonds or to split us apart. MORE
CRM Data Management Data Warehouse Search data consulting data degradation data management plan data quality database donor data donor database fundraising fundraising data analysis search Technology both simplifies and complicates our lives. MORE
Big Data Data Management big data communication data hoarding data management digital marketing donor data enrichment donors fundraising appeal fundraising data analysis How do you know when your organization is storing and using too much data? MORE
2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. To take my learning deeper on social network analysis and mapping techniques and how they can be applied them to a social media strategy, I took a workshop with Marc Smith. MORE
Target Analytics , a Blackbaud Company, has released the 2008 donorCentrics™ Internet Giving Benchmarking Analysis. The report is featured in today's edition of The New York Times and covers some of its many findings. This is a follow-up to the groundbreaking 2006 report and provides insights into the online and offline trends of donors. MORE
School fundraising grows up with mobile wallets, daily deals — Tech News and Analysis : With the growth of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, services like Fundly, Razoo and Dibbee have made it easier for schools (and other nonprofits) to solicit donations from their communities online. MORE
Photo by 1066. Royal Opera House is crowdsourcing the storyline for an opera on Twitter in a month's time. (Hat Hat Tip Blog Herald ). The opera will be performed throughout the weekend of Deloitte Ignite (4, 5, 6 September 2009). MORE
I believe that at any given point you should maintain a running analysis of fundraising metrics for a minimum of three, but ideally five consecutive years. I recently released a new whitepaper , Finding Value in the Middle: An Examination of Mid-Level Giving. MORE
The post 4 Key Takeaways from SalesForce’s Analysis of SMS Retail Campaigns appeared first on Mobile Commons. How often should you text consumers? What day is best to send your SMS broadcasts? Every organization that runs a mobile campaign asks itself these questions. MORE
10 Hidden Gems In Google Analytics: Smart Web Data Analysis : "The 80/20 rule applies to our use of web analytics tools as well. Most of us use just a small amount of power our tools contain." ''via Blog this MORE
Government working actively to offer relief to Nepal: VK Singh | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis : "The former army chief later took to Twitter to share this information. Sent off the 1st batch of aid material collected by supporters. Hoping 2send more in the coming days. Donate as much as u can #IndiaWithNepal," he tweeted. At least 4,352 bodies have reportedly been recovered so far after Saturday's devastating earthquake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale." MORE
One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here. The definition of links or how you’re connected is defined however you want in social network analysis. MORE
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JANUARY 31, 2013
Despite the trend that additional emails have helped increase the total number of transactions without compromising open rates, the 2012 results told a slightly different story. Email Marketing Interactive Online Fundraising eMail marketing end of year fundraising fundraising online giving
AFP Blog
MAY 17, 2011
Knight Foundation | Reporter Analysis : "We asked our partner, Monitor Institute, to take a critical look at the role of networks in community life. Our lens was apolitical. We were not looking for prescriptions for how citizens and government should interact. Rather, we were interested in the potential of networks—to create stronger bonds or to split us apart.
AFP Blog
APRIL 14, 2015
10 Hidden Gems In Google Analytics: Smart Web Data Analysis : "The 80/20 rule applies to our use of web analytics tools as well. Most of us use just a small amount of power our tools contain." ''via Blog this
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Analysis of people tagging photos with #trumpyourcat reveals 70.1% The post Breaking: Demographic Analysis of Your Instagram Audiences Is Now Possible appeared first on Social Fish Demographics Pro has just launched their new Instagram analytics tool.
Gyrus
APRIL 29, 2019
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FEBRUARY 10, 2015
Forget everything you thought you knew about the homepage — Tech News and Analysis : ''via Blog this
SocialFish
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Analysis of people tagging photos with #trumpyourcat reveals 70.1% Demographics Pro has just launched their new Instagram analytics tool. Unlike other analytics tools, this one provides deep demographics (see my bold below) – not just number of followers and basic engagement metrics.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 21, 2013
Twitter experiences connectivity issues on Inauguration Day — Tech News and Analysis
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Her most controversial point was: “Rigorous data gathering and analysis can get in the way of effective storytelling by non-profits.”. Earlier this month I co-facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson.
AFP Blog
MARCH 27, 2013
Flipboard launches custom curation tools, wants to unleash your inner magazine editor — Tech News and Analysis
AFP Blog
AUGUST 29, 2013
School fundraising grows up with mobile wallets, daily deals — Tech News and Analysis : With the growth of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, services like Fundly, Razoo and Dibbee have made it easier for schools (and other nonprofits) to solicit donations from their communities online.
NetWits
MARCH 18, 2009
Target Analytics , a Blackbaud Company, has released the 2008 donorCentrics™ Internet Giving Benchmarking Analysis. The report is featured in today's edition of The New York Times and covers some of its many findings. This is a follow-up to the groundbreaking 2006 report and provides insights into the online and offline trends of donors.
Idealware
OCTOBER 3, 2012
Whether your organization needs to measure its programmatic success or expand its donor base, statistical analysis software can help nonprofits become more data-driven and accountable. If your software budget is tight and your statistical analysis needs are basic, consider Excel. Windows users can install the built-in Analysis Toolpak, but Excel for the Mac OS now requires a free downloadable add-on, like Statplus: Mac LE.
AFP Blog
APRIL 29, 2015
Government working actively to offer relief to Nepal: VK Singh | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis : "The former army chief later took to Twitter to share this information. Sent off the 1st batch of aid material collected by supporters. Hoping 2send more in the coming days. Donate as much as u can #IndiaWithNepal," he tweeted. At least 4,352 bodies have reportedly been recovered so far after Saturday's devastating earthquake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale."
AFP Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2013
How data science is helping charities save lives and their budgets — Tech News and Analysis : The problem is that many of these efforts have been of the volunteer variety. Sometimes, they’re a relatively short-term affairs. A meaningful, sustained effort by nonprofit agencies to optimize their operations with data is likely going to require a serious investment in both people and technology.
Robert Weiner
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
Steve MacLaughlin at Blackbaud has written an analysis of the CASE Online Fundraising Survey. " His analysis is at [link]. No surprise -- he focuses on the high number of responses that said they "don't know" or "don't measure" and cites the maxim "If you can't measure it, then you can't manage it."
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 17, 2011
The organization is still relevant but no longer the only unit of analysis. Click Through To Twitter Summary of Plenary. Guest post from Barbara Kibbe. The new reality of organizations as parts of networks requires another lens and different perspective.
AFP Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2012
Typical Twitter user is a young woman with an iPhone & 208 followers — Tech News and Analysis : witter’s endless funnel of data is producing an equally endless series of studies — including on Twitter itself. The latest study offers fun tidbits about who is using Twitter and why. In “An Exhaustive Study of Twitter Users Around the World,” analytics firm Beevolve claims to have crunched data from 36 million Twitter profiles.
NTEN
DECEMBER 13, 2013
Anyone can learn to do good analysis. Data data analysis Food & Water Watch Jo Miles Leadership nptech nten Organizational Culture Strategy IT Staff Jo Miles. Online Engagement Strategist. Food & Water Watch.
Donor Search
JUNE 7, 2016
Fundraising is all about donors. That seems obvious. And yet, for the longest time executives at charities and the fundraising profession didn’t have basic information about some of the most obvious and fundamental aspects of fundraising. How well do we retain donors?
Connection Cafe
JANUARY 26, 2010
Last week I saw a TechCrunch article about an SEO analysis tool that went BETA on January 20th called WooRank which has become a quick favorite. Author: Ken Cantu.
Exactask Technology
AUGUST 31, 2016
big data nonprofits and big data big data for marketers Technology
Robert Weiner
MARCH 26, 2009
Care2’s Allyson Kapin just published an analysis of Convio’s online fundraising study (which I mentioned earlier this week ). The analysis is posted at [link]. She interviewed me, so of course I think the article is good. But in particular, check out the advice from online marketing consultant Katy O’Neal about how nonprofits should focus their marketing and engagement efforts.
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
How social media is becoming as important a live event as the live event itself — Tech News and Analysis : I won’t ask you if you missed the Super Bowl last night. But did you miss Twitter? Good luck re-living that today. With every major event we now experience as a country, whether it’s the Super Bowl or the presidential inauguration, it becomes more evident that the conversation on social media is as tied to the event as is the process of physically tuning into the broadcast.
AFP Blog
MARCH 20, 2012
Idealware
JUNE 15, 2012
More than simply graphically displaying static data, they offer trend analysis, forecasting and drill-down capabilities that can dramatically expand your insight into program performance. Beyond simple reporting, BI tools allow a more comprehensive analysis of your organization’s data 1. This allows the data to be manipulated for analysis without affecting the data in the original databases. PublishDate: June 2012. Author: Patrick Yurgosky, New York University.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 18, 2010
One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here. The definition of links or how you’re connected is defined however you want in social network analysis.
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
Anyone can learn to do good analysis. Jo Miles. Online Engagement Strategist. Food & Water Watch. Working with data doesn’t have to be hard, but it can be intimidating when you’re starting out. Most of us were taught that math is hard and numbers are confusing.
Mobile Commons
OCTOBER 24, 2016
The post 4 Key Takeaways from SalesForce’s Analysis of SMS Retail Campaigns appeared first on Mobile Commons. How often should you text consumers? What day is best to send your SMS broadcasts? Every organization that runs a mobile campaign asks itself these questions.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 12, 2009
Photo by 1066. Royal Opera House is crowdsourcing the storyline for an opera on Twitter in a month's time. (Hat Hat Tip Blog Herald ). The opera will be performed throughout the weekend of Deloitte Ignite (4, 5, 6 September 2009).
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
JUNE 6, 2019
DonorTrends is a leading fundraising analysis firm that has helped major nonprofits use actionable data to more efficiently generate additional revenue and more effectively engage donors. Predictive Analytics Fundraising Product Fuels EveryAction’s Rise in Nonprofit Market. Washington, D.C.,
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 29, 2009
This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments. How would you describe Virgin America in social networking analysis and mapping terminology? .
NTEN
JULY 28, 2010
The Analysis Exchange is a first-of-its-kind effort to freely provide analytical insights to nonprofits and non-governmental organizations. Founded by three of the most respected web analytics professionals in the world, Analysis Exchange creates value for nonprofits by connecting them directly with experienced web analysts willing to donate their time to help efforts identify opportunities to increase online donations, engagement, interaction, and list distribution.
3rd Sector Labs
OCTOBER 2, 2014
It is time for data mining, data analysis, data science. Big Data Data Acquisition Data Management Data Mining data management data mining digital marketing donor acquisition donor data fundraising fundraising data analysis
AFP Blog
APRIL 15, 2008
Interest Groups, Carriers Spar Over Text Messaging - News and Analysis by PC Magazine: "nterest Groups, Carriers Spar Over Text Messaging04.14.08by Chloe AlbanesiusTechnology interest groups on Monday renewed their call for FCC oversight of text message practices.
3rd Sector Labs
MAY 14, 2014
Big Data Data Analytics Data Management Data Mining Data Warehouse big data data quality donor data fundraising fundraising data analysis fundraising mistakes Fundraising data analytics is becoming more popular – and more necessary in today’s philanthropy marketplace.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 16, 2009
2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. To take my learning deeper on social network analysis and mapping techniques and how they can be applied them to a social media strategy, I took a workshop with Marc Smith.
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Each individual widget links to different reports and searches to allow a deeper, real-time analysis of the data you rely on.
AFP Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2007
What the Creative in 'Creative Commons' Really Means - News and Analysis by PC Magazine: "It gives creators who never went to law school the vocabulary they need to work through the copyright system,' says Vaidhyanathan. 'It It lets creators understand that copyright is not one right; it's a bundle of rights. And that if you create a work, you have the ability to let the world use it in useful and.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 28, 2018
I believe that at any given point you should maintain a running analysis of fundraising metrics for a minimum of three, but ideally five consecutive years. I recently released a new whitepaper , Finding Value in the Middle: An Examination of Mid-Level Giving.
3rd Sector Labs
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
Big Data Data Management big data communication data hoarding data management digital marketing donor data enrichment donors fundraising appeal fundraising data analysis How do you know when your organization is storing and using too much data?
3rd Sector Labs
JULY 22, 2014
CRM Data Management Data Warehouse Search data consulting data degradation data management plan data quality database donor data donor database fundraising fundraising data analysis search Technology both simplifies and complicates our lives.
Connection Cafe
APRIL 23, 2015
Nonprofit Management #nptech Arts & Cultural business model data analysis Strategy What comes to mind when you think of nonprofit strategy? Multi-day retreats? Long, dry, planning documents that are unfrequently read? SWOT analyses? Heady jargon?
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