Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Mastering an analytic approach to strategy and planning. Master an analytic approach to strategy and planning. That’s why you need an analytic, numbers-based perspective to strategy and planning. If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

But before you can capitalize on the information stored in your CRM or other nonprofit software, you need to know exactly what analytics to track in the first place. This includes assisting with nonprofit analytics! Definition of Data Analytics for Nonprofits. 4 Types of Data Analytics. Web Analytics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

AI tools and predictive analytics are new. Data Analysis for Insightful Strategies Data analysis is at the heart of artificial intelligence in fundraising. Predictive analytics helps organizations expect donor behavior. The platform uses predictive analytics. This change reflects a broader trend in nonprofits.

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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. Here’s an example of what this would look like: Let’s say your organization is an animal shelter. Let’s get started.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. Under this framework, your nonprofit would create goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Understand donors’ giving behaviors. Monitor data and adjust your appeals.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Understanding Revenue Projections When a nonprofit is putting together a budget for the coming year, an important step is to perform a revenue projections analysis that can inform the expected amount of income used for operational expenses and deepen mission impact.

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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. The instructor is Google Analytics Evangelist Andrew Cutroni.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

For example, Barack Obama reaches over 100 million people with each tweet. For example, Gretchen Buhlig, CEO of the ASU Foundation, made the following comment in a recent interview with me related to technology deployment at the foundation, “We have 1.2 AI analytics. AI analytics automates much of what a data analyst would do.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Predictive analytics: BWF defines predictive analytics as the process of assessing your nonprofit’s data to make predictions and model future donor behavior.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For example, Qgiv provides AI to help your organization write peer-to-peer emails, as well as other donor communications. For example, both Canva and Adobe offer AI editor options which can assist your team in creating better graphics and other content for your campaigns. AI-enhanced editing tools.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Across industries, organizations have been investing heavily to integrate analytics throughout every aspect of their company to capture a portion of the $9.5 trillion value that the McKinsey Global Institute estimates advanced analytics can enable. On-Demand Webinar: Measure Your Impact with Salesforce Tableau .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. Two or three years to adoption: Learning Analytics (K-12/Higher Ed), Open Content (K-12), Games and Gamification (Higher Ed). The State of Learning Analytics in 2012: A Review and Future Challenges.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We’ve written previously about the release of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and the impending retirement of Universal Analytics (UA) on July 1, 2023. Google’s Data Studio, a more advanced tool, was also used by many of our clients looking to set up more sophisticated analysis.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

Examples of this kind of data would be your members’ cell phone numbers. AI can be used for brainstorming, content creation and ideation, event planning, content translations, data analysis, topic modeling, summary creation, and as chatbots or virtual assistants. With all these uses (and more!) documentation will come in handy.

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

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

While people are asking questions and sharing resources not related to the monthly theme (this month is measurement), quite a few are. The Social Media Measurement Checklist. The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure. The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics? An example would be a millennial who might not have a lot of extra money to give to the cause they are passionate about, but have a large social media following. 5) Outcomes and Analytics. Outcomes matter.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2012

Join Josh Birkholz, author of the top-selling nonprofit book, Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy at our upcoming webinar, "Fundraising Analytics for Campaign Planning", for a look at what's possible. Presented by : Josh Birkholz, author of Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics. However, as Katanick observed during the tweet chat, “analytics matter to nonprofits because they provide a tangible way to demonstrate that an organization is delivering on its mission and goals.” A Few Good Web Analytics Tools.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 10, 2023

More specifically, these best practices include: Your CRM Incentives Predictive Analytics Enhancing Events Personalized Outreach When you take a closer look at your supporter data and past campaigns, these can better inform your future decisions. Use predictive analysis. So how does this apply to P2P? Enhance your events.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If you haven’t already started using Google Analytics 4 (GA4), there’s no time like the present. We’ve said it before and said it again —there’s no reason to delay the switch from Universal Analytics (UA), the tool 99% of our partners use as default. What is Google Analytics 4?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Useful analytics come from a comprehensive data set, typically from a donor management software, that can be manipulated into an intuitive report that anyone can digest. Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

For example, here’s the spreadsheet from the workshop I facilitated that was hosted by Compasspoint. It makes really easy to do a quick content analysis, figure out what content resonated, and build community. It is a Twitter analytics tool. Here’s an example of my storify for the recent Network Funders conference.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 2, 2021

Many organizations measure the success of their products by aggregate revenue, engagement numbers, and member feedback. Understanding post-purchase behavior is an important part of the analysis. For example, members who buy a certain book also take a specific course related to the book which leads to them getting a certification.

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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. CAITY: Great example, Gary. Caity and Gary Carr , co-founder of Third Sector Labs, co-presented.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote about SoSomeThing.Org as an example of a nonprofit with a “data-driven culture.&# What initially caught my eye was the above presentation from George Weiner. o Google Analytics is free, as are many other basic analysis tools. What Does the Data Say? Tweets Into Action on Prezi.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. For example, if a mailed appeal with a matching gift incentive consistently outperforms others, keep using that format.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

For example, Epsilon, a consumer brand loyalty expert, published a short report on using data to build customer loyalty. Here are examples of Tweets from orgs that didn’t include outcome data. Then measure the results, and with data in hand, adjust your fundraising appeal communications, even tinker with your segments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

I have been knee deep researching and thinking about Web Analytics in general and Google Analytics in particular for a third screencast in a series I'm doing for NTEN. The research has been going slowly -- partly because web analytics is a very complex and geeky topic. Analytics This! Zen and the Art of Web Analytics.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

As the volume of business information exploded, sales ops has evolved into a more powerful data analysis and reporting unit that can provide critical insight on the following areas: Sales Process Optimization. Data Analytics. Data Analytics Software. Analysis of territory allocation and account assignment plan.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

These proactive measures will not only keep your SOA in line with the latest accounting standards but also ensure your organization’s financial health is accurately represented, fostering trust among stakeholders and supporting the sustainability of your mission. Use financial management software with analytical tools.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 30, 2023

Data analytics helps you to uncover insights that are otherwise hard to see or understand. Let’s break down several scenarios to show how data analytics can help improve the member experience. Even a simple revenue analysis can be helpful in identifying an event or course that members are no longer interested in.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 6, 2023

Donor Analytics Tools Nonprofits need to know who their donors are, what gift amounts to request, and when and how to request those gifts. Measure affinity in real-time. AI tools are able to take an omnichannel approach to donor analysis. Technology can also help with the maintenance process.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Well, from the planning and analysis side, that is. So often I find that we are too quick to say that because a website doesn’t have our domain, a tool is downloaded to our computer, or a platform doesn’t have our developers working on it that we can’t be responsible for measuring and analyzing the way we use it.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Google Analytics is a powerful tool. NOTE: If you haven’t activated your Google Analytics account, you’ll want to do that before diving into this post. Set goals in Google Analytics to maximize your conversions. And with a $0 price tag, it’s a tool that your nonprofit can’t afford not to maximize.

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