Analysis, Analytics and Ratio - Nonprofit Technology

Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Skipping this analysis can lead to missed opportunities for adjustment and improvement, potentially causing long-term financial issues. Use financial management software with analytical tools. For example, a sudden decrease in donations or a spike in expenses from one month to the next might go unnoticed without careful review.

Activities

Activities Active Activism Comparison

Sales Operations Demystified: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How To Do It Right

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.

Synchronous

Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base

Enhancing Your Major Gift Fundraising Strategy with Analytics

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2015

As a fundraising analytics consultant, I see a variety of development program structures and fundraising strategies. When embarking on a comprehensive analysis of your database, be sure to keep your goals and objectives first and foremost.

Analytics

Analytics Gift Strategy Fundraising

Twitter Is 2nd After Google in Referrals To My Blog, But They Stay Longer.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

In Google Analytics I'm closing looking at referrals. I wanted to see if Avinash Kaushik had written in depth about analyzing Twitter in Google Analytics - I found his reference in his blogging tips that Twitter was golden in terms of referral. It lead me to this post by Louis Gray called " What's Your Twitter Noise Ratio ?"

Twitter

Twitter Ratio Google Artist

How to Conduct an Honest Mid-Year Fundraising Evaluation

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

If you have a CRM with an analytical dashboard, like Little Green Light or Bloomerang , you are presented with this number daily. Did you maintain a 3:1 ratio , providing donors with three warm touches between Asks? Without a thorough analysis, you’re just making educated guesses about what’s working and what’s not.

Evaluation

Evaluation Fundraising Raise Grant

Major Gifts: Defining and Enhancing Your Strategy

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Target Analytics studies donors and fundraising data. Enhancing Your Major Gift Strategy with Analytics. The role of an analytical analysis is to help you identify and strategize the right individuals and target audience for specific types of gifts , as well as how much to ask for and who to prioritize. Embracing Change.

Gift

Gift Strategy Benchmark Arts

Using Metrics To Harvest Insights About Your Social Media Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

The tools include Google Analytics, PostRank, Feedburner, and others. Jay Dedman pointed to an analysis Feedburner by Chris Baskind. Hard Data Points: Look at the Feed Subscribers trends from Feedburner and Unique Visitors Trends from Google Analytics. Hard Data Points: You can get this from Google Analytics.

Metrics

Metrics Social Media Strategy RSS

7 Practical Tips for Engagement with a Higher Purpose On Social

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Guy notes that the ideal ratio of peoples’ comments to your responses is one-to-one. John Haydon did this pattern analysis of different types of questions that nonprofits ask on Facebook. More here about that metric and other Facebook metrics you can gather in the Facebook analytics program. or “Love it!”

Practice

Practice Tips Social Meme

Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. PostRank scoring is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. This analysis took all of five minutes. You can actually go back and review your entire feed.

ROI

ROI Widget Metrics Cambodia

7 Tips for Measuring the Success of Your Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Avoid Analytophilia Alexandra Samuel coined that phrase in a post on social media analytics and metrics about the greatest peril of social media: analytophilia. She recommends that you don't go into your analytics or stats program without composing a specific question first. I pick out all posts that score a perfect 10.

Measure

Measure Tips Metrics Bookmarking

What are the best metrics to use to measure ROI and improve your blog's content?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2009

Inspiration for How To Think Like A Social Media Marketing Genius Presentation by Beth Kanter For the past two years, I've been doing an annual Blog benchmarking process that attempts to do a ROI analysis. At the end of 2008, I did a " Best of Beth's Blog " analysis using PostRank. Analysis of words in posts.

Metrics

Metrics ROI Measure Content

Podcamp Session on Social Media Metrics: Thank You Jeremiah

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Also, most of the audiences I'll be talking to are not web analytics geeks either, so will need a basic and condensed overview too. Many are discovering that traditional web analytics and metrics (like page view) are not appropriate. Source: Avinash Kaushik 's "Web Analytics An Hour A Day"). The Web is changing!

Metrics

Metrics Social Media Media ROI

Measuring Your Blog's Outcomes and Use of Other Social Media Tools

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

I've been trying to collect screen captures and stories about nonprofit web analytics for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN. Ah, my screencast script on google analytics completely ignores social media and only focuses on web sites. I agree, but is a ratio the best number? via Kevin Gamble (see larger here ).

Measure

Measure Social Media Tools Technorati

Measuring the Value of Your Blog: Reflections Over the Last Year

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

" That's a hard question for me to answer because as Kaushik notes and all of us bloggers know all too well -- many analytics programs do not track RSS feeds. Kaushik makes a distinction between "on-site" visitors or unique visits as calculated by your analytics program and "off-site" visitors. Technorati ???Authority???

Reflection

Reflection Measure Technorati Metrics

A Fundraiser’s Secret Weapon: Data Analytics

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

This post is all about analytics and the vital role it should play in your organization: Let Go of Your Fear – Anyone Can Be Data-Driven. Predictive Analytics: Lighting the Way. Looking for a deeper dive into a particular analytics topic? You might find our Analytics Toolkit helpful! by Jann Schultz.

Analytics

Analytics Data Analysis Metrics

Nonprofit Technology

Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Sales Operations Demystified: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How To Do It Right

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Enhancing Your Major Gift Fundraising Strategy with Analytics

Twitter Is 2nd After Google in Referrals To My Blog, But They Stay Longer.

How to Conduct an Honest Mid-Year Fundraising Evaluation

Major Gifts: Defining and Enhancing Your Strategy

Using Metrics To Harvest Insights About Your Social Media Strategy

7 Practical Tips for Engagement with a Higher Purpose On Social

Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

7 Tips for Measuring the Success of Your Blog

What are the best metrics to use to measure ROI and improve your blog's content?

Podcamp Session on Social Media Metrics: Thank You Jeremiah

Measuring Your Blog's Outcomes and Use of Other Social Media Tools

Measuring the Value of Your Blog: Reflections Over the Last Year

A Fundraiser’s Secret Weapon: Data Analytics

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