Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2013, the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) announced sweeping changes to the grant management process for US federal grant recipients in both pre-award and post-award phases. As representatives from the organization stated, “we focus on purposefully measuring the most critical metrics of progress.”

Grant 20

Grant Management Phase Award 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Its true impact has yet to be measured, but Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and every other social media platform have already caused a revelation in how people want to communicate. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay. They want to connect. They want to share in more than one medium.

Comment 97

Comment Artist Social Media Hype 97

Care2

JULY 26, 2007

Need some metrics guidelines? If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. Job well done!

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

Need some metrics guidelines? If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. Job well done!

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Need some metrics guidelines? If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. Job well done!

ROI 53

ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53

Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We are proud to see this great work honored and to share that, across our roster of mission-driven client organizations, we took home 63 awards as well as a notable Webby nomination. That’s a rate of over one award per week! This beautifully designed branding and website won five awards this year!

Celebrate 67

Celebrate Award Colorado Museum 67

Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We are proud to see this great work honored and to say that across our roster of clients, we took home 63 awards and even one Webby nomination ! That’s a rate of over one award per week! This tool was awarded five different awards for its interactive design and ability to communicate key health and livability data.

Celebrate 46

Celebrate Award Colorado Museum 46

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

For example, simply saying “we prioritize major gifts” or “we focus on donor retention” isn’t helpful without understanding specifically how you’re doing so and then tracking and measuring your results so you can improve. . The best way to ensure you’re being smart about your investment of time and money is to measure your results.

Digital 96

Digital Marketing Fundraising Strategy 96

fusionSpan

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Using a donor management system provides capabilities such as data analysis, using this to send personalized communications, and implementing automations to manage these based on donor behavior. As donors form the fundamental pillar of nonprofit work, fostering these meaningful connections is essential.

Management 59

Management Donor Fundraising Track 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

Kevin Gamble left me a comment on a google analytics post that the " Depth of Visit Report " was one of the best metrics (coupled with referring source) for understanding visitor behavior on his university's web site. Kaushik offers up some metrics for blogging: Raw Author Contribution (posts & words in post).

Measure 50

Measure Social Media Tools Technorati 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

A year ago, he said that measuring outcomes for social media is, "an evolving art (not quite a science yet) and you have to be up to the challenge of both thinking a bit differently and be ok with leveraging several different tools. Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric.

Reflection 50

Reflection Measure Technorati ROI 50

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I want you to also look at logic model sample and a SOAR analysis because that could really kind of help you think through some of the priorities in the planning exercises. . And the SOAR analysis, I think, is a great brainstorming tool because this can really incorporate feedback from all different folks. I love this logic model.

Grant 114

Grant Build Video Strategy 114

Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Á la our Causes analysis awhile ago , we examined 150 nonprofit profiles on MySpace to see which functions people were using, how those features were working, and how much money their profiles were raising. But was there ever any gold? And is there any left? And is it even worth it ? Do you want to achieve a certain number of friends?

Social Media 28

Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28

Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Á la our Causes analysis awhile ago , we examined 150 nonprofit profiles on MySpace to see which functions people were using, how those features were working, and how much money their profiles were raising. But was there ever any gold? And is there any left? And is it even worth it ? Do you want to achieve a certain number of friends?

Social Media 28

Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28

Care2

MAY 27, 2009

The trouble with social media thus far has been that it’s been difficult for practitioners to measure its efficacy. Some Basic 101 Resources and Metrics ROI = What you spent divided by what you got out of your investment. The metrics for measuring ROI can be extremely varied. Here are a few examples.

Social Media 59

Social Media ROI Media Social 59

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There is no simple metric to understand how to consider efficiency and effectiveness in intellectual work. Just as porn was famously hard to define, good writing is easy to enjoy and hard to measure. Data analysis isn’t strictly my job, but I’ve been asking everyone to start using data to help inform decision-making.

Work 38

Work Time Museum Analysis 38

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Also essential to the day were 12 coaches, whose areas of expertise ranged from digital media to business analysis, and three judges: James Rooney, Microsoft; Deena Pierott, iUrbanTeen; and Sonya Watson, Tides Foundation. You can learn about the three winners here. The goal: greater open rates.

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Ideas North Carolina Map Children 94