Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Photo by Monster Today is Information Overload Awareness Day. The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Take my information overload quiz. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis. Learning can be formal or informal, designed or serendipitous, individual or collective.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks Study , monthly giving increased by 11% in 2022, making up 28% of all online revenue. To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. You can shape your engagement strategies using these pieces of information: Giving triggers.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2014

GrantStation polls organizations on the status of their grantseeking in order to provide the nonprofit sector with a vivid, up-to-date snapshot of grantseeking today, and you can help the grantseeking community stay on top of trends through your participation. You can click here to see past reports.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We’ll share benchmarks from other nonprofits you can use to evaluate your own communication. How to use your service blueprint to identify gaps and opportunities in your organization’s service and information delivery. Presenter(s): Julia Bradshaw , User Experience Design Lead , Forum One. Now more than ever, people rely on technology.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

Monitor your metrics – just as an organization has donor trend analysis in the past, there have always been events that cause big swings from year to year, whether it be an emergency for the international relief sector or an election for an advocacy organization. Visit www.blackbaud.com/covid-19 for more information.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

From improvements in user experience, to new trends in visual design and technical performance, there are a lot of factors that are fundamental or high on your priority list. Ask yourself if these tools have a unified visual voice and brand and if they are speaking to one another to share data and inform your decision-making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. Does a lot of &# drive by&# analysis, but no monthly review of trends. Often overwhelmed.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

From improvements in user experience to new trends in visual design and technical performance, there are a lot of factors that are fundamental or high on your priority list. Are the various tools speaking to one another to share data and inform your decision-making? There are many things to consider when planning a website redesign.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2014

How we get and share information, and our fundamental behaviors as human beings, are all being disrupted by the influence that technology and the internet are having on our lives and the world around us. Below are the four key areas to focus on while preparing your pitch for technology investment: Know the trends. Position the Ask.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2014

CharityDynamics just released the Interactive Investment Benchmark Study that looks at how organizations plan to invest in digital resources and strategy. Demographics & Donor Trends. But don’t assume the leadership team knows about the current trends. Can donors tweet or post that they made a donation? The right tool set.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 15, 2019

In this post, you’ll learn from my mistakes and create better charts for your audience – to show fundraising results, organization’s impact or benchmarking. If it is truly a trend over time you want to show, you should choose a line chart. Often, you can use colors to highlight a trend or data point. You’re not alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Do a regular task analysis of your social media work flow looking for redundant actions or where you've simply lapsed into automatic pilot or bad habits. Get a memory upgrade.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

"   I've been trying think through a benchmarking process that would identify metrics to track, how to track, and how to reflect on the data to make improvements in your blog. The areas of the blogging ROI analysis included:  author contribution, readership growth, reader engagement, authority, cost, and value. 

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Forum One was a sponsor, and several of my colleagues from our user experience and design team lead sessions on topics ranging from tips on quick and simple audience analysis to learning from design mistakes and making client engagement fun in a group setting. Tags: Influence Audience Research Events Tips & Trends.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

There are generally five types of text messaging: 1) for fundraising; 2) for advocacy; 3) to distribute information; 4) driving traffic to websites, and 5) text replies (where people respond via text to an issue, or send a text requesting more info). Download the e-benchmarks study for all the analysis.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2016

These high-level discussions focused on key thought leadership topics and trends shaping the industry. If the funder calls it a benchmark, so will we. Literally, put results first, whether in grant discussions and decisions, program design and analysis, or anything else. Or an indicator. Or a milestone. So how do we get there?

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

It also involves careful analysis and upkeep of your donors’ data. This isn’t an entirely passive process: A nonprofit that has an active donor acquisition strategy (more on that below) will be working to identify and target potential donors with information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. ROI analysis requires documenting, collecting data, and internal discussion and cooperation. Reduces my information overload. Return on Investment.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

I often get asked questions about how a nonprofit’s website should look and behave and what benchmarking or evaluation tips I might have. Allison : A good nonprofit website tells a story that leads the user on a journey where they’re offered the information they need, when they need it. Allison : Mine the data.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

We’ll draw from recent experiences in setting up an active advisory group made up of NGO partners from all corners of the globe; our network-wide campaign to survey NGO technology trends in 24 languages; and, our own technology solution to communicating with these partners to deliver services in 37 countries. Susan Tenby. Claire Sale.

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Care2

MAY 9, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) com , Inc.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) com , Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I need get rid of clutter, but I first need to do the redesign thinking process before getting into the details of the information design, look, and feel. I will also continue to write case studies, step-by-steps instructional pieces, and trend pieces. And, I also need to make my information tracking a bit more systematic.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 14, 2019

Last month marked the inaugural meeting of a new benchmarking group created specifically to analyze and discuss trends in athletics giving [1]. The two days spent together was so valuable that it seemed like a perfect opportunity to share some insights and median trends with the higher education community at large.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

JANUARY TRAC Development Workshop Conference New Orleans, LA January 17-19, 2024 Located in New Orleans at the Award Winning Omni Royal Orleans, the TRAC Development Workshop is the place for colleagues to share important information to help put you on the right fundraising track for the year ahead.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

While these basic figures can be informative from a year-over-year trend perspective, they do a poor job answering questions like: Why did these metrics change? You need a detailed analysis to make an actionable plan to improve your fundraising efforts. So, how successful was your organization’s fundraising last year?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

To understand how to identify actionable reports from the complex sea of information collected in an analytics tool. Web Analytics is the objective tracking, collection, measurement, reporting and analysis of quantitative Internet data to optimize websites and web marketing initiatives. What is your benchmark? Learning Goals.

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M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

We surveyed our nonprofit clients to dig into the trending hits and surprise breakout stars when it came to 2022’s year-end fundraising playlist, with detailed results from 21 organizations. Average gift size followed the same trend, with 60% seeing declines. First off, the change in the number of gifts, year over year.

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Candid

AUGUST 3, 2021

Our analysis provides an evidence base to understand and strengthen resourcing for social change. We are changing our analysis and shifting our practices to be fully accountable to racial justice movements. Looking across years and areas illuminates trends, uncovers gaps, and provides comparisons within the field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

More information here. This can take place in a variety ways, including brown bag lunches "Facebook Friday," presenting examples from other organizations experiences, sharing market research data about consumer trends and social media. The key skill is pattern analysis and of course, using what you find to inform decisions or actions.

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sgEngage

MAY 18, 2011

Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21 Small and medium sized organizations had a positive growth trend, but large nonprofits were negative over this period of time.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for New Donors & Online Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 23rd, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. What you do with the information makes all the difference.

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