Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. After you've been able to use metrics to learn what works and adapt your approach, you can use a traditional approach which begins with defining value and culminates with a financial calculation that could go something like this. Use of metrics to measure your results.

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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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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. The metrics should follow those goals.

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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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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

We'll also discuss the post-disaster operations analysis and triage processes. Using content curation, social media management, and free tools available online, any organization can create collections and share their story through video, photos, and social media. Virtual Teams and Online Collaboration. Susan Tenby. Lara Franklin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The key skill is pattern analysis and of course, using what you find to inform decisions or actions. Even better is getting your constituents to share their stories about your organization with others or “user generated content.”. I shared the story about the American Stroke Association's use of Twitter as a listening tool.

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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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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

It also involves careful analysis and upkeep of your donors’ data. Identifying potential donors involves research and analysis that highlights individuals or entities that share the same values and interests as the organization. Demonstrate impact: Let your donors know how their gift has a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

I took a look at a couple of the measurement tools available for Pinterest and got on the waiting list for Pinerly after reading this analysis from the Poynter Blog based on stats provided by Pinerly. I was curious about what I could learn if I did an informal benchmark study of a few nonprofit Pinterest users. What did you learn?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It wasn’t meant as a statement about what I think about whether or not web stats are a useful metric of much. Webstats are, of course, important, both as an internal metric to watch, analyze, and improve, and for that matter, to put out there, in conjunction with lots of other data. 6 Katrin 09.19.07 No one disputes that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

" I would appreciate any suggestions, improvements, pointers to other resources or if your organization has a story to tell about web analytics. Or they might have some understanding of metrics and have gone as far as setting up a free google analytics account, but are not sure what to do next. Possible Working Titles: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

Some struggle to find an attainable number. Benchmarking comparing your organization’s past performance to itself or doing a formal or informal analysis of peer organizations can help. It also helps to break down your goal into monthly or quarterly benchmarks. Recruit 40 organization.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

ROI -- or Return on Investment -- is a pre- and/or post-evaluation process and analysis of three factors: benefits, costs, and value of a specific technology purchase over time. If you approach ROI as a financial analysis only, you're missing the point. Metrics are a unit of measure. ROI Story Telling. Focus On Value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

If don’t synthesize the ongoing stream, it gives me vertigo. I set aside an hour or two a month to review my valid metrics , but also to do a meta synthesis of the conversation to curate the best points and resources. It also helps to break down your goal into monthly or quarterly benchmarks.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We also created highlights pages of infographics, visualizations, and data stories to summarize key takeaways, trends, and insights into the state of K-12 education, including those for the Mathematics , Reading , and Science reports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

About a year ago, I decided to benchmark my blog using some tips suggested by Avinash Kaushik. Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric. I think there will be different metrics for different strategies, organizations, and tools. I don't think this metric has any meaning in isolation.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We also created highlights pages of infographics, visualizations, and data stories to summarize key takeaways, trends, and insights into the state of K-12 education, including those for the Mathematics , Reading , and Science reports.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Analyzing Your Website’s Organic Traffic To understand how people are finding and engaging with your nonprofit website, you need to set up analytics and regularly monitor performance metrics. You’ll find key metrics under the Acquisition > All Traffic > Channels menu in your GA dashboard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Benchmark Studies and Examples. In the US, there are several terrific benchmark studies of nonprofits and technology , including some on social networking but these are focused mostly on US nonprofits. I spent some time searching for similar studies or compilations for international organizations as well as some specific examples.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Last week I published the 112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss , that compiled some of the wisest words and insights from across the industry this year. . Steve MacLaughlin confessed that he used to believe that online average gift size was a vanity metric.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Data—the capture, analysis, and use—can be overwhelming. Data and the understanding and interpreting of metrics is something I have to work hard at, because it simply does not come naturally to me. Data to help tell the story of the mission—through outcomes and impact. Am I using the data I have to its fullest advantage?

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Candid

OCTOBER 20, 2021

What’s the story of the social sector? To begin to tell this story, today Candid is launching its U.S. At Candid we saw an opportunity and felt a responsibility to provide an approachable, holistic picture, democratizing data that can be useful for organizational benchmarking or context-setting for research and journalism. .

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