Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” Each section lists best practices and processes for being a digital nonprofit. These groups support and understand the strategic importance of digital.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It might be even useful to locate a volunteer with a background in sales or data analysis and see if you can get them to come on board as the one person in your organization who can go through the feedback and present the results. Digital software is a modern-day force magnifier. S elf-care prioritization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The Digital Mystique by Sarah Granger. My colleague Sarah Granger , a nationally recognized expert on online culture and social technology—shows us how digital media is shaping our lives in real time. It will help you understand when to use a pie chart versus a bar chart – but it goes beyond that.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are two solutions for integrating your data — either build an in-house centralized data platform or research an analytics vendor to outsource data collection and analysis. Additionally, this digital shift to increased data interoperability means less chart chasing and improved quality care.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

And so, too often, the magic of mid-level giving is lost, especially in digital channels. One of the most astonishing things we’ve found in our digital marketing to these high-value audiences is that just a very small lift in performance among them can yield significant increases in revenue. Finding your audience part 1: file analysis.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers. .” This could involve: Running digital ads on a consistent daily/weekly basis to stay top-of-mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Mine includes markers , sticky notes , index cards, and flip chart paper. Will Digital Post-It Notes Replace Paper? When I facilitate training, I use analog and digital tools and materials. I know some colleagues prefer not to use paper , but go all digital. What’s in your facilitation toolkit?

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. You may begin with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. The plan also incorporates a timeline chart depicting when each goal is projected to be completed by.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

However, throwing a million charts and graphs together or writing a 10,000-word essay on why your nonprofit is the best isn’t going to be so effective (or worth anyone’s time). DREAM also hosts its annual report on Issu, a great third-party platform for a well-designed digital reading experience. offers a profound analysis of #MeToo.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Instead of repeating those numbers, we’ll focus on the practical “in the weeds” analysis that can support you in making data-driven decisions that go well beyond this time of year. The chart above shows that 2023 saw higher overall volumes throughout the day, with a small spike at 9:00 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

There may be someone in another department who is a data nerd with expert excel or data analysis skills. Ask around. Get Free Help with Your Google Analytics: The Analysis Exchange has a goal to “dramatically increase the number of people on Earth doing web analytics the right way.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

” Well, here is are some ways to find some data nerds to help you with your measurement and analysis: 1. Get Free Help with Your Google Analytics: The Analysis Exchange has a goal to “dramatically increase the number of people on Earth doing web analytics the right way.” from MIT in rocket science.

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3rd Sector Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Use charts and diagrams to help them visualize your organization’s impact. 6 – Digital marketing “cover” for your campaign. Data Cleaning Data Management data cleaning data enrichment data management donor data fundraising fundraising data analysis fundraising mistakes holiday appeal' Nothing new there.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

Here’s an example of the chart that I created: Tasks Start Date Completion Date Who is Responsible? Other project management tools that I recommend and like to use are Asana or Trello or any other collaborative digital tool that might be useful and preferred by your team.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. What kind of Gift Chart represents your current distribution of donors, and how many donors do you need at each level to meet your goals? . This is part five in a six-part series. Read part one , part two , part three , and part four. . How many donors do you have? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

I was asked to facilitate a small group in a participatory session called “ Digital Forum ,” designed for peer sharing by Marco Kuntz and Mike Johnson. The session kicked off with a Spectragram exercise involving the full group. I learned this technique from Alan Gunn from Aspiration over ten years ago at 2007 Penguin Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making. It is about how social media (and other digital tools I might add) help an organization move towards longer-term outcomes in their theory of change or articulated goals. Click to See Larger Version.

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sgEngage

MAY 1, 2013

For nearly three years now, Blackbaud has continued to expand the number of organizations and giving represented in the analysis. It is worth noting that this is the first time in well over a year that the growth rate dropped below double digits. Please visit The Blackbaud Index for more information and interactive charts.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2018

What charts or slides did the group focus on? They are charged with making the digital numbers go up, but they are never put in a position to help the broader organization listen to the data. Successful nonprofit strategy in the digital age isn’t going to come from hiring some “data wizard.” Data doesn’t make decisions for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

We received copies of his Luma’s book and cards, “Innovation for People,” which is a synthesis of landscape analysis of design-thinking and human centered design methods. A frequent question Peter is asked about how an organization can become more innovative. “What are the skills that we need to practice for 10,000 hours?

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Chief Digital Officer. Leads the agency’s digital transformation, an organizational-wide effort to harness the power of new technology to improve the lives of those furthest behind . Ami McReynolds. Robert Opp.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Several museums around the world have worked hard to make their data accessible by providing free access to datasets, applying Creative Commons licenses to digital content, or creating APIs (application programming interfaces) that allow programmers to build their own software on the museum''s data. These visualizations are fun.

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Forum One

MAY 31, 2023

A digital strategy is a clear vision for the future of your organization’s digital ecosystem and a plan to get there. In a rapidly changing world, it’s crucial for organizations to focus on a digital strategy that is rooted in organizational goals, audience needs, and the impact you are hoping to achieve. You’re not alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

I might also add that a Facebook Page will provide better analysis in terms of users, time online the time , demographics compared to a Facebook Group. These types of promotions can be supported on the Facebook Fan Page, but should not be the primary focus and should be housed in other digital arenas. viral visibility ??? on Facebook.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

With tech playing a more important role than ever before in the nonprofit sector, investing some time and attention in strengthening your digital operations is definitely a smart move. Here’s a very basic example of a TCO chart detailing the costs of implementing a new CRM platform: Begin researching vendors. Let’s get started!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Most organizations still use paper forms to collect information, and don’t have the time or resources to make that data useful in a digital format. Once you’ve gathered data from important stakeholders, completing a SWOT Analysis can help you map the internal and external factors that are assisting or hindering you.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Monday, November 7, 2016.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2012

These might include pictures from an event, spreadsheets and charts for your financials, and multimedia for some client testimonials. You can also sign documents with digital signatures to acknowledge readership and approvals. For a higher level of security, you may choose to encrypt the file with its built-in security features.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 19, 2012

These might include pictures from an event, spreadsheets and charts for your financials, and multimedia for some client testimonials. You can also sign documents with digital signatures to acknowledge readership and approvals. For a higher level of security, you may choose to encrypt the file with its built-in security features.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Foundations can make greater progress on addressing critical social issues by using digital platforms to elevate the work and success of the many players in their sector. Think of a digital platform as: . The functions that digital platforms can provide include: . The functions that digital platforms can provide include: .

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data. The organization is working to build a digital public map of the Kibera community for the residents and organizations working there. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data. The organization is working to build a digital public map of the Kibera community for the residents and organizations working there. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We all know we need a strategic plan, yet so many people don’t have one, probably because they’re afraid of this: Your Board and staff sequestered in a room, led by a consultant, doing exercises on flip charts with sticky notes and dots, exercises that never lead to a clear, finished product you can understand or use. Yuck, right?

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Blue Fox

AUGUST 9, 2020

The flow creates continuous improvement and continuous analysis. Insights result from analysis and discussion. Stewardship (Yes, Again) It’s time to close this loop of continuous improvement and analysis. It’s a cycle. It’s a system. Data tells you what happened.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Digital Media and Learning Conference. Digital Media and Learning Conference. Digital Media and Learning Hub / Irvine, CA / $175. Web of Change events are where progressive organizers and digital strategists come to up their game. Digital Strategy Innovation Summit. Digital Strategy Innovation Summit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2015

The trends are: The decline of hierarchical management or the flattening of the organizational chart. My lens on this topic is from the leadership and professional development perspective and what was most insightful about reading this book was the chapter on FLUID which includes a wonderful historical analysis of bureaucracy.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

link] Twopular: Tracks the most popular trends on twitter including who is the top people tweeting specific trends (aka trendsetters) and a bar chart listing the hours a topic trended. Even with a more traditional digital approach. I have seen many such websites that provide competitive analysis for free.

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