Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Web Crawl Data: Click here to see larger image. If you missed it, you can read Part 1: Systems Mapping for Nonprofits. But the connections might be so be numerous, or the formal org charts might be so misleading, that you can’t “see” what is happening easily. A lot of the ideas resonate with.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2017

Based on years of biannual report analysis, I find that annual budget, mission focus, and service area, in that order, have the most impact on an organization's grantseeking experience. The charts in these reports show the frequency of funding by source, such as private foundations, corporate giving programs, and local governments.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Remember your goal is persuading consumers. Helping real people should be the star.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. NetSquared's direct on-the-ground support of nonprofits gives us a unique insight into the technology needs of small grassroots nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

Think of the words "overhead" and "nonprofits" and what comes to mind? Perhaps the image of inefficient organizations with layers of "fat," overpaid administrators, and wasteful spending? " Accounting Resources for Nonprofits. If so, you've fallen victim to the overhead myth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

See larger image here: Map from: Waddell, Steve. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building. The production system maps aid an organization to understand how work actually gets done, in comparison to formal org charts.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The good news is that there are also real benefits for nonprofits. Many companies offer donated or deeply discounted options to nonprofits. Cloud-based applications are more secure from cyberthreats than a typical nonprofit server environment is. Nonprofits increasingly rely on data of all kinds. What Is Cloud Computing?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

Here are four common mistakes my team and I see made by social, government, and nonprofit organizations trying to measure their impact, and tips on how to avoid them: 1. Every additional measure you track uses up precious staff time for collection, aggregation, and analysis. Image 1 : Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Last week, I helped launch a peer exchange Webinar for Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Insurance grantees with Spitfire Communications (creators of the SMART chart ). Jeremiah Owyang has a good analysis of what features Google + needs to go mainstream. What are the potential uses for nonprofits? Wait for maturation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

The presentations and recordings are available online for free and if you work for a nonprofit and want to learn more about social media, definitely worth reviewing. As you can see the words paint a picture of a traditional ROI analysis, with the emphasis on quantitative, measurable results. Where do you look for standard metrics?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

At Tableau, we want to empower nonprofits to make a difference with their data. With the right knowledge and tools, we believe every nonprofit can better explore its data and spot trends, outliers, and even new opportunities. Part 1 covered some basic terminology and why you shouldn't use a pie chart. The answer is no.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In this article, we'll look at some examples of nonprofits on the cutting-edge of online mapping and GIS, and how they utilize place-related data to benefit their respective communities. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Over the dozen or so years we have been doing event fundraising online, results analysis has revealed statistics that correlate to fundraising success. Percent of personal pages with image and/or story personalized. Chart your progress over the event season; you may find you need to change tactics mid-season to achieve your goal.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In this article, we'll look at some examples of nonprofits on the cutting-edge of online mapping and GIS, and how they utilize place-related data to benefit their respective communities. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

We know nonprofits and libraries gather piles of data, from program outcomes to constituent data to fundraising or advocacy campaign results. That's why TechSoup has partnered with Tableau on a new blog series called "Beyond the Pie Chart. Why Data Visualization Matters for Nonprofits and Libraries.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Hey, I’m Brian O’Neal executive director of Third Lens Ministries a nonprofit based in Atlanta. And we provide program management services to other nonprofits. And that’s a group of organizations, nonprofits who are relatively new in their fundraising and really new to the capital campaign landscape.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

It was updated on 8/17/2022 for National Nonprofit Day. Salesforce.org is humbled to partner with nonprofits around the world to bring awareness to World Day Against Human Trafficking. *This post was originally published on 7/28/17. AnnieCannons.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" But was there ever any gold? And is there any left? And is it even worth it ?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" But was there ever any gold? And is there any left? And is it even worth it ?

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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. Again, I have not consistently written down and charted my technorati rating, but I do know that trend has been to go up. via Kevin Gamble (see larger here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2012

The Glasspocket’s blog has a post from Claire Gibbons, a senior program officer in the Research & Evaluation Unit at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that illustrates or describes the change. (KD Paine and I devoted an entire chapter to this topic in our forthcoming book , Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.).

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