3rd Sector Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The problem with donor data – with all consumer related data – is that it degrades so rapidly. Use charts and diagrams to help them visualize your organization’s impact. Stop managing data in reaction to needs and problems, and start managing data for the sake of good data quality.f. #8 8 – Data hoarding.

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Data Time Fundraising Retention 184

Byte Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Loaded with analysis tools, it also contains a video feature that lets you see exactly what problems exist that are making your site sluggish and quick tips for correcting any issues. Not only does GTmetrix speed test your site, it compiles a complete report from which it generates tips and ideas for improving performance. WebPagetest.

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Test WordPress Plugin Tools 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2011

That’s some great advice from KD Paine for the last chapter of our forthcoming book , ”Measuring the Networked Nonprofit,” which is on data analysis and turning data in action. So, look at every chart, every graph, every number and ask does it make sense.

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Map Twitter Washington Chart 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

According to the CDC, insufficient sleep is a public health problem. I realized that I was in front of my computer monitor, trying to squeeze out one more email or just one more bar chart. I also found walking was a great time to reflect on what the data means – a brief walk does wonders for improving your pattern analysis.

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Data Personal Support Exercise 125

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2013

Oftentimes with other applications, data needs to be prepped before it can be converted into visual form (such as a graph or chart), whether that means adding a column, combining data sets, inserting a new formula, or the like. The exact opposite is true. Images: SAP.

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Data Chart Report Oracle 44

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. 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? . Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. How many donors do you have?

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

It makes really easy to do a quick content analysis, figure out what content resonated, and build community. I couldn’t actually use it because I have too many followers and it took too long to synch, but they’re coming out a version to handle this problem. I used for anytime I teach a workshop or give a presentation.

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Twitter Tools Learning Measure 110

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Those insights should drive messaging and campaigns.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

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. Wait for maturation? What are the potential uses for nonprofits?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

By far the most common problem we see is that most organizations try to measure too much. Every additional measure you track uses up precious staff time for collection, aggregation, and analysis. We worked with them to pull out the key takeaways from the data and showed them how to present it in high-impact, easy-to-understand charts.

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Measure Government Track Australia 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

The visual shows the results of a pattern analysis of the 100 most popular Facebook applications (video of lecture here ). According to this analysis, Causes probably falls in the Adapted Patterns/Competition. In my levels of engagement chart, a simple action involves befriending (e.g.

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Application Social Network Network Chart 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Collecting stories from people who aren’t direct participants in your programming is a great way to understand the problems the broader community experiences, and the solutions they do (or don’t) appreciate. Collect stories from your local community (not just the people involved in your programs). Share your learning with your stakeholders.

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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. Does it work for users with usability problems/disabilities?

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Teach Experiment Arizona Metrics 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2008

  Chart of an emotional visit to Starbucks.      Problem with tools you keep doing one thing.  The second time you go through your data - you can't do discovery - you need to do analysis.  is there problem?    The last impression is the most important. 

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Marketing Measure Metrics Hunger 50

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

People are hard to chart, while numbers are perfect for spreadsheets. Board recruiting is hard,” said Tivoni Devor, author of “The face of nonprofit boards: a network problem,” published in Nonprofit Quarterly on March 4, 2015. “In These factors explain and perpetuate the problem of board diversity.”.

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Arizona Tucson United States Nonprofit 40

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

To help relieve these demands, many organizations are turning to Business intelligence tools to retrieve, organize, and share knowledge for analysis and guided decision-making. These metrics enable management to take a logical approach to decision-making and problem solving. What is Business Intelligence?

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Business North America Metrics Analysis 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

This takes a lot of time because I'm not just browsing, but I'm doing a pattern analysis for best practices that I can incorporate into a presentation about social media principles and nonprofits. The wiki becomes an electronic flip chart and resource collector. The wikitation for this workshop is here.

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Social Media Game Media Social 87

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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Beginner Nonprofit Goal Process 111

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

A platform to aid in, “solving global health and development problems for those most in need.”. Organizations that provide grants to address critical global problems are able to make smarter investments if they know who else is investing in similar problems and locations. Grand Challenges Awards Repository.

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Platform Foundation Examples Digital 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

My problem now is that I don't do a lot of processing with a pen or marker/flip chart anymore -- but I was standing up there, so I jotted some notes down on my moleskin. I will do one thing, I'm working on a content analysis of the action steps and learnings and am going to devote blog posts to those topics.

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Reflection Slides Metrics PowerPoint 50

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You need a detailed analysis to make an actionable plan to improve your fundraising efforts. Luckily, you can achieve a thorough analysis with these 10 key data points from either your CRM or accounting software. A large onslaught of single gifts would lower your frequency (a great problem for any nonprofit). 10 Key Data Points.

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Metrics Fundraising Retention ROI 87

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. FAST: Anticipate customer demands, identify and solve problems faster, and leap ahead of the competition. The visual is an excellent example of the convergence of the “ONA” or organizational network analysis from Rob Cross.

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Review Chapter Leadership Analysis 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The problem is that data everywhere! Quantitative is counting or the numbers — all those pretty charts and graphics. Don’t wait to collect a year’s worth of data in a week. Finally, avoid getting into data collection and analysis ruts – and evaluate your approach. Why is that so hard?

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Measure Social Media Tools Media 115

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

Problem: AnnieCannons employs only three full-time staff members in their fight against human trafficking, which means it needs to be as efficient as possible in managing its contacts and business processes. Salesforce Einstein and dashboards surface valuable member information in easy-to-view charts for steering growth.

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Asia Dominican Republic Cambodia Children 98

NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

We have a problem," she announces. Both leadership and front-line staff need to invest in basic statistical analysis training so we can ask the right questions and seek the right kinds of data before launching into solution mode or resting on our laurels. Know What Data You Have and What it Means. We're down 3%!"

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Data Impact Statistics Storytelling 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

Creating is more appealing then analysis to most. Doing or Creating is More Fun Than Measurement: People are more likely to build instead of measure even if they are building on a fault line. How can create a culture of fun around measurement so that we can’t keep ourselves from doing it from the beginning of a project. .

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Measure Organization Metrics Analytics 96

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

As development research, prospect management and development analytics professionals, we provide the information and analysis that ensure our organizations focus on our most essential prospective donors. From effective streamlining to data analysis and knowledge management, grants managers are doing the work that defines grantmaking.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

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. That being said, maybe I have somewhat of a problem reaching whoever I want to reach by the more 2.0 Even with a more traditional digital approach.

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Social Media Track Media Tools 70