Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

This week, the call for data measurement in the social sector heightens with the proposition of a Social Progress Index and ways that NGOs can use data maps to increase effectiveness. Five trending Big Data technologies are also identified. Five trending Big Data technologies are also identified. Data Measurement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Actionable Measurement. The gym metaphor resonated because lately I’ve been obsessed with the idea of “ SpreadSheet Aerobics , an actionable social media measurement strategy that is fit and trim and light on its feet! I don’t try to measure everything. Avoid Measurement As Therapy and Drive By Analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2008

I'd like to see an analysis of retweeting, number of new donors, an overlay of the blogging campaign with the hash tag trending, how much off twitter promotions generated direct traffic to donations page and vice a versa. Twist analyzes and presents trend comparisons and volume between keywords and tags. Does it exist?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2008

In a recent post , I mentioned that Jeremiah Owyang pointed out that "Retweet" (sharing a link or tweet from one of your followers with your followers) is a social gesture indicating endorsement of an idea and predicts that there will be an analytics tools to measure this. I went looking for stop gaps from Brian Solis's awesome list.

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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. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Use of metrics to measure your results. Return on Investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Your organization has identified a social media objective, audience, strategy, tools, measurement, and experiment. Pattern Analysis . Your pattern analysis will tell you when to ignore something or when to address it right away. There are many other readers - here's a comparison of features from Wikipedia. Google Reader.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

I did a comparison of time on-site with top referrals and Twitter referrals stay longer than Google. "If you listen closely, you can pick up on trends and ideas that can really help your outreach and communication efforts." This is, of course, a simplistic analysis of a select number of Twitter users. My ratio is 2.4,

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

It also involves careful analysis and upkeep of your donors’ data. Fundraising Donor Management Software Comparison: What’s Right for Your Nonprofit? The silver lining of what (at first glance) seems like a very negative trend is that nonprofits have lots of room to make a positive impression on new donors.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2014

As with any initiative, goals and objectives should be clear, measurable, and aligned with the organization’s strategy and mission. as well as year-over-year comparisons for each metric. Clear Goals and Objectives. Constituent Experience.

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Volunteer Social Media Interaction Demonstration 38

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

As some sort of measure of accountability, raw web statistics (this site got x visits and y pageviews in t timeframe) mean zilch. to care a whole lot about how many hits they got in comparison to similar (or different) organizations. What are the trends on all of the above? And the mission of the organization matters too.

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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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

With the right knowledge and tools, we believe every nonprofit can better explore its data and spot trends, outliers, and even new opportunities. Below we share tips from our white papers, Visual Analysis Best Practices and Which Chart or Graph Is Right for You , to explain when to use a line chart or bar chart.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

A year ago, he said that measuring outcomes for social media is, "an evolving art (not quite a science yet) and you have to be up to the challenge of both thinking a bit differently and be ok with leveraging several different tools. Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric. Technorati ???Authority???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I also don't want to get too deep into geeky measurement crap. Standardized metrics for measuring the ROI of social media strategies are a moving target. The current conversation is about the need for new metrics and methods for objective measurement. So, here's the session description: Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. Owyang ).

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Metrics Social Media Media ROI 56

sgEngage

APRIL 29, 2021

This year’s summit included data from a variety of sectors, drawn directly from participant CRMs and standardized to allow for consistent comparisons. The analysis is based on a July – June fiscal year, covering the period of FY2016 through FY2020. New Sustainer Acquisition Trends. Instead, we noted an ongoing downward trend.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 1, 2018

The 2018 Global NGO Technology Report provides insight on the online and mobile communication tools NGOs around the world use to promote general awareness, communicate with core audiences and raise funds from donors, as well as an analysis of those online tools and comparisons of regional usage. infographic here: Tech Trends: How U.S.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here are some tips to get started with organic traffic analysis: Set Up Google Analytics Google Analytics is a free and powerful web analytics service that provides detailed insights into your website traffic. Measures interest in specific pages. Monitor Trends Check metrics regularly to spot trends and changes over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

Today, the Foundation Center , GuideStar , the Urban Institute , Johns Hopkins’ Center for Civil Society Studies , and Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy spend millions each year on converting the IRS images of the Form 990 into clean data that a computer can ingest and use to perform analysis and develop visualizations.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We all use data and analytics in some measure every day to guide our strategic planning and tactical decision making. Data—the capture, analysis, and use—can be overwhelming. For me, I needed data to help focus on four things: Data to measure and monitor the performance of the individual giving fundraising program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2010

And we’ll continue this trend for social networking, social action, and commerce. The party, candidate, and/or cause that has the best handle on geolocation will have a measurable advantage. Scanning for Ethical Products : With online shopping, we’ve become accustomed to reading reviews and making comparisons before we buy.

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