Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

You can read the post and join the conversation over there – it’s also copied below. The Hatcher Group , a Maryland-based public affairs and communications firm, released a great report this past Fall called New Media & Social Change: How Nonprofits are Using Web-based Technologies to Reach Their Goals (PDF).

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

UA is what many organizations think of simply as “Google Analytics,” the code that’s on all your website pages and the companion reports that show page views, bounce rates, click-throughs, conversions, and other metrics. GA4’s focus on user “events” as data is a major switch away from more straightforward, or simple actions.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. These are some places to begin: M+R Benchmarks ; Fundraising Effectiveness Project Reports ; Fundraising Report Card Benchmarks. . Track your own data. You can find a bunch of fundraising metrics to track here.

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Classy

MAY 6, 2021

Specifically, this change requires that apps in the App Store provide a prompt to iOS 14 users if they’re doing any “tracking” activity. Apple’s AppTrackingTransparency framework prohibits certain data collection and sharing unless people opt in to tracking on iOS 14 devices via the prompt. Tracking Transparency.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Nonprofits usually report retention as a percentage. Craft a conversion journey. When the entire donor journey is addressed in your plan, conversion rates for donor acquisition are much stronger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good. The mission of A People’s Guide to AI is to open up conversation around AI by demystifying, situating, and shifting the narrative about what types of use cases AI can have for everyday people. Here’s this month’s roundup. … Read More

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Everyaction

JULY 2, 2018

In the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s recent report, 9 Trillion And Counting: How Charities Can Tap Into the Transfer of Wealth , researchers undertake a qualitative and quantitative study of the state of nonprofit planned giving programs. Start the conversation by sharing stories. Start the conversation by sharing stories.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 11, 2016

According to Louise Craft, digital marketing executive at Metric Mogul, Analytics “ensures marketers can make data led decisions to streamline their marketing efforts, increase their conversion rates and ultimately achieve their business goals.” Track Your Demographics. Go Custom with Report and Dashboards.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These same metrics are important to track during crises to effectively determine which indicators can signal alarm. Useful analytics come from a comprehensive data set, typically from a donor management software, that can be manipulated into an intuitive report that anyone can digest. What can data help your nonprofit achieve?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Access to data alone won’t increase donations to your cause but understanding which reports to analyze and reacting to donor behavior can. When it comes to tracking and analyzing data, a lot can be learned by looking at other industries. Enable Demographics and Interest Reporting, set goals and turn on Enhanced Ecommerce Tracking.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Well, from the planning and analysis side, that is. We covered how to do Community Mapping (identifying the segments and goals of the community), Content Mapping (creating a plan for which content goes where, and why), and Data Tracking (pulling all the numbers together). Metrics Tracking. >> Presentation. YOU can do it!

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

Look for virtual auction software with the following features: Item procurement tracking. As you begin the item procurement process, it’s vital that your team maintains an organized list that tracks each item’s status. Being able to accept, process, and track bids in real time is essential for success with any auction.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

But before you can capitalize on the information stored in your CRM or other nonprofit software, you need to know exactly what analytics to track in the first place. Reporting on goals and maintaining accountability. There are virtually unlimited metrics you can track— if you can collect the data, you can analyze it.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Indeed, responsive sites that provide stellar visits—especially in the e-commerce industry—are proven to have better engagement, more conversion rates and, very importantly, better search engine rankings. This is a great choice if you are in a niche market and need to track how your site compares with your competitors. Pingdom.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

There are key components of advancement support missing in the current software (one of the two areas above, or Events management, or Volunteer management, or on-line fundraising, or Campaign Reporting, or…). We need better tools for reporting, analysis, and business intelligence.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

GA4 will still capture the pages your visitors view, but with configuration, it has the capability to track much more about what your users are doing. GA4 also provides few built-in reports, compared to UA. Moreover, GA4 is optimized for collecting lots of data, with much of the analysis taking place outside the platform.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Donor management solutions Donor management systems , also known as nonprofit CRMs , are software solutions that allow nonprofits to track donor interactions and giving histories, create donor segments, and develop communications campaigns. Customized donor reports. Donation page design. Accounting software.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2018

In the aftermath of the reports that Cambridge Analytica , a firm that worked on President Trump’s 2016 campaign, used private data on 50 million Facebook users has erupted into a strong backlash against Facebook. Watch this video and read this report from the New York Times.).

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They can give directly from their seats without disrupting conversation with one another. The task manager allows you to assign, manage, and track the progress of action items. The member directory helps you keep track of every board, committee, and staff member so that you can nurture relationships. Outbid notifications.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

You may begin with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. This nonprofit strategic planning model helps organizations get back on track if they have strayed from the path to success. Decide how to address each of those elements to get your organization back on track.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

For example, Epsilon, a consumer brand loyalty expert, published a short report on using data to build customer loyalty. I refer to this report fairly often because the summary points are such good reminders to all of us in the nonprofit sector (I’m interpreting a bit to use nonprofit terminology): Focus on your best donors.

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

Conversational interfaces , chatbots, and assistants can help repurpose your existing content by offering shortcuts. Conversational marketing interfaces and assistants can also help engage with audiences in new channels that are both on and off your site. Get data & stop guessing. A data-driven approach is an efficient approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

I've been a little shell shocked for the past few days, but wanted to share this reflection and analysis of the Gnomedex fundraising experiment. And while you can use this method to do an ROI analysis, the real gold is the deeper understanding of what works and what doesn't. It's called double-loop learning. Why was it a success?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Wouldn’t it be a shame to have inadequate reporting and analysis to actually find out how your medium-spanning strategy performed? A sweep of your current Google Analytics tracking may show that you need to tweak your code or funnel setup for accurate campaign reporting. Reporting and KPIs.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

In fact, Blackbaud’s 2011 Online Giving Report , noted that the largest online gift in 2011 was $260,000 ! The report further noted, “87% of the nonprofits in this analysis had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more during 2011.”. — Larger and larger gifts are being given online.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach as direct mail, starting with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift, retention rates, average gift, and if you have done previous online fundraising campaigns, cost per acquired donor. Instagram integrates well with Facebook campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2012

We talk about finding the right tool for the data collection job and tools come in three different categories: analytics tools, content analysis, and surveys. In particular, their free reports give you your social audience’s pulse on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, and other platforms. 3 – Monitor Social Conversations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

and global workplace tracking, including interviews of employees and managers from 160 counties, interviews with leading economists and roundtable interviews with CHROs (Chief Human Resource Officers) from 300 of the world’s largest organizations. A strong metric and reporting system are basic requirements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

As one participant points out, “It is very hard to get departments to agree because Web wants one thing, Membership wants another, Communications has it’s own tracking.&#. Notes one participant, “It definitely gave us the ability to work around chicken & egg conversations. Data Analysis. Respond here.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

At DNL OmniMedia, we work with nonprofits just like yours to position their nonprofit tech solutions for effective fundraising data tracking. Using that knowledge, we’ve created this guide to help your team understand major gift KPIs, the metrics you should be tracking, and the top tips to do so successfully.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales ops originally functioned as a small team of number crunchers who executed financial analyses, reporting, and sales forecasting. As the volume of business information exploded, sales ops has evolved into a more powerful data analysis and reporting unit that can provide critical insight on the following areas: Sales Process Optimization.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 24, 2021

If people can absorb and process event content in the manner and pace that suits them, they will feel more positively about the experience and report a deeper understanding of the material and a deeper connection with your brand. . Data-Driven Lead Tracking. Some of the data you should track includes: . Live text and video chat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

If you are shopping for a low cost CMS for your nonprofit, read this post and go download the report. Make sure the CMS you choose lets you moderate comments, ban individuals from commenting, and fast-track certain commenters—staff, for example—by allowing them to publish without waiting for moderation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 8, 2017

According to a study of 202 organizations in the Los Angeles and Phoenix areas, organizations that reported higher board effectiveness also reported higher perceived organizational success (Brown, 2005). Encourage conversation. Undertake SWOT Analysis and Strategic Planning Sessions. Increasing the Analytical Dimension.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2010

There is an evolving category of tools (some free, some not) that can help make the tasks associated with content strategy, engagement, and tracking less onerous. If you know of other tools (or tips) that make you more efficient managing content, engagement, and tracking on social media, please share them in the comments.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Most nonprofits conduct some kind of program evaluation, whether it’s simply keeping track of how many people have been directly helped by an organization’s services or complex multi-year studies of a program’s effects on the larger community. Reporting and Visualizing. Auxiliary Data Systems. Pulling Existing Data.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

In line with its focus on turning data into knowledge through powerful, insightful measurement and analysis of social media efforts, we wanted to share three simple tips and resources that nonprofits can put to work. There’s a gold mine of intelligence presented in their 8-10 insightful, colorful analysis tools.

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