Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, keep an eye toward how your internal and external reports can blend data-driven stories of impact. Start with the goals you set yourself Before searching for data, start with your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

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Whole Whale

APRIL 5, 2024

Shows ad performance data like impressions, spend, and demographic reach. Google Ads Transparency Report: [link] Provides ad spend data across different advertiser industries and political entities. Microsoft Advertising Transparency Reports: [link] Provides spend data and ad creatives for ads across Microsoft platforms.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, carefully consider how you are packaging your data in the most impactful way. How to glean insights : Having the data is one thing, but knowing what insights to pull with confidence that it is the right picture is quite another.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The reality for many organizations, whether a smaller nonprofit, a large international advocacy organization or a government agency, is that their data lives in separate silos. Tools and channels that house data often do not make it easy to navigate. Not sure how to compare or connect data sources. Does this sound familiar?

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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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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

While they use visually appealing graphics to highlight their data points, they never overshadow the focal points of the report: the people at the center of the organization. While many nonprofits present their annual reviews in a static PDF format, there are more hands-on options that you can pursue.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Meaningful data is a tremendous asset to advocates, policymakers, and mission-driven organizations. Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories.

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Story Data Storytelling Lesson 67

3rd Sector Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Have you completed your fundraising data checklist? What are we talking about – a fundraising DATA checklist? Because data is boring. Certainly fundraising data management isn’t as interesting as writing good copy, telling stories about your nonprofit’s successes, or chasing new potential donors.

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M+R

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We rely on data and survey responses from a wide range of nonprofits, and we hope you’re game to join us for this coming year. If you’d like to join the fun, please review and fill out the consent form here. The rules are simple: We’ll provide detailed instructions outlining the data you’ll need to pull. Mostly for us!),

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Benchmark Studies Europe Info 52

Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

This quick guide will review the essentials. Artificial intelligence works through machine learning, which involves the discovery and analysis of deep patterns in datasets. These algorithms are continually refined over time as more data is generated for analysis. How AI for Nonprofits Works. How Nonprofits Use AI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. Running Facebook fundraising ads is an excellent way to reach your target audience and optimize for donations while generating data that allows you to measure your success. 5) Select metrics and monitor campaign performance.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Few things are as important to successful fundraising teams as clean data around your prospect portfolio and moves management. Strengthen Transparency and Communication: Documenting moves management within your donor database and reviewing the plans regularly can strengthen transparency and communication with fundraising staff.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Impact management is an ongoing, disciplined approach to using data and evidence across an organization’s programming and operations. Impact management helps nonprofit teams collect and use impact data to make informed decisions about their programs.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

In other words, when you enter a prompt, ChatGPT scours vast amounts of text data online (such as books, websites, articles, etc.) and learns not only about the content of that data but also how the words and phrases in it have been structured. It can also provide high-quality analysis for a range of purposes.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

Highlights from the 2021 Industry Review. We are inspired by the work of our partners and the clients we support as we review this year’s 9 th Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility industry report , covering data collected from January-December 2020.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. That is they make decisions based on meaningful data, rather than solely by gut. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Social media data is not linked to higher level organizational results or mission-driven goals across programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

He said that strategic plan is more wishful thinking compared to a business plan that chocked with analysis. After the presentation, we worked in small groups to review a couple of scenarios of nonprofit funding requests and whether or not a business plan should be requested and what to look for.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Not Data Driven.”

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Once there is enough awareness of the program, launch a planned giving committee to review planned giving processes and fundraising policies. Relate stories of the impact of legacy giving and provide illuminating data on the nonprofit’s mission and importance.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

A national panel of judges was engaged in reviewing all entries based on creativity, quality, message effectiveness, consumer appeal, graphic design, and overall impact. To do this, the dashboard provides city leaders and communities with an array of regularly updated data that is specific to neighborhood and/or city boundaries.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Sales Ops Metrics & KPIs. Performance Metrics Analyses. Selection of Key Sales Metrics to Adopt. Data Analytics. Data Analytics Software.

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 28, 2023

Nonprofit technology offers a wealth of opportunities to support your donor engagement efforts, largely thanks to the data you’re able to collect and use to drive your decision-making. When used strategically, tools can be used to enable you to keep your digital strategy both donor-centric and data-driven. Prioritize data security.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

You see, marketing is a cycle of execution, analysis, and tweaking. What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? Put all your goals on paper and include every metric you need to measure to meet the goals in your fundraising plan. Check your metrics, focusing on overall numbers and growth. What’s working?

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Marketing Guide Metrics Nonprofit 69

Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Your donor management system should provide data about who your most engaged supporters are. Bloomerang also has a Generosity Score feature that identifies potential donors with the help of publicly available wealth data. Save your most-used reports as templates to reuse in future data analysis. Customized donor reports.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It involves examining the data and performance metrics of individual major gift officers, as well as the team as a whole, to understand what’s working and what leaves room for improvement. Close examination of major gift metrics allows you to discover: Any obstacles that are holding individuals or your entire team back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Capturing insights like this as the event unfolds is a good technique because if you wait until the event is over, there is a chance you won’t remember everything in vivid detail. It isn’t just about writing it down, it is also reviewing what your captured with your team in an “ After Action Review.”

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2018

Data and analytics can play a big role in improving nonprofit strategy. It usually doesn’t though, and that’s because most nonprofits are using their data wrong. Among nonprofit advocacy groups, I often witness a huge gap between the people with access to data and analytics and the people actually empowered to make strategic decisions.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A deep-dive analysis of your current donor database is the first step you’ll need to take. We recommend you start with these 7 Key Database Metrics. These are the types of metrics you can share to help make the case for the much-needed investment in acquisition. Review your donor file for counterproductive over-suppression.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Data Analysis. What useful nugget did you learn from analyzing your social media metrics data or your measurement process that lead to a success or improvement in your social media practice? How do you analyze your social media data? This conversation starter was about measuring the impact third party reviewers.

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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. Analyze results data to double down on what inspires action. The metrics showed the ads were not effectively driving growth.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2014

In Part 2 covered rating choice “Level 2” and included tips on what data to start tracking in your CRM system (or spreadsheets) to create a central repository of your activity with your major and planned gift prospect pool. I also provided instruction on setting up prospect review meetings to discuss status.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In Part 2 , I covered rating choice “Level 2” and included tips on what data to start tracking in your CRM system (or spreadsheets) to create a central repository of your activity with your major and planned gift prospect pool. I also provided instruction on setting up prospect review meetings to discuss status. 50-75% adoption).”.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 18, 2023

And we’ve compiled a list of matching gift software reviews from the leading provider, Double the Donation , for your benefit. Ensure the software covers a wide range of companies and their forms and is regularly refreshed with accurate and up-to-date data. And increase their matching gift revenue by over 61%!

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Everyaction

MAY 30, 2018

Using a 1-10 scale or other similar metric may help you compare those options that fall somewhere in the middle. Just remember, if the numbers are saying one thing and your gut is saying another, go back and review your designations to make sure that they truly reflect the level of your priorities. Get it all in front of you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Flickr Photo by Kevlar.

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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. To monitor and reflect, you need collect both quantitative and qualitative data. Avoid data collection for the sake of data collection or you will pollute your reflection.

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