Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2017

One excellent resource to use for benchmarking nonprofit digital results (in the US) is the annual M&R Benchmarks study of nonprofit digital advocacy. For the past 11 years, this study has gathered comparative metrics from nonprofits on email, social media, social advertising, fundraising, and web engagement.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 18, 2023

NP Source is devoted to providing nonprofits with the knowledge and resources they need to grow their digital marketing and fundraising efforts to new heights. We’ve done our research and heard what nonprofit professionals have to say about matching gift software. Carefully evaluate these elements in your matching gift software buying.

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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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Everyaction

MAY 30, 2018

For nonprofit staff, getting the most bang for your buck isn’t just a goal, it’s a way of life. Stretching resources to maximize output and impact is the name of the game for organizations working to make a difference in the world on limited budgets. To get started, download this template for gathering and comparing vendor information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. That the old metrics aren't working. This is the same conversation that is happening around web metrics versus blog metrics. Talked about the openness to games and the need for research. We need metrics!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I will also have an opportunity to lead two social media strategy workshops which features the Social Media Game. I've using the social media game as a teaching method for nonprofits experience a strategy brainstorm that links to a communications objective or theory of change. My cards all have US data. What to do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. This has an added benefit of increasing your “people talking about” metric which gets the content into more newsfeeds. Fun, Games, and Giveaways!

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

posted by Caitlin Dixon Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. How will investing in nonprofit Human Resource infrastructure promote stronger leadership, quality staff retention, and sustainable community support? It's time to stop obsessing about overhead and start focusing on progress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I feel that my technology training for nonprofits work is more like a calling for me than simply a job or career. For the past 15 years, I have been excited about nonprofit technology training design and delivery and it is what I will continue to focus on as part of my role at Zoetica over the coming years.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

Making a Game Plan for Non-Profit Victory Getting a non-profit to thrive and stick around for the long haul is a bit like running a marathon uphill… in the rain. But, when the going gets tough, having a solid game plan isn’t just helpful; it’s a must-have for making it through the storm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Debra says the benefits to nonprofits are: Timeline apps afford an opportunity for nonprofits to promote causes, activities and mission. A few ideas: Support the nonprofit: “Jerry supports the Canadian Red Cross”. Play a game: “Adam has donated 2,173 grains of rice to the UN to date via Free Rice”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2007

Marc Sirkin at last year's Games for Change Conference. I've been following Marc Sirkin's blog for about a year before I met him at last year's Games for Change Conference where he taught me Brain Age and Mario. (At The click through rate, cost per click , and conversion goal are the best metrics in google AdWords.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2014

I have heard from many clients over the years that they get to this stage in the game of prospect management, and then it vaporizes over time because of changes in leadership or simply getting the program off the ground never happens. I also hear clients report that their program stagnates and never grows.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2008

(Notes from DigitalPodcast and analysis/notes from Jeremiah Owyang. The session about " Driving Fanatic User Engagement and Addictive Retention " was a fascinating overview of game apps on Facebook - the communities, metrics, and how they drive engagement. View | Upload your own. Chris Messina's presentation.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These platforms serve as centralized platforms to streamline the collection, analysis, and reporting of data related to a company’s social, environmental, and ethical performance. Let’s say an employee gives to a nonprofit that uses Double the Donation, the world’s most popular matching gift tool. Submit volunteer grant requests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

I’m always on the look out for useful and thought provoking resources on how nonprofits can use data to make better decisions that lead to greater impact. Organizations that have this type of culture do not play the blame game if something needs to be improved. What does it look it? How did it get started?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2007

Last night when I was madly screencasting after midnight for Cambodian Bloggers Workshop, " Five Steps To Khmer 2.0 ," Nancy White pinged me about remixing the social media game. Quantitatively, that's worth quite a bit as no one has been able to calculate this metric so thoroughly before. Job well done!

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2023

It’s truly amazing to see how fast artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved and transformed various industries, including the nonprofit sector. As a nonprofit professional, you’ll be thrilled to know that AI is your new secret weapon for elevating your operations, fundraising, and outreach efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

The workshop was the first time I had used the game with fleshed out scenarios for the small groups to work and an assignment to have a discussion around planning questions: What's the goal? What's the key metric? I need more experiential case studies of this from nonprofits. (My Tags as a metric. What's the outcome?

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Care2

JULY 26, 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!" Need some metrics guidelines? It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. The irony).

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Care2

JULY 17, 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!" Need some metrics guidelines? It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. The irony).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I was also surprised to read this post by the Web Metrics Guru, not the usual type of blog that covers the nonprofit world or philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Kaushik's thinking is based on " Occam's Razor Principle " (which boils down to a poetic way of saying " KISS ") The screencast will show some practical examples of how at least one nonprofit organization's web site, the Idealist , is using the software in practice. Learning Goals. Act 1: Analytics This!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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!" Need some metrics guidelines? It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. The irony).

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Over the years, as we’ve spent more time on our phones and computers, peer-to-peer fundraising has become one of the core avenues through which individuals donate to and advocate for the nonprofits they love. Hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign can be a very lucrative strategy for your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

The power of a unified modern giving platform In today’s rapidly changing world, nonprofit organizations face unique challenges in connecting with their communities and fulfilling their missions. But what if there was a solution designed specifically for nonprofits to streamline their operations and enhance their impact?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Enter an all-in-one nonprofit donor relationship management system (DMS), like Bloomerang. The solution: Adopting a comprehensive nonprofit donor management solution The solution to these challenges lies in adopting a nonprofit DMS like Bloomerang, purpose-built for mission-based organizations.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR NONPROFITS. 5 Nonprofits Winning At Social Media. Case studies of nonprofits winning at social media is an opportunity to see the strategies in action. Here we take a look at how some of the top nonprofits are leveraging social platforms to get results (and how you can do the same). Neverthirst.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm doing a session at Boston podcamp called the Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. UPDATE: The presentation slides and wikispace is here.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Nonprofit CRMs have come a long way in the past 20 years. Now, CRMs for nonprofits are the technological hubs that connect disparate functions and strategies into a single, unified platform. Finding the right nonprofit CRM solution can take your organization to the next level—and then some. How Do CRMs Work for Nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

.&# Lately, I’ve been hearing about “measurement malaise&# infecting nonprofits and not just social media measurement. As measurement guru KD Paine says, you need the right measurement tool for the job – identify SMART objectives , pick metrics , and then your tool. Idealware Study.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

Social upheaval, political unrest, a global pandemic, and climate crisis: These things affect nonprofit missions, constituents, and supporters. . The times we’re in offer opportunities to demonstrate your effectiveness, relevance, and unique purpose in ways that weren’t previously accessible to organizations other than the largest nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2011

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m facilitating several peer exchanges on the topics of measurement, social media, and networked nonprofits. Instead, they identify key organizational results areas and associated metrics to define successes and failures. getting policies passed.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nonprofit organizations and public sector agencies—” especially those involved in child welfare, mental health, and other direct services ”—are often unable to increase workers’ pay like the for-profit sector, and their employees are burned out. And participants are not alone in facing challenges in this process.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2016

If you’re involved in the nonprofit world, then you’re well aware of the current pressures for organizations to become more transparent. Regardless of the size or scope of an organization’s mission, nonprofits are expected to demonstrate responsible stewardship to constituents through tangible data. Cost Allocation Management.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. To talk about the evolution of nonprofit technology we really need to pick a place to start, because the beginning could be anywhere. Analog Strategies. Holistic Tools.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 9, 2017

It’s no secret EveryAction’s best-in-class tools have been proven to help thousands of nonprofits raise more money while saving time on day-to-day operations. EveryAction Development is what nonprofits have wanted but didn’t think was possible. By having access to all of your data, your reporting and analysis is so much more powerful.

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