Care2

OCTOBER 19, 2010

As nonprofits and advocacy groups delve deeper into social media, the need to assess their return on investment (ROI) is critical. Given the organizational goals of advocacy groups, it should be abundantly clear that ROI encompasses far more than fundraising, and in many cases will not include fundraising at all. Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Measurement Challenges.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. Monitor program impact. Additionally, this makes it a breeze to provide past impact reports and future projections for grant proposals. This also makes it easier for more team members to actively use your data, improving efficiency and productivity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. I shared case studies and tips for nonprofits on measuring efficiency and effectiveness and looking at tangible/intangible benefits. I think that is dangerous.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2010

Measuring the return on investment for any organizational effort is a standard of doing business. In a rapidly changing media landscape it can be overwhelming for organizations to know how to properly measure the various types of impact being made, especially when it comes to social media efforts. Measure actionable items.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Have you ever wondered how to turn your corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs from well-intentioned efforts into strategic drivers of social impact? CSR software is a technology solution designed to help businesses manage, measure, and report on their CSR and sustainability initiatives.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail can benefit your nonprofit in many ways, from connecting with donors in a personal way and yielding a high ROI. Conducting a marketing opportunity analysis. Intertwining what you know about your audience and their giving journey with strategy and creative executions can create an impactful and effective campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2008

I'm working up a presentation and workshop on ROI and NpTech for Legal Services Corporation TIG Conference in a couple of weeks. So, the most simplistic definition of Return on Investment (ROI) is the difference between cost and income (or quantified benefits) and expressed in dollar amounts or percentages. You cannot rely on being ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. tags: nonprofits roi ). Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. View more presentations from kanter.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

Let’s face it, your donors want to know exactly how their money is being spent and what service impact their donations have through your nonprofit. Everyone wants to see their ROI. If donors understand impact and results, they are more likely to donate again. It makes us feel good. and again.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

Click to see larger image I'm very tempted to start using Results On Insights for ROI thanks to Barb Chamberlain's comment in yesterday's post " What Are The Best I-Words For Nonprofits To Think About Social Media and ROI? " But what does that really mean? That happens when leaders model and encourage it.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

Our organization would not be able to achieve our goals or make the impact we do without the help of volunteers and the roles they fill,” said Ashlie Klopper, Director of Engagement for St. Our organization would not be able to make an impact in the lives of the girls we serve without the support and dedication of volunteers and donors.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

We offer a number of analytics-related services including web analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and data reporting and visualizations, so we can certainly assist your team. For example, you can understand what impact, if any, a new communication channel had on fundraising outcomes. Web Analytics.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

With the right strategy, you can engage with your supporters, raise brand awareness, and make a lasting impact. There are multiple facets to this process, which involves analysis, preparation, and research. As the first step to developing a strategy, set clear, measurable goals. Operating without a clear marketing strategy.

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

Comprehensive online auction software improves every aspect of the fundraising process, from sending personalized communications using your donor data to generating real-time analytics that measure engagement and fundraising progress. Look for virtual auction software with the following features: Item procurement tracking.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2016

How can advocacy make a measurable difference for your organization? Additionally, there is often a demand on advocacy’s return on investment (ROI) by nonprofit boards, donors, and CEOs. And since advocacy often involves coalitions, it can be difficult to measure who owns the success—or quite possibly the failure—of initiatives.

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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!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

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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!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

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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!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2008

" She talked about the importance of measuring your social media efforts.   This was a great positive spin -- rather than measure to show me or prove the impact, it's measure so you can quantify it.     The reason to measure is to determine whether to continue or not.  

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

Increased Fundraising ROI. The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance guide to nonprofit courses provides guidance for choosing courses that are best suited for nonprofit staff learning, including open source vs. paid learning opportunities, subject matter analysis, and some example courses. Increased Fundraising ROI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

Source: A New Model for Social Media (and Traditional) Measurement.     A few days ago, I asked " What are the best metrics to track your blog's ROI and make improvements? "   Hopefully that explains the fundamentals of how the analysis works. since it won't have any engagement yet.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Program management: Monitor program outcomes, track beneficiary interactions, and demonstrate the impact of your work to stakeholders. Analysis: Review the data that will be migrated, refine plans, and document next steps. These core features are just the beginning of what is possible with Salesforce for Nonprofits.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

You can discover that early in the process and redirect your team toward more impactful actions. How changes to your program overall will impact your efforts. Real-time analysis of every data point associated with your major gift program can be a hassle. Benefits of Blackbaud’s Fundraiser Performance Management.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Content Audit & Gap Analysis: Before you dream up what new content you need , you should know what you already have. Now, your ready to do the Gap Analysis. It’s never too late to start, and you’ll find that nailing your content will have a huge impact on your site analytics and conversions. So, Content Strategy was born!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes When doing a cost analysis between two solutions, it’s tempting to compare based on sticker price alone. At the end of this guided exercise, you’ll be able to articulate investment impact statements like: BY INVESTING $9,845 IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR ORG WILL SAVE $79,155 OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2016

In the fall 2015 issue of npENGAGE Magazine , my colleague Annie Rhodes wrote about our extensive outreach to the market to discover how measuring outcomes and impact are becoming essential to the philanthropic sector. All foundations and their nonprofit partners can benefit from measuring, tracking and reporting on outcomes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way. Return on Reflection: This inquiry won't be all number crunching because you really miss the value of a ROI analysis. score out of 5.0).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

I put the call out for nonprofit blog posts on the topic of measuring your nonprofit’s marketing or communication strategies. The art part is how you articulate your organization’s measure of success and formulate strategies to realize that success. The science part of the equation starts with a solid methodology and tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I designed the Nonprofit and Social Media ROI Poetry Slam and last year was a panel on crowdsourcing that modeled crowdsourcing in the design and delivery. How do you build an online community that makes a serious impact for your cause? And how will this impact the way we build relationships and find information?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

Often development projects (or entire implementations) are initiated without a thorough understanding of the anticipated business value of the project ( a few perspectives on the topic of business value ), making it difficult to sell the project internally or to measure its success after its completion ( a few of my thoughts on this topic ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Check out: Google Analytics Maximized: Deeper Analysis, Higher ROI & You by Avinash Kaushik. Six Recommendations For Measuring Your Success by Avinash Kaushik. You get more statistics for analysis! 8 Great tips and the resources to educate you on each of them. Either way, this post will give you things to think about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2009

Inspiration for How To Think Like A Social Media Marketing Genius Presentation by Beth Kanter For the past two years, I've been doing an annual Blog benchmarking process that attempts to do a ROI analysis. At the end of 2008, I did a " Best of Beth's Blog " analysis using PostRank. It’s not possible.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

ROI -- or Return on Investment -- is a pre- and/or post-evaluation process and analysis of three factors: benefits, costs, and value of a specific technology purchase over time. ROI can help your organization avoid a technology purchase that is a huge mistake or avoid not investing in a technology that could return many dividends.

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Forum One

MAY 31, 2023

In a rapidly changing world, it’s crucial for organizations to focus on a digital strategy that is rooted in organizational goals, audience needs, and the impact you are hoping to achieve. A digital strategy is a clear vision for the future of your organization’s digital ecosystem and a plan to get there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

I'm thinking about writing the description for the WeAreMedia Module 6: Considering the ROI for this week. 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."

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