Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Why report love matters Choosing a donor database is a pivotal decision for nonprofit fundraisers, influenced mainly by reporting capabilities. Measure Impact: Link fundraising successes to specific projects or programs, showcasing the tangible outcomes made possible through donor support.

Report 60

Report Effective Fundraising Template 60

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. We’ve included their recommendations below, along with examples from the 2019 analysis of donors who use these tactics. . In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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Disaster Puerto Rico Palau Lesson 72

Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

To explore how these salaries compare with other staff, we first limited the analysis to 646 organizations that reported a salary for their CEO and at least two other full-time staff among the 35 listed roles. Analysis set of grantmakers’ full-time CEO salaries Min 25th percentile Median Mean 75th percentile Max No.

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Ratio Survey Sample Report 105

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. So what should the ROI for advocacy groups’ social media programs be and how can we measure them? Influence comprises several metrics, which can mostly be summarized within these categories: Reach.

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Social Media Measure Program Media 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. What is needed for nonprofit organizations to make this shift? What is the difference?

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While most nonprofits aren’t gathering sticks to build a fire, survival does often depend on the small, unglamourous tasks of research, communication, and reporting to keep your funding streams alive. Generally, the relevance of internal controls to nonprofit programs had been limited at best.

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Grant Management Award International 80

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. However, weak infrastructure and inadequate internal operations can hinder the success of a nonprofit. Traditionally, their primary function has been to provide financial assistance to grantees.

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Roles Foundation Leadership Community 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

One of the reasons I made a commitment to blogging about professional topics regularly was because I was inspired by Marnie’s nonprofit technology blog, ext. David was interested in learning more about what American nonprofits were doing with social media, he asked me for some advice. I give some very specific tips here.

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Social Media Media Social San Jose 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I’m in Boston with Katie Paine as part of our book tour for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” where we jointly delivered a keynote at the e-metrics conference yesterday. KD gave an awesome presentation taking us through the “7 Steps of Measurement” that she has adapted for nonprofits.

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Data Change Boston Literacy 100

Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

To achieve this, Forum One conducted a comprehensive landscape analysis and full audits of their technical ecosystem, communications, and analytics as well as stakeholder interviews. 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.

Award 71

Award Colorado Washington Wisconsin 71

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

What I learned from this campaign that it is important to get help from influencers on Twitter and that inbetween campaigns if you cultivate your network, the donations will not be a one-time only thing. In the analysis, one thing I learned was the importance of instant thank yous - not only via Twitter, but other way channels.

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Analysis Twitter Giving Lesson 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

There is more analysis of the problems over simplification like this cogent analysis from Ethan Zuckerman. For a nonprofit to be transparent means that it is open, accountable, and honest with its stakeholders and the public. Building relationships with online/offline influencers and getting them to be messengers for the cause.

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Network Children Offline Storytelling 119

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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Advocacy Measure Policy United States 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Note from Beth: “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” is getting a lot of good feedback as people read and apply the ideas in the book. Analytics tools like the ones described below are good for measuring actions and engagement. Then check out Simply Measured. Want to know what makes your online audience tick?

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Analytics Tools Social New York City 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Alex Abelin: Google + for Nonprofits. View more presentations from Social Media for Nonprofits. Does Google + have the potential to be a valuable platform for nonprofits or is it just another shiny object to distract nonprofits? Nonprofits Organizations This is Heather Mansfied’s Google + brand page.

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Google Time Nonprofit Metrics 98

Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2017

These insights can be surfaced and used to help your nonprofit make better decisions. The key is moving from simply collecting data to actually leveraging your nonprofit’s data in the right ways. Here are three important components to thinking like a data driven nonprofit : Find Meaning in Your Nonprofit Data.

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Data Donor Analytics Gift 38

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. How do you know an “influencer?&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

For now, one thing is abundantly clear: Spend your time on a good strategy for an integrated campaigns with real and measurable results and have high quality content, engage your network, and cultivate of influencers and for now, don’t waste time on this meaningless metric. There’s a lot of confusion.

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Metrics Facebook People Measure 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If I have learned anything from co-writing a book about measurement , that it is not only important to collect your data, but leave space for reflection at the end of a campaign to harvest insights for the next campaign. I try to do this with any project I work on, whether it is a social media campaign as well as a training workshops.

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Social Media Online Learning Fundraising 129

sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

From expanding your nonprofit’s reach and making your events more accessible to donors all over the world to boosting your revenue, a virtual auction is a modern and exciting fundraising event that every nonprofit should consider adding to their calendar. After your virtual auction , study your engagement data and revenue totals.

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Virtual Build Stream Software 70

Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose .

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Award Leadership Cleveland Hunger 57

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

This guest post was authored by Ritu Sharma, Social Media for Nonprofits co-founder and executive director. Under her leadership, the world’s only series dedicated to social media for social good has earned a 92-percent approval rating from more than 2,500 nonprofit leaders across the country. Then check out Simply Measured.

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Analytics Tools Social North America 58

Forum One

AUGUST 20, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

Influence 51

Influence Social Media Internet Web 51

Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2017

That is why social media content analysis is important to any campaign. Obtrusive and Unobtrusive Analysis. Obtrusive observation of people’s behavior—behavior that is deliberately prompted—means that the subject knows they are being studied and measured. Instead, we learned how to better control for the effect in our analysis.

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Content Social Media Analysis Issue 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

To create a listening post to understand the questions and concerns from nonprofits about implementing an effective Facebook presence. To engage and discuss techniques and tips for using Facebook effectively for nonprofits. What I'd like to see is a social network analysis of active fans and their relationships with others.

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Metrics Benchmark Facebook Experiment 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2009

He lays out what to measure for each of these areas. He has analysis and some thoughts on how to use social network analysis to evaluate your social media program - I haven't seen any other writing on this. There's another post on this blog pointing to a slide show by Beth Harte on social media measurement.

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ROI Social Media Media Aggregator 50

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

By Sean Watson, Nonprofit Technology Consultant, TechEffect. Unless you want an entire troop of gorillas fighting you every step of the way, thoroughly involve your team in every part of the process analysis and decision-making. Let them voice their input and objections, and have influence over the process.

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Process Technology Raise Fund 92

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

As an educational consultant, I offer nonprofits instruction on best practices around their technology. I often get asked questions about how a nonprofit’s website should look and behave and what benchmarking or evaluation tips I might have. What steps should an organization take to audit their nonprofit website performance?

Design 35

Design Websites Practice Philadelphia 35

Forum One

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

Influence 51

Influence Social Media Internet Web 51

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

The focus is how to effectively integrate social media channels and measure and learn. Moderate Approach: Understand the argument for an early investment but will also insist on a sound cost/benefit analysis when new ways of doing things are not yet fully proven. Wait for maturation?

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Google Change Social Adopt 116

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

The Blackbaud Index analyzes fundraising data from more than 4,200 nonprofit organizations in the United States based on $13.6 Public & Society Benefit nonprofits have grown the most on a year-over-year basis followed by International Affairs and Environment and Animal Welfare organizations. billion in fundraising revenue.

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Trend Fundraising Blackbaud United States 51

NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

Flickr: JenWaller If you think it's too hot outside to be crunching numbers or analyzing information, pour yourself a fresh glass of lemonade because this week's Member Round Up revolves around data – from a free tool for visualizing data to a hot-off-the press report about the state of hiring in the nonprofit sector.

NTEN 57

NTEN Open Source Influence National 57

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Whether the visitor is known or unknown, the experience is tailored to fit their profile dynamically through data analysis, behavior, user attributes, and characteristics to create a more meaningful experience. Ensure your various digital properties work together to positively influence your brand perception and data collection goals.

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Websites Strategy Change Management Digital 57

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing.

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Org Raise Tools Help 83

Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2017

Are you a small nonprofit trying to make the most of social media? Read the post below about how to measure your reach, and then join our training on how to boost it: Social Media for Social Justice: How to inspire and be seen . In our Benchmarks study, the average nonprofit had an ERA of.225, M+R wants to help you! 225=13.5).

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Facebook Benchmark Social Media Studies 32

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2010

A few weeks ago, I started a thread on my blog’s Facebook Page, “What are the best tips and tools for saving time managing your nonprofit’s Facebook Page?&# I summarized the tips shared in this earlier post. Now, I know that not all value is measured in conversions. Spredfast is one, but are there others?

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Social Media Tools Media Social 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

Jay Dedman pointed to an analysis Feedburner by Chris Baskind. Next, you need to know the right metric(s), the tool or combination of tools to collect the data, and how the tools measure the metric. It is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. If not, why?

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Metrics Social Media Strategy RSS 81