Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

That core consists of working through and with other people to create value while using financial concepts and metrics to maximize the value created for all company stakeholders. Question : How does spending 12 weeks using the book compare to the length of time to earn an MBA degree? Model cooperative behavior.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

Artificial intelligence works through machine learning, which involves the discovery and analysis of deep patterns in datasets. Machine learning technology uses these patterns to train predictive algorithms that will measure specific propensities and make predictions. Data analysis for planning campaigns is the perfect example.

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M+R

OCTOBER 15, 2021

with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a set of averages, trends, and key metrics. In addition to helping make the study, you’ll receive an individualized analysis comparing the data you submitted for your organization to other organizations of your size and type. Related Links: Benchmarks UK is here!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Mari Smith pointed to this blog post from All Facebook explaining the metric and how it has been implemented in apps. His take: “It is a very shallow metric. And it does feel somewhat gratifying that I think we’ve been right all along. Photo by lecercle. Size has never mattered to us.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

And please reach out to benchmarks@mrss.com with any questions. with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a set of averages, trends, and key metrics. And we provide analysis that helps put all of that into context and guide decision-making. Sign up here —and reach out to benchmarks@mrss.com if you have any questions!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I decided to conduct two studies with my colleagues to get to answer this question. from 2016–2018 and added a number of financial metrics to the spreadsheet. An Exploratory Analysis of Nonprofit Mission Statements , we ran a different kind of analysis. We also downloaded their IRS Form 990s?from For our first project,?

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Here we share four key insights from our recent analysis of Candid’s nonprofit demographic data and what they mean for the nonprofit sector today. Analysis is limited to 501(c)(3) public charities that filed at least one Form 900 or Form 990-EZ between 2017-2021 and had at least $50,000 in annual expenses. Source: Candid, 2023.

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M+R

OCTOBER 31, 2023

your responses with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a set of averages, trends, and key metrics. We take measures to minimize risk and make sure that your organization’s data is confidential and that nobody can guess who any particular result belongs to. And of course, let us know if you have any questions at all.

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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. Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes. The idea of data analysis is to work smarter, not harder.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a pot of averages, trends, and key metrics. In addition to contributing to the study, after it’s released you’ll get an individualized analysis comparing the data you submitted for your organization to other organizations of your size and type. All-caps bold important.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

The Zoetica Salon is a free online space for informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media. It is a place to share resources and ask and answer questions. This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Measurement Challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. Benchmarking, whether an informal or extensive research study, can be an incredibly valuable exercise because the numerical analysis can help you craft realistic measurable objectives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

While people are asking questions and sharing resources not related to the monthly theme (this month is measurement), quite a few are. The Social Media Measurement Checklist. The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure. How To Use Measurement To Improve Your Social Media Practice.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. Here are some of the questions you might ask in order to understand what metrics to track: . You identify key metrics by which you’ll determine if your programs are successful. Start with benchmark data.

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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. Measuring this requires some surveys of fans as well as counting the number of insights gleaned from posts and discussions from Fans. Tags: facebook metrics. I have not done this yet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Take for example their coverage on food that is devoured by a devoted flock of foodies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Taking proactive measures. Leaders should also work to avoid SRT Leadership Traps – traps such as, getting in your own way, succumbing to paralysis by analysis, allowing your Board to be your customer and rushing the Reset. Rebecca Homkes Today, Homkes shares these insights with us: Question: You describe SRT as a loop, not a line.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Data Analytics for Nonprofits: 13 Key Nonprofit Metrics. 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. Partner with a nonprofit consultant with expertise in data analysis.

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sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2021

The data highlighted in this study represents a careful analysis of 687 organizations that produced 31,035 peer-to-peer fundraisers from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. Data represents both overall metrics, as well as metrics in one of five fundraising categories: Walks/5Ks with a registration fee. More than 9.4

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

ChatGPT is an advanced AI language model that processes vast amounts of information to generate responses to questions and statements entered by the user. It works by responding to prompts–in the form of questions or statements–input by the user. It can also provide high-quality analysis for a range of purposes. What is ChatGPT?

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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? "     Reader engagement consists of metrics for: Conversation (commenting). Should also note, re.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Coffman stated in their 2004 GuideStar article : “There’s no question that nonprofit organizations have an obligation to manage their finances responsibly. There’s also no question that ratios can be valuable tools for evaluating charitable groups. By themselves, however, these figures can be more misleading than helpful. ”.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

i While the survey focuses on salary rather than total compensation (which is a more holistic way to look at the full take-home differences), it provides a helpful metric to use as a baseline. Analysis set of grantmakers’ full-time CEO salaries Min 25th percentile Median Mean 75th percentile Max No.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers. Used properly, you’ll know if your email metrics are at industry levels; used poorly, you’ll only scratch the surface of email performance. The San Diego Zoo’s recent email performance analysis supports this position.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2011

One of the big questions I often get asked by nonprofit campaigners is “how do I know if our blog and social media are succeeding and resonating with people?&# Great question. The very first thing that nonprofits should do is setup a tracking system to measure their blogs and social media. Postrank Analytics.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s critical to actively track and measure your website traffic against your goals. Predictive Metrics: This feature can help you predict points like the number of donations you can expect in a certain period. Some questions you might ask in this process are: What traffic channels or sources lead to the best name acquisition?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

You need to pick the right hard data points (fancy way of saying metrics) that will help you harvest insights to improve your social media strategy. For blogging, you have to use a couple of different tools to get the different metrics you need. Jay Dedman pointed to an analysis Feedburner by Chris Baskind. Photo by Dwinton.

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Metrics Social Media Strategy RSS 81

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV. I really like the 7 steps of measurement for their simple elegance and how they can be used to measure social media or anything for that matter. What are your measurable objectives?

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Association Analytics

JUNE 2, 2021

Many organizations measure the success of their products by aggregate revenue, engagement numbers, and member feedback. Those traditional metrics are a good starting point, but often do not tell the whole story. You need to look behind the scenes to get the real answer to the question “What products are most valuable?”.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2021

The data highlighted in this study represents a careful analysis of 687 organizations that produced 31,035 peer-to-peer fundraisers from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. Data represents both overall metrics, as well as metrics in one of five fundraising categories: Walks/5Ks with a registration fee. More than 9.4

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Blackbaud Studies Fundraising Registration 48

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results. We had a very active Q&A session after the event, and could not get to all questions before the event closed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I now spend more of my time evaluating communications and digital projects so, I read with interest Lean Analytics , the book in the Lean Start up series on measuring what matters. This strikes me as a metric that would be easier to compute and apply for some projects or programs and a real bear for others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

This has an added benefit of increasing your “people talking about” metric which gets the content into more newsfeeds. 5. Images, Questions, and Comments Inspire Facebook Engagement. The real question for you to answer which images drive better engagement. That question can form the basis of many Facebook experiments.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 31, 2017

Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part One: Top 3 Measures of Financial Health. In this first installment, Nonprofit Finance Fund shares their “Top 3 Measures of Financial Health.”. A lot of our inquiry is based more on trend analysis than ratio analysis. Steps to Calculate LUNA and months of liquidity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Actionable Measurement. The gym metaphor resonated because lately I’ve been obsessed with the idea of “ SpreadSheet Aerobics , an actionable social media measurement strategy that is fit and trim and light on its feet! I don’t try to measure everything. Avoid Measurement As Therapy and Drive By Analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

As you can see the words paint a picture of a traditional ROI analysis, with the emphasis on quantitative, measurable results. Some interesting questions that popped up looking at this chart: Does this mean that in the beginning we get insight but not $, and in the end we get $$ but not insight? You must be able to attain ROI.

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