Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2023

That’s why it’s important to work closely with your grant partners so you can get ahead of possible crises and create the best possible impact story. Measure your outcomes and tell your story. But are you telling the right outcome story? Augment your reporting with data analysis. One data point is interesting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Your numerical data can tell stories , but can stories be data that leads to continuous improvement? There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning: The only valid data is quantitative data. Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive-by analysis. By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge , and a workshop with co-author KD Paine. They shared the story of one of their YouTube videos getting 1.5 Neff (@daveiam) March 11, 2013.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement. Here’s how we think about impact management at Salesforce: Impact management combines elements of: Impact measurement.

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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. The steps include reading, commenting, and sharing stories of personal behavior change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

It is the synthesis, sense-making, and sharing of the abundance of stories, knowledge, tips, resources, and wisdom that is happening in real time in the form of e-books or blog posts. While people are asking questions and sharing resources not related to the monthly theme (this month is measurement), quite a few are.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

We want to distinguish the salon from the informal knowledge sharing that happens daily on the web or behind pay walls by offering a regular synthesis of the stories, knowledge, tips, resources, and wisdom shared in real time in the salon. Measurement Challenges. I believe this is because it is so difficult to measure behavior change.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

The new report, based on both quantitative and qualitative research, is the most comprehensive analysis of institutional philanthropy to HBCUs. Because of this, general operating support is seen as a measure of funder trust in grantee organizations. By comparison, funding to HBCUs averaged $61 million from 2015 through 2019.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

Here are four common mistakes my team and I see made by social, government, and nonprofit organizations trying to measure their impact, and tips on how to avoid them: 1. Measuring Too Much. By far the most common problem we see is that most organizations try to measure too much. The moral of the story? Over-thinking It.

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Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2022

While it’s easier than ever to access data—every digital action, from website clicks to member signups produces a trackable trail—knowing how to use the data is a different story. Knowing what not to measure can be as important as measuring at all. In the early stages, we investigate meaningful measurement.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Miscellaneous (3 percent). and Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I Love Social Media Measurement. I tested out the five phases of falling in love with measurement. Given the topic was measurement, I couldn’t help but go a little meta and play with incorporating learning analytics into the instruction. This blog post shares some insights about those two somewhat disconnected ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” I often hear nonprofits say, “We don’t have those skills within our organization so we don’t do measurement.”

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Care2

OCTOBER 19, 2010

So what should the ROI for advocacy groups’ social media programs be and how can we measure them? Aside from fundraising, a good social media program for advocacy (or rather “social advocacy&# program) should focus on measuring influence. Be sure and also check Frogloop's blog post " The Four "I's to Measure Social Media ".

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

You see, marketing is a cycle of execution, analysis, and tweaking. How are you measuring your success? Create SMART goals for your marketing activities so you know where you are going and what you need to measure. You cannot get where you need to go if you cannot measure your progress. Capture your stories!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Whether it’s how we raise our children, communicate in love and partnerships, support causes, or establish friendships and trust, Granger pinpoints the best ways to seize digital opportunities to make our lives better. It is filled with practical tips and lots of stories and useful for all nonprofit professionals.

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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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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. Under this framework, your nonprofit would create goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Understand donors’ giving behaviors. Monitor data and adjust your appeals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2012

Others are using Instagram by sharing visual stories about their programs using a branded profile, like Children’s LA and Unicef USA. But first best practices and measurement , learning, and improving. Simply Measured offers a free report that lets see which of your photos/stories was most engaging.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Watch her recent webinar, 6 Types of Stories You Should Be Telling on Social Media. 80% of the time, you should be just providing information, value, stories, and inspiration about what you do–putting those deposits in the bank. If you have a great post or a great story, you can share it lots of different ways.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. 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. Don’t rely too much on gimmicks or guilt.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Scientist / Data Analysis Engineer / General Techie Want to help save the world with your code? We're Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group, and we're hiring right now ! This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world.

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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. Understanding post-purchase behavior is an important part of the analysis. What is the trend in sales over time?

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Audience Analysis. Creating a website with your users at the center of your strategy will get their attention, keep their interest and inspire more action. Good visual design includes engaging imagery, stewardship, real stories of impact, and clearly demonstrates your mission and focus through simple, concise visual cues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

It has been almost exactly four years since I published Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , with co-author, Katie Paine. Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. Refinable – adapt to rapidly changing environments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Under 45 and giving micro-amounts is pretty much matching with our own analysis, but at Donadora we don’t measure political views of our community, so I can’t answer on this point. At Donadora, work with NGOs to help them tell simple, but impact-full stories in order to inspire donors to give.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Yet, at most foundations, rarely does anyone with a communications background ever review the story this critical document shares with the outside world. The questions we field most often pertain to the story the grants data tells us about where funding is going, where it’s not going, and who does and does not benefit. and Marion L.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. While this story was inspiring, it didn’t necessarily represent the great work SAI did as a whole. For nonprofits, measuring their broader impact can be easier said than done. The true test of any nonprofit is to demonstrate impact.

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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. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Conducting a marketing opportunity analysis. Take advantage of that personal touch by adding a story designed to strengthen your connection with donors even more. Choose a real story that is highly relevant to your cause, adding illustrative details that make it come to life on the page. Choose impactful visuals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

But, how do you measure the results? The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. Research and policy analysis. Community organizing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2011

I’m really curious about how networked nonprofits can use measurement and make decisions using data to get more impact from networked approaches. I want to hear about your successes and challenges in making your networked nonprofit more effective using measurement and data to make decisions about effective use of emerging media.

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

The next layer— a “data story”—elaborates and contextualizes the data snack, and the third layer—a “data explorer”—aims for a deeper engagement by allowing audiences to ask questions about your data. Strengthen your brand story. These key questions can be answered with ongoing analysis, high-level dashboards, and routine reports.

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