Forum One

JANUARY 31, 2023

Not that long ago, powerful data management and analysis tools were often only accessible to the commercial sector. Today, there is a wealth of modern tools that make deep and meaningful data analysis more accessible to the nonprofit and social good sector. How can you get data into your platform for future analysis?

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Data Tools Management Effective 65

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Looker is a data dashboarding tool that allows users to create, explore, and visualize data. Data Studio is a free data dashboarding tool from Google. Data Studio is a good option for nonprofits that are on a tight budget and need a basic tool for visualizing their data. Power BI is a data dashboarding tool from Microsoft.

Analytics 52

Analytics Tools Wikipedia Track 52

Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This is critical for proper analysis and strategy refinement. Approach retention scientifically: Identify your association’s measures of success, develop and test the strategy, document its effect, and learn from the experience. Your association should create consistent values to accurately calculate your retention rate.

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Retention Associations Professional Strategy 169

NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2012

Business Intelligence tools, or "BI" tools, take the dashboard idea to the next level. More than simply graphically displaying static data, they offer trend analysis, forecasting and drill-down capabilities that can dramatically expand your insight into program performance. Patrick Yurgosky. New York University.

Analysis 77

Analysis Business Program Tools 77

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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Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

AI tools for fundraising When it comes to AI for fundraising, there are many tools that can help you succeed in your mission. Some fundraising software, such as Qgiv and DonorSearch, offer AI tools to help you with your fundraising strategy without leaving their platform. AI-enhanced editing tools. Other chatbot AI.

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Fundraising Nonprofit Analysis Donor 97

Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

Not that long ago, powerful data management and analysis tools were often only accessible to the commercial sector. Today, there is a wealth of modern tools that make deep and meaningful data analysis more accessible to the nonprofit and social good sector. Tools to Help You ‘Get the Data’.

Data 47

Data Tools Management Effective 47

Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Assessing Learner Sentiment Another important part of measuring the effectiveness of education programs is assessing learning sentiment. Example: Through a learner sentiment analysis, one association discovered that one of their courses consistently received low ratings due to challenging content delivery.

Analytics 169

Analytics Education Program Impact 169

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2014

As KD Paine and I wrote in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” measuring your social media channels, overall communications or marketing strategy is not a form of voodoo black magic; it is an art and a science. So, what does it take to do the art and science of measuring your marketing or communication strategies well?

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Measure Data Share Learning 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” Despite the difficulty of working measurement in a generic way, the output from sessions was quite valuable.

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Measure Social Media Foundation Reflection 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I’ll be participating in the session, as part of the context setting by giving an overview of themes in my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-author with measurement guru KD Paine. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013.

Measure 105

Measure Social Media Media Map 105

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With so many tools out there to choose from, your opportunities for customizing your organization’s tech stack are virtually limitless, especially when it comes to fundraising apps. They need intuitive tools that enable communication and that work right when they’re needed. Fundraising is more tech-powered than ever before.

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Org Raise Tools Help 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. You can do a whole network analysis. He did an analysis of his Facebook friends to explore the connections that consist among them. The notes are here.

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Technique Network Tools Map 116

NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

In the annual letters from Bill and Melinda Gates which was released today, measurement takes center stage. But in the past year I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. Instead, it brought in independent experts to understand why the measurements were so different.

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Measure Ethiopia Nigeria Analysis 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

It makes really easy to do a quick content analysis, figure out what content resonated, and build community. It is a Twitter analytics tool. Crowdbooster is another Twitter analytics tool that gives you a lot of interesting charts and graphs and data. Storify is a content curation tool.

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Twitter Tools Learning Measure 110

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Clearly explain the purpose and benefits of AI tools. Clearly explain the purpose of AI tools. After introducing the concept and purpose of AI, train staff on how to use the specific tools that they’ll use for fundraising.

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Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

It’s been a big buzzword for years now, but AI has moved beyond buzzword status—it’s an accessible and increasingly common tool for nonprofits. Artificial intelligence works through machine learning, which involves the discovery and analysis of deep patterns in datasets. Data analysis for planning campaigns is the perfect example.

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Course Fundraising Analysis Mail 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. It’s like that old adage from carpentry, “Measure Twice, Cut Once.”. After all, these tools exist to help people do their jobs better, right?

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Tech Project Phase Adopt 274

Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

No longer an abstract concept, many nonprofit staff are experiencing the “dividend of time” as they adopt tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT for scheduling and managing meetings, processing email, writing drafts, summarizing long reports, analyzing data, and creating efficiencies in other common workflows.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

They serve as powerful tools for building trust and authenticity, showcasing real-life impacts of your organization’s work. They serve as powerful tools to convey the human impact behind numbers and statistics. Seeing the joy and transformation in the lives they touch has reaffirmed my commitment to support their cause.

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Story Guide Support Analysis 104

NTEN

OCTOBER 17, 2012

No matter what anyone tells you, it's almost impossible to measure the success of your social media campaigns by using only one measurement tool: accurate reporting relies on a suite of analytics tools (most of which are available for free) and a fair share of thoughtful analysis.

Social Media 95

Social Media Measure Policy Media 95

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. In the book, we avoid talking about specific tools because they change so fast and new ones appear almost daily. And now, for those tips and tools: 1 – Get to Know Your Audience.

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Analytics Tools Social New York City 106

Candid

JULY 27, 2023

This data powers tools like Candid’s Foundation Directory , allowing users to see who’s giving what, where, and to whom. as measured by total giving. Analysis tip : We still create these annual data sets. Analysis tip: Researchers will want to exclude federal grants if they are conducting analyses about foundation funding.

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Grant Data Pledge Analysis 98

Care2

APRIL 18, 2011

The very first thing that nonprofits should do is setup a tracking system to measure their blogs and social media. Before we dive into specifics, it’s important to recognize that no one product will measure everything you need and they are not 100% accurate. What are some of your favorite low-cost tracking tools? ?.

Social Media 65

Social Media Measure Tools Media 65

Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

One reason for this is the difference in the tool’s data models: UA relies on session-based data, while GA4 operates on an event-based model. By exporting data, users can maintain access to historical comparisons and enable future analysis. Can I migrate data or reports from UA to GA4? Is there a way to export UA or GA4 data?

Analytics 41

Analytics University Data API 41

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base. You need two key ingredients – people and tools to connect and engage with them. From “texting&# to location based apps like FourSquare this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest apps and tools organizations can use to effectively moblize and energize people online.

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Tools Tech Map RSS 162

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. Once we’ve hooked them, we engage with our community until they own the idea and run with it.

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Measure Policy Social Media Green 97

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. The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure.

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Measure Social Media Media Benchmark 101

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2010

Social Media Measurement Tips View more presentations from Beth Kanter. I took measurement and since David Neff wore an apron and talked about kitchen tools and recipes, I riffed on cooking measuring techniques. 3) Funnel: Measure the whole funnel! You can see the full slide deck here. I'm still laughing.

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Social Media Measure Jordan Tips 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

At Zoetica, we facilitating a social media peer learning project called “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. A benchmarking process can help.

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Benchmark Social Media Measure Results 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We’ve been chatting about how to measure the impact of the crowd and she offered to write this guest post on the topic. Measuring Your Crowdsourcing Efforts by Aliza Sherman. In order to know how to measure crowdsourcing results, you first need to understand what kind of crowdsourcing you’re implementing. Measuring Work.

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Measure Aggregator Platform Consultant 104

Media Cause

MARCH 29, 2023

It is the first step to creating an implementation plan that will have measurable results for months and years to come. SEO Audit Tools If you want to perform an SEO analysis of your website on your own, you can invest in a few tools to do so. What is an SEO Audit, and Why Is It Important for Nonprofits?

Analysis 52

Analysis Nonprofit Google Search 52

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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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

Not everyone can afford a top-shelf branding agency when they start out, this tool might help give a starting point for creating a persona. Creating donor personas is a process that involves research, data analysis, and collaboration. Whole Whale can build tools that solve this issue and are purpose-built for your nonprofit.

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Donor Build Demographics New York City 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics? Does the CRM enable you to send emails directly from the platform or does it require the implementation of an outside tool to address this communication channel? Is the technology popular in the market?

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Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 261

Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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