Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 3, 2009
The thing that is prompting this post is the little storm about the security metric that we used to try and get a handle on the security of the 4 different systems we reviewed. You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 8, 2005
She has a table that lists the items that could be in a new metric and their relative weight. Also, Danah Boyd does an analysis of linking behavior on blogs and differences by gender. This is about celebrating the niche, and measuring engagement over time. Interesting food for thought. Via Nancy White.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
" Holly Ross from NTEN has the final word with a brilliant post sharing all the metrics they track and putting them into context. Maybe open Social Graphs will help ? Trends in the Living Networks blog gives an analysis of the structure of influence and social opinion which offers some insights into leveraging a network effect.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 3, 2009
The thing that is prompting this post is the little storm about the security metric that we used to try and get a handle on the security of the 4 different systems we reviewed. You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 20, 2009
is an online engagement strategist for World Resources Institutes and in her spare time writes a blog about using metrics for nonprofit web advocacy. is an open source software guru who writes the some best posts on that topic. Laura Whitehead. is the queen of nonprofit technology in the UK. Laura Lee Dooley. Michelle Murrain.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
And in your case, as the head of a nonprofit open source organization, I think you’re going to find that not publishing site statistics will cause you more grief than you think. It wasn’t meant as a statement about what I think about whether or not web stats are a useful metric of much. That dog won’t hunt.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 27, 2008
KM4Dev has a section devoted to Social Network Analysis process and tools. Jeremiah Owyang's " Why Your Social Media Plan Should Include Success Metrics " post might help nonprofits identify some realistic short-term outcomes for social media implementation. Her selection criteria. Here's here write up on word press.
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