Candid

JANUARY 11, 2024

Which brings me to the big question—how can we continue to generate income that allows the significant investment necessary to offer the best data, while getting data into the hands of everyone who needs it? And hundreds of foundations share details about their grantmaking through our e-reporter program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Highlights from Microsoft’s Nonprofit Sector Research on AI Devi kicked off by sharing a sentiment analysis from a recent survey of nonprofit leaders that fall into one of two different perceptions: comfort and concern. Create small low risk experiments to answer the question: does this use case make sense for our organization?

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Ever since, Salesforce has been testing, launching and expanding those AI capabilities, giving organizations using the platform more and more insight and efficiency, so they can make the most of every opportunity and deliver the best customer, donor or membership experience.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

That’s a great question. Audience Analysis. Test your current site: Use online or onsite usability testing to learn what information your users look for on your website and how easy it is for them to find it. Testing Your Visual Story. One that every nonprofits should think about from time to time.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

It’s the second chatbot to ever pass the Turing Test , the current standard for measuring sophisticated AI models. Since chatbots typically rely on templated responses, they are better suited for simpler cases, such as answering common questions or being a self-service tool for donors (which also make them faster to set up).

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Language Generation Nonprofit Social Media 93

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

This is a great question to play with for creating a unique prompt for creating draft personas for your nonprofit. Creating donor personas is a process that involves research, data analysis, and collaboration. Create profiles : Based on the data analysis, you can create profiles that represent your ideal donors.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

The easiest way to develop this understanding is to simply ask your supporters questions. What is a market analysis for nonprofit organizations? Market analysis, also known as market research, is the process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information about target markets and customers. Let’s get started.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Here are some of the questions you might ask in order to understand what metrics to track: . Of course, you can do this type of strategic benchmarking, goal setting, and analysis for all your top-priority programs like recurring/monthly , major and legacy giving , event giving, online giving , peer-to-peer giving, and so forth.

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

My friends responding with public questions about what else was needed or suggesting fundraising strategies. The last few donations that put this campaign over the top came from Justin Kownack who paid it forward from his own group donation experiment using Twitter as a test of good deeds. The experiment was to test Twitter's speed.

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Analysis Twitter Giving Lesson 87

DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Stage 3: QA & Testing Approximately 4-6 weeks During this step, we conduct some quality assurance testing and double-check that everything is working smoothly. Analysis: Review the data that will be migrated, refine plans, and document next steps. Ask your team a few key questions. Who will we store in the CRM?

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

We asked several interesting poll questions to open the event, and the wrapped with a Q&A session. Unfortunately, we could not answer all questions before the event closed. As always, if you have questions about a donor data migration project, or any of your nonprofit data needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

We ask a lot of questions. Explore identity and feelings : Use proposition testing; A/B test Facebook ads; conduct sentiment analysis. Full-on, year-round engagement builds authentic connections and a sense of community that keeps supporters coming back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

" More in-depth analysis. More analysis from this article. I read about this Facebook ad test which is also touches on the privacy concerns on Facebook targeted ads than and decided to try my own test. So here goes a $10 test of the Facebook ads. Fan-Sumer??? What have been your results?

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Conducting a marketing opportunity analysis. To confirm that your strategies are effective and align with your audience’s preferences, conduct tests with members of your target audience, measuring brand awareness and likelihood to support your cause. Identify potential ways to reach new supporters or grow your fundraising revenue.

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

This year’s annual M+R Benchmarks Study includes front-page news, long-form analysis, mild-mannered reporting, and even a crossword puzzle all about the newest news and topical trends affecting nonprofit digital marketing, advocacy, and fundraising. . Questions like: how did COVID affect online revenue? And so much more.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

My colleague Charlie Hunsaker posted the following question on the FUNDSVCS Advancement Services listserve: I have two clients who are looking for new systems and want a “cost justification” for their acquisition to share with their management. So with some background, I’ve got some questions.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But we have SO MUCH information in our CRM or database that it’s easy to become stuck in analysis paralysis when it comes to using data for donor acquisition. You can also test the use of a pop-up box to encourage giving wherever a visitor happens to be on your website. Don’t forget about your website footer.

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Donor Social Media Websites Content 83

M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The questions we need to ask go beyond the immediate revenue numbers. Finding your audience part 1: file analysis. The chart below is an excerpt of an analysis that we conducted for one M+R client, looking at a range of digital platforms, and the “match rate” of our donors to those platforms. What is the speed of upgrade?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2011

I also tested some of the tips suggested by the research. Here’s what I learned: After Hours Posting. Ask Questions. The research also suggests that asking questions works best for increasing engagement. I tested this here (June 1) and here (May 12). Mari Smith also has a post here. Click for Larger Image.

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Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2018

One tried-and-tested way to keep members engaged is providing professional development opportunities – either to improve networking avenues for members or to support them in certification exams. Assessment Authoring and Analysis. When choosing an LMS for your association, be sure both assessment authoring and analysis are possible.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Some questions you might ask in this process are: What traffic channels or sources lead to the best name acquisition? With the insights that you gain from data analysis, you can then iterate on your campaign strategy and improve it for the next month, quarter, or year. How far in various conversion funnels do users get?

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Analytics Google Fundraising Track 52

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. This model was developed by Open AI and is one of the few language models to pass the Turing Test. It can also provide high-quality analysis for a range of purposes.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Reach out to candidates with questions if you need additional context to make a decision. Analytics: Learn more about your nonprofit’s operations with web analytics, data analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and reporting and visualizations. Review their proposals.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Moreover, this work has been underfunded and its analysis happens often away from C-suite or Board discussions. Sometimes, third-party evaluation, which includes rigorous study design and statistical analysis, is required to properly understand a program’s impact. In other words, one size doesn’t fit all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive by analysis. Another way is to let qualitative data inform a hypothesis that you go on to test with numerical data. Using unstructured qualitative data alone is pretty stupid unless you bring intelligence analysis, link to a quantitative analysis and link it back to decisions.

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Story Data Analysis Measure 121

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Many in philanthropy now have titles or job descriptions that include creative words like knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis. Knowledge processes always start with some explicit or underlying questions. or “What is the geographic location served?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

We received copies of his Luma’s book and cards, “Innovation for People,” which is a synthesis of landscape analysis of design-thinking and human centered design methods. A frequent question Peter is asked about how an organization can become more innovative. “What are the skills that we need to practice for 10,000 hours?

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Understand Your Target Audience One of the most important steps in refining your membership model is to gain an understanding of your target audience by conducting an audience analysis. Send a survey with a few questions to that effect, such as: Which membership benefits appeal to you the most? Next: Test, test, and test some more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? But, if you use reflection, documentation,pilot tests, and iteration, it is like tasting your soup while there’s still time to make adjustments. I use both. Or, have them fold 8 x 11.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2017

My instructional needs were simple: Question/Answer back channel where participants in the room or faraway could post questions. I tested a few different options and here’s what I learned so far. The questions appear in a cue and participants can vote them up or down. Flash polls.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

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. When it comes to engagement, especially comments, asking a question on Facebook is very effective. RSVPing to an event.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Instead of manually consolidating data from across sources, you can instead have it all stored and standardized in one place to streamline analysis and interpretation. Identify the key questions you want to answer and the insights you need to gain from your data. Review their proposals.

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NTEN

AUGUST 22, 2013

There was also the issue that our renewal numbers are based on a full year of data, while this experiment only ran for 3 months, adding a further layer of difficulty to any analysis. Setup a control case: In addition to dealing with too many variables, we also had no way of telling what would have happened had we not made those events free.

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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 want to make this a quick test.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The Lean method advocates for creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), testing it in small ways and building on what was learned to create something that really addresses audience needs and minimizes wasted effort and resources. One example Christie gave was describing the origins of Louder.

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San Francisco Organization Kiva Metrics 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Some say they’ll be testing, testing, and testing – throwing virtual pasta at the wall and see what sticks and how much time and effort it takes to throw that pasta. ” The early adopters have jumped in and pages are set up and waiting for some SMART objectives, content strategy, and tips on engagement.

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