Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. Does a lot of &# drive by&# analysis, but no monthly review of trends. Presents a report with quantitative analysis that demonstrates value. Technical or Systems Challenges. Better data analysis, linking it to decisions.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

You see, marketing is a cycle of execution, analysis, and tweaking. When you set marketing systems in place, they don’t always work together like they should. System/Materials reviews: You spent a ton of time, energy, and, in some cases, money setting up your marketing systems. What’s working? What’s not working?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

A community foundation that was doing a landscape analysis of issues in its community to guide funding strategy development. Do you need sentiment analysis? ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” There is not much value in the raw data unless you have the tools and skills to synthesize it. In which formats?

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

For example, they could assist with the search for a learning management system or consult on the pricing of your courses. If you’ve outgrown your current learning management system, a consultant can help you research solutions, evaluate them against your needs, and make a plan for implementing the new tech into your strategy.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

AI systems are composed of modules that can be independently developed and replaced. Humans are influenced by biases and emotions, while AI systems are objective. AI’s bias may not have emotional origins, yet there is both evidence and fear that human prejudices are inherent in AI systems. Humans see the big picture.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

They share best practices in online campaigning as well as concrete data and analysis from their A/B testing. For example, one of the case studies that Amy Sample Ward and I profiled in the mobile section of our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere was about “Missed Calls” as an organizing strategy.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Conducting some total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis on projected new acquisitions. The Massachussetts Library System Tech Planning Resources page has lots of nice simple templates including Technology Plan Questions to Consider from USAC , and a Basic Technology Inventory Worksheet. It’s definitely tech planning made simple.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

" Facebook gets into texting game with Facebook Messenger — Tech News and Analysis – "Facebook has already started to supplant traditional email providers as a dominant way that people communicate online. Wikipedia Rolling Out Article Rating System – What Do You Think?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance guide to nonprofit courses provides guidance for choosing courses that are best suited for nonprofit staff learning, including open source vs. paid learning opportunities, subject matter analysis, and some example courses. Improved Staff Retention Rates.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

The updates introduce Semantic Analysis and Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities to the Social Actions API and begin to connect Social Actions to the wider Linked Open Data community. What do “Semantic Analysis” and “Natural Language Processing” mean, and how do they make the Social Actions API better? Search for any phrase.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

" Amazon Patents Social Networking System, Winks at Facebook – "The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Amazon a patent for a “Social Networking System.&# Whether you want to watch the dynamic duo live on your computer or just chat with them on Twitter, the party will be a blast."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

It seems like it will start out with a local query system, then will be opened up to allow third party development of data analysis tools. A couple of annoyances: the documentation for the APIs aren’t up yet, and the sample code they are going to publish is in C# and Java! That part looks very interesting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Here's the list: Amy Sample Ward, Building Blocks of Social Media. As you can see the words paint a picture of a traditional ROI analysis, with the emphasis on quantitative, measurable results. The final report or analysis can be a memo or simple report, doesn't need to be elaborate. Danielle Brigida, Spreading Buzz.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Pattern Analysis . You'll also need to search on keywords or phrases that might uncover a client need or perception. Once you've started to monitor the results of keyword searches, it's important to put your pattern analysis skills to work. Pattern Analysis You'll want to be look for patterns and trends. Keywords Are King.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

This level of economic uncertainty requires the kind of adaptive leadership and system-wide reckoning that feels like a daunting task until now. Check out a sample of the matrix map. Authors Steve Zimmerman and Jeanne Bell have introduced a proven method for change management called matrix mapping.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

These partners deployed Azure services to create a system for helping to more quickly and reliably rescue missing children. " and includes modeling statistical analysis. This is just a sample of the secrets MacLaughlin revealed during his NTC session. You can enter to win on this site. More Secrets.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Fred Weiss shared an in-depth analysis on the latest trends facing higher education advancement , alumni engagement metrics, and CASE’s 2018 Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) Survey. Key findings from CASE’s 2018 VSE Survey include: . A sample of 404 institutions reported on receipts from DAFs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 5, 2011

The dominant status theory attributes low minority volunteering to their less prevalent social positions and roles within the socio-cultural system (Mesch, Rooney, Steinberg, & Denton, 2006). The literature on minority philanthropy shows that minority groups in the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2008

Two years ago, with funds from the Long Island chapter of the American Association of University Women, we were able to replace their highly arsenic contaminated well with a huge rainwater collection tank and delivery system to supply safe drinking water. This is just a sampling of birthday wishes so far - and it isn't even my birthday yet!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

My chapter lays out a traditional ROI process that Nonprofit technology staff use to make major IT investment purchases such as hardware, video conference system, database system, etc. Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. Data from system. Task Analysis.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Getting all of your old donor data cleaned and ready so that you can move it into the new system? Without a good plan in place, you’re going to spend your first month (or two) in the new system dealing with improperly formatted records that leave your nonprofit at a standstill. Not so much. Now for the goods news: We’re to help!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

The system we have designed addresses how to capture, analyze and assess what matters. The idea itself is tested by the immune system of the wider community. With enough individual stories, the system “tips” and the Mainstream accept the Story. . Their stories contain the issues that matter. Alan Deutschman – Walk the Walk.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Check out more awesome giveaways and highlights from a sampling of our exhibitors below. We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map. iWave Information Systems Inc. 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Check out more awesome giveaways and highlights from a sampling of our exhibitors below. We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map. iWave Information Systems Inc. 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Note that due to the export restrictions, you will only be able to analyze a small set of ads and the spend amount will be hidden, so this method works best for ad copy analysis of top performing ads or analysis of competitor ad copy. We will then import the data into ChatGPT for analysis. For me, the default was 25 entries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Access to password-protected content like checklists for camping with kids or sample lesson plans for outdoor educators. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

After conducting a thorough analysis using the site’s Google Analytics, Achieve developed a plan that would accomplish the goals set during the kickoff meeting. To accomplish this goal the team conducted a thorough usability analysis on the old website to determine high traffic areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

Last week, I wrote a post that summarized some tips, resources, and tools for using Pinterest. I took a look at a couple of the measurement tools available for Pinterest and got on the waiting list for Pinerly after reading this analysis from the Poynter Blog based on stats provided by Pinerly. Inspirational Visual Quotes. I was [.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

And because you probably can't eat that much - unless, of course, you're Joey Chestnut - you put many small samples on your plate instead. So, here's a few samplings from my digital buffet. You can read a case study about the winner of the first contest here. But that would be a lot of content! Inspiration.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And here’s just a sample breakdown, $56 billion for individuals and families, $86 billion for health, $211 billion for education and childcare, $40 billion for transportation. And the SOAR analysis, I think, is a great brainstorming tool because this can really incorporate feedback from all different folks.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 21, 2016

Once you get a solid data system in place, you can better analyze insights from your donors and fundraising. Make sure you have a good system for documenting your steps and strategies for the future analysts in your organization. Lack of Analysis Tools. Not Enough Time or Personnel. Pass it on. Stuck in a data rut? Social Media.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

So you’re going to see some of those things kind of come in here with systems, check boxes, lists, you know, just deal with it. Many databases will actually look at this or there’s some Excel downloadable templates that can do this analysis. So I have a sample donation reply card on the Resource page.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 12, 2010

Using whole systems approach, we evolve our way of being together, of collaborating, so that our collective wisdom and action bring forth a flourishing world and thriving life. Thrivability is our path out of unsustainable practices toward a world where all people have a high quality of life, a voice, and a nurturing earth supporting them.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Or maybe you’re really looking for larger scale, a change, right, systems-level policy advocacy change. What is the kind of market competitors’ analysis? . Madison was wondering your take on the SWOT analysis. It’s multiple stakeholders, maybe it’s cross-sector, public, private. Here are some good ones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2014

Data Analysis and Research :: building a culture of data-driven campaigning, designing tests with campaigns and offices, and setting up controlled experiments to optimize and improve performance. Systems Change :: advising global organisation, campaign teams, and NROs on new ways of working. What do you think?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Some people are so mired in their process, and with years of using the same system, frozen in their ways, they can’t get faster at a task. Data analysis isn’t strictly my job, but I’ve been asking everyone to start using data to help inform decision-making. I work with a couple of data-obsessed folks, so my analysis was somewhat easy.

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