Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Why does data matter to nonprofit organizations and what data matters? These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics. Data and analytics also matter because they are often requested from funding sources such as foundations and grant providers.

Analytics 65

Analytics Data Analysis Chart 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations.

Data 107

Data Help Measure Analysis 107

M+R

APRIL 22, 2021

Go explore the findings, charts, and analysis at mrbenchmarks.com. . Thanks to contributions from 220 amazing nonprofit participants, this year’s Benchmarks Study covers detailed data including digital ads, social media, email, web traffic, mobile messaging, and more. . 2020 M+R Benchmarks Study—A Data Odyssey: The Recording.

Benchmark 91

Benchmark Studies Hunger FAQ 91

fusionSpan

MARCH 30, 2022

Businesses deal with a lot of data, and analyzing it in its raw form is frequently difficult. The quality and accuracy of the datasets you’re working with increase when you present them in attractive graphs, charts, shapes, and plots. Tableau is the most extensively used data visualization application.

Chart 52

Chart Map Data Database 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

She set up a private Facebook Group to facilitate our support for the campaign. A few weeks ago, she reported back to the group some of the results of our work with some insights based on Google Analytics charts. Shonali kindly agreed to an interview to share this story more broadly. Why important? What tool did you use?

Analytics 99

Analytics Interview Story Phase 99

M+R

APRIL 29, 2021

Some folks head straight to mrbenchmarks.com , exploring the full data set and following their own path down the rabbit hole of charts and findings. Others prefer a sense of community and the chance to ask questions, and a few hundred of them joined us for a Benchmarks webinar yesterday. .

Benchmark 77

Benchmark Hunger Headline FAQ 77

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

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. Delight: Check out these charts and graphs!

Social Media 96

Social Media Measure Analytics Learning 96

Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Dynamic Gauge Charts in Dashboards (Beta). The dynamic gauge chart is now available to use report metrics and field values to respond dynamically to the displayed business metrics. For example, the gauge chart can display a subtotal of a subsidiary (i.e., For example, the gauge chart can display a subtotal of a subsidiary (i.e.,

Chart 101

Chart gMail Singapore Vermont 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

I saw an interesting post from Eric Petersen called “ The Myth of Data-Driven Business &# by way of KD Paine’s blog. It caught my eye because we’ve working on a chapter about how nonprofits can make the shift to a “data-driven culture. &#. When properly used, it can lead to sound and well-informed decisions.

Data 99

Data Chart Chapter Flickr 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

There are so social media analytic tools to measure social media and other emerging technologies, that we’ve created a new genre of Shiny Objective Syndrome — Data Puking disorder. Surveys can help get data to form a baseline, benchmark, or inform strategy. A simple online survey. Exhibitions team. Learning team.

Social Media 95

Social Media Analytics Tools Media 95

Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

Follow along, email us your questions , and let us know what you’d like to hear about! From your board members requesting the latest donor stats to your digital director asking for email conversion rates, tracking your data can be hard. However, you’ll be able to edit this data and add the columns that matter to you.

Report 56

Report Data Tools Stats 56

Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

Most nonprofits already have Google Analytics installed on their website to track online traffic. For some good how-to posts, check out my co-blogger Alissa Ruehl , perhaps starting with her Intro to Google Analytics. This post is about how we incorporate Google Analytics data into our Design Process. Research Questions.

Analytics 37

Analytics Design Research Process 37

Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2018

Data and analytics can play a big role in improving nonprofit strategy. It usually doesn’t though, and that’s because most nonprofits are using their data wrong. What charts or slides did the group focus on? Usually the person with access to analytics is a low-level communications staffer or even an intern.

Data 31

Data Help Analytics Test 31

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Now let’s look at Excel , which a lot of nonprofits initially use to track their data. Although it may seem like this is an easier way to manage data, it comes at the cost of the following drawbacks: Security: What happens if your computer is stolen and someone gains access to all of that donor data?

Software 84

Software Free Tools Adobe 84

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

" 5 Web Reports Every Nonprofit Should Know – Google Analytics | NetWitsThinkTank.com – "Those who follow me on Twitter, or for whom I’ve helped implement NetCommunity websites, won’t be surprised to find me write about Google Analytics.

Web 114

Web Norway Russia Mexico 114

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Nonprofit leaders often have an all-or-nothing response to the question of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. We’ll look at examples, but note that they reference predictive intelligence, meaning they use machine learning models fed with data to predict something. How Will AI Help Your Team? That’s okay, too. If it’s not?

Analytics 76

Analytics Vietnam Strategy Technology 76

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. Ask yourself some of the following questions. The plan also incorporates a timeline chart depicting when each goal is projected to be completed by. What areas of our work do we need more time for?

Examples 117

Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 117

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Invest in data analytics : Leverage data analytics to better understand donor patterns and preferences. Use this information to optimize your fundraising efforts and make data-driven decisions. All modern donor databases feature donor analytics and report generation that you can use.

Action 73

Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

Nucleus

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Making the case for Data Analytics being budget-neutral in Year One At most associations, it is difficult to argue that better information is not a good thing – that better understanding your current members, potential members, and the broader constituency would not benefit the organization.

Analytics 130

Analytics Chapter Associations Registration 130

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

With a dedicated email deliverability expert on staff, EveryAction releases the nonprofit industry's primary data on Nonprofit Email Deliverability each year. #4. Dig deeper by segmenting data by universe, timeframe, or source. Choose your data points, and use Report Builder to easily arrange and interpret your data. #6.

Advocacy 88

Advocacy Offline Gartner Nonprofit 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved?

Social Media 101

Social Media Headline Media Social 101

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Google Analytics – [link]. Whether you have a blog, website, or even multiple, you can use Google Analytics to really drill down into the data and understand how people are visiting and using your site. Tip: You can also get Google Analytics for your Facebook Page! These analytics are part of having a Facebook Page.

Tools 162

Tools Tech Map RSS 162

Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Data collected from Similarweb.com. While these questions aren’t always easy to answer, you can chunk it down: What is one of your organization’s goals? The best way to measure that growth is with Google Analytics. Within your analytics dashboard head over to Acquisition -> All Traffic -> Channels.

Digital 111

Digital Marketing Guide Chapter 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Some reflections questions I used to understand the data: What content/links are of interest to the people who are engaging with me? It will search hashtags or keywords and dump the data in a google spreadsheet. It is a Twitter analytics tool. I track to learn and improve relationships on Twitter.

Twitter 110

Twitter Tools Learning Measure 110

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Create a gift range chart. A gift range chart helps determine how many gifts you’ll need to acquire at each giving level to meet your campaign or annual giving goals. Allow supporters to get to know your team members and ask questions about your mission. Setting up one-on-one meetings. Inviting prospects to volunteer.

Gift 97

Gift Raise Guide Relationship 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Note from Beth: One of the most common questions I get at workshops or webinars is, “Should our organization be on XYZ social or mobile platform?” You don’t need a team of crack market researchers to question your supporters about who they are and what they value. Flickr Photo by Matthew Field. No Donuts Required.

Analysis 105

Analysis Audience Test China 105

NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

In the past, rows and rows of data would die a quick death in thick policy reports or inscrutable spreadsheets. Don't let your data fall victim! Today, there are many tools to visualize and share data online. But let's start with a few simple principles to jumpstart how your organization can improve its use of data online.

Policy 36

Policy Data Content Share 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

We have realized that without a large budget and stringent privacy restrictions regarding Google analytics, it will take us more time to accomplish the final steps. What questions did you ask? During our brainstorming session we posed such questions as, “What is the point of using social media?” What prep did you do?

Measure 96

Measure Social Media Media Social 96

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2014

In Part 2 covered rating choice “Level 2” and included tips on what data to start tracking in your CRM system (or spreadsheets) to create a central repository of your activity with your major and planned gift prospect pool. I also provided instruction on setting up prospect review meetings to discuss status.

Rate 35

Rate System Management Analysis 35

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

This letter is addressed specifically to nonprofits and includes resources for helping all of us to: Demonstrate ethical practices and share data about performance. That's a hard question to answer. Database and analytics tools available through TechSoup. Help educate funders on the "real cost" of our results.

Social 67

Social Measure Charity Library 67

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2015

Marketing research done on a regular basis will allow you to make better decisions, chart changes over time, plan initiatives, and assess your success. Clearly define the question you want the research to answer. The first step to market research is to clearly and concisely define the question you want the research to help you answer.

Research 20

Research Marketing Method Attitude 20

Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 18, 2021

In a previously published blog, The Complete Picture of Alumni and Donors with Cloud for Good’s Advancement Accelerator , we showed how the connection between the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) and Education Data Architecture (EDA) provides your advancement team with both alumni data as well as giving history.

Action 52

Action Data Create Student 52

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

I just finished reading the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarks Analysis , put out by Blackbaud company Target Analytics. And there really hasn't been a lot of data. Well, this report has some pretty telling data. While retention rates have been lower, there are opportunities and questions we still need to address.

Attention 36

Attention Metrics Online Fundraising 36

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2014

This letter is addressed specifically to nonprofits and includes resources for helping all of us to: Demonstrate ethical practices and share data about performance. That's a hard question to answer. Database and analytics tools available through TechSoup. Help educate funders on the "real cost" of our results.

Social 55

Social Measure Charity Problem 55

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

We know nonprofits and libraries gather piles of data, from program outcomes to constituent data to fundraising or advocacy campaign results. And you probably struggle to turn that data into meaningful insights that can improve your work or tell your organization's story. Why You Need to Move Beyond the Pie Chart.

Chart 36

Chart Library Time Analytics 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

It is a flow chart that calculates business performance taking into account not only whether the company had a profit, but whether that profit was good enough relative to the assets it took to generate it. Over those 80 years, the chart has been polished, refined and so deeply embedded in business thinking. Google Analytics.

ROI 50

ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Some indicators that a card sort test is a good activity for a design project include: A website that is structured according to the org chart so that each department has their own section. 15 is the minimum to make sure we have enough data to observe patterns and any more than 50 responses tend to get unwieldy to analyze. Wireframes.

Design 36

Design Process Web Test 36