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.,

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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!

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M+R

APRIL 22, 2021

Go explore the findings, charts, and analysis at mrbenchmarks.com. . We will also be reporting the key findings and answering the biggest questions on a special Benchmarks release webinar on April 28 from 1:00–2:30PT/4:00–5:30ET. Thanks for reading— let us know on Twitter if you have any questions. Read time: 2 minutes.

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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. A simple online survey. Exhibitions team. Learning team.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Use Data to Drive Decisions The fancy graphics and charts that technology makes available aren’t show ponies. Statistics and analytics form the basis for decision-making. It demands the humility to ask questions, to experiment, and to make mistakes and start over again. I can relate to the brand on my own terms.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics. However, as Katanick observed during the tweet chat, “analytics matter to nonprofits because they provide a tangible way to demonstrate that an organization is delivering on its mission and goals.”

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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. .

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fusionSpan

MARCH 30, 2022

The quality and accuracy of the datasets you’re working with increase when you present them in attractive graphs, charts, shapes, and plots. Tableau will give you the most relevant replies if you just enter a question about your data in natural language. Tableau is the most extensively used data visualization application.

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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.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Nonprofit leaders often have an all-or-nothing response to the question of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Chart Your Course webinars available on demand To get started, it helps to have in mind a problem you think might be solved by AI. Either they’re all in from the start—“What if AI solves all our problems?”—or

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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?

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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.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Great question! Doing so can be as simple as sharing a chart with these metrics from the past year: Total dollars raised: overall dollars acquired through fundraising initiatives. Predictive analytics. In order to effectively prepare for your presentation, anticipate some of the questions your board members might ask.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Invest in data analytics : Leverage data analytics to better understand donor patterns and preferences. All modern donor databases feature donor analytics and report generation that you can use. It’s important to answer these questions for yourself and chart your course of action accordingly.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Support: There’s no one readily available to help answer your questions or fix something if you have an issue with the program. Top feature: Users gain insight into online traffic, transaction times, website visits by device type, and conversion rates with real-time analytics.

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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. Or maybe you have a board member who works in the business world and is or has connections to people who work in finance, market research, or analytics.

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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.

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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.

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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? How can we get people to talk to us?

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Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

Follow along, email us your questions , and let us know what you’d like to hear about! Now you can obviously take your numbers and create charts and graphs on your own. If you have any questions or are interested in getting a demo, click here ! Enter our new series, “New Year, New Heights.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Eric Peterson calls out a discussion on “What the C-suite should know about analytics” from Kishore Swaminathan, Accenture’s chief scientist: “Data is a double-edged sword. I like the phrase “curiosity-driven.&# That an organization knows the questions to right ask, how to collect the right data to answer those questions.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2018

Data and analytics can play a big role in improving nonprofit strategy. What charts or slides did the group focus on? Among nonprofit advocacy groups, I often witness a huge gap between the people with access to data and analytics and the people actually empowered to make strategic decisions. This was their “Testing Whiteboard.”

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Whole Whale

MAY 17, 2023

Maybe it’s an article about AI-powered predictive analytics, creative tool, text generator or perhaps it’s a new tool that promises to completely automate your donor management process. Start by asking questions. Your first thought might be, “Great, one more thing on my plate.” What does this tool do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

The assessment helps nonprofits look at eight different areas: Technology, Content, Channels/Devices, Audiences, Analytics, User Experience, and Governance. Participants volunteer their question for the Spectragram. Each section lists best practices and processes for being a digital nonprofit. Reflection and Takeaways.

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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 is a Twitter analytics tool. Crowdbooster is another Twitter analytics tool that gives you a lot of interesting charts and graphs and data. Who is regularly retweeting me?

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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.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

With customizable analytics dashboards , nonprofits can build beautiful charts and graphs of their digital, fundraising, advocacy, and organizing data to paint a better picture of their work. #9. 95% of phone calls to our support line are answered by the fifth ring by an EveryAction Specialist who can answer your question.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

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. Clicks are important because they show value.

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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. Survey Your Tribe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Analytical Style people control their emotions but tend to ask questions rather than give orders. Amiable Style people show their emotions openly and prefer to ask questions rather than give orders. Next Janet shared examples of empowering questions that help facilitate listening and coaching.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Draw it out into an organizational chart so you can see who will report to who. Don’t expect someone to be a whiz at photography, video editing, design software, analytics, email marketing, and event planning all at the same time. It is hard not to feel stupid when you have to ask a lot of questions. Consult a pro.

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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?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2014

There are a myriad of questions that should be discussed during these meetings, and your reports should easily provide answers to these questions so that your development team can take the necessary actions required for a successful outcome. This will provide insights necessary for future campaigns and program initiatives.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

That's why TechSoup has partnered with Tableau on a new blog series called "Beyond the Pie Chart." Tried to create a report and couldn't find a chart or graph that would clearly illustrate your point? Now think about making a chart comparing donation amounts for the past three years. But what about bar charts?

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

They use data visualization and sharing tools like Swivel , Widgenie , Many Eyes , Google Maps , Google Motion Charts , APIs and more to make their data more available and more compelling. You should spend as much time and energy making your data, charts, and tables findable as you do making your reports and other content.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

That's a hard question to answer. Slides from Berger's talk at NYU (video archive coming soon), in which he also recommends exploring the Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox and Independent Sector's Charting Impact. Database and analytics tools available through TechSoup. Image 1 : Ken Berger.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2014

That's a hard question to answer. Slides from Berger's talk at NYU (video archive coming soon), in which he also recommends exploring the Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox and Independent Sector's Charting Impact. Database and analytics tools available through TechSoup. So what do you think of Berger's remarks?

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