Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s worth it to invest in digital analytics tools. . They want us to invest in digital analytics tools to measure our efforts, but I’m not really sure what this will tell us. The road to digital analytics maturity.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 28, 2023

If you are going to pour the amount of work necessary into creating a podcast, you will want to measure its success — but how? We can track total downloads and we can tell if those downloads were from unique devices, but that’s where the measurement trail meets the edge of the cliff. Ways to measure a podcast's success!

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fusionSpan

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Data quality is essential for organizations and membership associations. When you want to engage your members with personalized content and communications, or know who to target for renewals and offers, you need clean Salesforce data to make it happen. What is Salesforce data cleansing?

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. We’ll cover: What is a Nonprofit Data Warehouse?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 10, 2023

We’re talking about data management. The phrase “data management” might make some nonprofit professionals feel a bit intimidated, but it’s something that your organization absolutely needs to focus on. So how does data tie into all of this? Are you ready to take a deep dive into these data management strategies?

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Learn more Measure program outcomes in real time Built-in reporting Bonterra’s native reporting tool empowers grants administrators to measure program outcomes, not just outputs. Measure impact according to your company’s specific needs with drill down and self-service dashboard builder capabilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. Two or three years to adoption: Learning Analytics (K-12/Higher Ed), Open Content (K-12), Games and Gamification (Higher Ed). The report methodology models the open content technology identified in the report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

To efficiently provide this information, nonprofits need detailed financial records and real-time data to help gauge their progress towards their financial goals on both a monthly and annual basis and meet reporting guidelines. Access one set of data in the format you need as often as you need. How to Choose the Right Software.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 13, 2023

Both for-profit and nonprofit organizations alike collect many different types of data each day. For nonprofits, this might include donor data like the email address, name, address, and giving level of a donor who just signed up to receive your newsletter. Use data management software.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Begin by defining AI for non-technical team members, explaining that it can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning from data, making predictions, or recognizing patterns. By analyzing historical data, AI models can anticipate future donor behavior and identify potentially valuable fundraising opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I Love Social Media Measurement. 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.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review the basics of AI fundraising tools and a few strategies for using these solutions to improve donor relationships. Some of the most helpful solutions for fundraising are data processors like IBM Watson or Google Cloud AI. These solutions leverage predictive analytics to help anticipate future donor actions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media.

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M+R

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We rely on data and survey responses from a wide range of nonprofits, and we hope you’re game to join us for this coming year. If you’d like to join the fun, please review and fill out the consent form here. The rules are simple: We’ll provide detailed instructions outlining the data you’ll need to pull. Mostly for us!),

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

AI tools help minimize those tasks by prioritizing and identifying donors, drafting email communications, and syncing data to your CRM. Access comprehensive insights : AI models can analyze vast amounts of data far faster than any human. You can review each email before it’s sent to make any adjustments or tweaks.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 27, 2022

Research from the Community Brands Association Trends Study , also discovered less than 5% of professionals use AI, predictive analytics, or machine learning in their organization. . Consider requirements like integration, shared data, seamless upgrades, and dependable application architecture. . Download now. .

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Ensuring compliance and accuracy in your financial reporting involves several key actions: Regularly review the latest guidelines and summaries provided by authoritative bodies on revenue recognition of grants and contracts. Use financial management software with analytical tools.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Letting data dictate your organizational strategy should not be an option…it’s a must. What does it mean to be data-driven ? Being data-driven starts at the culture level. In other words, your nonprofit needs to make a full commitment to let data drive decisions company-wide. Let’s look at some data.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

As organizations look for more efficient ways to make, keep and grow relationships, bring in more money, measure outcomes and demonstrate impact, analytics become a key enabler. What is “Analytics”? . While this sounds like a clear “no brainer”, organizations often struggle to implement these types of data-driven decisions.

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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? Click to see larger image.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

When nonprofits started to read and apply our book, ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I noticed this tweet from the ACLU in NJ showing a white board capturing their team meetings to define success for social media. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement? What is your measurement pilot?

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

In today’s world, there are plenty of tech options, processes, and formulas to implement and manage data. However, not all associations are at the same point in their data strategy journey. Together, we’ll explore how to implement this framework, step by step, so that your organization can move forward on your data strategy journey.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

You can determine these topics by asking your audience for suggestions or checking your analytics to see which types of topics perform better. Next Steps: Measuring your Podcast’s Success Gauging how your podcast is performing helps you determine its value to your nonprofit in the long term.

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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. Methodology.

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Media Cause

MAY 31, 2023

But if you engage in targeted advertising or use Google Analytics to track website visitors, privacy-first marketing should be a priority for your organization. And if you aren’t transparent about how you track and store data, you also squander an opportunity to build brand trust. What is Privacy-First Marketing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , I thought I'd share how I look at my Facebook page data. That in turns drives my measurement strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Say Giller, “Our whole team reviews Google Analytics, like sipping fine wine.”

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Review previous year-end campaigns to understand what drove results and what fell flat. Setting Up Tracking and Metrics What’s measured gets managed. Therefore, setting up analytics will be indispensable. Define your purpose early on to set a clear trajectory.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Be clear in how you measure job performance so everyone on your team understands their duties and the expectations around their role. Measure the most important goals that lead to results. For example, you may want to measure total visits, the number of proposals submitted, the dollars raised, and first-time or qualification visits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Measurement Challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. That is they make decisions based on meaningful data, rather than solely by gut. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. Soft skills are typically shown through previous experience and hard skills can be measured through technical assessments. Offer a skills testing assessment to measure a candidate’s capabilities.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. Soft skills are typically shown through previous experience and hard skills can be measured through technical assessments. Offer a skills testing assessment to measure a candidate’s capabilities.

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Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Enhanced Configurability + Analytics. Combined with the ability to use Business Intelligence (BI) platforms through advanced integration capabilities, Salesforce is truly unparalleled in its analytics capabilities. One of the major differences between Salesforce and BBCRM is the capability and intuitive interface of native reporting.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

In order to ensure compliance, these documents are often reviewed by legal professionals before signature. This evaluation measures the program’s efficacy and the grantee’s ability to achieve the proposed objectives. Awarding Funds Awarding funds involves disbursing the grant money to the successful grantees.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

From volunteer management to advanced analytics and marketing automation, integrations make Salesforce a dynamic platform that can evolve alongside an organization’s growth and changing requirements. After up to three rounds of review, feedback, and revisions, it’s time to move your organization’s data over to its new home.

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John Kenyon

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Google Analytics has a section called Affinity Categories. Based on the websites that people visit before and after they visit your website, along with other information Google collects, Google Analytics categorizes the kinds of content that interest your website visitors. What does the data show? What does the data show?

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