Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Social Media Measurement is this month’s theme on the Zoetica Salon hosted on my blog Facebook page. The theme was “ 30 Ways for 30 Days “ Dan says, “We measured that through each action and each was track-able. Source: Social Marketing Analytics by John Lovett and Jeremiah Owyang.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

Finally, via campaign URLs in Google Analytics, we saw that Twitter was the main driver of traffic (for May 9 – June 20). Describe the Google Analytics Charts – specifically the diagram where you have annotations. The Google Analytics chart looks at web traffic and trends between May 9 and June 20; the first phase of the campaign.

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Analytics Interview Story Phase 99

The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Optimizing Channels of Communication Each communication medium—be it Email, Social media, Direct mail—has a unique potential to engage your audience and facilitate fundraising. Setting Up Tracking and Metrics What’s measured gets managed. Therefore, setting up analytics will be indispensable.

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor management allows organization leaders to be transparent with donors and volunteers within their network while simultaneously facilitating an environment for sustainable investment. Measurable Growth Donor management helps cultivate prolonged success and growth by steering organizational leaders toward a donor-centric action plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2013

I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with Packard Foundation grantees during the past year with a goal of improving measurement practice for social media and based on my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” This helps spread good practices. See above). The session was devoted to sense-making.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

However, with the right event planning software , an event planner can stay highly organized, streamline all of the content through one platform, and collect lead and analytics data along the way. . Facilitate attendee engagement. Facilitate globalized networking. Here’s how: 1. Event design and setup. Agenda builder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

This evaluation measures the program’s efficacy and the grantee’s ability to achieve the proposed objectives. Measurable Impact Grant management facilitates the tracking and measurement of a project’s impact, providing data-driven insights to optimize future grantmaking decisions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

What Social Media Analytics Can’t Tell You I’m thrilled to be on a panel organized by Alexandra Samuel, Vision Critical , along with Jeremiah Owyang and Colby Flint. The session will share the results and insights from research studies that combining social media analytics with survey data. SXSW: March 7, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2013

” When Alison Carlman , unmarketing manager for Global Giving, shared her social media measurement spreadsheet during a peer learning session I’m facilitating for Packard Foundation grantees based on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I couldn’t help but think, “Now That’s A Spreadsheet!”

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

The Italian mathematician Fibonacci wrote a book that popularized this revolutionary system in the 13th century; gradually Hindu-Arabic numerals began to replace Roman numerals for bookkeeping, facilitating the expansion of commerce and trade and, eventually, the rise of the modern financial system. Too often we equate effort with value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

For example, here’s the spreadsheet from the workshop I facilitated that was hosted by Compasspoint. It is a Twitter analytics tool. Crowdbooster is another Twitter analytics tool that gives you a lot of interesting charts and graphs and data. Susan Tenby from TechSoup Global told me about socialbro.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” I often hear nonprofits say, “We don’t have those skills within our organization so we don’t do measurement.”

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Data Help Measure Analysis 109

AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

However, with the right event planning software , an event planner can stay highly organized, streamline all of the content through one platform, and collect lead and analytics data along the way. . Facilitate attendee engagement. Facilitate globalized networking. Here’s how: 1. Event design and setup. Agenda builder.

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Software Virtual Integration Analytics 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2013

He’s one of many four-legged and fine feathered fans of ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” So, I asked on my page, ”If your Facebook analytics looked like this, what would you do?” Keep Calm and Keep Testing and Analyzing (Here’s a good post about FB Analytics ).

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Tunisia NGO Facilitation Calendar 99

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

These proactive measures will not only keep your SOA in line with the latest accounting standards but also ensure your organization’s financial health is accurately represented, fostering trust among stakeholders and supporting the sustainability of your mission. Use financial management software with analytical tools.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 77

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Key Takeaway #5: Measure Participation Ogilvy had a client who was launching expensive prestige advertising campaigns that received lots of industry acclaim and creative awards. Growing your community of supporters is the only measure that matters. Google Analytics is a must-use tool to help understand your campaign performance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

I’ve been reading Social Media Metrics Secrets by John Lovett who is a senior partner at Web Analytics Demystified where Eric T. It is what Shonali Burke is talking about when I asked her about the art and tradecraft of measurement. Here’s what that means. Peterson is the founder and senior partner.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Qgiv provides extensive reporting and analytics, allowing you to evaluate the effectiveness of your campaigns and make data-driven decisions. Snowball emphasizes simplicity, customization, and integration to facilitate efficient fundraising. This platform aims to boost donor engagement effectively and drive fundraising campaigns.

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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. Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? Do you have a fundraising plan?

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 13, 2023

Data analytics allow your organization to track and quantify the impact it has on clients or the progress you’ve made toward your goals. It should also include features like visual reporting pages, mobile capabilities, and compliance measures that meet legal regulations around client privacy.

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Data Management Database Software 52

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

For starters, data is an indispensable part of the story-telling to your donors and constituents, facilitating the formation of longer term relationships. Then measure the results, and with data in hand, adjust your fundraising appeal communications, even tinker with your segments. Use small data (i.e. Data and story-telling.

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Forum One

AUGUST 10, 2021

Some common focus areas for investments in government digital transformation might include using and optimizing data and analytics collection, updating IT infrastructures, migrating data and files to a cloud storage, and facilitating change management.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Our “job&# is to facilitate that action and make it easier for them to participate. Inspire, empower and facilitate to take action. Metrics: From @rootwork: We’re a pretty small organization, with a small staff and budget, so I admit to not doing as much measurement as we should because of lack of time and staff resources.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 6, 2023

Donor Analytics Tools Nonprofits need to know who their donors are, what gift amounts to request, and when and how to request those gifts. Technology can facilitate the data collection process, theoretically providing nonprofits with all the information they need to answer these questions about their supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

I was in San Antonio this week to facilitate an interactive master class for 300 nonprofits that was hosted by the San Antonio Nonprofit Council that hosts The Big Give, a very successful local giving day. So having a few brainstorming facilitation techniques to use with your team, is useful. It starts with ideas and brainstorming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Flickr Photo by Johnny Hall.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2009

2020 Web Tech Approach To Social Media Analytics View more presentations from Gaurav Mishra. 20:20 Social Media Analytics Blog; A colleague just shared a link to this blog by Guarav Mishra's company. He lays out what to measure for each of these areas. Here's the slide. Well, back to packing up the house for the big move.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Robust CSR software helps alleviate the struggles of managing your company’s philanthropic initiatives and measuring impact, so you can focus on driving employee participation and making bigger waves with your efforts. They track employee participation and measure the impact of these programs.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Types of fundraising software to consider When you think about fundraising software, you probably first think of online donation platforms that allow nonprofits to facilitate online gifts. The system should have anti-fraud measures in place and be PCI-compliant.

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

Comprehensive online auction software improves every aspect of the fundraising process, from sending personalized communications using your donor data to generating real-time analytics that measure engagement and fundraising progress. Look for virtual auction software with the following features: Item procurement tracking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Alliance Magazine, September 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2012

Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.” – Galileo Galileio. All the social media builds are for naught if you can’t measure their effectiveness. Our group was in agreement that analytics are the Ying to content’s Yang.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. Arts organizations are measuring…sort of. The question. There’s more, of course.

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Arts Social Media Studies National 110

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Look for a mobile-friendly payment processor that facilitates simple transactions on both mobile and desktop devices. Make sure the payment process you choose offers security measures like: PCI-compliance. Square Best for: Nonprofits looking to manage point of sale and online transactions. Mobile-friendly interface.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As the first step to developing a strategy, set clear, measurable goals. A KPI measures how effective your marketing efforts have been. Payment facilitators. Marketing analytics uses accurate data to improve and optimize campaigns , ultimately driving a higher return on investment (ROI). Acquire new donors.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2018

This concept is rooted in one of our core fundamental purposes for using analytics: finding the common threads in data so that we are best able to predict future behavior. Consider relevant measures such as: Which annual giving and direct marketing strategies are producing the best results (conversely, not faring well at all)?

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