Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2022

These key event metrics quantify the success of your events, and can show you how to improve them. Key performance indicators (KPIs) are measures of how much money your fundraising events are raising, how your audience is growing, and which parts of your event are the most successful. Important Event Metrics to Track.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

You can track metrics that will help you identify what’s working, including social media engagement, impressions and reach, database growth, event registration and attendance, and website visits and sessions. But in order to do that, you have to think about what you’ll do to engage them and how you’ll measure it ahead of time.

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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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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s critical to actively track and measure your website traffic against your goals. Thankfully, Google Analytics makes it easy. This is the secret weapon that will help you meet your strategic plans in 2024. You’ve likely heard that Google has released its new version, Google Analytics 4 (GA4). leads) it’s bringing in.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

Just as you’ve finally settled into the shift from Universal Analytics (UA) to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and started to get a handle on its new metrics, Google has yet another deadline for organizations to meet. On July 1, 2024, Google will permanently remove access to all Universal Analytics data.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Last week, I sat down with Amy Peyrot, Senior Consultant, Social Media Specialist, and resident mathlete at M+R , to discuss all things social media metrics. It's not enough to measure "likes" for every post and assume the ones with more had the most impact. Measuring beyond "likes".

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

But before you can capitalize on the information stored in your CRM or other nonprofit software, you need to know exactly what analytics to track in the first place. This includes assisting with nonprofit analytics! Definition of Data Analytics for Nonprofits. 4 Types of Data Analytics. Web Analytics.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Mastering an analytic approach to strategy and planning. Master an analytic approach to strategy and planning. That’s why you need an analytic, numbers-based perspective to strategy and planning. Another reason you need to embrace this type of strategy is because it will help you understand why your efforts succeeded or failed.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

SMART is an acronym people use to remember the five aspects of a well-articulated goal: SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound. For example, knowing that you want to increase a specific type of membership can make all the difference in measurement, analysis, and strategy. Formulate SMART Goals.

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TechImpact

JUNE 22, 2013

If you’re organization is like most nonprofits, you probably already use analytics to track the success of your website and your social media presence. Blog Mobile Social Tech analytics metrics nonprofit sm4np social media social media metrics'

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Whole Whale

MAY 11, 2022

Short Answer : It’s not just you, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is completely different than Universal Analytics (UA). Shakespearean answer : If the topic of Google Analytics and all things web tracking feels like a foreign language and you’re more of a theatre person here is a quick Shakespearean summary of what is going on.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Like it or not, the switchover to Google Analytics 4 is coming (at some point – Google is keeping the official date a mystery to themselves as well as the rest of us mere mortals). In our work helping clients we have come across some things we really like and some things we’re keeping clients aware of. Site search.

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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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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. Under this framework, your nonprofit would create goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. First, we’ll cover how to determine your goals for your monthly giving program.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

There are a lot of different analytics dashboards out there, so it can be tough to know which one is right for your nonprofit. To help you decide, here are four things to look for in an analytics dashboard: . Flexibility : The best dashboards are flexible enough to track the metrics that are most important to your nonprofit.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. And even when measured, it can be tricky to know how to use engagement scores to improve member experience and operational results. This helped to nurture and engage these members until they were eligible.

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TechImpact

JUNE 16, 2014

Sure, Facebook offers a robust set of built in analytic tools that visualize a bevy of stats, but with all these stats available to you, it can be difficult to identify what’s important and what isn’t. Luckily, Tech Impact is here to help. But did you know Facebook offers you post level data, and page level data? Post level data.

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Nucleus

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For associations offering courses and certifications, having basic metrics on things like participation counts and revenue are critical – but just the start. The Nucleus data analytics platform has two dedicated and ready-to-use packages for precisely these types of analysis: Learning Management and Certifications.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This framework provides a holistic approach, encompassing various dimensions of a digital strategy, including audience engagement, content creation, and impact measurement. Uncover the step-by-step process of defining goals, selecting prompts, implementing initiatives, and measuring impact in this comprehensive guide.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

DIY Community Engagement Metrics. So often I find that we are too quick to say that because a website doesn’t have our domain, a tool is downloaded to our computer, or a platform doesn’t have our developers working on it that we can’t be responsible for measuring and analyzing the way we use it. Metrics Tracking. >>

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Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

At Association Analytics, we sometimes hear concerns about data quality in the context of associations starting their journey into analytics. To help alleviate your fear of dirty data, we have some tips on how to tackle cleaning it up and getting your database in great shape. You can even start with data analytics.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

According to Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study, while data analytics is a higher priority for organizations, just one-third of association professionals report their data is excellent or very good. Gauge how your association measures up by surveying your staff to identify key trends in your organization.

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M+R

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Participation primarily involves collecting and coding a big stack of data, which our analytics team will combine (anonymously!) with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a set of averages, trends, and key metrics. And we provide analysis that helps put all of that into context and guide decision-making. Sign up now !

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Because of this, it’s important to carefully measure major gifts key performance indicators (KPIs) to understand the success of your program as a whole and specific strategies individually. You’ll explore major gift metrics through the following guide: Overview of Major Gift Fundraising Data. Overview of Major Gift Fundraising Data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

Two new books on measurement and analytics came to my attention this week. The other is about using data to make decisions, but for the start up audience. They have some ideas in common – including finding the “One Metric that Matters.” ” Here’s a quick review of both books.

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sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Applications, proposals, progress reports, impact metrics – the data collected throughout the grantmaking lifecycle is vast and ever-growing. Strong data governance and data management can help grantmakers navigate the overwhelming amount of information available.

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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. He also points out that need to know context – what your measuring towards and that there are different layers of metrics. Peterson is the founder and senior partner.

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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. These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

While data analytics might be communicated as a high priority, the surveyed association professionals report their confidence in the state of their member data remains weak. A set of rules, metrics, or policies established by an organization to bring clarity and ease of use to data practices is a data governance policy.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

As you define your goal(s), also think about how to measure it. Here are a few examples: Increase awareness and expand your audience: success is measured by an increase in followers, but you could also track things like shares, reposts, and retweets. You’ll likely start seeing some patterns that will help you craft a more robust plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

By Maria De La Guardia , design director and brand strategist at Bureau for Good , a design agency that helps nonprofits explain why they matter across digital and print media. We work quickly to create and disseminate content, and look at metrics on our various digital platforms. Do you use analytics, surveys, testing, interviews?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics? Can the development office customize workflows and notifications when a donor is lapsing to help you determine the root cause and how to turn the trend around? 5) Outcomes and Analytics. Outcomes matter.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

Creativity and curiosity: Curiosity can lead to creativity, which, in turn, will help your nonprofit to innovate. By encouraging a positive outlook on failure, you can help your employees embrace it rather than fear it. Focus on Your Metrics Metrics will help you translate your data into action.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. This helps you monitor your progress with various campaigns, your donor retention rate, and other metrics that are important to your fundraising success.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Plus, inviting thought leaders, influencers , and other guest speakers that your audience cares about helps secure your place as a trustworthy nonprofit. This answer can help you establish your approach to podcast content. The “wow factor” of your podcast is what will draw listeners in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The panel was on social media, adoption, and measurement. It was clear from the presentations that measurement is a critical piece of the puzzle. Measurement is a learning process that uses research and data to help make improvements, and is not just counting things up – “We have 5,000 fans!”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. Designers of these civic tech platforms and apps are already measuring results, such as the number of users, and are very familiar with tools like Google Analytics. Hone in on your true scope of influence. L earn and borrow from others.

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