Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics , we looked at how peer-to-peer event metrics let us know if our event planning and execution efforts are paying off in fundraising results. Metrics and benchmarks can be our guides to whether your efforts at creating a great experience for participants are paying off. Profit/loss.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

Fortunately for those new to peer-to-peer performance analytics, a readily available body of work has been developed on this topic. Efforts that improve these metrics often lead to growth in revenue and vitality of an event or event series. How Do I Use Metrics with My Event? Key Numbers in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Rolls Out New Metric: People Talking About. Last night Facebook announced some changes to Insights , the analytics program that we use for tracking Facebook pages, that includes a new metric, “People Talking About.” More new stats include, “Friends of Fans” and “Total Reach.”

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

You’ll even get real-time click stats! 4) Measure and Analyze - Google Analytics. Google Analytics is free. Once you’ve got the basic setup done look into using Google Analytics to track campaigns. You’ll have real web metrics to back up your work. First, set up a bit.ly

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

You need to pick the right hard data points (fancy way of saying metrics) that will help you harvest insights to improve your social media strategy. For blogging, you have to use a couple of different tools to get the different metrics you need. The tools include Google Analytics, PostRank, Feedburner, and others.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Event metrics can be great guides as we plan. In earlier posts, npENGAGE has discussed how to focus on our event fundraising analytics and how to use these metrics for success. Below are some ways to use your event metrics to identify and engage specific participant types during your fundraising event. Warm Bodies.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 11, 2017

However, Analytics Dashboards on EveryAction are fully customizable. For many organizations, that's probably all they'll ever need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Laura Quinn at Idealware has been offering Webinars and I will be joining her " Introduction to Website Analytics " on Thursday, September 27th 1:00 - 2:30 EST. You can register here. Through demos of free tools such as AWStats and Google Analytics, we'll look at what these tools can tell you about your site. NEW SEMINAR!

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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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Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

From your board members requesting the latest donor stats to your digital director asking for email conversion rates, tracking your data can be hard. All you have to do is click drag, and drop the metrics you’re measuring. But it doesn’t have to be. EveryAction features data visualization tools to help your reports come to life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

I have been knee deep researching and thinking about Web Analytics in general and Google Analytics in particular for a third screencast in a series I'm doing for NTEN. The research has been going slowly -- partly because web analytics is a very complex and geeky topic. Analytics This! Zen and the Art of Web Analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

We also just started reporting on the metrics we already had available (web analytics, FB insights, email campaign stats) and are now moving towards more of a “digital content services&# model with metrics related to specific campaigns, etc.&#. There are specific metrics for specific platforms.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2011

That said - they are still useful as part of your metrics and tracking. Postrank Analytics. But many nonprofits don’t look at the analytics that these products offer such as how many clicks and social shares each of your blog posts receives, who are your top sharing referrers, etc.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These stats were compiled by the team at Blackbaud, long-time stand-out providers of nonprofit technology. It involves examining the data and performance metrics of individual major gift officers, as well as the team as a whole, to understand what’s working and what leaves room for improvement. How do we know this? It’s fueled by data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

Set Program Goals & Metrics. Clarify quantifiable outcomes or metrics that can be easily measured on a routine basis. If a program falls in the woods, and no one’s there to hear it… You get the picture – impact is irrelevant if no one knows about it, so be sure to share updates with both stats and stories internally (i.e.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. The right metrics. Analytics tools. Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Avi Kaplan has published some basic stats from the recent Tweetsgiving Campaign that raised over $10,000 in 48 hours right before and during Thanksgiving to build a classroom in Tanzania. The holy grail metrics is missing? In the menatime, here's a few twitter stat tools from Brian Solis's awesome list.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Customize your dashboard to show the fundraising metrics most important to your nonprofit’s mission and campaign success. Pull reports with the most important metrics for your nonprofit’s success. Interactive dashboard. You can use it to keep an eye on your donor retention rate, campaign progress, and more. Customized reports.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

Companies like WealthEngine, Target Analytics and even FirstGiving Insights will take your existing donor data and utilize APIs from across the Web to create a richer picture of your constituents. In my office, we have a TV displaying all the stats we can think of, and it helps our team make decisions based on this data.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2011

As you read that stat, you’re probably saying to yourself "wow, that’s impressive. And while it maybe true that your organization needs a better Facebook strategy, it’s also important that you dig a little deeper into social media stats. Analytics are limited. Internet population each month.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2007

If you been following this thread, I was prompted to explore blog metrics in this post after reading what Avinash Kaushik had to day on the topic : The blog metrics he identified were: Raw Author Contribution (posts & words in post). Chris Blow writes a blog called Unthinkingly. Unique Blog Readers (content consumption ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Use Google Analytics (GA) to see things like how many unique visitors you’re getting, what content is being viewed the most, what keywords or phrases people are using to find you and where people are coming from when finding you. This is only a glimpse into what you can do with analytics. Put these tools in place. Off we go.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2015

If this is the first year you’re doing some P2P archaeology, start by pulling the following stats: Event level data: Online and offline fundraising totals (separate from sponsorship or other dollars). Fundraising performance metrics. When we dug into the event metrics, an interesting picture emerged. Average donation amount.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm doing a session at Boston podcamp called the Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. So when I heard that one of the leading subject matter experts on social media metrics - Jeremiah Owyang - was the guest of honor at a local social media networking event , I decided to go. So, here's the session description: Social Media Metrics/ROI Game.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2014

If your organization is struggling to find the right analytic tools to track your website traffic, social media presence, and how your reports, campaigns, or infographics perform across the web, check out this list of 5 helpful analytic tools. Google Analytics Report with Visually. Google Analytics Report with Visually.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

It’s easy to get bogged down by stats so make it relatable by designating an individual as the focal point and adding a personal, heartfelt narrative. 5) Fundraising Metrics. The most straightforward performance metric is the dollar amount raised. The second metric is the impact created by donors as part of the campaign.

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Classy

JUNE 24, 2021

Metrics matter because they give your nonprofit insights on decision-making and provide evidence for what kind of content to share. However, this amount of data can be overwhelming, so nonprofits have to prioritize which metrics to actually measure. Just like with engagements, the sheer number of conversions lacks valuable context.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2007

If anything, that's the most important thing about social media metrics or for any metrics. Metrics in context connected to action - whether to improve a program already underway or evaluate impact. It's what Avinash Kaushik defines as " Web Analytics 2.0 Step 2: Identify the single most important metric.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

We’ve put together a list of the most up-to-date stats on how nonprofits are using social media to make a difference. VIEW MORE SOCIAL MEDIA STATS. VIEW MORE SOCIAL MEDIA STATS. VIEW MORE SOCIAL MEDIA STATS. VIEW MORE SOCIAL MEDIA STATS. VIEW MORE SOCIAL MEDIA STATS. Social Media Marketing Statistics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2009

You need to pick the right hard data points, or metrics, that will help you harvest insights and improve your blog. Next, you need to know the right metrics to use, and employ the proper tools to collect the data. Most important, you need a strategy—either for yourself or for a team—to gather insights from your metrics.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

For more interesting industry metrics, check out these 50 fascinating philanthropy stats —Danielle . I’ll go ahead and assume that your donors are thoughtful, analytical and either interested in or actively participating in the scientific community. Are there EOY tips for orgs that are Science and Research focused?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Last week, there was a useful exchange on the NTEN Affinity group for Nonprofit Bloggers around the question "What metrics do you use to measure success for your blog?" the listserv question was focused on blog metrics and primarily as traffic and driving traffic! Are blog metrics all about traffic? Google Analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

I've been trying to collect screen captures and stories about nonprofit web analytics for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN. Too many people are still wanting to "manage" the visitors experience, and I think these two metrics speak to the ways that the Web is. But the stats. are very different.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

StoryBrand Framework There are two major ways you can think about crafting stories, and you can test this through donor research and data analytics to see which is more successful for you. Inspiring photos and videos of your impactful work in action is crucial, but so are the stats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric. I think there will be different metrics for different strategies, organizations, and tools. Kaushik suggested these metrics for benchmarking blogs: Raw Author Contribution (posts & words in post). Audience Growth (content consumption ???

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

We very quickly saw a jump in the website metrics we track. We still ask authors to write about specific topics, but we post new articles to our website almost daily, then use the stats to determine what goes into the actual newsletter. Traffic started to rise and we got lots of compliments on the new format. Looking to the Future.

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