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Free (and Cheap) Mass Texting for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

have unlimited texting and 97% of US adults text ( Pew Research, 2015 SMS stats, and 2018 stats ). Visual interface for structuring texts, pricing starts at $20 for 1,000 credits. This is the tool we used to build our SMS data tool for Google Analytics. Well, free-ish. Why should your nonprofit be using mass texting?

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Screencast Treatment: Web Analytics As Simple Gifts To Measure Mission

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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15 Steps to an Awesome Website Launch

Care2

Double check redirects – If you have changed your domain name or the structure of your site significantly you’ll want to ensure that links to old content redirect properly for popular content throughout the site. Feedburner will also make sure your site feed is recognized by major browsers and feed readers.

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Low Risk Blog Experiments

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I do experiments like this, but I don't necessarily put them in a structure that allows for easy evaluation. My subscriber stats went down and I got several emails from folks asking me if I was okay. I'm am inspired to do something like this and incorporate the use of google analytics to get some qualitative data.

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APIs for Social Media Integration and More: A Gentle Introduction for Nonprofits

NTEN

One way of conceptualizing this is using blocks to make a structure. 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. Some Awesome APIs and Uses for Them.

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Live Blogging: 09NTC Mapping Your Social Media Strategy

Amy Sample Ward

Analytics tools. Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. Sarah - share by email because we are an online organization, can have a spreadsheet with stats and how they are growing, organization wide as well as campaigns, etc. Here goes… Take aways: How to use listening. The right metrics.

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5 Steps to Finding the Ideal Email Service Provider

NTEN

And/or with Google analytics, form creation, registration or other tools? What usage stats do you need to track to measure results? Value (but reliability is more important): Look at the pricing structure and the hidden costs. With your list size? Do you plan to send a series of timed emails (a.k.a. What is your budget?

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