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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was articulated as: “We don’t have the skills to analyze, slice and dice, and make sense of our data, so it is hard to do it well.” I hear this too often from nonprofits. Leap of Reason offers toolkits for boards, nonprofits, and foundations on “do it yourself” outcomes based measurement.

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Social Media Is About Engagement With A Purpose and How To Measure It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It means that you need to engage with a purpose or articulated goal. Here’s an excellent step-by-step tutorial on how to use these features from Social Media Examiner. But that’s only half of it as KD Paine and I write in our book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.”

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112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss.

Connection Cafe

Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Being a good communicator involves more than just good articulation; it’s about understanding your audience. Take a gander at The Huntsinger Tutorials and get insight into everything you need to know about direct mail fundraising.

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