Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

But, how do you measure the results? The report addresses metrics for success for investing in broad field social movements or networked approaches to social change. “Amazing large numbers of members, staging marches, and winning campaigns – all these remain important measures of a successfully growing movement.

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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. One point that he keeps making over and over: Metrics must have meaning or else they’re just numbers. Peterson is the founder and senior partner. Click for larger image.

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Metrics Social Media Media Social 101

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

The top 50 organizations outperformed the also-rans on a variety of metrics, as they have in the 13 years this study has been conducted (not a surprise). Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA ’s unique premise is that business leaders in any industry, any function, and at any level need the same core knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effectively manage and lead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

When nonprofits started to read and apply our book, ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I noticed this tweet from the ACLU in NJ showing a white board capturing their team meetings to define success for social media. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement? What is your measurement pilot?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Revitalize your change-the-world attitude by joining our blockbuster keynote speakers on the Virtual Mainstage. Making fundraising decisions based on that data is a little trickier, especially if you are not sure what to measure, why, and what to do with the results. Measuring for success at each stage. Where to start?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2007

I just discovered that one of my blog colleagues in Australia, Seb Chan, is writing about a topic of mutual interest - social media metrics (my blog ramblings here and my wiki/presentations here ). I am also prepping a panel on the topic for NTC (more about that later) Seb Chan is focusing specifically on blog metrics for museums.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Data is focused on the metrics that are specific to social media channel. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

Outcomes usually imply changes in behavior, condition, skills, attitudes or knowledge in the individual, community or other target population. Funders are increasingly conditioning grants upon the delivery of specific measures. What resulted was a sector-wide effort to switch the focus from financial metrics to outcome evaluation.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Ready to adopt a more human donor loyalty philosophy and wrap it into a written strategic plan that holds people accountable for seeing it through and measuring success? Establish clear success metrics. To ensure you’re meeting your objectives, measure customer satisfaction. Get the Attitude of Gratitude Donor Guide.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

Use metrics, and when you can't, stay rigorous. Private companies measure success using KPIs like ROI and sales goals. These kinds of clear metrics aren't always possible for nonprofits; however, establishing clear objectives for measuring success is just as important to nonprofits. Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

That they have a “Do good where ever attitude.” She also said that the pressure of measurement is not lessening and the drumbeat is getting louder. But that nonprofit sector has struggled for decades about whether or not they could demonstrate impact and there are lots of comparisons between sub-sectors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2008

I'm speaking at the eMetrics the premiere conference for Web measurement geeks.    His engaging and funny presentation was called "Tough Times call for Tough Measures. .    His engaging and funny presentation was called "Tough Times call for Tough Measures."   

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. That the old metrics aren't working. This is the same conversation that is happening around web metrics versus blog metrics. We need metrics! Not only those that apply metrics but need to rethink them.

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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

Measuring the performance of their donor relations programming. Educating their leadership and board members in this important new metric. And it has the potential to shift many attitudes for the better. Clear measures of performance and impact will be required by donors and funders. This trend is gathering strength.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

With a unique energy and do-anything attitude, she understands that a community must network and join forces to create and grow successful businesses. Cora Ligon is the lightning bolt that infuses Ligon Marketing. Based on this philosophy, Cora makes it her business to open doors to a path of continual success for companies of all sizes.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2020

Grant goals include improving navigation and care coordination, expanding capacity for services that treat uninsured and under-insured individuals, and improving individual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. A small number of coherent initiatives with a clear theory of change and metrics.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

How to create an online fundraising strategy Tips for a successful online fundraiser 10 effective online fundraising ideas 8 online fundraising metrics to track Use the tips and ideas in this guide to create your own online fundraising plan and to determine the fundraising tools you’ll need to accomplish your ultimate goals.

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Ideas Guide Online Fundraising 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As I’ve been working on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” with co-author KD Paine, we’ve come to the chapter on measurement tools. I sent out a query nonprofit tech colleagues who are social media mavens and ask that age old question, “ What’s in your social media measurement tool box ?”

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Organizations that invest in PCI-compliant online fundraising solutions can take proper cybersecurity measures to ensure that their online donation process is secure. Track key metrics To determine how successful your strategy is and see if you’re reaching your goals, you need to know which metrics to track.

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Ideas Online Fundraising Tips 77

Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Q: How can nonprofits define and measure success with an online video? Has research been done to measure conversion rates, and, if so, what has it concluded? Good metrics are often hard to come by, but measuring success is the only way to know if your effort and investment has paid off! d) Is anybody home?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

If don’t synthesize the ongoing stream, it gives me vertigo. I set aside an hour or two a month to review my valid metrics , but also to do a meta synthesis of the conversation to curate the best points and resources. SMART Objectives are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely objectives.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2009

Nonprofit association NTEN , consultants Common Knowledge and social networking software providers ThePort conducted a joint study of nonprofit organization and their use of and attitudes towards social networking tools. If they have done any research, they'll have found that most people don't know what the real, right metric is yet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

SMART Objectives are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely objectives. The Aspen Institute’s Nonprofit Advocacy Campaign guide points out they come in three flavors: Tactical: Tools and Techniques. It is also important to think about what specific metrics are needed to measure along the way.

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Care2

APRIL 12, 2012

You hear a lot in nonprofit circles about the importance of telling stories, of measuring our impact, collecting data on relevant metrics and learning from experience. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity and the ways organizations can show personality.

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Attitude Spam Metrics Celebrate 78

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

I love the "blind, deaf, non-native language, mother" metric that Brian Parsons uses, because it acknowledges not just the variability but the deficiencies of audiences--and our responsibility as designers to accommodate and tackle those deficiencies.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

By measuring how many new donors a fundraiser acquired and how many existing donors participated, you are gathering valuable information that will help you combat that churn. New Volunteers: If you are running a volunteering event, this is the primary metric you’re going to use to judge success. Keep track of them!

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 15, 2022

Define metrics, success measures for that goal, and… a budget! . Measuring the impact of your event is a great way to show the attendees and your own organization the difference they are making. This is determined by the attitude, language, and behavior used by the attendees, staff, and volunteers.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Jeff Haguewood of Sidekick Solutions suggests the 5 Basic Fundraising Performance Metrics to Start Measuring Today. For many, it might involve a little attitude adjustment. As the movement continues to grow and expand, it’s necessary that we’re appropriately measuring and monitoring the long-term implications.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There is no simple metric to understand how to consider efficiency and effectiveness in intellectual work. Just as porn was famously hard to define, good writing is easy to enjoy and hard to measure. They weren’t similar in temperament or attitude. A good label is insanely hard to quantify. Good writers are hard to manufacture.

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Work Time Museum Analysis 38

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2013

But, the forward-looking executive will recognize that the successful and sustainable organizations of the future will be those that are organized and positioned for adaptability and innovation in a marketplace of changing needs, attitudes, preferences, and points of access and that are willing to make structural adaptations to meet new realities.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? This attitude is often self-serving: it’s also a practical problem for those who actually want to create change. How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? The six topics are: How do you plan for the future? Who owns the stuff?

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