Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

Benchmarking is the process of comparing your organization’s practices and results with a group of peer organizations. It can be an informal study and fairly simple to do. You identify a list of similar organizations and collect specific metrics to compare. Benchmarking Study by Devon Smith. What did you learn?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Or the one that’s easiest to organize and promote, practically selling itself? These competitions can be a lot of fun for both the audience and the competitors and can bring lots of new people into your sphere. With so many options, it can be hard to pick the right event for your situation. Clearly, this approach works!

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

When corporate partners share information about your nonprofit with their customers and employees, they can introduce your mission to a wider audience of potential new supporters. Most businesses match at a 1:1 ratio, but some will match at a 2:1, 3:1, or even 4:1 proportion. Greater marketing reach. Stable, reliable partnerships.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

One way for corporations to practice philanthropy is workplace giving, which relies on employee participation: Workplace giving is an employer-sponsored giving program that helps employees contribute to charitable causes. Simply determine a match ratio, such as 1:1 or 2:1, and donate as the requests come in!

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

But how does your audience of potential donors and partners verify your organization’s legitimacy? Read on to learn more about nonprofit transparency best practices! GuideStar aims to provide a more neutral, “just the facts” approach to empower better giving practices. Why Does Financial Transparency Matter for Nonprofits?

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

It allows you to win over your audience on an emotional level, which inspires them to take meaningful action. 5) Fundraising Metrics. The most straightforward performance metric is the dollar amount raised. This metric should reflect both online and offline donations, ideally, as close to real-time as possible.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

When your nonprofit uses online fundraising platforms and follows best practices, you can meet your supporters where they are—online—and enable them to give quickly and easily. This is also the time to create marketing materials for each segment of your nonprofit audience. We’ll cover more about the metrics you should analyze later.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

When your nonprofit uses online fundraising platforms and follows best practices, you can meet your supporters where they are—online—and enable them to give quickly and easily. This is also the time to create marketing materials for each segment of your nonprofit audience. We’ll cover more about the metrics you should analyze later.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Ticket sales, donations, petition signatures, and email list registrations are all metrics you can use to measure your nonprofit’s marketing progress. These metrics are key indicators of your nonprofit’s success. With Microsoft Ad Grants, your informative, valuable content can reach the right audience.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

Rick Kats kindly sent me a spreadsheet of metrics for 6 nonprofits that were early adopters, using it consistently and best practices. Here’s the stats I asked for and why: Average Repin Ratio : Gives a measure of engagement. All are large nonprofits with large regional, national, or international audiences.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Simply put, it’s a digital resource that you create once and then use repeatedly to help your target audience. In practical terms, creating a lead magnet involves providing potential donors with something valuable that resonates with their interests and needs. You’re probably acquainted with this concept.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Giving Tuesday is a day of online giving, so it’s a best practice for nonprofits to primarily reach out on digital platforms to acquire donations. This shows that you’ve segmented your audience and specified the content of the email. You may look at metrics such as: . Social Media Outreach Campaign. Analyze Campaign Data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

" I think this statement still holds true, although with more people thinking about ROI and Social Media, practice is evolving. 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. Audience Growth.

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