Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 11, 2021

When considering reward and recognition strategies it is key to have an end-goal and metric for measurement. The five strategies below have the potential to be effective with the right goal and method of tracking volunteer program success. Reward and recognition are much more than just parties and awards.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. Key Takeaway #5: Measure Participation Ogilvy had a client who was launching expensive prestige advertising campaigns that received lots of industry acclaim and creative awards. The metrics showed the ads were not effectively driving growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

” You have to show the connection between the metric and what matters! ” Kevin Conroy, the “data scientist” at Global Giving, answered, “Set up goals and tracking URLs in Google Analytics.” The Honest Looser Award. Donna Callejon shared how Global Giving does this.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Purpose-Driven Companies use a Purpose Mindset to Advance Measurable Goals. Stand-out companies set measurable goals to put their business strategy and purpose statement into action. And, the company has the metrics to prove it. When we are at our best, we do so in ways that strengthen our business and accelerate our growth.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Measure THIS! When I first started thinking about metrics for social media, I wanted to start out reminding our group about some fundamentals of the sphere. The tricky part is, of course, measuring it. Accomplishments: What awards have you won? Measure success through awareness, not dollars. Authenticity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

How can we set an accurate, measurable goal for a Giving Day if it is our first one? If this is your first Giving Day, keep it simple and pick the right metric. (See See this for Giving Day metrics to track your goals.). What is an adequate amount of planning time so that our giving day is successful?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Day 2: Certificates Awarded To Senior Staff Attendees. Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Grantee organizations will measure what matters. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost. Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Gardner Leadership Award in recognition of their tireless commitment to young people, service, and advancing the common good. which builds play spaces for communities, will receive American Express NGen Leadership Award. ( Click here for an amazing guest post by Heather McLeod Grant about KaBOOM!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2008

On Tuesday, I will have the honor of presenting at the E-Metrics Conference with Jonathon Coleman, Nature Conservancy and Laura Lee Dooley. World Resources Institute - two of the savvy and smart nonprofit social media practitioners who are also metrics geeks.     What a combination! s new media expert.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Which metrics will help you achieve it? This is the most important part of your web analytics.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2013, the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) announced sweeping changes to the grant management process for US federal grant recipients in both pre-award and post-award phases. As representatives from the organization stated, “we focus on purposefully measuring the most critical metrics of progress.”

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2024

— Need Direction Dear Need Direction, While it’s generally a good idea to look for metrics against which to measure performance, in this case it’s a difficult thing to quantify. WHEN: When is your funding needed, and how does this fit within the funder’s application and awards cycle? Your finance manager?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. Success Metrics for Your Social Fundraising Plan. Bloggers Who Create Community Award.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

s choice award. s choice award Number of youtube video views of winning submission MEASUREMENT TOOLS - tangible Sourced links for new list names from marketing ??? to quantify engagement PROCESS / STRATEGY Measuring buzz -link love ??? We also do not track time ??? will be easier to track ???

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

There also are challenges among front-line fundraisers in relation to their metrics and goals. UConn has changed their back-of-house software in how they track constituent interactions, expanding the categories to include virtual meetings along with phone calls, emails and face-to-face meetings. How are they able to raise money?

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Need some metrics guidelines?

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Need some metrics guidelines?

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fusionSpan

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Using Salesforce for Donor Management Salesforce donor management provides a fundraising solution that helps nonprofit organizations continue to grow and track data about their donors. What is Donor Management? As donors form the fundamental pillar of nonprofit work, fostering these meaningful connections is essential.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Need some metrics guidelines?

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

For example, simply saying “we prioritize major gifts” or “we focus on donor retention” isn’t helpful without understanding specifically how you’re doing so and then tracking and measuring your results so you can improve. . The best way to ensure you’re being smart about your investment of time and money is to measure your results.

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sgEngage

MAY 18, 2023

These key components include: Admission management: Coordinated efforts to advance and track students from prospects to enrolled students, including application and admission processes. You can’t improve what you can’t measure.” You’ll also be able to track and analyze all of the metrics mentioned above.

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Management Student Demographics Retention 52

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is it best to create a monetary goal or one based on impact metrics? When setting your own goal, use the SMART principles approach, making sure it’s Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely. For example, Woven Health typically has their annual award ceremony in November, kicking off the giving season. Be specific.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Q: How can nonprofits define and measure success with an online video?

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" We use a file size measurement -- video files must be under 300 MB. Which is better for nonprofits

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" We use a file size measurement -- video files must be under 300 MB. Which is better for nonprofits

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Givinga

JANUARY 22, 2019

The surge in consumer and employee influence is also taking effect, making it easier to measure business impact. We can now clearly measure the market demand for corporate responsibility initiatives, but many companies still struggle to define how CR programs impact their business. That’s a priority for the majority of organizations.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" We are all after real world changes, so how do we measure our use of these tools on real world impact?

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Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

Kevin Gamble left me a comment on a google analytics post that the " Depth of Visit Report " was one of the best metrics (coupled with referring source) for understanding visitor behavior on his university's web site. Kaushik offers up some metrics for blogging: Raw Author Contribution (posts & words in post).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

A year ago, he said that measuring outcomes for social media is, "an evolving art (not quite a science yet) and you have to be up to the challenge of both thinking a bit differently and be ok with leveraging several different tools. Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The best measure a lot (but not too much).

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Qgiv

MAY 16, 2022

Formula grants are pre-determined awards. These are grants that are automatically awarded to whoever applies and is eligible to receive the grant. Continuation grants apply to organizations that have previously been awarded a grant. Provide specific metrics and data you’re planning to keep track of if you can.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2021

So you won’t be able to measure success. For example, if your “whys” are to (1) build our mailing list; (2) more deeply engage current non-donor constituents, and (3) renew current donors, how will you measure whether these objectives have been met? Do you have tracking systems in place? Target metrics?

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I also think if you are new to federal grants, one of the best things that you can do is connect with perhaps a partner who might have a track record of success. And make sure you have your key attachments, your resumes, bios, job descriptions, budgets, and also what your concept could be for potential funding. .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 22, 2017

Using the ROI and ROO metrics will help measure goals and/or criteria from a different points of view. ROI : Return on Investment is the revenue generated from the contributions made and is strictly a quantitative measure. ROO : Return on Objective is a flexible measurement and refers to the objectives that are achieved.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you don’t have a metric for success going in, you won’t be able to measure how well you did or improve your strategies going forward. Keep holidays in mind as well as national or local events, from award shows to sports games. Stewarding existing donors. Engaging prospective major donors.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" It still requires a lot of attention, staff time, management and promotion.

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