Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d like to try to benchmark it against other disruptive pinterest campaigns but we’re not sure there is a good comparison case study. We predicted it might be smaller as the campaign is disruptive to the usual pinterest pattern. Please tell us if you know of one! Pinterest has only been around for short time.

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Sierra Leone Case Study Benchmark Comparison 126

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2016

A few of the many reasons we must diminish donor attrition include: Attrition costs our organizations billions of dollars and effort. Thanks to a study of more than 250 organizations, Craver and his collaborators have introduced a framework for boosting retention and the lifetime value of donors. It undermines the sector as a whole.

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Track Donor Retention Metrics 28

Neon CRM

JUNE 2, 2023

Nonprofit engagement metrics can help you understand your organization, but you’ve probably seen the same terms over and over again in your research. By embracing a few overlooked metrics, you will be able to go deeper into that information. However, this metric doesn’t truly measure social media engagement.

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Metrics Rate Social Media Nonprofit 52

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2011

It's probably the easiest calculation you can make that still produces valuable information for your organization. Because the comparisons will never be exact, the most important thing to watch is your True Open Rate over time. We're always looking for new metrics. It's always worth a shot. Just don't try it too often.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 18, 2011

You might find that employees or volunteers at your organization use your website frequently throughout the day. Most organizations would rather see information on just external visitors and remove the traffic from inside the organization. After you have recorded the deltas in your benchmark metrics, you have 2 options.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Share news, video, photos, stories and what ever else makes sense for your organization. According to the “ eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ” done by NTEN (shout out to Holly Ross ) email is still the “killer app” that reaches the most people. They are fully interacting. So what’s that mean for you? Be active daily. Engage with your fans.

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Facebook Stats Los Angeles Tips 97

Connection Cafe

MAY 22, 2013

Define your key metrics – Do you want to increase form conversion rates, or increase average gift size, increase the number of people signing up for sustaining gifts, or some other factor? Gather information and resources – Benchmarks and tips are a great start. Analyze the data – Once again, Google makes it easy.

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Technique Analytics Google Test 44

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 7, 2024

Whether you’re analyzing patient outcomes, tracking academic trends, or gathering insights from donor demographics, data visualization can be a valuable tool for any organization. Well-organized data provides a clear framework for analyzing information, making it easier to create intuitive data visualizations.

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Neon CRM

MAY 17, 2023

So, how can your nonprofit organization stand out from the crowd of emails filling your supporters’ inboxes? When you send a fundraising email can be the difference between improved engagement metrics (open rate, click-through rate, donation amount, etc.) Compare engagement metrics and test until you see improvements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

After you've been able to use metrics to learn what works and adapt your approach, you can use a traditional approach which begins with defining value and culminates with a financial calculation that could go something like this. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Defined Audience.

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ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

For organizations, web stats are useful indicators of how many people are being reached by their message, the geographical spread of the visitors and whether or not a specific campaign was successful in driving traffic or creating actions (like donations, or letters, etc.) And the mission of the organization matters too.

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Stats Web Statistics NTEN 100

Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Donor management refers to the strategies and processes a nonprofit organization uses to cultivate and maintain relationships with donors. Fundraising Donor Management Software Comparison: What’s Right for Your Nonprofit? They may research the organization, read testimonials and reviews, and compare it to other similar organizations.

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Management Donor Guide Retention 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While the primary goal is for students to learn about strategic use of networks and social media for international organizations, I will also be covering some practical career skills such as effective networking and self-directed professional learning (also called “Social Learning”). Benchmark Studies and Examples.

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sgEngage

APRIL 29, 2021

The seventh annual donorCentrics® Sustainer Summit brought together, via webinar, 31 of the nation’s largest national fundraising organizations to share results and discuss sustainer growth and retention strategies against the backdrop of the pandemic and other significant events that impacted donors and giving in 2020.

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Retention Gift Rate Conversation 50

The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes The Nonprofit Guide to Optimizing Website Traffic for Maximum Impact A website serves as the digital face and gateway for any nonprofit organization. Organic traffic refers to visitors who find your website via unpaid search results, mainly through search engines like Google. It supports your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

About a year ago, I decided to benchmark my blog using some tips suggested by Avinash Kaushik. 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. Okay, I'm procrastinating. Cost (what!).

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And if you’re in the room today, chances are you are part of a nonprofit organization or, what I like to call, a purpose-driven organization. We’re so busy doing the work that we forget to stop, track what we’re doing, and share it with others so that they can engage in the organization. Does that make sense?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

This post is all about analytics and the vital role it should play in your organization: Let Go of Your Fear – Anyone Can Be Data-Driven. The emergence of new technology alone has led to increases in donor expectations on several fronts—from mission transparency and program reporting to organization access and donor responsiveness.

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