Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2013

While techniques and equipment are important, it is also useful to have some benchmarks and best practices in the nonprofit sector to inform your strategy and measurement plan. Tactics will only go so far. Currently, there are no significant benchmarks around video for nonprofits. Why should you participate?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

To establish benchmarks for measuring success of our design efforts. Once we’ve set the timeframe, we then start digging into the data to answer some key questions: What are some benchmark stats for improvement? See the graph to the right for how different Research techniques might be triangulated in a project. Methodology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Financial calculations: net gain, opportunity cost, or comparison to other method. David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. Staff Surveys. Client surveys.

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ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Fundraising Donor Management Software Comparison: What’s Right for Your Nonprofit? Your nonprofit can use a variety of tools and techniques to track donors’ progress through the donor journey, including donor management software , surveys, and analytics. 7 min read Read Now 2.

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Donor Management Guide Retention 52

sgEngage

APRIL 29, 2021

This year’s summit included data from a variety of sectors, drawn directly from participant CRMs and standardized to allow for consistent comparisons. To date, very little direct targeting of current donors happens related to converting these donors via digital techniques. Expanded use of texting, including thank-you’s and surveys.

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Retention Gift Rate Conversation 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Benchmark Studies and Examples. In the US, there are several terrific benchmark studies of nonprofits and technology , including some on social networking but these are focused mostly on US nonprofits. I spent some time searching for similar studies or compilations for international organizations as well as some specific examples.

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Policy Social Media International News 103