Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Measurement Challenges.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

This will help you measure whether or not your campaign has been a success and will give you a benchmark for the year following if it’s your first time getting involved. They set out to raise £750 for a new machine to measure oxygen levels in babies’ blood, but significantly exceed their original target. Get Planning Now.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of DC second annual Social Summit and sharing some information on social media ROI and metrics. Analyze goals of you social media and decide what metrics to measure based on those goals. Benchmarks - Taking raw data and reporting in a comparable way.

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community. Using an out of date email list.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Nonprofit marketers are doing more with content marketing – and feeling more confident about their effectiveness. In fact, sixty-six percent of nonprofits are focused on becoming better storytellers and sixty-three percent are working on creating better visual content. What is Content Marketing? Everyone is searching.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 15, 2015

Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed a surge in content marketing in the nonprofit world. Organizations are producing and using more content content than ever to connect with and engage supporters! But what makes for a successful content marketing plan? Why do we Need Nonprofit Content Marketing Research?

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Do you struggle to convince your leadership or board that content marketing for nonprofits matters ? In this guide, I’m going to share with you proven ways to gain the support of leadership in your content marketing efforts. How content marketing impacts search ranking results (and why that matters). Anyone can blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. A creative report on non-profits, social media, and effective ROIs delivered as poetry slam and expertly judged including interactive crowd participation. Come measure success. Session Content 1.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

According to a benchmark report , the average one-time email gift is $87! A word of caution if you go down this path: It may be near impossible to measure and report on progress between cross platforms. When marketers discuss the impact of email marketing we often see the investment to ROI statistic. The Format Is Engaging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. tags: nonprofits roi ). Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. Use of metrics to measure your results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

I'm thinking about writing the description for the WeAreMedia Module 6: Considering the ROI for this week. About a year ago, I decided to benchmark my blog using some tips suggested by Avinash Kaushik. " I think this statement still holds true, although with more people thinking about ROI and Social Media, practice is evolving.

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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!" You might check out some of the online advocacy and fundraising benchmark studies.

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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!" You might check out some of the online advocacy and fundraising benchmark studies.

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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!" You might check out some of the online advocacy and fundraising benchmark studies.

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Socialbrite

OCTOBER 31, 2021

As with any form of marketing, though, it’s important to know that you’re getting a favorable ROI for your efforts and that you can identify what’s working and what’s not. So, how do you measure your video marketing efforts? Measuring your video marketing. Measuring the engagement of your videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2008

" She talked about the importance of measuring your social media efforts.   This was a great positive spin -- rather than measure to show me or prove the impact, it's measure so you can quantify it.     The reason to measure is to determine whether to continue or not.  

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Learn to use the tools that help you measure success. Use tools like PostRank to filter your feeds so you can easily pick out the best content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

I scan the table of contents and the index and jump to the parts that I'm most interested in. For this book, I was like a moth to flame to Chapter 18: A New Guide for Metrics. As KD Paine said on our SXSW ROI Poetry Slam , "You have engagement fully measured, now calculate the resulting treasure!". I have a hypertext brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2008

Last week, I did my annual Blog ROI benchmarking and I started to noodle around with the question - How can I use AideRSS as a tool to help me evaluate engagement and improve my blog? Aide RSS wrote about measuring social engagement on a blog which that looks at a number of different metrics. How are you using AideRss?

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks study , online giving increased 10% in 2019 and has been steadily on the rise, while monthly online giving has increased by 22%. What will not have a good ROI? With a takeover, your team can post content throughout the day that links back to your organization’s website or social media pages.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. These indicators measure the prospect’s propensity to give to your organization. Segment your email recipients based on shared characteristics to create personalized email content. Offers accountability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

One of the things I've been wanting to do for a while is review my blog content for the year and select the "Top 10" posts or the "best of" posts. Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. Social Media ROI: Compare With Paper. Measuring the Value of Your Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

Source: A New Model for Social Media (and Traditional) Measurement.     A few days ago, I asked " What are the best metrics to track your blog's ROI and make improvements? "   by Don Bartholomew I'm noodling around with a couple of ideas so this post does a lot musing.   

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Perhaps you're looking to make your strategy more effective, less time consuming, or see measurable results. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Learn to use the tools that help you measure success.

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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!" Google Analytics has proven particularly helpful for content-based sites and commerce sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I have years of blog content and resource collections. Return on Investment, Return on Reflection: I will integrate my work on social media ROI with general nonprofit technology ROI More about this theme is below because it will be a major focus area for me this year. I have a confession.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2008

    Crimson goes behind summarizing whether what was said was negative or positive - they do a content summary on the brand, organization, or product.      What's the ROI of listening?   So, they are able to adjust the ROI.    So, they are able to adjust the ROI. 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

You need metrics or measure against goals, but you also need harvest those insights. This post harvests what I learned and what I still don't know about the birthday campaign strategy and measurement as well as guest teaching a graduate school class. Measure the Whole Funnel. Setting the Right Dollar Goal. CONVERSION! .

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 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!" I do agree with David Kinard, PCM about relevance over content. During the Fem 2.0

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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!" spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content?

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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!" Sometimes its the most surprising content that sparks the most interest.

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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!" Sometimes its the most surprising content that sparks the most interest.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

How can I measure and track our overall fundraising program? . Fifteen years ago, I worked for a healthcare consulting firm with the motto: “you can’t move it if you don’t measure it.” However, much can be learned from analyzing even a single year and comparing yourself to industry benchmarks. Return on Investment (ROI) .

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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: What advice do you have for nonprofits that are considering developing their own video content?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 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. Then, determine the amount you’re willing to spend to hit those goals and lead to a healthy return on investment (ROI). Make secure donations.

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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). Philip King: ROI or cost of funds raised.

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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. Then, determine the amount you’re willing to spend to hit those goals and lead to a healthy return on investment (ROI). Make secure donations.

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