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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We’ve been chatting about how to measure the impact of the crowd and she offered to write this guest post on the topic. Measuring Your Crowdsourcing Efforts by Aliza Sherman. In order to know how to measure crowdsourcing results, you first need to understand what kind of crowdsourcing you’re implementing. Measuring Work.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

What parts of your digital strategy are working well? This year, the need to check in is even more critical, as 2023 will usher in a whole new paradigm for a core part of digital strategy: web metrics. The end of the year is a natural time for virtual house cleaning. What efforts need to be fine-tuned, or overhauled completely?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

While my family and their home dodged a bullet, like millions in NYC, other locations had catastrophic flooding and there was a loss of lives. We learned that it predicting the path of hurricanes is a more precise science than the measuring their destructive force. What are the key results of this campaign ? What does success look like?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Blackbaud’s annual Online Benchmark report was released earlier this month at #bbcon and the results speak largely to a positive outlook for nonprofit fundraising. . Total online fundraising is up 8% YOY, with double digit growth in both repeat and sustained giving. Andrew manages Blackbaud’s Essentials with Go!™

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Your foundation’s website is the entry point for the majority of your audiences, and so ensuring that all parts of your digital strategy and digital ecosystem are connected to it is of utmost importance. Today’s best digital experiences are not one-size-fits-all solutions; they are customized experiences for your key target audiences.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Benchmarking, forecasting, and determining how your organization fares with its supporters is difficult when there is a data gap. By continuing to carefully communicate with their communities, they gain audience insights and trust built on empathy and an understanding of shifting needs. And, above all, lead with empathy.

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Media Cause

MAY 8, 2023

Advertising can be an effective way to help grow your nonprofit’ s digital footprint, complement your current organic marketing efforts, and be an essential, part of your integrated marketing strategy. How will you measure the success of your paid advertising campaign?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

posted by Alexandra Oropeza Spring 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. However, according to Yale Insights, when it comes to nonprofits, only 11% view their organizations’ approaches to digital as highly effective. CRM system, online fundraising platform, etc.) and a stronger focus on online fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

There are so social media analytic tools to measure social media and other emerging technologies, that we’ve created a new genre of Shiny Objective Syndrome — Data Puking disorder. It isn’t hard to see why we forget about one of the best ever social media measurement tools: surveys! Collections Management team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

With the digital communications landscape evolving at light speed we wanted to track challenges, leadership attitudes, measurement strategies and 2014 investment plans. Management attitudes. More than 25% remain “daunted by the technical aspects” of managing digital communications across various platforms.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Because of this, it’s important to carefully measure major gifts key performance indicators (KPIs) to understand the success of your program as a whole and specific strategies individually. What are the major gift metrics that matter when measuring success? Why is it important to track fundraising benchmarks?

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

These types of fundraisers are popular because they have the potential to raise twice as much compared to other digital fundraising campaigns. According to Krista Mortensen, the Development Manager at Invest in Kids, CauseVox made creating fundraising pages really easy. Best Practice #3: Introduce Incentives And Prizes.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Professor of Management. His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose . Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. You may not want to change how you currently manage donors, which means you’d like to invest as little as possible in a different solution or approach to donor management.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results. QUESTION: Where can I get benchmarks for retention by sector? We’ll post them on our website. We like it as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Use virtual tools to manage campaign internally (Yammer, Google Docs, Listening Dashboards, Private Facebook Groups, etc). The book suggests that the most effective method is to have a dedicated digital team that is a spread across different departments. Database Manager. Cross disciplinary teams. Internet Director.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

For example, the report highlights the growing importance of digital fundraising, so investing more resources in online campaigns and social media outreach would be a smart move. Monitor progress: Continuously track the performance of your fundraising efforts and measure them against insights detailed in the report.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Nonprofit consultants have a wide range of specialties, including consulting services for marketing, grants management, capital campaign planning, and more. CRM and Data Management: Our services include migrating data and files across your solutions and customizing your CRM to meet your exact needs.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

If that sounds familiar, then what your nonprofit lacks is a sound donor management strategy. Sure, donor management starts with donor acquisition, but that’s only the first step in a very long journey. What is Donor Management? What is Donor Management? Effective donor management is crucial for nonprofits.

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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

Peer-to-peer fundraising is on the rise and it’s no wonder since they typically raise twice as much compared to other types of digital fundraising campaigns. If participants hit the minimum, they received a benchmark prize but if they raised more, they could win bigger prizes. Corporate Sponsors For Peer-to-Peers Are A Game Changer.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research. Another way we measure technology staffing levels is determing the Tech Staff - to - Organizational Staff Ratio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2009

Take her ROI and Measurement list. I've definitely added that link to my social media metrics personal learning space ) She recently pointed to a blog post called " Ten Ways To Measure Social Media Success " by Chris Lake. What I found most valuable was the tip about getting a baseline measurement before you begin.

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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. Your fundraising strategy should address how you will connect with supporters online, including your digital marketing strategy, virtual event plans, and personalized online communications. Offers accountability.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Be sure to look for a text-to-donate provider that offers measures like: PCI compliance Fraud detection Data encryption These aspects will make your text fundraising transactions as secure as possible and build donor trust.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Reporting begins with benchmarking.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

This digital-first fundraising post is the first in a six-part series. . 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. . Top 2021 fundraising strategies .

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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 Time Management Techniques. Be a digital curator with your electronic information, not a packrat.

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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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Forum One

AUGUST 20, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some. " A key message was.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JULY 10, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some. " A key message was.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

I often get asked questions about how a nonprofit’s website should look and behave and what benchmarking or evaluation tips I might have. What are the most important website metrics to measure? It’s easy for us to measure clicks and time spent on pages, but that’s only relevant based on what an organization wants their users to do.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some. " A key message was.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some. " A key message was.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some. " A key message was.

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Forum One

AUGUST 29, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some. " A key message was.

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