Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

Effective 104

Effective Demographics Philanthropy United States 104

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Nonprofits should be highly encouraged to facilitate the use of new platforms of service delivery to increase their impact.”. Review their strategic plan and incorporate goals that are tied to increasing specific types of technology that will further the mission of the organization and increase the impact of the work that they do.

Impact 52

Impact Technology Arizona Channel 52

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

Armin Budimlic of the Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association (IMAA) in Rochester, Minnesota, spoke much truth into this question when he stated that “these efforts cannot just be a blanket statement or goal-that is good, but without having benchmarks, these efforts will not be sustained.”. Steps to be taken and put into practice.

Community 52

Community Build Minnesota Collaboration 52

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2011

Ward, a New York-based blogger, facilitator and trainer who has worked with groups and spoken at events in the United States, the United Kingdom and around the world, will discuss tools for better understanding audiences, tips for keeping them engaged, and some case studies and data on how to optimize email messages for better results.

Nebraska 100

Nebraska email United Kingdom Marketing 100

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Our objective is to create a company that includes the kind of robust diversity that facilitates the best productivity, problem solving, and innovation coming from people bringing a variety of perspectives to bear on our challenges and opportunities. These will be critical metrics for us to gauge our performance.

Government 96

Government Social Blackbaud Companies 96

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The rise in virtual fundraising during the pandemic also fueled an increase in Facebook challenges, increasing from 13% of fundraisers in 2019 to 33% in 2020 according to a Facebook Fundraising Benchmark Report from givepanel. Can Facebook fundraising and Peer-to-Peer Platforms work together?

Platform 92

Platform Facebook Tips Social Media 92

Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

After all, organizations can raise up to 31% of online revenue in December , as reported by M+R Benchmarks. For a deeper dive into donor retention and how automation facilitates this level of personalization at scale, read our comprehensive guide on donor retention.

Retention 52

Retention Difference Donor Strategy 52

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Consider using an outside facilitator to help develop questions and protocol and to help identify themes from your data. Internally they can assist in managing performance at the departmental or affiliate-level using dashboards and benchmark progress over time. concerns, suggestions, strengths, etc.).

Measure 143

Measure Issue Impact Method 143

Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

The Italian mathematician Fibonacci wrote a book that popularized this revolutionary system in the 13th century; gradually Hindu-Arabic numerals began to replace Roman numerals for bookkeeping, facilitating the expansion of commerce and trade and, eventually, the rise of the modern financial system. Number of participants. Team participation.

Analytics 40

Analytics Benchmark Fundraising Metrics 40

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Think about the donor role as facilitator and the community as owner of the results. If you are addressing a shift in power, having a framework to help you figure out where you want to go, set benchmarks, and understand best practices can help with desired changes. Compensate them for their contributions generously.

Participatory 83

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 83

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

However, if your goal is SMART—specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound—you’ll have a clear benchmark to work toward and measure progress. These goals are specific and have a clear timeline for completion, giving the nonprofit team a clear and attainable benchmark to strive for. Offer ongoing support.

Volunteer 89

Volunteer Program Roles Training 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Note From Beth: Back in 2011, I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about research study they were conducting about social media use in the arts.

Social Media 106

Social Media Arts Social Attitude 106

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? The facilitator may be able to better convey the need and achieve the desired results. How are you nurturing and supporting your fundraising staff? Many fundraisers tell me they’ve talked to the board about their fundraising needs but were ignored.

Action 75

Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I’m very excited for this learning experience because over the two years my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has focused on going deep on facilitating peer learning for grantees on measuring outcomes for their networks with social media while balancing and upholding the principles of being networked.

Measure 103

Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Digital fundraising is an indispensable part of every nonprofit’s Development program, as younger generations of donors rely almost exclusively on the internet to facilitate their charitable giving.

Fundraising 66

Fundraising Spam Database Social Media 66

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.

Social Media 96

Social Media Media Social DC 96

AccelEvents

JANUARY 30, 2022

Pick an event management tool that facilitates generating leads and collects attendee data. Set benchmarks for success (i.e., Attract the right audiences—those that are interested in your product or service. Set up targeted marketing campaigns for each target audience. . Train your team for a positive customer experience. .

Generation 52

Generation Registration ROI Stream 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

A few months ago, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. If you want to go for extra credit, you can also do sector benchmarking with resources like B Analytics and CSR HUB. Of course, greater dollars will help expand your mission’s depth and scale.

Measure 50

Measure Impact Program San Francisco 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The Giving Day Playbook offers some specific examples and advice for setting measurable goals for your Giving Day. Financial goals – the specific dollar amount, new dollars raised, or number of donors – are best developed by doing some benchmarking of similar community-wide or state-wide campaigns or other similar communities.

Hosting 94

Hosting Foundation Question Giving 94

AFP Blog

JULY 22, 2013

Millennials Aren’t Becoming Their Parents | The NonProfit Times : Millennials prefer to connect via technology, share in “micro ways,” facilitate and rely on peer influence, volunteer along a continuum of support, and give to have an impact.

Time 22

Time Benchmark Facilitation Influence 22

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. They want to gather benchmarks for social media use of all partners and do interviews to learn about best practices for integrated campaigns. What did you learn?

Measure 98

Measure Social Media Media Social 98

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 facilitate convenient, simple giving opportunities on an ongoing basis so that donors can contribute whenever they feel inspired. Offers accountability. Make giving easy. Your website.

Strategy 104

Strategy Develop Fundraising Nonprofit 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

The book mentions that 40% of nonprofits have one to two digital staff, according the Nonprofit Digital Teams Benchmark Report - so these staff job descriptions might be integrated into other positions for smaller organizations. The chapter goes on to outline different the optimum staffing for multichannel campaigns. Internet Director.

Campaign 97

Campaign Online Chapter Model 97

NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Consider using an outside facilitator to help develop questions and protocol and to help identify themes from your data. Internally they can assist in managing performance at the departmental or affiliate-level using dashboards and benchmark progress over time. concerns, suggestions, strengths, etc.).

Measure 81

Measure Issue Impact Method 81

Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The conference favors networking opportunities over speaker-led sessions and utilizes the “Liberating Structures” facilitation technique to spark conversation and empower innovation. The conference also includes two experiences available at an additional cost.

Conference 98

Conference NTC Virtual Registration 98

Forj

MAY 25, 2021

Facilitating CME in a manner that empowers all interested members to engage with it can be a task easier said than done if your CME LMS isn’t an impactful solution. Instead, you should seek a CME LMS that can facilitate virtual events alongside CE programming. Busy schedules preventing members from engaging in professional development.

Associations 36

Associations eLearning Module Course 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

Note from Beth: I facilitated a panel about Mobile Integrated strategy at the Innogive Conference earlier this month and have shared the notes here. The Alliance for Biking and Walking has a benchmark report about the levels of biking and walking in the US. My main takeaway was that nonprofits need to think differently about content.

Report 112

Report Slovenia Blackberry PDF 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. NTEN is also doing this flash poll to learn how nonprofits make sense of their own data.

Results 95

Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

But even if your IT systems are crushing their benchmarks, there are additional significant reasons to evaluate your digital status. Even if your systems are crushing their benchmarks, there are still good reasons for a technology assessment. Typically, the focus for invention is on people rather than systems.

Technology 170

Technology Evaluation System Associations 170

Achieve

MARCH 11, 2015

After that, each fundraiser received progress emails at each benchmark toward their goal – 25%, 50%, 75% and finally a. That is a lot of work going into a campaign, but it worked to specifically target fundraisers at exactly the right point in time with exactly the right messaging they needed. YOU DID IT!”.

Case Study 52

Case Study North Korea Raise South Korea 52

Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

If you have the bandwidth, establish benchmarks and guidelines for ongoing portfolio and pipeline management. Research time that doesn’t facilitate, spark, or lead to action in your donors and prospects isn’t time well spent, even when you have a little more time in your day. Can’t do it yourself? Ask for help! Purchase data appends.

Activities 47

Activities Active Activism Develop 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Step 4: Define your benchmarks. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation this year, I’m facilitating a peer learning group where grantees are designing and implementing measurement action learning projects based on the 7 steps of measurement framework over six month period. Step 3: Define your investments.

Results 97

Results Metrics Measure Associations 97

Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

In the Nonprofit Content Marketing Benchmarks, Tools and Trends Report of 2014, nonprofit marketing and communications professionals who rank themselves as “Most Effective” at content marketing have a written content strategy. As a benchmark, we’ve developed content strategies for nonprofits ranging in cost from $2500 to $25,000.

Content 37

Content Communication Marketing Strategy 37

Forum One

MARCH 18, 2010

" The session featured a facilitated conversation about how hospitals and health care providers are using new media and social networking software to support their primary objectives — treatment, research, education and outreach, and patient-provider communication. For me, one of the most valuable sessions was " E.R.

Social Media 58

Social Media Media Social Houston 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

There was an emphasis on finding consistent or standardized quantitative benchmarks. Premal talked about the need for creating magic for the users and building in workflow software that was facilitated relationship building through the ladder of engagement. Measurement is the major theme as the sector grows up.

Social 88

Social Kiva Artist Sample 88

Connection Cafe

JUNE 8, 2017

During this time, many nonprofits reviewed their email marketing programs for compliance, and Blackbaud ensured all of our products used to send email facilitated your ability to do so. CASL laws allowed for a 3-year provisional period that began July 1, 2014 to allow businesses and nonprofits to prepare for the legislation. Have you done so?

Spam 33

Spam Effective Law Canada 33

Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

In the Nonprofit Content Marketing Benchmarks, Tools and Trends Report of 2014, nonprofit marketing and communications professionals who rank themselves as “Most Effective” at content marketing have a written content strategy. As a benchmark, we’ve developed content strategies for nonprofits ranging in cost from $2500 to $25,000.

Content 30

Content Communication Marketing Strategy 30