EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

Many organizations delayed their policy agenda-setting until they were certain which party would be in control of each chamber of Congress. Pro tip: you might need to use a benchmark lower than four actions if your action opportunities were sparse over the past six months.

Advocacy 198

Advocacy Volunteer Analysis Action 198

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Best of all, there are professional Google Grants managers out there to help you navigate the program and make the most compelling ads possible. In turn, professional account management can empower you to make the most of your marketing budget. How do I manage Google Grants? Do Google Ad Grants work?

Grant 52

Grant Google Management Guide 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2024

A good example is the first thread by the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities. There is no data to provide benchmarks for the optimal number of times to post to Threads on a weekly basis, but through experimentation, Nonprofit Tech for Good has settled on posting every other day. 2) Post 2-4 times weekly to your Threads Account.

Practice 130

Practice Social Media Profile Nonprofit 130

EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

This kind of corporate relationship, when managed well, can produce significant financial support, increased visibility, and mutually beneficial outcomes. Consider hosting a capital campaign. A capital campaign is a fundraising effort that aims to collect significant revenue, or capital, for a key initiative.

Strategy 177

Strategy Giving Fundraising Gift 177

NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

[This is part three of a series taking a closer look at the key benchmarks from our 6th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report , conducted with The NonProfit Times. Operating - we keep up; we have stable infrastructure and a set of technology policies and practices.

Adopt 81

Adopt Benchmark Tech Technology 81

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

posted by Jen Nation Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals. Examine current goals and objectives around board diversity and create benchmarks.

Help 96

Help Strategy San Diego Iowa 96

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

By Rafia Khader , Program Manager at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and Managing Editor of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society. Recently, Lake Institute paired up with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) to learn more about American Muslims’ giving practices.

Giving 257

Giving United States Fundraising New Zealand 257

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

posted by Alexandra Oropeza Spring 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Angie Moore found that, “By 2020, your customers will be managing 85% of their personal relationships online. CRM system, online fundraising platform, etc.) and a stronger focus on online fundraising. Gain staff buy-in.

Impact 52

Impact Technology Arizona Channel 52

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Step #2: Set Your Fundraising Goal(s) Benchmark your success by setting goals for your major gifts program. With donor management software , collecting data and managing communications is easier than ever. But managing your donor database is much more than just sending asks and thank you messages.

Gift 52

Gift Program Track Campaign 52

Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Through an internal compensation review, as well an external one to benchmark against market rates, we are actively evaluating our current salary structures to ensure that they are equitable across the organization. Staff manager training.

Survey 58

Survey Evaluation Accessibility Practice 58

Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

Planning and managing your entire digital ecosystem is critical to furthering your mission and accomplishing your organizational goals. Different types of nonprofits will have different needs — e.g., associations are different businesses than research and policy institutes — so do what is more directly connected to your mission and goals.

Websites 61

Websites Change Management Digital Government 61

Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

More recently, Lawrence Mishel and Jori Kandra from the Economic Policy Institute placed the 2020 figure at 351:1. While not a representative sample of institutional funders, it’s one of best avenues for detailed exploration and benchmarking of salaries. those on the S&P 500). In 2022, 1,003 grantmakers participated in the survey.

Ratio 93

Ratio Survey Sample Report 93

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Who manages the monitoring and evaluation? Co-development led to conceptualization of participation of people with disabilities in advocacy for legislative, policy and government program change as an impact—in and of itself—regardless of outcome. Consider: Who defines objectives and “success”? Who decides what is measured?

Participatory 88

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 88

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.

Software 89

Software Free Tools Adobe 89

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

posted by MacKenzie LeBeau Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Currently, nonprofit organizations are measuring effectiveness in a variety of ways including benchmarking, organizational effectiveness evaluations, key performance indicators, and outcome based evaluation. Benchmarking.

Practice 40

Practice Effective Impact Evaluation 40

Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Professor of Management. Brings a strategic focus on addressing the policies and systems that perpetuate global poverty . Academic Institutions. Alnoor Ebrahim.

Award 57

Award Leadership Cleveland Hunger 57

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

How strong are your nonprofit financial management skills? Sign up for the Nonprofit Finance Fund's Financial Management Webinar Series to increase your knowledge and skills - presented by the ASU Lodestar Center Nonprofit Management Institute. Here are some other helpful starting points: Build cohesiveness. She earned a B.A.

Fun 79

Fun Fundraising Attitude Indiana 79

Care2

JULY 16, 2012

1) The Nonprofit Social Media Policy Workbook – Sometimes “don’t be stupid” is good enough as an informal policy to guide an organization’s social media engagement. Debra Askanase has a great review of the workbook that I’d recommend you check out as well.

Report 78

Report Guidelines Ratio Policy 78

BoardAssist

MAY 16, 2017

We know that nonprofits have limited resources to commit to energy management, and when just starting out, it can feel like a daunting task. It’s important to have benchmark energy metrics so your organization can set attainable efficiency goals. Increasingly, energy management is becoming an important part of any business strategy.

Museum 45

Museum Metrics Nonprofit New York 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

While there have been different surveys on nonprofit adoption, for example, these two recent studies I profiled last month, I wish there was a benchmarking study. What kind of resources do managers commit and how active are orchestras in social media? Managers find social media important and organizations are generally enthusiastic.

Social Media 92

Social Media Survey Media Social 92

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

We've hit something of a benchmark in this successful program: we've distributed a little over 50,000 refurbished devices through RCI — including laptops, monitors, servers, and tablets. Gosh, has it been nine years now since I started TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) program? The Greatest Benefit.

Milwaukee 61

Milwaukee Library Tennessee Green 61

NTEN

MAY 18, 2015

The survey is only 15 minutes long, and the value of the data will continue to help nonprofits benchmark their technology planning (to help them change the world). If you participate in the 2015 Tech Staffing Survey , you’ll be entered to win your choice of a free 16NTC registration or a $500 Amazon gift card!

San Jose 36

San Jose Open Proposal Illinois 36

AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

This finding differs from an ASAE 2011 report, Benchmarking in Association Management: Technology Policies and Procedures, which found that in 41 percent of the 1000 associations they surveyed, the highest-ranking IT staff reported to the CEO, twenty-seven percent reported to the COO, and 23 percent reported to the CFO.

Report 24

Report Technology Benchmark Survey 24

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

” TechSoup’s Coleridge likens analytics to a roadmap that guides where an organization wants to go with benchmarks that mark the progression to a goal. Gobs and Gobs of Data: Strategies for Visualizing and Sharing Policy Content. How Can Nonprofits Switch to a Data-Driven Culture? Five Reports Every Nonprofit Should Know.

Analytics 65

Analytics Data Analysis Chart 65

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. Use Time Management Techniques. Build in or schedule time for discovery and serendipity which is a good thing for social media, but not so good if you don't track it or manage it.

Awareness 100

Awareness Tips Social Media RSS 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The model was also used for advanced practitioners as a benchmarking framework at Social Media Week in DC last week. We have always done this by tracking policy outcomes and media coverage. For campaigns we manage ourselves, I do the tracking monthly. Have they been able to put the ideas into practice?

Measure 99

Measure Track Model Seattle 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University has been doing biannual survey of nonprofit technology benchmarks for its regional nonprofits (Southwestern Pennsylvania) for the past ten years. The survey incorporates and expands nonprofit technology assessment/benchmarks used by practitioners in the field.

Adopt 50

Adopt Social Media San Francisco Media 50

.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

But even if your IT systems are crushing their benchmarks, there are additional significant reasons to evaluate your digital status. Kevin Ordonez,orgSource President and Managing Director of Digital Strategy explains the benefits of an assessment like this. Disaster recovery and business continuity are other areas to explore.

Technology 170

Technology Evaluation System Associations 170

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.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

APRIL 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.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

This prompted a question from Alison Carlson (Global Giving’s “Un Marketing Manager&# ) – Should you tie results to job performance review if staff person is using their personal account? Picking A Social Media Measurement Pilot. Examples of Social Media Measurement Pilot Projects.

Measure 98

Measure Social Media Media Social 98

Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

"We hope that free Wi-Fi will be a resource that the city and other local groups will be able to use in their efforts to bridge the digital divide and make their community stronger," said Veronica Bell, a senior manager for public policy and government relations at Google, in a statement. Powering Communities with Tech.

Library 55

Library San Francisco Public Digital 55

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.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

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.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

The nonprofit’s social media policy formalizes the value and vision for social media use and networked approach and encourages “outsiders&# or free agents to help with implementation. This may include benchmarking, shared organizational dashboards, and linking results to job performances for larger institutions.

Social Media 101

Social Media Practice Media Social 101

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.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

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.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52