Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

While people are asking questions and sharing resources not related to the monthly theme (this month is measurement), quite a few are. The Social Media Measurement Checklist. The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure. The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Take this example comparing nonprofits performance in pinerest.

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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. Here are our top advertising tips to help your nonprofit supercharge your paid media strategy: 1.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. In this guide, we’ll explore six smart strategies to drive major giving success for large nonprofits: Enlist prospect research to identify major donor prospects. Consider hosting a capital campaign.

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Forum One

MAY 4, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. The findings mirror many of benchmarks in the Convio report. Still, these reports are some of the best measuring sticks we have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I Love Social Media Measurement. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. The Five Stages of Social Media Measurement Love. Denial: You can’t measure social media! Confusion: I don’t know what or how to measure social media. Measurement Love: Connecting measurement to decision-making and getting better results.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

” – focused on why you need, and how to create, a nonprofit data management plan. Debbie and Gary Carr , CEO of Third Sector Labs, co-presented. As always, if you have questions about your nonprofit data management plan, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We had also blogged earlier on the topic.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion. 67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

Peer to peer fundraising events like runs, walks and rides have become a staple for nonprofit fundraisers, and often bring in more revenue than any other fundraising campaign throughout the year. During the webinar will I will be presenting the key findings in the report and explore trends that will define the P2P industry this coming year.

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NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

My presentation covered how nonprofits can learn from what the corporate world is doing. Corporate email programs often have the resources to run more sophisticated email programs than nonprofits. Nonprofits are, unfortunately, often handcuffed by limited staff, budget and/or time. How can your nonprofit stand out?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

IN two weeks, I will have the honor of presenting at the E-Metrics Conference with Jonathon Coleman, Nature Conservancy and Laura Lee Dooley. World Resources Institute - two of the savvy and smart nonprofit social media practitioners who are also metrics geeks.    Laura will focus on Twitter and measuring success. 

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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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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. Caity and Gary Carr , co-founder of Third Sector Labs, co-presented. You may also download a copy of the presentation.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

New Report: 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study | NTEN – "A high unsubscribe rate is bad, right? Not necessarily, according to the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study, just released at the 2011 NTC by M+R and NTEN. Today, on every measure of growth and engagement, Twitter is growing at a record pace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

View more presentations from Beth Kanter. This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. At least in the nonprofit sector. Social Media Roi Slidesbk.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2020 to some (hint: it’s not), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2019 has taken you. The Nonprofit Summer Reading List. Gail Perry’s insightful blog post and scorecard will give you a realistic measurement into the organization and productivity of your programs.

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NTEN

MAY 10, 2010

If your organization isn't measuring the results of its social media initiatives, you may be wasting time and effort. Presented by: Jeff Patrick, Common Knowledge Remember, we're not saying you can't have fun using social media at work, just that collecting data proving that fun is valuable will serve you well in the long run.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2018 to some (hint: it’s not ), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2017 has taken you. Gail Perry’s insightful blog post and scorecard will give you a realistic measurement into the organization and productivity of your programs. . Take the Quiz to see for yourself!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

As I announced recently , Advocacy Online and Fairsay have jointly produced a benchmark report to examine key e-campaigning performance measures. The benchmark data is derived from the activity of over 2 million supporters from 50 campaigning organisations in the UK, Canada, and several other countries. Download Reports.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. sure also to include the overhead rate of staffing and running your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And from everything I can tell, I’ve had a peek at the presentation, you all are in for a treat. one of my favorite things about our guests is she’s been in her shoes, right, she’s been an ED, she’s been not just a consultant but also has worked for and with nonprofits directly, which is great, over two decades.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Giving Day Playbook , published by the Knight Foundation, is the first how-to guide providing community foundations and other nonprofits comprehensive tips to planning a successful online giving marathon. On Sept. How can we set an accurate, measurable goal for a Giving Day if it is our first one?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Through raw data collected from more than 2,700 nonprofit and development professionals from across the country and representing a cross-section of organizational structures, Underdeveloped illustrates the oftentimes challenging career tract of fundraising, particularly within smaller nonprofits. relationships and promote giving.

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Care2

JULY 16, 2010

2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Collaborative Benchmarking Analysis); * The average online gift was $144.72, according to BlackBaud though M&R’s benchmark study noted that the average one time online gift was $81. How Does Your Nonprofit Measure Up? Create Killer Landing Pages.

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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.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2019

McKinsey Quarterly focuses on transparency, empathy, and meaning—timeless and increasingly timely— and that all are defining a new leadership benchmark. Find out if the person has the desire and discipline to manage their work so that if other success conditions are present, they can succeed through persistence and intentionality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2008

KD Paine's presentation rocked!  " 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.  I got to meet KDPaine at the eMetrics Summit!

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Care2

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Any nonprofit seeking to recruit online supporters should rightly be concerned with the ultimate value derived from such supporters. The second calculator shows benchmark values from a recent study so that you can compare the performance of your names with those of other organizations working in the same field. The Value of an Email.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2014

If you missed it, be sure to take some time to watch the presentation! This process also serves to establish a visible near-term and long-term roadmap to measure success. Financial Management Budgeting nonprofit accounting nonprofit financial management'

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Nonprofit organizations invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in driving potential fundraising event participants to register online and use sophisticated tracking to measure which efforts produce the best results. Benchmarks & Stats Event Fundraising Traditional Events' Roadblock #1 – Muffing the Mobile Experience.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmark Study. “I We Are Media, a wiki-based community project curating resources about using social media in nonprofit organizations. The resistance for your organization, staff, leadership or board is probably the same that would come if you presented opportunity for any kind of change.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 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!" Benchmark average value of an email address All areas $7.86 And we should. How do you compare?

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Care2

APRIL 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!" Benchmark average value of an email address All areas $7.86 And we should. How do you compare?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. View more presentations from kanter. tags: nonprofits roi ). The hardest part of putting this presentation together was using the template because it reminds me why I think powerpoint is evil ! And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Yesterday, James Young and myself had the opportunity to present to packed house of nonprofit organizations on social media at Convio Summit. The attendees had fun reaching under their chairs to see what they had "won" -aka - their new, fake nonprofit they had to brainstorm a social media strategy for during the workshop.

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Care2

JULY 22, 2009

eCampaigning benchmark survey 2009 How does your nonprofit measure the success of an online campaigning action? And how does your campaigning measure up against others in the field? Are your online actions as effective as they could be? Now is your chance to find out. Click here to take the survey.

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