Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

Candid saw an opportunity to relieve this data-request burden while also providing a standardized benchmark measurement for the entire sector: enter Demographics via Candid. These disorganized efforts take valuable staff time away from mission-critical work. Introducing Demographics via Candid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Measuring this requires some surveys of fans as well as counting the number of insights gleaned from posts and discussions from Fans. To refine a content strategy, I used the Fan Page insights metrics tool, particularly the stats on interactions and Fan Page growth. I have not done this yet.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This was a considerable commitment, but many in the sector saw a need to measure the impact and effectiveness of such funding—specifically, whether the funds were going to nonprofits led by communities of color or to more traditional, white-led institutions. The best way to answer these questions is to measure and analyze consistent data.

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Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

Blackbaud’s 2013 Peer to Peer Fundraising Benchmark report provides information that you can use to not only measure your success but to learn about trends and best practices in event fundraising. What are you doing to ensure your fundraisers have the tools they need to be multi-channel in their outreach efforts?

Measure 40

Measure Fundraising Benchmark Stats 40

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. The Index looks at trends on a rolling three-month basis to smooth out seasonal or episodic spikes in the data and is the largest and most timely study being done in the industry. . Multichannel is Magic.

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Trend Online Fundraising Offline 86

Classy

AUGUST 19, 2021

Classy’s purpose to mobilize and empower the world for good flows from the expertise of our technologists right through to the tools we provide our nonprofit customers. Keep Up With the Data and Trends Informing Fundraising Today. Eric joins the Classy team from Medallia, a Saas-based customer experience management platform.

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Product Design San Diego Management 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Who decides what is measured? Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 84

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Be clear in how you measure job performance so everyone on your team understands their duties and the expectations around their role. Measure the most important goals that lead to results. For example, you may want to measure total visits, the number of proposals submitted, the dollars raised, and first-time or qualification visits.

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Develop Management Gift Proposal 76

Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2018

I recently had the privilege of hosting a panel discussion with Sue Cunningham, President of Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and James Wiley, Principal Analyst for Technology at Eduventures, about 2017 charitable giving performance and trends for higher education. What’s Next?

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

To help with this, Convio has released their Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study , which shares 2009 data from over 500 of their clients. If you, like me, can't get enough of numbers like these, you'll have another view of similar organizations with the release of M&R's 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks report on April 29.

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Metrics Measure Web Convio 53

Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

Setting a baseline for advancing racial equity It’s nearly impossible to create change, at the scale required, without research-based benchmarks on where the social sector currently stands. It also allows them to measure their progress toward their 30% equitable funding goal. For racial equity, this is doubly true.

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Effective Demographics Philanthropy United States 104

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Earlier this summer I posted on top tips for measuring ROI and getting strategic with data , touching on the idea and importance of actionable data, or rather, data that helps draw meaningful conclusions and future actions to optimize programs. Analyze goals of you social media and decide what metrics to measure based on those goals.

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ROI Social Media Measure Jordan 36

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.”

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks Study , monthly giving increased by 11% in 2022, making up 28% of all online revenue. To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. Determine your objectives. Next, specify exactly how you will achieve the goal (e.g.,

Analytics 52

Analytics Data Giving Metrics 52

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. Plus, you can identify trends or patterns that illustrate where you’re most successful and where there’s room for improvement. Ensure you have access to these useful tools: CRM. Social media scheduling tools.

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Strategy Develop Fundraising Nonprofit 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d love to see a survey of nonprofit measurement practice that quantifies this. 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.

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Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

Care2

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The session was entitled Apps and Tools to Energize your Base. This session was an interesting look around the ever-evolving universe of online and mobile tools used to mobilize people online. It delivered on exactly what it said it would: the tools and apps. Download the e-benchmarks study for all the analysis.

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Tools Stats Netsquared Info 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Mission Measurement (@MissionMeasure) September 5, 2012. Peter also mentions in the article that the Chronicle is working on the next online tool in partnership with Blackbaud, PayPal, and Network for Good to create a new index of online giving that will debut later in September. We may need to start wearing these here!

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Attention Data Fundraising Journal 99

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Before even getting started, be clear on what you want to achieve, starting with specific goals and KPIs in mind will help you measure whether or not your campaign has been a success and will give you a benchmark for the next year. What’s Your Goal? What will your Giving Tuesday highlight look like this year?

Giving 59

Giving Tips Press Netherlands 59

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

From improvements in user experience to new trends in visual design and technical performance, there are a lot of factors that are fundamental or high on your priority list. Are the various tools speaking to one another to share data and inform your decision-making? There are many things to consider when planning a website redesign.

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Websites Strategy Change Management Digital 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d like to try to benchmark it against other disruptive pinterest campaigns but we’re not sure there is a good comparison case study. Having specialists in-house means we’re always monitoring trends and looking for opportunities. Please tell us if you know of one! Pinterest has only been around for short time.

Sierra Leone 126

Sierra Leone Case Study Benchmark Comparison 126

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." After all, building and maintaining a meaningful social media presence requires a significant investment of time — and it’s not always easy to measure the return on that investment.

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Web San Francisco Bookmarking Search 117

NetWits

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Pay attention to this trend and start reviewing your email content with an eye for length. As with anything you’re trying to get better at if you don’t measure it you’ll never know if you’re improving. As a non-profit you need to take this phenomenon into consideration when you craft your email content. Lacking Analytics.

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email Profit Registration Review 212

Care2

MARCH 28, 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!" Check out the full study here.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Convio Social Media Online 28

Care2

APRIL 15, 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!" Check out the full study here.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Convio Social Media Advocacy 28

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. . Include a shareable.

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Resource Blackbaud Chart Retention 48

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. Set up a social media dashboard with google apps for your listening, separate it from your work email and tools.

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Awareness Tips Social Media RSS 100

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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Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2014

And there’s certainly truth with that statement – the 2013 Benchmark Report is broken up by not only NTEE verticals but by revenue band and email tier – but the sheer size of an organization’s email file is starting to mean a lot less. For the last seven years, the Benchmark Report measured total and usable email housefile size.

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email Files Broadcast Metrics 40

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. Gail Perry’s insightful blog post and scorecard will give you a realistic measurement into the organization and productivity of your programs. Use this checklist to check in.

Blackbaud 37

Blackbaud Nonprofit Hints eBook 37

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!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

Social Media 34

Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Web Analytics As Simple Gifts To Measure Mission 3. Scope: This screencast will demystify web analytics and use Author and Analytics Evangelist Avinash Kaushik's mantra of simplicity to illustrate some of the useful features and reports in Google Analytics , a free but powerful web analytics software tool. Learning Goals.

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Screencast Analytics Measure Web 50

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. The tools are changing, so if you've settled into one way of using a particular social media tool or set of tools, don't set yourself on automatic pilot. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI.

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Social Media Media Tips Social 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

Anyway, here's my takeaways: Need to know how to convince "C-Suite" (corporate level executives) that social media is required to compete in today's economy and that it is measurable. As KD Paine said on our SXSW ROI Poetry Slam , "You have engagement fully measured, now calculate the resulting treasure!". We know that.

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Public Metrics ROI Chapter 50

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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Advocacy Social Media email Online 44

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?

Advocacy 44

Advocacy Social Media email Online 44

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!" Philip King: Using the tools well. Same tools, different campaigns.

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Social Media Trend Advocacy Online 34