Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The second section primarily includes: How women tackle complex problems. I’ve been fascinated to see how these leaders saw the world and approached problem-solving. It inspired me to know that we can all push ourselves to be better–not by competing against others but by measuring our own progress against our own benchmarks.

Learning 52

Learning Leadership Benchmark Story 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

M+R

MAY 31, 2022

We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. To add to the confusion, different email tools are handling this change in different ways. Which means, combined opens went UP ( for Benchmarks participants , they’d already risen by 17% between September and November 2021 — and they’ve kept rising since).

Mail 107

Mail Spam Rate email 107

Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Further, when report complexity eclipses what the native reporting tool in Blackbaud is capable of (which is frequent), even the DB Administrators will need to go to a more advanced tool: Crystal Reports. While Salesforce can connect to BI tools like PowerBI as well, it isn’t required. Superior Reporting Flexibility.

Blackbaud 88

Blackbaud Report Analytics Database 88

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

You may find yourself spending money on the tech tools. And if you don’t have a budget , that’s an even bigger problem!). Overspending on fundraising is NOT the problem I see most often in small nonprofits, though. But if free is a MUST, that’s a problem. But you have to spend some money on running your nonprofit.

Fundraising 132

Fundraising Charity Mail Nonprofit 132

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The primary goal of the report is to set a baseline of benchmarks for success for NGOs worldwide in their use of web and email communications, online and mobile fundraising tools, and social and mobile media. Of those, the top three live reporting tools are Facebook (79%), Twitter (56%), and YouTube (23%). 3% use.NGO.

Social Media 100

Social Media Stats Media Technology 100

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

So, in that spirit, we’re providing a round-up of short readings, resources and tools that may help you as you consider different facets of the “social” element of ESG. That survey established a critical baseline that we can use to benchmark our progress in the future. But making progress always happens step-by-step.

Government 96

Government Social Blackbaud Companies 96

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

The only problem is the inability to catch everything. Copons 2.0 : When I became a councillor I put into motion a project of digital inclusion and citizen participation using free web tools: Copons 2.0. Until now, when a citizen had a problem they went to the Council to explain it or filled out a form. copòns.net. copòns.net.

Interview 155

Interview Government Proposal Spain 155

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 18, 2020

Does it matter if they have experience with each of the tools you use internally or do they have the potential to learn the technology on the job? By focusing on creating an inclusive culture rather than achieving diversity benchmarks, you are able to set your organization up for a steady flow of more diverse, interested candidates. .

Culture 85

Culture Roles Nonprofit Job 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2019

The survey will be implemented regularly to benchmark adoption of AI. The challenges include: good data; expertise; context; and better understanding the tools. Solving Humanities Problems With AI: A Quick Guide, an article from the UK Charity News, interviews Microsoft’s AI for Good program staff. The author, Sema K.

Phase 87

Phase Global Nonprofit Colorado 87

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

What tools do you recommend? QUESTION: NTEN just held an online fundraising benchmark webinar, where they talked about email open rates being low, and organizations raising something like $17 for every 1000 emails sent. DEBBIE: From our experience, industry benchmarking can be tricky. DEBBIE: Yes. Many people like using them.

Data 133

Data Management Rate Benchmark 133

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Trudel | MacPherson, in partnership with Neuer Media, has devised a comprehensive survey to benchmark current social media investment, attitudes and evaluation by arts organizations of all sizes and across all disciplines. Click here to participate in the study. Greatest Challenges. Time remains a challenge for more than 80% of respondents.

Social Media 106

Social Media Arts Social Attitude 106

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.

Volunteer 88

Volunteer Program Roles Training 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2010

There are some free tools that can help you visualize your Twitter network or do quasi social network analysis on Twitter. I wrote about an experiment I did last year using this tool. One problem is that it doesn’t analyze your network in real time. Think before you follow, use your time and ties wisely! How do you manage it?

Twitter 107

Twitter Network Tips Influence 107

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Learning, we do naturally.

Knowledge 68

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 68

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." The price is lower than the recently reported $800 million figure, but still a formidable investment from the enterprise software giant, which is on a seemingly never-ending acquisition spree.

Web 117

Web San Francisco Bookmarking Search 117

.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. “For We uncover hidden problems and opportunities.” The value is in the journey.

Technology 170

Technology Evaluation System Associations 170

Care2

JULY 11, 2011

Did you know that people are spending less time on websites then they did a year ago, according to a Google Analytics benchmark report released in early July. No problem. There are a variety of inexpensive online survey tools that you can use such as Survey Monkey that will work just fine. Objectives.

Design 76

Design Web Tips Survey 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

In the book, we talk about the using low tech tools like crayons or post-it notes to map out your network. Marty Kearns has a diagnostic tool over in his Advocacy 2.0 What I’m most interested is how to use social network analysis and the various tools to better understand your network on Twitter or Facebook or elsewhere.

Analysis 104

Analysis Social Network Social Media Network 104

NTEN

APRIL 11, 2011

At the Nonprofit Technology Conference last month, I got the chance to sit in on the session about the 2011 Social Networking Benchmark Report. My answer was that we're still a couple of years out, but we're getting closer and closer to processes and tools that will let us make sense of this. What do I do with all these interactions?

Data 68

Data Social Social Media Stats 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Take Breaks.

Awareness 100

Awareness Tips Social Media RSS 100

Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Here’s another problem you may encounter: Let’s say you can clearly define what you want to do with your campaign and why, so you jump into the planning process, skipping key steps like a feasibility study and prospect research and cultivation. This simple assessment tool will help you find out.

Campaign 52

Campaign Phase Gift Studies 52

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

But a structural problem remains: philanthropy does not typically have available capital for scaling. i As I discussed in my last blog post , with SIBs, money is paid up front to a nonprofit organization, which in return commits to predetermined benchmarks. The Social Impact Bond (SIB), developed in the U.K., iv [link]. Get another!

Research 84

Research Minnesota San Francisco Work 84

BoardAssist

MAY 16, 2017

It’s important to have benchmark energy metrics so your organization can set attainable efficiency goals. The college district is also in the process of developing a report card tool that can measure energy performance and policy compliance over time. EDF works to solve the most critical environmental problems facing the planet.

Museum 45

Museum Metrics Nonprofit New York 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. Europe and Latin America. How can they get started?

Measure 50

Measure Impact Program San Francisco 50

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

That’s a problem. Most online donation tools offer default language for this, but you need to customize it so the language is warm and on brand. But, if you’re like most people, you haven’t looked at your website in a while. And it should be clear that it’s their receipt.

Websites 89

Websites Giving Donation Nonprofit 89

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. We’ve got some tools, questions to ask, and things like that when you’re looking at data-tracking systems. But we’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so, for sure.

Report 78

Report Measure Impact Process 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In some cases, money also exchanges hands such as in innovation challenges where you might be seeking a solution to a complex R&D problem and provide an award to the solver. Knowing what work you need done and the quality of work you’d like to receive and set benchmarks to measure outcomes. Does it help you solve a problem?

Measure 104

Measure Aggregator Platform Consultant 104

Connection Cafe

JULY 7, 2016

Solving problems of massive scale takes an army of courageous and inspired people, and there’s no time for ‘woe is me’ in this business. The tools at our disposal allow us to speak up and speak out, start campaigns, join campaigns, volunteer, make smarter purchases , and ask our companies about matching gifts.

Guatemala 37

Guatemala Social Media Influence Chart 37

Achieve

MARCH 11, 2015

What if the problem with Millennials and fundraising isn’t that our generation doesn’t care enough to actually give? After that, each fundraiser received progress emails at each benchmark toward their goal – 25%, 50%, 75% and finally a. Lesson #3: Provide All Tools & Resources (Campaign Update Emails) . YOU DID IT!”.

Case Study 52

Case Study North Korea Raise South Korea 52

Forum One

MAY 27, 2008

youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

The nonprofit is using one or more social media tools consistently, but it is not strategic because it isn’t linked to a communications strategy, campaign, or program plan. Also, best practices on tools and techniques are part of the organizational skill set. Avoid spreading the organization’s resources too thin.

Social Media 101

Social Media Practice Media Social 101

Forum One

AUGUST 20, 2008

youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Whether it’s associated with a large event — like a walk-a-thon, or it’s year-round — like a tribute campaign, peer-to-peer (p2p) fundraising is a powerful tool for fundraisers. Offer fundraising tools. It’s important to provide your campaign participants with the fundraising tools and support they need to be successful.

Practice 33

Practice Fundraising Sponsor Registration 33

Forum One

JULY 30, 2007

youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

MARCH 28, 2008

youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52