Candid

MAY 13, 2024

The practices of this relatively new form of philanthropy are still evolving. They are keenly aware that they need to avoid harmful philanthropic measurement practices that overburden grantees, eat up grantee resources, focus on compliance rather than learning, or privilege the concerns of donors over those of grantees.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

For grantmakers to make a truly lasting impact across their community, they need to be intentional about their equity and inclusion practices, both within their organization and with their funding efforts. Being Intentional about Equity in Grantmaking Equity and inclusion are not boxes to be checked.

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Practice Trend Grant Gartner 77

Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

While many may be tempted to deny this occurrence, nonprofit leaders can use this as an opportunity to champion the charge against inequality and lead by example within their own organizations. Whether we like it or not, many traditional fundraising practices create an inner circle of supporters. Guide Your Staff. Lead From the Top.

Practice 59

Practice Leadership Nonprofit Culture 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

The post summarized why it may be important, best practices, and a few nonprofit examples. One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. 4) Rinse, Repeat, Leverage. 4) Rinse, Repeat, Leverage.

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Conservancy Contest Examples Congo 107

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

What are these controllable factors, and how can you build stronger practices and habits to foster increased retention? Let’s get back to the basics with a refresh on fundamental employee retention best practices. But while not every contributing factor to retention will be within your control as a manager, many thankfully are.

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Retention Management Tips Nonprofit 91

Candid

MAY 15, 2024

Our approach to grantmaking developed organically over a period of five years as we learned from grassroots organizations and adapted our practices to meet their needs. TBP practices such as multi-year unrestricted funding and simplified application and reporting processes are the logical outcome of treating grantees as our partners.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

For example, established donors might like to hear about how your fundraising initiatives are going, whereas people who are encountering your nonprofit for the first time might be more interested in your backstory. For example, a medical nonprofit podcast might be more formal than an animal nonprofit. Interactive. Consistent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Now, you might be wondering, “how do we practice empathy in our leadership styles?” It’s the counterproductive practice of sending after-hour emails or direct messages, causing unnecessary panic, or scheduling meetings during universal time off. Leaders need to set an example and hold themselves accountable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

My colleague, Anne Whatley, wrote this summary of what you’ll find when you dig into these two stellar and highly practical reports and resource lists. Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. Hone in on your true scope of influence. Guides to Civic Tech Assessment.

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Metrics Method Tech Government 50

Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

Example: email should be close to 100%, other fields like interests aren’t as important to capture initially. Even without a complete data set (which is practically unattainable), you can still do things like send renewals, get event registrations, create membership reports and raise funds for your foundation. Probably not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The idea is not only for participants to acquire the skills and knowledge to host a successful giving day, but for them share and transform practices together. This is a design aspect called “ Transformative Capacity Building ,” where a cohort of peer organizations come together to practice a skill and get better results.

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Reflection Practice Results Storytelling 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates.

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Practice Tips Social Meme 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2013

I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with Packard Foundation grantees during the past year with a goal of improving measurement practice for social media and based on my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” This helps spread good practices. Slideshare how do i say it with charts from Beth Kanter.

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Social Media Metrics Media Measure 112

Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

She explained, “The idea that our sector can have a tool that is a simple and transparent way to measure our progress toward more equitable funding practices is really game changing.” For example, Dawn shared how her organization offers nonprofits practical resources and tools to help to get started.

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Demographics Build Social Green 98

Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

In this blog, we will outline four common strategic planning pitfalls and what you can do to avoid each to ensure your nonprofit’s plan results in success. The post When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong appeared first on Candid Blog. Remember, too, that every strategic plan and its strategic priorities have risks.

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San Francisco Nonprofit Metrics Boston 98

Media Cause

JUNE 2, 2024

5 Tips For Creating Shareable Content 1) Create Visually Appealing Graphics 2) Provide Valuable Content Your Audience Will Want To Access Again 3) Write Compelling Copy 4) Employ SEO Best Practices 5) Make Sharing Easy! #1 Most are drawn to colors, design, and graphic elements before they know what a post, blog, or resource is about.

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Audience Content Create Tips 59

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. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2013

The report describes current nonprofit use, adoption challenges, and best practices. 3. Metrics with video are hard and is probably one thing holding back investment. If, for example, your goal is email sign-ups, how do views translate into constituent engagement?However, Free webinars are being offered to share the report.

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Benchmark Video Practice Measure 120

Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Here we also share the key components of each phase and best practices for streamlining your efforts. Examples of campaign objectives and goals include: Building awareness of your nonprofit by increasing new website visitors by 20% in six months. Be sure to tailor your messaging to each channel.

Communication 98

Communication Campaign Channel Measure 98

Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Using the example provided in the Winter ’22 Release Notes, an Interaction has been added titled “Show Cases.” The dynamic gauge chart is now available to use report metrics and field values to respond dynamically to the displayed business metrics. For example, the gauge chart can display a subtotal of a subsidiary (i.e.,

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Chart gMail Singapore Vermont 101

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 14, 2021

This blog post outlines three steps to reimagining fundraising experiences. There will be time for more practical matters, but this phase is all about dreaming. Here are two examples to get you started: The Gaming for Good podcast showcases several nonprofits who are mixing gaming and fundraising.

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Experiment Fundraising Atlanta Digital 120

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

These will be critical metrics for us to gauge our performance. These metrics, that include D&I data, help investors evaluate companies based upon criteria broader than just mere numbers. These metrics, that include D&I data, help investors evaluate companies based upon criteria broader than just mere numbers.

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Government Social Blackbaud Companies 98

Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

Just as you’ve finally settled into the shift from Universal Analytics (UA) to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and started to get a handle on its new metrics, Google has yet another deadline for organizations to meet. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to determine what information to retain and the best way to store it.

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Analytics University Data API 49

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Survive, Reset, Thrive (SRT) is a practical and innovative interconnected three-mode approach : Survive : Stabilizing your business when a shot hits. Why is it important for leaders to conceptualize the strategy as a continuous practice, rather than a checklist? Taking proactive measures. Moving quickly in response to disruptions.

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Latvia Companies North America San Francisco 91

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It provides diagnostic tools and supportive practices and even offers advice on how to find a positive interpretation for results that don’t conform to your anticipated outcome.

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Work ROI Law Project 63

NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

[Editor's note: this is cross-posted from the M+R Research Labs blog ] By Ezra Billinkoff, M +R Wow! Many of the metrics in our report require no calculations. Facebook reports negative feedback on a post level, and also as daily, weekly, and 28-day page metrics. Once again, you’ve amazed us!

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Metrics Facebook Question Benchmark 64

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Data Analytics for Nonprofits: 13 Key Nonprofit Metrics. For example, you can compare this year’s year-end giving campaign to last year’s. For example, you can understand what impact, if any, a new communication channel had on fundraising outcomes. However, not all metrics will be useful for your organization’s strategy.

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Analytics Org Adwords Metrics 52

sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, if you discover your donor retention rate is falling, you can focus on donor stewardship in the months leading up to Giving Tuesday to boost retention. Test run Facebook fundraising for other campaigns and create a guide of fundraising best practices your volunteer fundraisers can use. Your website.

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Demographics Retention Donor Research 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

A few days ago, I asked for some stories " What is the value of listening through social media channels for your organization? " I wanted to see examples from nonprofit organizations engaged in listening and conversation and the value it has to their missions, programs, or marketing efforts. And you shared them! Here's what I learned.

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ROI Examples Results Social Media 91

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Create Internal Efficiency: Creating standardized and documented practices around moves management can streamline operational efficiency. For example, is your organization considering a capital campaign in the near future? Step 7: Track and Review Your Metrics. Are annual giving and sustainer donor programs a priority?

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Database Track Donor Management 52

Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In the last couple decades, news of golden parachutes and the minting of new billionaires has drawn attention to executive compensation practices. For example, in The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism , John Bogle estimated a nationwide ratio to be approximately 280:1 in 2004 (up from 42:1 in 1980). appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Ratio Survey Sample Report 105

Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Examples of nonprofit social media posts To help you understand what effective social media looks like and how it can help you engage with your community, you can check out examples of other nonprofit’s social media posts to see what works best for your goals.

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Social Media Media Guide Social 52

AccelEvents

AUGUST 15, 2021

The team organizing the event will usually have to develop the event style (will it be a trade show or a conference, for example?), Examples of Hybrid Events. Here are two examples of a hybrid event: . Make sure you practice with your presenters and with your event hosting team so that the schedule goes off without a hitch.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the top five best practices to enhance your healthcare organization’s website: Optimize the user journey. Review your site’s metrics such as time spent on each page, call to action (CTA) click-through rate, bounce rate, and conversion rates for pages such as your donation form or new patient registration page.

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Websites Organization Tips Map 83

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

Many in the audience were colleagues that I have met through my blog over years and have helped me with Cambodian fundraising, like Roger Carr. Her blog is a must-read and I hope someday that she writes a book. Wendy has let me shadow her work for the past five years and share her wisdom in many blog posts. Here are my notes.

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Practice Free Share Reflection 94

Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Here are some major examples of matching a cause with a business that most people are familiar with. This example of a cause marketing campaign fits Walgreens’s mission as a business, which helps them motivate their customers to purchase a nose and make a donation. But don’t rely on a singular metric!

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Causes Marketing Impact Guide 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. For that to happen one has to look at a maturity of practice and where to take small steps towards improvement. I developed one for networked nonprofits and social media called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly ” Click to See Larger Version.

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Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103