Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We suggest that you have a conversation and not send a survey. Strategic alignment – implementing standardized KPI dashboards across your organization helps ensure all of your departments are measuring progress and that their goals ladder up to your organization’s strategic goals. Ask your colleagues questions. Leverage the community.

Analytics 169

Analytics Language Associations Case Study 169

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.

Measure 101

Measure Social Media Media Benchmark 101

Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

This post features a video of animals available for adoption and encourages people with matching names to come and adopt, providing a conversation starter for community members in the comments! YouTube YouTube offers a platform for longer-form video content, which is great for sharing more in-depth stories, case studies, and event recordings.

Social Media 52

Social Media Media Guide Social 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , You should also be thinking about what to measure and an efficient method for collecting that data before you begin.

Social Media 113

Social Media Measure Action Media 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

I particularly like the sections about how to create a culture of storytelling and measurement. Stories with purpose don’t just materialize—they’re strategically planned, they’re creatively crafted, and designed to achieve measurable outcomes. Here’s just a sampling of what you’ll find: How to Make the Case to Invest in Story.

Storytelling 111

Storytelling Digital Impact Tools 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. The intent is to help grantees improve their social media practice through measurement and learning. What social media measurement pilot can best help move your practice forward?

Measure 98

Measure Social Media Media Social 98

Volunteer Hub

MARCH 26, 2021

Gateway Pet Guardians Create a Unique Points-Based Reward Program Using VolunteerHub’s Gamification Module ( Case Study ). Open Hand Atlanta Saves $649,656 Using Gamification in VolunteerHub ( Case Study ). The Lightning Couldn’t Imagine Employee Engagement without VolunteerHub ( Case Study ).

Volunteer 54

Volunteer San Diego Case Study ROI 54

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? Put a human face on the cause through case studies, testimonials, and videos. Don’t get lost in the looks of a campaign, focus on the conversion.

Lesson 59

Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

Since much of the work in which nonprofits engage results in subjective measures, NLP can be a method to encode the subjectivity qualitatively. The Children’s Society is using the generated conversational data to automate “authentic and personalized donor communication.”. A recent case study by Dataro.io

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Analytics Analysis Nonprofit 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

As a trainer, I strongly believe that learning experiences need to weave content delivery with participant interaction. Also, it is far more effective to have peers share their own case studies and experiential learning with others. Peer Case Studies. Connecting Learners to the Content and Each Other.

Social Media 100

Social Media Integration Media Case Study 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

You, of course, need a formal ladder of engagement or conversion funnel and need to be tracking conversions against what your ultimate definition of success is. One of the participants asked, “So how do you do this with your metrics program?” ” Kevin came up and gave a mini-lesson on how to use this technique.

Reddit 98

Reddit Data Time DC 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2008

She identifies some good questions to get at defining the value: - What is the value of having a better conversation? I would have liked to have added these questions to the Social Media ROI Case Study Slam panel, maybe for future reiterations. She points to EMC blogger talking about the difficulty of measurement.

Social Media 50

Social Media Measure Media Effective 50

Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

Make a convincing case for why your organization deserves funding and how you will use it effectively. Is there case study you can point to? Include financial information that makes sense for the foundation or foundation program in question – never send financials that are not requested. Answer the question “Why now?”

Grant 52

Grant Foundation Tips Proposal 52

NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

(If you missed that post, check it out for case studies, webinars, and other resources that might help.) The 2013 Communities of Impact (CoI) pilot program consists of two groups, both focusing on the ways that nonprofits measure, learn from, and share their data.

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Impact Community Jordan Hunger 88

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

June #4Change Chat Questions: To keep the two-hour chat on topic, I’ll be helping guide conversation by using some of the questions below to drive us to share ideas, examples and resources. If you want to take a peak at where we may go in the conversation, review the questions below. Conversations and Presentations.

Local 145

Local Community Organization Netsquared 145

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The NetTalks series , which includes five sessions, is intended to spark a meaningful conversation around alumni engagement and supporting a broader community practice of effective alumni networks. But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost. Register here.

Social Media 108

Social Media Network Media Free 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

This could be as simple as “If we post more links on Facebook with the embedded link tool, we will increase our reach” or any of the items that Mari Smith suggests you measure on Facebook. It offers specific examples of what to test and mini-case studies. Here is a case study of Red versus Green.

Test 114

Test Impact Experiment San Francisco 114

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery.

Community 207

Community Case Study Haiti Social Media 207

NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Let the voting begin … Making Social Media Measurement Sexy. This interactive panel will showcase nonprofit case studies about advanced social media campaigns with multi-channel marketing strategies linked to CRM services. –> Vote Now ! Boost Fundraising & Engagement w/ “Gamification”.

Social Media 148

Social Media Case Study Chad Nonprofit 148

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of June 15th).

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Hunger Web America Case Study 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The event is sold out, but they are live-streaming it ) They are crowdsourcing questions for the conversation here. I can’t help but wonder if their methods are similar to how VolunteerMatch measures its impact and results , although VolunteerMatch does not receive the same scale of foundation funding as nonprofits in this sample.

Data 111

Data Measure Sample Seattle 111

Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Are you ready to join a global, Storytelling conversation on Twitter at #Storymakers2014 spanning the globe from India, Libya, Kenya across Europe, Canada and the United States. Then join us September 4, 2014 for an amazing, global conversation. Topic: AWESOME Digital Storytelling case studies. New Zealand. New Zealand.

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South Africa New Zealand Cameroon Poland 69

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of September 13th).

Web 114

Web Seattle Pledge Bookmarking 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

I went straight to the strategy and measurement chapters. In essence, these stakeholders create conversations and ideas that are so extensive they exist well beyond the organization’s reach. These include: Conversation Starters. Service — Serve your Internet community with great data, content and applications.

Empowerment 99

Empowerment Chapter Measure Social Media 99

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I recently had a conversation with a friend and colleague about what I perceive to be a revolution in progress. It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

Note from Beth: I’m headed down to Austin, TX for SXSW where I will have the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on measuring social media with KD Paine with case studies by David Neff and Carie Lewis. Stay tuned for more conversations about topics ranging from microvolunteering to disaster response.

Austin 108

Austin Minnesota NPO Offline 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

I introduced several methods for using measurement for transformative results, including the Maturity of Practice Model (CWRF) and how to use it as an assessment tool, principles of being data-informed , and how to apply KD Paine’s 7 Simple Steps of Measurement. What are your measurable objectives?

Results 97

Results Metrics Measure Associations 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

He didn’t do the “sage of the stage&# thing, he gave ample opportunities for the audience digest the ideas he shared as well as engage them in conversation. Alison Carl White from NPower Seattle has a good summary on her blog. Use Twitter to Bring More People Into The Conversation. Twitter Advocates.

Knowledge 97

Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

eekim Lowers the barrier for meaningful conversations, which leads to more effective collaboration. Listening and conversing with your supporters! One question about the Red Cross case study: What are the measure of success? eugevon breaking down barriers between grantees and non-grantees. packfound .

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Social Case Study 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

One thing that stood out in our conversations is that the civic tech field is ready for a deeper dive on outcomes. Designers of these civic tech platforms and apps are already measuring results, such as the number of users, and are very familiar with tools like Google Analytics.

Metrics 50

Metrics Method Tech Government 50

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. I am assuming that this conversion from pinning to donating is one rung on your ladder of engagement ? Please tell us if you know of one! What does it look like? What did you learn?

Sierra Leone 126

Sierra Leone Case Study Benchmark Comparison 126

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2019

Over the last year, we’ve done our best to extol the benefits of skills-based volunteerism to npEngage readers , offering best practices for and case studies on pro bono service. The business case for pro bono is a great tool for nonprofit staff to use when looking to steer the conversation and engagement towards a skills-based model.

Skills 31

Skills Model Nonprofit Volunteer 31

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. View more presentations from womenwhotech.

Tools 162

Tools Tech Map RSS 162

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The session was designed a mix of strategy with a deep dive into content, measurement, Facebook, and Twitter. Practical frameworks and guidelines for effectively developing an integrated content strategy and measurement practice. Gets feedback and start conversations about their work. Masters of relationship marketing.

Social Media 100

Social Media Effective Media Social 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Grantee organizations will measure what matters. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. It is also important clarify these expectations with participants.

Pakistan 111

Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Building event awareness will spark conversations, shares, and referrals and encourage more people to attend because it is, after all, online, meaning someone can participate from the comfort of one’s living room, from anywhere on earth. . Due to quarantine measures, we are online much more than we used to be.

Virtual 95

Virtual Marketing Guide Stream 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2008

I've been blogging and tracking conversations about social media measurement and ROI over the last few months. So for my panel, I thought why not a case study slam, a play on the poetry slam format. After each case study, the audience will get to ask questions. s part of the fun.)

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NTC Design Case Study ROI 50