Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Establishing regular meetings or processes for metrics review helps position us to learn from the data we’re collecting and be better positioned to identify opportunities to improve. Is data helpful if you can’t change it? Why are you measuring or tracking something that you can’t (or don’t want to) impact?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

DIY Community Engagement Metrics. When people who work in services, programs, grant writing and fundraising, for example, all share their view of the groups in the community, not only can you start mapping the network but you can also have really rich discussions about the way different parts of your organization view the community.

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Metrics Community Map Template 219

Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Is your organization feeling the changes in our economy, society, and communities? Each of these industries needs to study an aspect of their output to see how it performs and decide if they need to change. Consider additional questions such as “What programs and services are most effective?”

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Data Metrics Measure Goal 103

Twenty Hats

JUNE 7, 2021

Measuring volunteer impact benefits more that your program: it empowers YOU. Your most powerful strategy requires getting serious about metrics. All businesses and organizations are governed by them, even when they talk about mission and values, the metrics behind the rhetoric matter.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 19, 2024

By automating the collection and integration of donor data, program metrics, and financial information, we have gained real-time insights into our operations, improved reporting capabilities, and optimized resource allocation. The post Why You Should Leverage AI For Nonprofit Data Management appeared first on Bloomerang.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

In their last year as students, the association shared content about the certification program, offering opportunities for these students to take the course even though they could not certify. For instance, at IAEE the team started with student members who could be interested in the Workforce-ready Certificate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

“The only constant is change,” saith Heraclitus. Change, for nonprofits, can be both internal and external—from a shift in mission to a change in political or economic winds. Successful nonprofits respond to significant change by reevaluating their strategy—and that includes their online strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

Investing in movements or networks for social change is a strategy that some funders are using. The report addresses metrics for success for investing in broad field social movements or networked approaches to social change. But, how do you measure the results? What is needed to achieve it?

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M+R

APRIL 24, 2024

Cram your cranium with metrics on email and mobile messaging, advertising, web traffic, social media and influencers, and more. About a quarter of nonprofits had active peer to peer mobile messaging programs in 2023, driving event attendance, recruiting volunteers, and generating donations and advocacy actions.

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Benchmark Studies Ireland Metrics 69

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

As a non-profiteer of many years, I have known donor giving programs to be described via a myriad of terms; sustainment, long-term, continued, recurring – all ways to describe the length of the relationship a donor establishes with a non-profit. Is their repeated generosity creating the kind of long-term change a long-term donor expects?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. LinkedIn Pages. For example: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Changes: A Complete Guide – by Mari Smith. Also, a few insights about the what the changes mean for Facebook pages. It isn’t all private or all public – it’s a continuum. Facebook’s new changes (and Google +) gives us a couple of shades of gray. .” Brand Page Changes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

I’ve been reading Social Media Metrics Secrets by John Lovett who is a senior partner at Web Analytics Demystified where Eric T. One point that he keeps making over and over: Metrics must have meaning or else they’re just numbers. What will change? Peterson is the founder and senior partner.

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Metrics Social Media Media Social 101

Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

In an article recently published in ASAE's Associations Now , our senior director of managed services, Emilio Arocho, outlined four steps every association should be following to ensure your programs, initiatives and resources align with your mission. What metrics could you use to predict whether you will achieve your goals ?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 3, 2021

The events of 2020 changed how we view and do a lot of things — including workplace giving. While there were several catalysts for change throughout 2020, from wildfires to the U.S. Below, we explain how Philanthropy Cloud customers changed their approach to address the increasing need following these two crises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

One is about nonprofit performance assessment and written for an audience of nonprofits, especially those that manage social service programs. The other is about using data to make decisions, but for the start up audience. They have some ideas in common – including finding the “One Metric that Matters.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

As a nonprofit organization, securing funding is essential to fulfilling your mission and driving meaningful change in your community. It’s like a helpful program that makes managing grants easier. Enter Grant Management Software Solutions for Nonprofits Then came grant management software, changing the game completely.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore how you can to leverage this data and grow your monthly giving program: Determine your objectives. Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. First, we’ll cover how to determine your goals for your monthly giving program.

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Analytics Data Giving Metrics 52

Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

In practice, this might mean considering where your nonprofit has a chance to grow, recognizing when ways of working need to adapt to changing conditions, or opting to rethink your mix of programs. Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.”

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

That’s why it is vital to make sure your team is prepared for the change and ready to identify the improvements that will increase your community health center’s efficiency and accountability. Determine the non-financial metrics you want to track.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Building from your theory of change, it is crucial for organizations to have a comprehensive, clear set of metrics (also called “indicators” in the social sector) that track inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes; all of these build evidence of your program’s effectiveness. What Evidence Should I Be Collecting?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 12, 2022

They give to your non-profit because they want to see a change in the world and be part of making it happen. The nature of the work is complex… or so we think – Being in the trenches of your non-profit’s work, you might be convinced that your work or theory of change is very complex and requires technical and detailed explanations.

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Candid

JANUARY 18, 2022

Save time and impress donors : Leverage your profile as the perfect handout to showcase your programs and impact in meetings with funders. . Publish your changes. Programs—a chance to share programs and to build your brand . Program(s) info: name, brief description, geographic area served . as necessary. .

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2011

. —– Whether your organization has had a presence on Facebook for years or just days—or you’re considering starting now—trying to follow along with all the changes to functionality, options, and analytics is incredibly overwhelming. One of the biggest changes shaking up Facebook users is the introduction of the Subscribe option.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The always thoughtful and inspiring, Avinash Kaushik, suggests that there four social media metrics that we should focus on measuring across channels. Of course, you need to start with. We have IT-minded people engaging in massive data puking (one report with 30 metrics anyone?) Social media is evolving at an incredible pace.

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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. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. But is this the right question?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A big part of this is understanding and leveraging data to inform any changes they make to the donor experience. However, most board members aren’t familiar with various fundraising metrics and won’t be able to draw effective conclusions when they’re presented with data without an explanation of what the data shows. .

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

Understand Digital Engagement Metrics Before you launch your digital recruitment marketing campaign, you need to understand how digital engagement works so you can fine-tune your strategies accordingly. Before pushing changes to your membership website live, ask current members to take a look and provide suggestions.

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sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Applications, proposals, progress reports, impact metrics – the data collected throughout the grantmaking lifecycle is vast and ever-growing. Today, data collection comes from a myriad sources: survey platforms, program apps, web forms, and even social media engagement. Grantmakers are swimming in a sea of information.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Additionally, they detail how their post-abortion care program in Tanzania has impacted health facilities as a whole in the region. It’s a clear and simple way to show their accomplishments while keeping the focus on the people keeping their programs alive. One of our favorite parts is their “Pushing Impact” section.

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

You may use free or paid tools to show numbers such as growth in followers, Likes and shares, RT’s, and sentiment based on secret algorithms by computer programs. That’s why you need to change the way you measure social media and declare a war on vanity metrics. But are these stats meaningful?

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Metrics Social Media Media Social 77

sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 For example, a food bank may receive donations specifically for their program providing food for school-aged children. They can also be used for program-specific costs.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Even though laws and structures are often driven from the top down, it is a combination of top-down leadership and grassroots movements that create sustainable change. Grantmaking equity lies at the heart of philanthropy’s mission to create positive social change and address systemic injustices.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2024

Beyond the primary Account records that hold budget numbers and distributions, you can also budget for your Grants and Projects, such as programs and activities. Which programs will receive it? Finalizing ensures that scenarios can’t be freely changed without providing a detailed justification. Are we expecting grant revenue?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2009

One person can change the world. We all get burnt out, whether we are dancing, canvassing, emailing or speaking for the changes we want to see happen. Stay focused : We all create goals and benchmarks and metrics. Empower the community : We can’t change the world completely alone. What did this guy do right?

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Change Social Benchmark Metrics 169

Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

What is the MEASURE CARE Model and what problem are you trying to solve with this program? Meme: To disrupt traditional research methodologies, MEASURE has developed the CARE model to help BIPOC-led organizations identify their theory of change and measure their impact. How do Candid nonprofit profiles fit into your curriculum?

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