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The Heart and Soul of Lean Impact: A/B Testing Experiments and Validated Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Use human centered design principles, not your arrogance of thinking you know what works for your audience without testing. Good testing begins with a hypothesis and collecting data to understand if you are right or wrong. His creativity: I have a theory and I’m going to test it. Don’t let your vision become delusional.

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How to Use UTMs to Leverage Donor Acquisition for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Data should inform and optimise your fundraising strategy , and attribution is a simple technique you can use to really help you get it right. How each traffic source is influencing sign ups for your peer-to-peer campaign. Test with a couple of links to see how it all works. Last but not least: test and learn from it.

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Tips and Tools for Integrating Social Media Into Your Nonprofit Event Marketing Plan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This means identifying the goals and KPIs for measuring success of your event. You also want to be sure to set up a measurement system for a landing page where you are collecting RSVPs (and email addresses) and perhaps testing some different messaging. Many nonprofits use EventBrite for this purpose.

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Using Peer Learning Strategies To Build A Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Increase reach on social media channels. Increase engagement on social channels. Social media content mirrors other channels. Key influencers take action, including media. The other skill building session was a session on working SMARTer on social channels – What are the time saving techniques?

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What Fundraisers Can Learn from Direct Marketing

Connection Cafe

The same techniques used to sell the latest tech gadget can be repurposed to promote philanthropic giving. Focus your data collection on key areas, such as messaging, channel, audience, and timing. Apply A/B testing to your materials. Generate a list of metrics or questions you’d like to know about. Track your adjustments.

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How Mature Is Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Practice?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been experimenting with a practice model that I’ve been using over the years and was able to crystallize some of my thinking into “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly&# that I’ve been testing for designing training workshops and peer learning projects.

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5 Tech Best Practices Universities Should Use To Keep Alumni Connected

Everyaction

With so many other influences vying for their time, attention, and financial support, it can be difficult for Alumni Engagement offices to ensure that alumni are retaining a sense of connection to the university. The key to running a cost-effective direct mail program is effective testing. Data-driven direct marketing campaigns.