Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2011

This requires some discipline to think long and hard about what data is most useful to gain an understanding. A nonprofit recently shared their social media metrics spreadsheet with me and it was 150 rows of data that require constant scrolling. Stare at your charts and graphs and numbers. Step B: Identify the comparison.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

A simple report with a pie chart can easily show you that. A report showing comparisons can help you see this increase. So set up your Chart of Accounts right from the get-go. We had a client that worked with an accountant to set up their chart of accounts and it was clearly copied from some standardized list.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

Charity and Technology in the Online Universe This infographic from Mashable and Shane Snow puts social good into better context with donation numbers, growth charts, and some comparisons to its offline counterparts. Based on 2006 data, the chart features the 10 major sources of revenue for U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Wall Writing: This an exercise where participants will write specific responses on labeled charts on the wall at designated times. It can be an answer to a question, a question learners still have, a summary statement, an opinion about the content, facts they want to remember, or how they plan to use the content.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Assuming you’re using Google Analytics*, here are 4 steps you can take: Year-Over-Year Comparison. Setup Google Analytics to do a year-over-year comparison. But know seasonal events/activities could affect that comparison. You’ll also get a year-over-year comparison of traffic spikes. Examine Visits.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Share it with colleagues. Year over Year Comparison. ” You’ll end up with some pretty well formatted charts and graphs to showcase your findings, too! .” ” You’ll end up with some pretty well formatted charts and graphs to showcase your findings, too! Bookmark it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. It is a flow chart that calculates business performance taking into account not only whether the company had a profit, but whether that profit was good enough relative to the assets it took to generate it. Financial calculations: net gain, opportunity cost, or comparison to other method.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Where appropriate, we’ll also draw out some conclusions and comparisons to help contextualize where and how GivingTuesday can fit into your nonprofit’s overall strategy. The chart above shows that 2023 saw higher overall volumes throughout the day, with a small spike at 9:00 a.m. For instance, “Join Us on GivingTuesday!

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Check this chart for a comparison of web conferencing tools. Mobile: Sharing Information on the Fly, from Your Smartphone. Twitter — The @TechSoup online team tweets using CoTweet and many mobile applications to share quick updates or live-tweet events. Connect with us at NCVS or online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Photo: Americans for the Arts. Designing and facilitating training (not matter the topic) is one of my passions and why I blog about it on a regular basis.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

That's why we've partnered with TechSoup to offer basic data visualization tips in Beyond the Pie Chart. Part 1 covered some basic terminology and why you shouldn't use a pie chart. Use Line Charts and Area Charts to Track Trends over Time. First, let's look at the line chart below. Explore Tableau.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2010

One prototype is based on the Billboard Top 10 charts for pop music. Every week, Billboard publishes charts based on airplay, record sales, and now, digital downloads and streaming. For the interactive prototype, we're letting visitors construct their own "Top 10" and compare it to the Billboard charts.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 7, 2024

Create segments: Based on your research, group audience members based on shared characteristics such as their level of expertise, role or job function, or the intended purpose or use case they’d likely receive from the presented data. Choosing the right visualization also makes it easier to compare charts and interpret complex information.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

That's why TechSoup has partnered with Tableau on a new blog series called "Beyond the Pie Chart." Tried to create a report and couldn't find a chart or graph that would clearly illustrate your point? Now think about making a chart comparing donation amounts for the past three years. But what about bar charts?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Slide Share Show, " Putting the U in YouTube " although geared for higher education institutions provides some really good practical marketing tips for social networking sites that should be useful for nonprofits too. NetSquared. The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning.

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sgEngage

MARCH 28, 2023

Instead of parading a variety of colorful charts and graphs in front of them, narrow in on the key point you want your board to know or what they need in order to make an informed decision. Lead with the most important information and make it clear what they need to know. Understand the story the data is telling and remove the noise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Our online personas and the quality of our “screen sharing” have become part of our identities. The goals of any online presentation are for your key takeaways to (1) be cemented in the minds of your attendees, (2) be shared with other interested parties, or (3) inspire action in support of your cause. Make your points memorable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Our online personas and the quality of our “screen sharing” have become part of our identities. The goals of any online presentation are for your key takeaways to (1) be cemented in the minds of your attendees, (2) be shared with other interested parties, or (3) inspire action in support of your cause. Make your points memorable.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Huddle is a cloud-based project management tool that supports file sharing, virtual workspaces, content management, and task prioritization. To help you pick the right one for your organization, we put together a helpful VoIP solution comparison chart of what we offer. Donor Management and Databases.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Huddle is a cloud-based project management tool that supports file sharing, virtual workspaces, content management, and task prioritization. To help you pick the right one for your organization, we put together a helpful VoIP solution comparison chart of what we offer. Donor Management and Databases.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

Do you remember the chart your teacher had on the bulletin board or hanging right off the front of his/her desk? Whether it is the top score in Pac Man, bonus programs in business, or your 3rd grade teacher’s star chart, achievement systems can be powerful external motivators. By Seth Giammanco, Principal, Minds On Design Lab.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2015

Today’s social sector organizations need to be able to gather, analyze and share data. Not every organization has the staff or budget to professionally design every graphic or chart it produces. Give people points of comparison to understand how the data relates to larger trends, other geographies, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

I was inspired by Connie Bensen , a community strategist, who shared a post celebrating the success of her blog over the past year. So, here's a comparison between last year and this year and another opportunity to consider improvements. Okay, I'm procrastinating. Conversation Rate (measuring success in a social medium). Technorati ???Authority???

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