Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

nonprofits while also setting up and launching programs. First, draw up a budget to determine precisely how much money you need to raise for your programs, including the costs of equipment, physical space, and/or personnel. An organization that’s just starting out has to compete for funding with nearly two million other U.S.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Interactive and dynamic charts will support a new visual vocabulary for your organization, allowing you to analyze data relationships around correlation, distribution, magnitude, rank, deviation, and change over time. On-Demand Webinar: Measure Your Impact with Salesforce Tableau . You May Also Enjoy: Video: Tableau for Advancement

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Financial Management Luminary Session Panel Discussion: Using Your Voice in a Sea of Change *don’t miss* Your finance team touches all aspects of your organization—grant programs, fundraising goals, vendor management. From Chart Organizers to Dashboards, you’ll leave with practical ways you can automate and simplify your fund accounting.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

It also seeks to provide a common baseline of the diversity of the field, as well as ensure that demographic data is available to those who can make use of it to evaluate their programs and assess progress around equity. v In the chart, the category for “Gender” combines responses to two separate questions on the demographic survey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I Love Social Media Measurement. I tested out the five phases of falling in love with measurement. Given the topic was measurement, I couldn’t help but go a little meta and play with incorporating learning analytics into the instruction. This blog post shares some insights about those two somewhat disconnected ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

When nonprofits started to read and apply our book, ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I noticed this tweet from the ACLU in NJ showing a white board capturing their team meetings to define success for social media. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement? What is your measurement pilot?

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

Example: “To raise critical funds through a community gala to support our after-school literacy program for underprivileged children.” ” Goals: Establish specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for your fundraising plan. These goals should be both financial (e.g.,

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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?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. What kind of Gift Chart represents your current distribution of donors, and how many donors do you need at each level to meet your goals? . You identify key metrics by which you’ll determine if your programs are successful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

It has been almost exactly four years since I published Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , with co-author, Katie Paine. Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. Refinable – adapt to rapidly changing environments.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. You’ll discuss measurable objectives for the team to reach and draft the priorities for each of these objectives. How often should you develop a standard nonprofit strategic plan?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

Here are four common mistakes my team and I see made by social, government, and nonprofit organizations trying to measure their impact, and tips on how to avoid them: 1. Measuring Too Much. By far the most common problem we see is that most organizations try to measure too much. Little or nothing happened as a result.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

The organization focused early in its transformation on unifying data about programming and volunteers. Do we deliver personalized, meaningful engagement for both supporters and recipients of our programs and services? Have we designed our programs and services around the specific needs of our participants? About the Author.

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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.” On a call last month, participants shared examples of their measurement tools and spreadsheets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

Data nerds know how to clean and recode data, look for patterns, calculate key statistics, and then show off the most important information in graphs and charts. Here’s an example where I created data bars —miniature within-cell bar charts—to quickly compare each youth’s pretest score and posttest score. Why get good at Excel?

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. as measured by total giving. private and community foundations.

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Grant Data Pledge Analysis 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds a wide array of programs to help build a national culture of health. The New York Community Trust. The Meadows Foundation.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

iii As the size of the grantmaker rises–as measured by grant dollars awarded or the total number of full- and part-time staff)–so does the ratio. ii “Other” grantmakers include programs or organizations that do not fall under any of the above categories, such as federated and other institutional giving programs.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds a wide array of programs to help build a national culture of health. The New York Community Trust. The Meadows Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2011

Nonprofits should focus on continuum of value that incorporates both tangible and intangible benefits to integrating social media in communications or program goals. Don’t get me wrong, I believe that for social media to be effective it must be aligned with organization’s program and communications objectives.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

7 steps to start a major gift program Major gift fundraising tools Let’s start by reviewing the basics of what these key donations are. They allow your nonprofit to remain in operation and tackle major projects such as renovations or establishing new programs. Create a gift range chart. What is a major gift? billion in 2022.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Additionally, if your organization decides to partner with a vendor, identify their areas of expertise, security policies, and training or customer support programs before making the final call. This leads to measurable growth and improved patient results.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Give me an interactive map, a pivot table, even a plain old pie chart and I’m happy. Why are you measuring or tracking something that you can’t (or don’t want to) impact? An organization has, for example, 20 volunteers, and they want to track the hours contributed, the impact on programs, and so forth.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

Create a goal chart to guide your team during this process. You can then visualize these goals on a chart in order to understand their relation to one another. You can then visualize these goals on a chart in order to understand their relation to one another. Planning for Success: What is a Monthly Giving Program?

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

These proactive measures will not only keep your SOA in line with the latest accounting standards but also ensure your organization’s financial health is accurately represented, fostering trust among stakeholders and supporting the sustainability of your mission. Engage with accounting professionals who specialize in nonprofit finance.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 80

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

What we do: Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) develops database software, data collection strategies, and statistical techniques to measure human rights atrocities. What you will do: Write computer programs for human rights data analysis projects. Process, clean, and transform data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2013

This session is my first interactive keynote based on the content of my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. In today’s complicated and networked world, legal services organizations need to adapt and improve their programs and fine tune their networks at a much faster pace than ever before.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Make the mission or program the hero – Focus messaging on your nonprofit’s values, impact, and service. There are a few key ways a nonprofit’s mission or program can become the “hero” of their fundraising campaigns: Tell emotional stories about the mission’s impact on real people’s lives.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Byte Technology

APRIL 7, 2015

According to Finch, measuring impact is a crucial component of any non-profit’s business plan, and a dedicated volunteer management application can “simplify coordination and serve as a central database for volunteer performance data.” These improvements [in data management] are favorable for all non-profits,” Finch writes.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Next, use your knowledge of current expenses like wages, rent, utilities, program costs, etc. By identifying the additional revenue needed, you can begin to prioritize which programs you’re currently considering that will be in the best position to drive profitability and impact. to project what your costs will be for the coming year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

By applying this approach to any program development or strategy and even your organization’s dashboard, your nonprofit can more innovative and get more impactful results. A focus on the bar charts without taking the time to understand the challenges and open up creative thinking will not inspire organizational buy-in which is so important.

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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?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Earlier this summer I posted on top tips for measuring ROI and getting strategic with data , touching on the idea and importance of actionable data, or rather, data that helps draw meaningful conclusions and future actions to optimize programs. Analyze goals of you social media and decide what metrics to measure based on those goals.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Your first step is defining what your mission and programs will look like in an adjusted environment. There’s convenience in online connections, and a new appreciation for safety in “touchless” program delivery. What specific, measurable results will occur once that training is complete? A few stepped back or even left.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

Gift range chart : Utilizing a gift range chart is a great way to created focused, goal-oriented campaigns. Fundraising scorecard : How well is your fundraising program performing? Gail Perry’s insightful blog post and scorecard will give you a realistic measurement into the organization and productivity of your programs. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Outcomes, indicators, metrics, logic models, flow charts galore – measurement and evaluation are in season these days. Measurement springs from many different motivations. Are you measuring to test a hypothesis? Is your measurement approach a way to manage your grants and portfolio? Are you required to measure?

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