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How do grantmaker CEO salaries compare with other staff? 

Candid

One of the more helpful ways to explore top executive pay is to examine the ratio of their compensation compared to that of the “median worker” (i.e., For example, in The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism , John Bogle estimated a nationwide ratio to be approximately 280:1 in 2004 (up from 42:1 in 1980). The median ratio was 2.7:1

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Making the Web Accessible: Color Choices

Media Cause

In the marketing world, the challenges are usually most pronounced for me with things like color-coded spreadsheets, charts or graphs using vague pastel shades. Depending on the chart or graph you show me, I may or may not know what it’s trying to communicate. The vague shades are usually indistinguishable to me.

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Guest Post: Introducing the New GuideStar Nonprofit Profile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This means simple financial metrics will no longer be the primary focus when telling a nonprofit’s full story ( goodbye, overhead ratios !) Our new profiles emphasize answers to key questions about nonprofit programs and performance. Turning snapshots into stories .

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Reflections and Follow Up Questions from Techsoup/NTEN Share Your Story: Social Media ROI Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Click to See Larger Image I have been noodling around with this chart to show that insight comes before dollars, but if you measure and improve your initial pilot efforts over time, eventually the dollars do come. What's common to both is the use of metrics to measure results. Where do you look for standard metrics?

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Digital Marketing Plan For Nonprofits: The Definitive Guide (2017)

Nonprofits Source

Tangible measurements are easy to calculate and can fall into any number of ratios and equations. Once you select the Channels tab it will bring up a chart showing your organic traffic: Selecting the Landing Page dimension will filter data to show individual page performance. Cost Per Impression (CPM).

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7 Steps to Create Your Nonprofit Website’s Content Strategy

Nonprofits Source

Assign relevant metrics to each goal. Check in on these metrics regularly as you carry out your strategy. . Interactive charts. Ensure sufficient color contrast (to achieve the WCAG level AA, you’ll need to ensure a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 Define your audience. Incorporate captions for videos.

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Report Back from the Do Good Data Conference 2015

NTEN

We had to use optical character recognition scans on five decades of Billboard Charts, get them into a database, and categorize all the entries. However there is immediate value to the partners in the form of a dashboard and metrics for applying for grants, etc. Everybody on staff is tracking and using metrics in their work.

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