3 Benchmark Insights for Nonprofits in 2017: Note: Any industry benchmark report should be used for comparison, but it’s only one of many data points you should consider. MORE
We get asked for comparisons all the time. The wide, global comparison across hundreds of associations that Association TRENDS is now offering in their new Association Social Media Report 2012: Adoption and Activity Levels, Rankings and Best Practices. It’s natural, I suppose. MORE
By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.5. The SocialPath The Vertex Systems Newsletter Skip to content Home ← A GPS for Your Nonprofit? 16 Twitter Tools for Nonprofits → Feb. MORE
The post Comparison Of The Top 6 Email Marketing Services For Nonprofits appeared first on Tech Impact Blog. Image courtesy of Business Marketing Blog. MORE
Robin Good's Web-Based Delivery of Audio and Video Materials provides a great feature-by-feature comparison. I've been looking around for an article just on this topic! of the most popular video sharing tools. He also tells us what users need to know before taking advantages of these services. The requirements to start benefiting from these new services and opportunities include: some familiarity with the basic audio and video file formats existing out there. MORE
Download Comparison of Email Newsletter Service Providers [Word 200Kb Last year I wrote a paper comparing email service providers (ESPs) for email newsletter blasting. The paper was based on research conducted by ONE/Northwest to figure out what the range of tools was for our typical non-profit client, and which ones seemed to be the best fit. MORE
The guide includes a comparison of 29 different systems and offers detailed reviews of 10 of the most popular. There are a ton of smart people writing about nonprofit technology and communications to help nonprofit communicators keep up on the latest online trends and developments. MORE
As a point of comparison, in 2016 the median offline gift less than $1,000 was $20. I have a confession to make. I used to believe that online average gift size was a vanity metric. MORE
First impressions are very important online and non-branded YouTube channesl pale in comparison to those nonprofits that utilize YouTube’s Nonprofit Program features, such as: UNICEF USA :: youtube.com/unicefusa. MORE
In comparison, overall charitable giving to 5,170 nonprofits representing over $17 billion in annual giving grew 1.4 Overall giving to 96 foundations representing over $414.6 million in annual revenue grew 4.7 MORE
Grantmakers of all sizes should check out Idealware's recently updated Consumer’s Guide to Grants Management Systems. MORE
Remember the white paper we produced in 2009 that included a comparison of private online community vendors? It’s hard to believe that was five years ago but even harder to believe that more than half of those providers are no longer in business! That’s why it’s time for a new paper. MORE
By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.5. The SocialPath The Vertex Systems Newsletter Skip to content Home ← What is the Strategic Value of New Nonprofit Software? MORE
We used Blackbaud data to pull together this model specifically for walks without a registration fee and it does help set a good stage for comparison, especially for new events without historical data. Predictive Modeling uses “big data” to help predict the future. MORE
Happy New Year! Ever struggle with a problem for months, if not years, and then when the solution comes it's so painfully simple that you have a bruise on the side of your head from where you keep slapping yourself? MORE
If you’re using Blackbaud NetCommunity , the Content Comparison part will run the test for you. Nonprofits have become more sophisticated at driving traffic to their websites. Direct mail may use different friendly URLs to test response rates. MORE
It includes a contextual comparison to other similar one-day fundraising events in other states; comparison to nonprofits’ own online fundraising campaigns; and surveyed feedback from participating nonprofits, including challenges and ideas for improvement. MORE
For step 1, she suggested using Juice Analytics chart chooser tool. I wanted to learn more about what particular chart format is better suited to visualize a particular comparison or insight from social media data. Time Series Comparisons. Source: Juice Lab Chart Chooser. MORE
Although a great report in itself, I suggest opening the date range filter to include “past comparison,&# for year to year comparison (if you have previous year’s data). Use this comparison to survey peaks and valleys of traffic. MORE
By comparison, only 29% of online only donors were 65 or older while 58% of offline only donors are represented in these age brackets. This tends to skew income comparisons with older donors across giving channels. MORE
File Comparison. In July, Adobe released Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017, the latest version of its desktop software for viewing, creating, editing, printing, and managing PDF documents. Immediately after its release, TechSoup added it to its catalog for both Windows and Mac. MORE
For comparison sake, people typically spend about 12 minutes on Facebook, 3 minutes on Twitter and 16 minutes on YouTube. Up until January 2012, Pinterest had been slowly gaining momentum and growing a user base over 22 months. Then suddenly, boom, Pinterest became the social media world’s new darling. According to ComScore’s data, Pinterest hit 1 1.7 million unique monthly U.S. MORE
The percent increase or decrease next to this number is a comparison with the previous 7-day period. The percent increase or decrease next to this number is a comparison with the previous 7-day period. MORE
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. MORE
For comparison, during that same time we gained half as many new Twitter followers. At the Lupus Foundation of America , we’ve been active on Instagram since 2013, though until recently, it was not a central part of our organization’s social media strategy. MORE
Based on Software Advice’s 2015 industry review from Software Advice (an association management technology comparison agency) on how to best use Twitter to foster member engagement, it is clear that having a measurable, valuable, and substantial communication strategy on social media can help save your nonprofit and reach a broader audience MORE
You know, it, it’s that time again! From the Community Roundtable comes the awesomest comprehensive report on communities. MORE
Review third-party product comparisons. Software Advice works with hundreds of nonprofit professionals searching for new accounting software every year. This gives us insights into the challenges they face when researching products. The bottom line—it’s overwhelming. MORE
The scan shows a comparison of the brain after sitting vs walking for 20 minutes. There is more red in the walking scan which shows more connections in the brain and more ability to concentrate and that is good for learning. Photo: Americans for the Arts. MORE
billion American spent online on Cyber Monday (which pales in comparison to the more than $14 billion that was spent on Nov. Chances are if the day has a special moniker, Americans like to spend money on it. Black Friday. Shop Local Saturday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. MORE
In comparison, @BarackObama ’s tweets are only retweeted an average 1,400 times each, despite his massive following. Twiplomacy aims to identify the extent to which world leaders use Twitter and how they connect on the social network. MORE
While both are apt comparisons to soliciting donors, they actually represent entirely different ways of asking for money. There are two ways these posts about soliciting donors start: Either we begin with a metaphor about how asking a donor for time or money is like a. MORE
Integrating social sharing on your website can be as easy to implement as adding a script into your webpage templates. I recently took a look at three of the most popular utilities for social sharing: ShareThis, AddThis, and Gigya. MORE
By comparison only 70% of small businesses use Facebook as part of their online strategy. Last weeks post highlighting a few statistics from the business world seems to have resonated with readers here. MORE
Give people points of comparison to understand how the data relates to larger trends, other geographies, etc. MORE
The guide presents detailed comparisons of 33 donor databases that cost less than $4,250 in the first year. It includes a high-level overview of common features, comparisons and summaries of the systems they reviewed, recommendations for which systems might be suited to a variety of nonprofit scenarios, and a directory of consultants who can help you select a database. Our friends at Idealware and NTEN have released their Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems. MORE
The results will provide a comparison as to where to you stand among your peers and the nonprofit sector as a whole. • MORE
The comparison is startling. This is a guest post by master storyteller Park Howell, whom Jamie and I met when we went to speak for Goodwill Industries last week. When I saw his great list below, I had to ask him if I could post it here. He kindly wrote a little introduction to it for me. MORE
The new edition of the Consumers Guide to Grants Management Systems is a 300-plus page downloadable report that provides detailed comparisons of 29 grants management systems. One of the best free things in foundation technology came out in late May this year. MORE
Check out this infographic from WordStream who did a ton of research to test out the comparison between Facebook ads and Google ads. As always, click on the image to enlarge. The winner? Google. Potluck MORE
By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.6. In April 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 20.6. The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 14.5 percent, compared with 8.4 percent for persons with no disability, not seasonally adjusted. More information is available on the US Department of Labor website. MORE
Use Bar Charts for Comparison and Ranking. Another method for analyzing data is comparison and ranking. A bar chart is great for comparison and ranking because it encodes quantitative values as length on the same baseline, making it extremely easy to compare values. MORE
Chris made the comparison between a free, 30-second, well-timed and worded tweet and the amount of money spent to fly people to Washington (plus fancy dinners and whatnot) – a practice he said is FAR LESS EFFECTIVE to catch his attention. MORE
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FEBRUARY 7, 2011
Integrating social sharing on your website can be as easy to implement as adding a script into your webpage templates. I recently took a look at three of the most popular utilities for social sharing: ShareThis, AddThis, and Gigya.
TechImpact
AUGUST 23, 2013
The post Comparison Of The Top 6 Email Marketing Services For Nonprofits appeared first on Tech Impact Blog. Image courtesy of Business Marketing Blog.
Judi Sohn
JANUARY 2, 2011
Happy New Year! Ever struggle with a problem for months, if not years, and then when the solution comes it's so painfully simple that you have a bruise on the side of your head from where you keep slapping yourself?
SocialFish
JANUARY 3, 2013
Check out this infographic from WordStream who did a ton of research to test out the comparison between Facebook ads and Google ads. As always, click on the image to enlarge. The winner? Google. Potluck
VolunteerMark
APRIL 13, 2015
Based on Software Advice’s 2015 industry review from Software Advice (an association management technology comparison agency) on how to best use Twitter to foster member engagement, it is clear that having a measurable, valuable, and substantial communication strategy on social media can help save your nonprofit and reach a broader audience
GroundWire
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
Download Comparison of Email Newsletter Service Providers [Word 200Kb Last year I wrote a paper comparing email service providers (ESPs) for email newsletter blasting. The paper was based on research conducted by ONE/Northwest to figure out what the range of tools was for our typical non-profit client, and which ones seemed to be the best fit.
The SocialPath
MAY 9, 2011
By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.6. In April 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 20.6. The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 14.5 percent, compared with 8.4 percent for persons with no disability, not seasonally adjusted. More information is available on the US Department of Labor website.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 4, 2017
As a point of comparison, in 2016 the median offline gift less than $1,000 was $20. I have a confession to make. I used to believe that online average gift size was a vanity metric.
Connection Cafe
JULY 6, 2017
By comparison, only 29% of online only donors were 65 or older while 58% of offline only donors are represented in these age brackets. This tends to skew income comparisons with older donors across giving channels.
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.
Connection Cafe
JUNE 19, 2017
We used Blackbaud data to pull together this model specifically for walks without a registration fee and it does help set a good stage for comparison, especially for new events without historical data. Predictive Modeling uses “big data” to help predict the future.
SocialFish
MARCH 29, 2012
We get asked for comparisons all the time. The wide, global comparison across hundreds of associations that Association TRENDS is now offering in their new Association Social Media Report 2012: Adoption and Activity Levels, Rankings and Best Practices. It’s natural, I suppose.
NetWits
APRIL 10, 2011
By comparison only 70% of small businesses use Facebook as part of their online strategy. Last weeks post highlighting a few statistics from the business world seems to have resonated with readers here.
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Use Bar Charts for Comparison and Ranking. Another method for analyzing data is comparison and ranking. A bar chart is great for comparison and ranking because it encodes quantitative values as length on the same baseline, making it extremely easy to compare values.
NetWits
JANUARY 3, 2011
If you’re using Blackbaud NetCommunity , the Content Comparison part will run the test for you. Nonprofits have become more sophisticated at driving traffic to their websites. Direct mail may use different friendly URLs to test response rates.
SocialFish
APRIL 30, 2014
You know, it, it’s that time again! From the Community Roundtable comes the awesomest comprehensive report on communities.
SocialFish
MARCH 8, 2012
It includes a contextual comparison to other similar one-day fundraising events in other states; comparison to nonprofits’ own online fundraising campaigns; and surveyed feedback from participating nonprofits, including challenges and ideas for improvement.
Connection Cafe
JANUARY 11, 2017
3 Benchmark Insights for Nonprofits in 2017: Note: Any industry benchmark report should be used for comparison, but it’s only one of many data points you should consider.
NetWits
MAY 26, 2011
Although a great report in itself, I suggest opening the date range filter to include “past comparison,&# for year to year comparison (if you have previous year’s data). Use this comparison to survey peaks and valleys of traffic.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 29, 2013
For step 1, she suggested using Juice Analytics chart chooser tool. I wanted to learn more about what particular chart format is better suited to visualize a particular comparison or insight from social media data. Time Series Comparisons. Source: Juice Lab Chart Chooser.
Connection Cafe
JUNE 13, 2017
For comparison, during that same time we gained half as many new Twitter followers. At the Lupus Foundation of America , we’ve been active on Instagram since 2013, though until recently, it was not a central part of our organization’s social media strategy.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 23, 2013
The results will provide a comparison as to where to you stand among your peers and the nonprofit sector as a whole. •
Robert Weiner
APRIL 28, 2009
The guide presents detailed comparisons of 33 donor databases that cost less than $4,250 in the first year. It includes a high-level overview of common features, comparisons and summaries of the systems they reviewed, recommendations for which systems might be suited to a variety of nonprofit scenarios, and a directory of consultants who can help you select a database. Our friends at Idealware and NTEN have released their Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems.
Frogloop
MAY 5, 2012
For comparison sake, people typically spend about 12 minutes on Facebook, 3 minutes on Twitter and 16 minutes on YouTube. Up until January 2012, Pinterest had been slowly gaining momentum and growing a user base over 22 months. Then suddenly, boom, Pinterest became the social media world’s new darling. According to ComScore’s data, Pinterest hit 1 1.7 million unique monthly U.S.
Connection Cafe
APRIL 20, 2016
Review third-party product comparisons. Software Advice works with hundreds of nonprofit professionals searching for new accounting software every year. This gives us insights into the challenges they face when researching products. The bottom line—it’s overwhelming.
Frogloop
JULY 16, 2012
The guide includes a comparison of 29 different systems and offers detailed reviews of 10 of the most popular. There are a ton of smart people writing about nonprofit technology and communications to help nonprofit communicators keep up on the latest online trends and developments.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 14, 2011
First impressions are very important online and non-branded YouTube channesl pale in comparison to those nonprofits that utilize YouTube’s Nonprofit Program features, such as: UNICEF USA :: youtube.com/unicefusa.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 8, 2016
The new edition of the Consumers Guide to Grants Management Systems is a 300-plus page downloadable report that provides detailed comparisons of 29 grants management systems. One of the best free things in foundation technology came out in late May this year.
NonProfit Hub
DECEMBER 10, 2015
billion American spent online on Cyber Monday (which pales in comparison to the more than $14 billion that was spent on Nov. Chances are if the day has a special moniker, Americans like to spend money on it. Black Friday. Shop Local Saturday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 4, 2015
In comparison, overall charitable giving to 5,170 nonprofits representing over $17 billion in annual giving grew 1.4 Overall giving to 96 foundations representing over $414.6 million in annual revenue grew 4.7
SocialFish
AUGUST 10, 2012
Chris made the comparison between a free, 30-second, well-timed and worded tweet and the amount of money spent to fly people to Washington (plus fancy dinners and whatnot) – a practice he said is FAR LESS EFFECTIVE to catch his attention.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 17, 2015
Give people points of comparison to understand how the data relates to larger trends, other geographies, etc.
Tech Soup Blog
AUGUST 17, 2017
File Comparison. In July, Adobe released Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017, the latest version of its desktop software for viewing, creating, editing, printing, and managing PDF documents. Immediately after its release, TechSoup added it to its catalog for both Windows and Mac.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 19, 2016
The scan shows a comparison of the brain after sitting vs walking for 20 minutes. There is more red in the walking scan which shows more connections in the brain and more ability to concentrate and that is good for learning. Photo: Americans for the Arts.
Vertex Systems
MARCH 17, 2011
By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.5. The SocialPath The Vertex Systems Newsletter Skip to content Home ← A GPS for Your Nonprofit? 16 Twitter Tools for Nonprofits → Feb.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 25, 2014
In comparison, @BarackObama ’s tweets are only retweeted an average 1,400 times each, despite his massive following. Twiplomacy aims to identify the extent to which world leaders use Twitter and how they connect on the social network.
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
While both are apt comparisons to soliciting donors, they actually represent entirely different ways of asking for money. There are two ways these posts about soliciting donors start: Either we begin with a metaphor about how asking a donor for time or money is like a.
John Haydon
OCTOBER 20, 2011
The percent increase or decrease next to this number is a comparison with the previous 7-day period. The percent increase or decrease next to this number is a comparison with the previous 7-day period.
SocialFish
OCTOBER 30, 2013
Remember the white paper we produced in 2009 that included a comparison of private online community vendors? It’s hard to believe that was five years ago but even harder to believe that more than half of those providers are no longer in business! That’s why it’s time for a new paper.
SocialFish
AUGUST 20, 2012
The comparison is startling. This is a guest post by master storyteller Park Howell, whom Jamie and I met when we went to speak for Goodwill Industries last week. When I saw his great list below, I had to ask him if I could post it here. He kindly wrote a little introduction to it for me.
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