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Fundraising Planning Guide, Calendar, Worksheet, + Template

CauseVox

We view the new year as a period of both reflection and preparation for what’s to come. For example, you need to raise $250,500 to achieve the organization’s mission of feeding 1,000 families. However, this goal should be the one that all the other smaller goals feed into. Keep it concise, it doesn’t need to be long.

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Stephen Downes On Blog Metrics

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Unique Blog Readers (content consumption - Unique Visitors and Feed Subscribers). I agree with you that it is meaningless to use the numbers to get into "mine is bigger than yours" comparisons to measure quality or popularity. measuring 'reflective moments'. Conversation Rate (measuring success in a social medium).

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Really, How Many.

ASU Lodestar Center

The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. The main point of comparison is information on volunteering from the Current Population Survey (CPS), conducted by the U.S. .&# One in three. The number seems high to some people and low to others. But is it right?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Putting the U in YouTube, Some Cool Events, and Electronic Sheep Dreams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. I've been looking for something like this where I could create feeds based on a category. It's a must-read.

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What do web stats mean, anyway?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

to care a whole lot about how many hits they got in comparison to similar (or different) organizations. I don’t want to start a race to the top of the Nonprofit 25 – where organizations start spending more time worrying about their position on that list, and less time feeding people. Why bother having a web site at all?

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Measuring the Value of Your Blog: Reflections Over the Last Year

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Unique Visitors & Feed Subscribers). So, here's a comparison between last year and this year and another opportunity to consider improvements. It is not useful to know how many posts you write on a monthly, weekly or daily basis or the number of the words for comparisons either. You can do an analysis of your blog feed here.

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Fundwriter.ai 101 – Can A Robot Write Better Than You?

The Fundraising Authority

And her social media feeds are full of polished, highly personalized content, which is good for everyone. Mission Statement Craft a mission statement for your organization that reflects your vision and work. Here is a comparison table outlining the features offered in each of the Fundwriter.ai pricing plans.