Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d love to see a survey of nonprofit measurement practice that quantifies this. I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2016

My face reddened as the realization sunk in that he wanted to know the impact of our program , not a bunch of surface metrics. From there I dug in to learn as much as I could about outcomes measurement and results from consultants, think tanks and other leaders in the field.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

If you’re not confident about your branding strategy, consider consulting with a nonprofit web design agency. Analyze your results. Keep an eye on the following metrics for your site: Web traffic. This metric measures the overall visits to your site, helping you gauge the success of your outreach efforts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Who decides what is measured? This can range from them being consulted to owning the results.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

How are you measuring your success? What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? The results of your self audit will show you what to refine and how to position your organization to get results. Create SMART goals for your marketing activities so you know where you are going and what you need to measure.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Be clear in how you measure job performance so everyone on your team understands their duties and the expectations around their role. Measure the most important goals that lead to results. Successful organizations create a quantifiable performance evaluation using fundraising software to identify the top 3–4 metrics.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

A matching grant pledge prior to the big day encouraged supporters to dig deep, resulting in a 40% revenue increase compared to the previous year’s total by the time the day drew to a close. The end result was a near-doubling of the initial total culminating in a final revenue almost 80% greater than the prior year.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As a fundraising professional and nonprofit consultant working on a doctorate degree in business, I was curious about just how much a mission statement matters when it comes to nonprofit fundraising. The results were dramatic, and they caused me to re-think how nonprofit mission statements relate to fundraising effectiveness.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Making fundraising decisions based on that data is a little trickier, especially if you are not sure what to measure, why, and what to do with the results. Measuring for success at each stage. Finding the Metrics That Matter , at 12:30 p.m. Applying Fundraising Data to Your Healthcare Mission , Tuesday, Oct. TUESDAY, Oct.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2013

But now the question is: once your nonprofit has consistent and relevant prospect data at your disposal, what should you measure? With these above metrics in place you can also measure the differences between each capital campaign, or you can measure the results between a specific campaign and your on-going major gifts program.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Data Analytics for Nonprofits: 13 Key Nonprofit Metrics. We offer a number of analytics-related services including web analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and data reporting and visualizations, so we can certainly assist your team. However, not all metrics will be useful for your organization’s strategy.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

If you have not read Beth Kanter and KD Paine's awesome new book Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , then you must check out Care2's webinar on December 4th at 2PM ET led by Beth, Ashley Boyd of MomsRising, and Ryann Miller of Care2. The 7 steps of measurement. What you'll learn: How to lead with a networked mindset.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

Next, consider what audience learnings you can surface using your nonprofit’s marketing analytics, such as email engagement metrics, website traffic measures, and social media performance. As a first step, consult your nonprofit’s budget and determine how much you can afford to invest in rebranding.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 8, 2022

Return on investment is a metric that measures the profitability of an investment, giving you a way to compare the yields of investments and make more effective financial decisions. You calculate the campaign’s overall expenses (including consultants, events, communications, materials, staffing, etc.) Your ROI would be 900%.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Blackbaud’s annual Online Benchmark report was released earlier this month at #bbcon and the results speak largely to a positive outlook for nonprofit fundraising. . What is surprising, however, are the results seen around email: There was a 60% increase in the total volume of emails delivered. . Usable email file size is up 8%.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Savvy organizations are using moves management systems to track important milestones for high touch prospects to measure how many you have, how much you hope to raise, and the distribution of stages to identify shortfalls/windfalls in funding. What do you want to measure? Does our current coding structure support these metrics?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s been proven time after time that data-driven strategy creates the most successful fundraising results. These same metrics are important to track during crises to effectively determine which indicators can signal alarm. These metrics measure outcomes for programs which can be compared to previous ones.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics , we looked at how peer-to-peer event metrics let us know if our event planning and execution efforts are paying off in fundraising results. Metrics and benchmarks can be our guides to whether your efforts at creating a great experience for participants are paying off. Profit/loss.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Public ideas about health are changing rapidly as a result of technology, medical research, and preventive and wellness services. The move resulted in 95 million fewer cigarette packs sold and a 4% increase in nicotine patch purchases. Purpose-Driven Companies use a Purpose Mindset to Advance Measurable Goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Example of A/B Testing Results. I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Data is focused on the metrics that are specific to social media channel. What is the difference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

The basics include: benefits, value, metrics, and financial calculations. I shared case studies and tips for nonprofits on measuring efficiency and effectiveness and looking at tangible/intangible benefits. Note that qualitative data is important - you need both to do an ROI analysis and to communicate the results.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

The purpose of this post is to share the results of an interesting survey from the beginning of the event, as well as the great attendee follow-up Q&A. Would a data management plan like you suggest really improve those kinds of metrics? ” – focused on why you need, and how to create, a nonprofit data management plan.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

More and more funders are asking for this kind of information, but most of them still provide nothing (money or expertise) to make it possible to manage and measure performance. In other words, we continue to promulgate a “garbage in, garbage out” system and meaningful reporting on results remains a distant goal.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results. Then we tier the results. The opposite is true, but poor data quality skews the results.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

While online giving platforms are an essential type of fundraising software, they aren’t the only tools that will help grow your fundraising results and build stronger donor relationships. The system should have anti-fraud measures in place and be PCI-compliant. Nonprofit CRM: The Buyer’s Guide + 9 Solutions (2023 Update).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

This week I attended a session with David La Piana , author and long-time nonprofit consultant, hosted by the Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program. David gave a talk about his new book, The Nonprofit Business Plan , and mini-workshop about what makes a good business plan from a funder’s point of view.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2019

Now in its fifth year, the Pro Bono Challenge is a skills-based flash consulting event that enables Schwab employees to apply their business expertise to building capacity for nonprofits in nine different U.S. The results? Second, measure and communicate your results from the day and beyond. communities.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This has resulted in Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management (FPM), a CRM overlay that empowers major gifts officers to successfully manage relationships with prospects and raise gifts. Close examination of major gift metrics allows you to discover: Any obstacles that are holding individuals or your entire team back.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

We use Hootsuite and Sprout Social to manage our accounts and track metrics. Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. All the while, you’ve got to measure, track and re-adjust.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2013

The Networked Nonprofit wasn’t only about making smart use of social media and metrics. Yet there is widespread disappointment with how most conferences and workshops are organized and the level of results that they’re able to achieve. How to make convenings count: a new hands-on guidebook. By Noah Rimland Flower. Guest Post'

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. The right metrics. Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them. pick the right metrics.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2010

Shabbir Imber Safdar and Shayna Englin, Englin Consulting, LLC. In one simple graphic, it shows how effective your marketing is and where you can apply changes to achieve increasing results. Once you've got your funnel in place, you can then set to measuring each stage. Experiment for 3 weeks and compare the results.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 6, 2022

Consult with your staff and volunteers about their expertise and if they’re interested in sharing that knowledge. Consult with trusted members of your target audience to determine the right amount to charge for each class. Track your fundraising metrics, including outreach response rate, donations received, and supporter retention.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 8, 2019

As a results consultant I had the pleasure of working with the SEFCU team to design a measurement framework that enabled SEFCU to become more targeted and specific about how they wanted to invest their human and financial capital to ultimately be able to demonstrate their success toward their end desired result of “measuring lives improved”.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

You’ll discuss measurable objectives for the team to reach and draft the priorities for each of these objectives. You may decide to address this by working with an external fundraising consultant or directing your staff’s attention to building relationships with your most engaged donors who are likely to increase their giving amounts.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Are you ready to maximize your fundraising efforts and see real results? Measure all fundraising metrics. No matter how extensive your software features are, the most important thing is that all of these metrics are stored in your centralized CRM system. Hiring a Capital Campaign Consultant: 5 Steps to Follow.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Make sure that goals can be properly translated to the virtual format and that you have a clear understanding of what metrics will be used to measure the success of your event. For best results, ask all presenters to join in from the room and computer they will be using to present on the day-of the event. Too Much Content.

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