Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Event metrics can be great guides as we plan. In earlier posts, npENGAGE has discussed how to focus on our event fundraising analytics and how to use these metrics for success. Below are some ways to use your event metrics to identify and engage specific participant types during your fundraising event. Warm Bodies.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Ways to measure your efficiency and success within each . How to Measure Success. Registrants: Classy aims to increase the total number of registrants for the Collaborative year over year, so Alexa’s team reviews this metric first. How to Measure Success. Experience Our Nonprofit Event On-Demand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

This has an added benefit of increasing your “people talking about” metric which gets the content into more newsfeeds. This is a book giveaway that John Haydon did for my book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. It does have a Star Wars theme, but he created a fun caption contest. Experiment, Measure, Learn, and Revise.

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

Comprehensive online auction software improves every aspect of the fundraising process, from sending personalized communications using your donor data to generating real-time analytics that measure engagement and fundraising progress. Look for virtual auction software with the following features: Item procurement tracking.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

The Value-add of Crowdsourcing: For me, the two biggest reasons to include crowdsourcing in your strategic design of community building or contests are: Crowdsourcing invites diversity by encouraging anyone with an idea or interest to participate. You can see the full collection, and how they were voted on by the community here: [link].

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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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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Knowing this is the case, make it a point to provide sample tweets and Facebook posts, hold contests that encourage social media participation, interact with your participants online by asking them questions and responding to their comments, and most of all, celebrate their achievements every chance you get. Measuring Success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be aware of key accomplishments, metrics, testimonials, and milestones. Do a raffle, sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway in your community. If a candidate won’t run again or if a political committee for a ballot measure or some other effort is winding down, approach them about distributing some funds to your charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

But collective action isn’t enough unless there is collective impact. How does one measure that? What are the transaction and transformation metrics? The first is easy – dollars raised, # of volunteers, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I'm also using this for the upcoming WeAreMedia Workshop in San Francisco which has a section on experiments and measurement. Learning “If you don’t launch, you don’t learn.” David Armano Learning is using experiments with metrics and the right questions at the right point to understand what works, what doesn’t. More on that later.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

We use Hootsuite and Sprout Social to manage our accounts and track metrics. A present, all of our marketing and volunteer recruitment campaigns really rely on social media to spread the word and energize our audience and so we use tools built into the aforementioned interfaces to help us measure the effectiveness of a campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

It's look at what's wrong with public relations in an age of social media, a complete social media primer from the perspective of those who work in communications, and lots of incredibly useful information about the art of listening and metrics for the web 2.0 The old Web metrics don't work well for measuring social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2012

I recently got my copy of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit by Beth Kanter and Katie Delahaye Paine. In the foreward, Beth and Katie say that “measurement is the secret sauce; we provide the recipe.” Watching the metrics every week, though, it was clear we weren’t looking just for traffic to the blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

She also said that the pressure of measurement is not lessening and the drumbeat is getting louder. But that nonprofit sector has struggled for decades about whether or not they could demonstrate impact and there are lots of comparisons between sub-sectors. But expect how you report and measure impact with the social business sector.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

This led to acquisition tactics like iPad giveaway contests, buying lists and hiding unsubscribe buttons and practices of “email blasts”. Instead of measuring size, new metrics such as deliverability rates, open rates, click-thru rates and conversions are used to assess the quality of your growth and help determine the return on investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

Knock Out Animal Fighting YouTube Contest??? youtube video views Get original contest ??? High engagement contest ??? s choice award Number of youtube video views of winning submission MEASUREMENT TOOLS - tangible Sourced links for new list names from marketing ??? s choice winner This gave people who didn???t

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

This means companies can track their return on investment with an array of measurement tools and metrics available online, and ultimately improve their conversion rate and quality of leads over time. Social media contests. Types of Online Fundraising Events. Almost anything goes when it comes to this type of fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

And a quick look around the social web last Halloween and there were so many companies putting Halloween costumes on their logos, that there was even a contest for the best ones ! Google has been celebrating holidays by changing its logo to a holiday theme since 1999.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Its true impact has yet to be measured, but Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and every other social media platform have already caused a revelation in how people want to communicate. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay. Corporations use these contests to engage potential customers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

What I learned is that “drive by&# analysis of metrics is really a waste of time. You need to grab the month’s worth of measures and look at them against your content. Be Careful Not To Violate Facebook Promotional Guidelines With Contests. Ten Cool Status Update Tricks. Four Proven Steps to Facebook Page Success.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

As some sort of measure of accountability, raw web statistics (this site got x visits and y pageviews in t timeframe) mean zilch. Asking NTEN to show leadership by publishing web stats is to suggest that NTEN would think that publishing web stats is a useful measure of nonprofit accountability. 6 Katrin 09.19.07 No one disputes that.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

We use a file size measurement -- video files must be under 300 MB. How can nonprofits define and measure success with an online video? Has research been done to measure conversion rates, and, if so, what has it concluded? There are lots of measurements, but theyre all relative. Which is better for nonprofits ?

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

We use a file size measurement -- video files must be under 300 MB. How can nonprofits define and measure success with an online video? Has research been done to measure conversion rates, and, if so, what has it concluded? There are lots of measurements, but theyre all relative. Which is better for nonprofits ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

One metric for me in measuring success, was I able to inspire other people to take action? (at This one was very creative, dubbed " Trick or Tweet " focused on retweeting, incorporated a contested, and was cooked up by the good folks at FutureNow. It generated some valuable insights from donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

There's also a profile of the Humane Society's recent $50,000 contest win from Microsoft. Social Metrics: The Search for ROI in Social Media by Steve Latham of Spur Digital. Be sure to check out slide 13 that answers the question, What Can We Measure for Web2.0?"

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TechImpact

APRIL 16, 2014

Run a contest on your social media feeds and give people the chance to win something by interacting, Retweeting, or liking a post on your social media feeds. Measure metrics. Following up your innovative work with metrics reporting is a sure fire way to ensure success. Give away ANYTHING.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 11, 2010

To increase success, make this part of their job description and establish success metrics for your content contributors. Rewards can come in many different forms, but most sites have had success with rewarding participation through recognition and acknowledgement, as well as through more overt measures like contests and prizes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

As NTEN points out , the campaign include integrated tactics: They have a custom landing tab on Facebook for the campaign, tied to a contest: they’re asking their fans to share their pets’ stories and photos. Like all rock star nonprofit social media mavens, Carie Lewis is a curator of social media metrics.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

For Good, Measure This article is about how foundations have found Jesus in metrics. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Hollywood celebrities have become central players on deeply political issues like development aid, refugees and government-sponsored violence in Darfur.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

I recently stumbled across the Infographic of Who’s Who of Social Influence Measurement and while it’s no surprise to see the social influencer industry growing, it’s a little worrisome. Participated in our online contests such as photo competitions, etc. Donated money during urgent appeals – even if it was $10.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

It also helps students learn the process of a rapid prototype experiment that has viral effects, can be measured, and improved with reflection. User-Generated Flickr Birthday Card Contest: For my 50th birthday, held a contest where friends got to remix embarrassing photos of me into a 50th Birthday Card on Flickr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

American Open Challenge is GlobalGiving's second online giving contest. You can read a case study about the winner of the first contest here. Okay, with all these contests perhaps you're worried about Cause Fatigue. Here's a systems way to think about the impact that such contests can create. Registration here.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

The key is to define clear, measurable objectives that align with your overall fundraising strategy and tailor your content to support those goals. Ask questions, conduct polls, or run contests to encourage feedback. Build a strong, credible brand identity with consistent messaging, powerful visuals, and a compelling narrative.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We had simple goals, and defined our metrics only as they related to grant deliverables or obvious data, like: we will launch programs in 3 schools, or we will feed 500 families. Our strategies are focused on clear goals and metrics. Community-sourcing is when you launch a contest or campaign to your community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Come measure success. Once upon a non-profit theory, measurement was weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious meetings with little to account for, While I nodded, nearly napping, an idea for a strategy came a tapping, What if measurement could include social interactions and what they stand for? Oh my god, take a look.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2013

Unfortunately, as Beth has pointed out , Facebook doesn’t always make it easy to generate meaningful and measurable results that drive your mission or your bottom line. These apps help organizations take advantage of Facebook’s new functionality in order to generate more meaningful and measurable fan engagement. Cute dog photo: check.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Competition: This is an event where you gather participants to compete against each other in some sort of contest. It could be a charity 5k, a pie-eating contest, or a battle of the bands. New Volunteers: If you are running a volunteering event, this is the primary metric you’re going to use to judge success. Keep track of them!

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