Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Meaningful data is a tremendous asset to advocates, policymakers, and mission-driven organizations. Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories.

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Story Data Storytelling Lesson 66

Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

The data in your CRM can help you raise more money, improve your donor retention, and even attract new supporters to your cause. Here are three top ways to get the most out of the data you already have. Your supporters are ultimately in charge of their own journeys, but you can certainly take action to influence and guide them.

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Data Gift Relationship Interaction 96

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How are you measuring your success? The good news is there is an invisible string connecting all the positive experiences above, so measuring your event’s success , reach , and therefore, growth can be a domino effect. Your most passionate volunteers have a lot of useful data floating around in spreadsheets, e-mails, texts, and minds.

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Tips Fundraising Management Cancer 333

EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Do we have the volunteer power we need in those districts to influence our targets? Paper petitions are fine but a tablet-based petition—eliminating the need for hours of post-event data entry—is even better. Consider additional measures like how many of these people complete an action three or six months later.

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Volunteer Campaign Advocacy Nonprofit 195

Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Assessing Learner Sentiment Another important part of measuring the effectiveness of education programs is assessing learning sentiment. This data-driven approach ensures that learners receive the best possible educational experience, with high-quality instructors driving engagement and knowledge retention.

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Analytics Education Program Impact 169

The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

Lever for Change influences its networks to find and fund solutions to the world’s challenges, including issues like racial inequity, gender inequality, lack of economic opportunity, and climate change. There were 800 applicants for the 2021 competition and 1,400 for the first award in 2017.

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Program Homeless Award Proposal 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2022

Perceptions of spending levels – from donors, the board, or other stakeholders – can influence campaign and fundraising management. Nonprofit managers can show the board (and others) that the organization has maximized efficiencies by accurately measuring the amount (and types) of resources going to marketing and fundraising activities.

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ROI Demonstration Metrics Analysis 336

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Attribution is what allows you to measure the success of your acquisition strategies (and get great insights for optimisation). Some of the most effective online fundraising strategies happen when you dig into your organisation’s data and understand who your donors are, and how they came across to you. . Where do I find this data?

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Donor Track Facebook Campaign 284

The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As we step into the new era of data consciousness, organizations face a pivotal challenge: balancing effective fundraising strategies with the stringent demands of privacy compliance. Growing User Awareness The digital age has fostered an environment where personal data is often considered a currency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2012

. ”Don’t measure the world, if you don’t have the time and resources to do so.” ” It is a key theme in our book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Measuring World Hunger Day – a guest post by Geoff Livingston. Twice as likely to take part in events like charity walk.

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Hunger Measure Metrics Case Study 104

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team. By Julie Macalik, with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success.

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Measure Issue Impact Method 143

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Next, you’ll want to focus on the metrics side of your formula, ensuring your values are measurable. Consider the frequency of the member activities, how many dollars you spend, or the rates compared to peers to get measurable data before start assigning values. However, you don’t need to measure everything.

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Hosting Metrics Associations Measure 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

When I heard about Guidestar’s plans to measure high performance at scale, I invited Jacob Harold, CEO and fellow ambassador to share a guest post about it on my blog. GuideStar Platinum: Measuring Nonprofit Performance at Scale by Jacob Harold. And sometimes it can feel that measuring social change is even harder.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A connected throughline of our shared humanity With that in mind, as I reflect on the influences, changes, and overall trends we have seen in employee engagement, philanthropy, and CSR in 2023, and those that are to come in 2024, I cannot help but be struck by the notion that it is not about specific trends or actions.

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Philanthropy Measure Influence Trend 77

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2013

I spent a year co-writing on a book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” with measurement guru KD Paine because I felt strongly focusing on vanity metrics such as follower counts or Facebook likes was a waste of time. I didn’t get asked ”What are the best tools to measure followers on Twitter?

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Attitude Social Media Measure San Francisco 97

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

That’s the question I asked this morning on Qriously, a new application that measures public sentiment, in real time. I’ve run three questions so far, and here’s some of the insights to the process: What influences your charitable giving? And once all 100 responses were gathered, I took a look at all the data.

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Data Mobile Time Map 154

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

They want us to invest in digital analytics tools to measure our efforts, but I’m not really sure what this will tell us. Nor am I convinced we’ll have the bandwidth to use the tools or this data. . How can these tools help you track meaningful data? So, first you need to figure out what data you want to collect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

Five Steps You Can Take Now to Apply the New Measurement Standards In Your Organization. Everything You Need to Know about the Dublin Summit and the New Measurement Standards. SMMStandards Progress and Roadmap: Marklein and Paine Present the First Social Media Measurement Standards at the Dublin Summit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

When nonprofits started to read and apply our book, ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I noticed this tweet from the ACLU in NJ showing a white board capturing their team meetings to define success for social media. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement? Influence —> take action.

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Measure Social Media Media Social 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I’m in Boston with Katie Paine as part of our book tour for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” where we jointly delivered a keynote at the e-metrics conference yesterday. The audience consisted of data geeks, data scientists, and analytics professionals! p/QTToUNlZjr/.

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Data Change Boston Literacy 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2011

What is it and what it means to use it as a measurement for improving Facebook engagement on your Facebook Page? This post summarizes some of the key points and resources shared. Measuring Your Edgerank Score. AVES is the process of using bogus social media metrics to indicate value — metrics like influencer scores.

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Measure Facebook Screencast Metrics 100

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

If you aren’t measuring donor engagement, you might have to. Donor engagement is a measure of all of the things that make up a complete donor profile, beyond just gift size and superficial demographic information. And it can be one of the most powerful data point in a fundraisers toolkit. Donor Engagement Factors.

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Donor Guide Measure Summary 97

EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Issue awareness is often a foundational step in advocacy work, and it’s important to make sure that your organization’s issue awareness work uses specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals to measure progress.

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Advocacy Generation Strategy Awareness 199

Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Picture this: your donor data and fundraising trends reports are due, but instead of the usual stress, you’re calm, prepared, and even proud of what you’re about to submit. Why report love matters Choosing a donor database is a pivotal decision for nonprofit fundraisers, influenced mainly by reporting capabilities. Sounds ideal, right?

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Report Effective Fundraising Template 62

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 17, 2020

We can see big brands paying influencers to promote their product. After they eliminate likes, consumers’ dependency on influencers can gradually decrease. . People would not rely on the credibility of an influencer but lookout for authentic content. Now with no like measurements, the user is going to click on the link.

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Business Influence ROI Italy 60

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

The UN goals include climate change measures, increased access to quality education and healthcare, gender equality and the eradication of poverty. Participation is increasing among all levels of companies, the data shows. NITI Aayog sources estimated the demand for philanthropic aid in India at $426 billion during FY2023. for UHNIs).”

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Philanthropy Goal Develop India 52

Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Does a nonprofit’s mission statement influence its fundraising efforts? New research conducted using data from Candid suggests that understanding this relationship can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising success. So, it was a natural place to turn to for data to use for this research. For our first project,?

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Donation Language Homeless Statistics 137

NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team. By Julie Macalik, with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success.

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Measure Issue Impact Method 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

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. That is they make decisions based on meaningful data, rather than solely by gut. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture.

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This new book describes six easy steps to measure and improve the success of any project, program, initiative, or work that you do. Our goal is to help individuals and teams achieve and measure success and to shift the thinking about projects and work from merely completed activities to investments that deliver impact,” explain the authors.

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Work ROI Law Project 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Measurement Challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2010

Social Media Measurement Tips View more presentations from Beth Kanter. I took measurement and since David Neff wore an apron and talked about kitchen tools and recipes, I riffed on cooking measuring techniques. My points were simple: 1) Measuring Cup : Identify the right results and pick the right metrics to measure it.

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Social Media Measure Jordan Tips 95

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. Gather Data on Your Current Application Before you present your suggestions to your leadership, have the data on your current application ready. Does your application align with your vision?

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 93

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

They can work quickly to collect and learn from data. Do we make decisions based on data and evidence? When there is a challenge to solve that involves multiple teams, is it easy to find and share data? The organization focused early in its transformation on unifying data about programming and volunteers.

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Digital Question Mentoring Michigan 116

Media Cause

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

One of the most valuable assets that any nonprofit can have is consistent marketing and paid advertising data—this is especially true in the midst of a major crisis or shift that deeply impacts society, like tough financial times or global events. Based on the data, shifting funds away from acquisition spend may become a reality.

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Benefit Marketing Change Time 64

Nimble AMS

MAY 27, 2022

Consider requirements like integration, shared data, seamless upgrades, and dependable application architecture. . 2. “Ensure that your organization is getting relevant data, otherwise it will be an incomplete equation,” says Jim Pearson, PMP, Senior Information Technology Consultant at Ellipsis Partners LLC. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Note from Beth: I was thrilled to be interviewed by Steve along with many other nonprofit data nerds, for his new book, Data Driven Nonprofits. He was kind enough to send me an advanced copy and it is definitely a must read. Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch – Guest Post by Steve MacLaughlin. Data Health.

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