Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2011

We’re reacting to the following claim: “Data collected using unbounded crowdsourcing (non-representative sampling) largely in the form of SMS from the disaster affected population in Port-au-Prince can predict, with surprisingly high accuracy and statistical significance, the location and extent of structural damage post-earthquake.”

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

To efficiently provide this information, nonprofits need detailed financial records and real-time data to help gauge their progress towards their financial goals on both a monthly and annual basis and meet reporting guidelines. Access one set of data in the format you need as often as you need. Automate, simplify grant compliance. ?Access

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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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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Using the toolkit’s free Reflection worksheet, gather data on your current revenue streams, audience, donor retention rates, and more. Work with the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure that your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound). Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Google won’t be porting any data from the legacy platform to GA4 so, if you wait until the last minute, you won’t have an easy way to compare historical data to the new GA4 data. . Getting setup with a GA4 property that pulls in data has been a smooth process for us and remains as simple as it was with Universal Analytics.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

How ChatGPT Works ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence model that generates content (generative AI) based on an amalgamation of secondary sources; early versions used written communication as a training dataset for the model and predicted the most likely next word based on the input data provided to the model. Unfortunately, victory was not.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. These systems follow predefined instructions without the ability to learn from new data. How can charities use AI?

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Chantal Sheehan, Blue Fox Founder & CEO / 1 2 3 4 5 The Results - Our Strategic Plan Based on our strategery (that's a word right?), we identified three areas to focus on: Deepen Efficiency and Streamline Client Services Build Internal Capacity Focus on Data-Driven Decisions Were we lacking in any of these areas? Not entirely.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Google is prioritizing a new factor in deciding which pages are at the top of search results: your website’s user experience. Mission-driven organizations can also leverage data-driven segmentation to tailor digital experiences with the goal of increasing engagement with their audiences. Because impact is a tough nut to crack.

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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. and provided the two possible responses of “friends&# or “data&# – I used the question style where respondents had to pick one answer or the other exclusively. And the results?

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NTEN

APRIL 11, 2013

In February we introduced you to NTEN''s Communities of Impact (CoI), a pilot program whose 19 participants are spending this year looking at ways nonprofits measure, learn from, and share their data. One of the CoI cohorts recently launched a survey to better understand how nonprofits and NGOs around the world use data.

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2023

Leveraging the strength of the migration ecosystem, Forum One worked with EPA to create custom migration plugins that read data from the Drupal 7 database and transformed it for Drupal 8, allowing EPA to maintain custom Panelizer layouts in Layout Builder and content governance with Groups. see results for Montgomery County Schools, VA).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Because traditionally, impact measurement has been performed by siloed teams, the burden on them to collect good evidence is huge. Though it can seem like a big barrier to set up an impact measurement system — one for which you might not have the time, the staff, or the funding — impact management is something you can do at any level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 27, 2023

Success is easier to measure because you can compare your actual numbers to your budgeted numbers to see how you’re doing. Start early and give yourself plenty of time to gather data, think, plan, and put everything on paper. Working on a budget while you’re scrambling won’t produce good results. Use real numbers.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

" For many of us, when it comes to incorporating data into our grantseeking strategies, "devilment" might have been right. How Data Can Improve Your Grantseeking. utilize data to build cutting-edge grant requests. find specific data to support your mission. This Is the Data You're Looking For.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Save time and amplify results with automation technology. To get started, consider this sample workplace giving plan; then, build out each phase to craft a clear roadmap for success that fits your organization’s efforts. Establish actionable goals and craft a plan to achieve them. Inform supporters about their role in workplace giving.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Helping an existing participant achieve greater results is easier than finding new participants and turning them into superstars. Instead, deliver a message that tells them how easy it is to get started ( 1 in 4 emails you send will usually results in a donation ). Measuring Success. And for good reason.

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Forum One

JUNE 10, 2021

What data can you review to assess the current state of online giving to your organization? Let’s say you find that if you maintain your average number of mobile donors and increase their average gift by $10, you can grow your online revenue by 1% over six months— this is an actionable, data-driven insight. Did your test succeed?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

How are you measuring your success? 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. Follow best practices and you’ll get better results.

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Forum One

JULY 22, 2021

Leveraging the strength of the migration ecosystem, Forum One worked with EPA to create custom migration plugins that read data from the Drupal 7 database and transformed it for Drupal 8, allowing EPA to maintain custom Panelizer layouts in Layout Builder and content governance with Groups. . see results for Montgomery County Schools, VA).

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Good preparation up front helps to ensure good results. They will help you ensure that you have collected and analyzed the right data, accurately diagnosed the challenge or opportunity, aligned the proposal strongly with your nonprofit’s mission and strategic plan , and set it up to attract the right consultants for the job.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

As the giving sector and funders in particular become more and more results-focused, maybe you sometimes feel like you’re being plunked into unfamiliar territory. ‘I Here’s your sample script for Step 1 : . Measure progress along the way. Here’s your sample script for Step 2: . All without maps or Wi-Fi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Good testing begins with a hypothesis and collecting data to understand if you are right or wrong. You have a vision and then you creates a hypothesis and you collect data to prove it right or wrong. Use Scientific Methods: These include having a significant sample size, randomly selected groups and some split testing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

But, how do you measure the results? The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. Research and policy analysis. Communications and framing.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

That includes web development, technical strategy, fundraising, and CRM and data management— each of which depends on a strong understanding of an organization’s audience to be successful. Rather than basing your campaigns on a “hunch,” you can base them on quantifiable data. How to Conduct Nonprofit Market Research in 6 Steps.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. Providing consistent convenience fostered trust and resulted in the brand becoming a staple in the consumer’s way of life. Include multiple ways to give (e.g.,

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2013

They stated that donors should not measure a charity’s performance based on overhead expenses. This is a topic that Amy Sample Ward and I also discuss in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere in the chapter on Disrupting the Nonprofit Sector. What kind of results is the organization generating? But are they?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Segmenting data, what does that mean and what are some of the ways we might do that. ” I know I speak fast.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

Components included video tutorials, suggested calendars of activity, sample materials, frequently asked questions, logos, and a Twibbon for Facebook and Twitter use. From my experience participating in training events and courses as a speaker and trainer, I see much better results when coupling online and offline learning and resources.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

There are thank you notes to write, data to input, and results to report. The downloadable spreadsheet includes a sample, along with a blank template for you to use for your own plan. Your fundraising goals, or “micro-goals,” should be SMART goals – specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and time bound.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2015

“Big data” has been a “big topic” for quite some time now. What does big data mean? Let’s identify the type of data analytics we discussed & how they can help your organization: How to use your CRM data to analyze trends in gift history, affiliations, connections, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.”

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This loyalty is invaluable, as it often results in long-term support, advocacy, and even word-of-mouth referrals to friends and family. Use SSL encryption and comply with industry-standard security measures to protect donors’ financial information. Donor Loyalty: Recurring donors tend to be highly committed to your cause.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

posted by Maureen West Project Manager, Social Impact Measurement ASU Lodestar Center. The garden program leaders are therefore collecting deeper data to measure the real impact of the gardens. The food bank believes its data makes a strong case for the value of school gardens. “We Photo by Nick Henry).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

One of the first organizations to run tests to measure referral traffic for ActionSprout.com was the David Suzuki Foundation , a Canadian Foundation working to protect the diversity of nature and Canadian’s quality of life, now and for the future. The results have far exceeded our expectations.

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