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Looking to Be More Data-Driven? For Nonprofits, KPIs Start with Goals

Connection Cafe

In fact, companies with digitally literate board members significantly outperformed their peers on key metrics. All this technology and data have made it possible for nonprofits to use a range of metrics to measure growth and performance. Read next: 4 Ways AI is the Next Big Game-Changer in Museum Membership & Attendance.

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Can A Public Nonprofit Dashboard Be Your Organization's Best Friend or Worst Enemy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo Source: Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog. But, for the most part, nonprofit dashboard reports, if they are measuring the right metrics, are useful tools. The Indianapolis Art Museum has been doing just that by sharing its institutional dashboard out for everyone to view. Two years later, we might have some answers.

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Better marketing for nonprofits

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Karla Lant Lead Writer, Museum of Science and Sustainability. The problem is even more acute for nonprofits, which typically experience stricter budgets and more mission-related limits on what they can do when they market. Use metrics, and when you can't, stay rigorous. Conclusion.

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4 Strategies to Increase Donor Loyalty

Bloomerang

Inform donors of breaking news and/or problems as soon as possible. . Establish clear success metrics. Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) around customer service lets employees know you’re evaluating performance objectively. . A helper, not a hinderer. . It’s helpful to: Inform donors how their gift was used.

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Myth Busters: Why Donors Shouldn’t Rely on the Overhead Ratio

NonProfit Hub

With nonprofits, all that overhead can do is be one of many data points that can help you weed out the few cases where there really is a problem, but it doesn’t tell you anything about who is excellent.”. For example, museums have to pay for large (and often valuable) collections, security and insurance.

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(Not a) Game Friday: Virtual Worlds 101

Museum 2.0

Virtual worlds allow designers (and evaluators, and educators) to explore new modes of content delivery that are physically impossible in the real world, but may provide rich and new ways for visitors to learn. Most museums already have websites. It’s a little disjointed, but the key points are: 1. Let’s start with the basics.

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What Do You Need to Make the Argument for Participatory Design?

Museum 2.0

As many of you know, I’m writing a book about participatory design for museums. The book is intended to be a practical guide to participatory museum experiences focused on design strategies, case studies, and activities. And then there’s the problem of finding the right metrics for evaluation.