TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2014

Knowing who shared your content, how many times it’s been read, and how long people spend on a web page was an impossible dream. Big data and robust analytic measuring tools have enabled this revolution to go from a pipe dream to reality in only a few short years. Start measuring, and reporting. Keep measuring.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

One of the best storytelling tips I can give you is to set yourself up for measurement success from the very beginning. It can be near impossible to measure the success of a story if you haven’t first thought about what your desired outcomes are and drivers of success. Here’s a few examples: Telling a story in.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2023

At least one of the criteria for measuring a successful year is related to your financials. For example, does your fundraising team know how to tell if a donor or other funder meets the criteria to become deeply engaged? Measuring business intelligence However, our research shows about 84% of nonprofits lack such profiles.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

Simon Sinek A colleague recently referred to the time before the pandemic as “innocent.” This uncertainty prompted me to invite two of the most visionary people I know to spend time with me on my podcast considering the future of the association industry. Sharon offered an idea that has been on my mind for some time.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It can be difficult to measure the impact of your work, particularly when you are unclear about what impact means to your organization. To understand how outputs are different from impacts—and why you should measure impact in addition to outcomes—it is helpful to understand what goes into the process of achieving impact. Activities?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

There Has Been a Change In Your Nonprofit’s Scope Over time, technology, politics, and culture will impact your mission and how you approach it. Here’s an example. This input can help you measure the success and impact of your programming more objectively. Take, for example, “we do.”

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

What I mean by that is that some fundraising strategies are more expensive and time consulting than others. For example, did you know that throwing events is one of the most expensive fundraising strategies? If you don’t have a high return on your investment, you’re likely wasting your valuable time and resources.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Over time, companies become valued partners in addressing local issues, rather than occasional contributors. Take Coca-Cola for example. These days, employees are five times more engaged when their employer offers a volunteer program, according to volunteer management research from Galaxy Digital.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Fortunately, data can help you make good decisions during uncertain times. Living in uncertain times Recent events have led to uncertainty in today’s world. Do you find yourself asking how to pivot during uncertain times? Will you bring in enough money to survive during these uncertain times?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

What Metrics to Review When Analyzing Your Campaign Your campaign(s) up and running, it’s time to assess whether your campaign is performing up to par. After a week, review the following data points: 1) CTR (Click-Through-Rate): The CTR is the number of times your ad is clicked on after it is visible on the SERP (search engine results page).

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

And yet, the ability to use data to serve your association’s mission has never been more important and timely. In today’s world, organizations simply cannot afford to invest their time and limited resources in initiatives that do not demonstrably deliver outcomes that support their goals. Formulate SMART Goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

How much time do you spend thinking about where your donors are coming from ? Attribution is what allows you to measure the success of your acquisition strategies (and get great insights for optimisation). Let me give you an example. Leave the game of chance for another time. Or how they’re landing on your donation page?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 11, 2023

But interestingly, there are many times when grants are not the answer. In fact, here are 12 examples of times when you should NOT look for grants. 12 Times You Should NOT Look for Grants 1. You need time to build your reputation and prove that you’re doing good work. Time is important.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

One example of thought leadership is this blog! Again, remember to measure the results of these thought leadership efforts by measuring the engagement with the resources you produce. But in order to do that, you have to think about what you’ll do to engage them and how you’ll measure it ahead of time.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The end of the year is a natural time for virtual house cleaning. Buttons move around, some functionality changes, and it can take a little time to realize the potential of new tools or capabilities. Those looking to have reliable, recurring reports will need to invest time in setting up custom reports in Looker Studio.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. And even when measured, it can be tricky to know how to use engagement scores to improve member experience and operational results. Contact us at any time to speak with one of our data-loving experts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

It lets donors determine for themselves that their donation, involvement, and passion moved the needle and made a measurable contribution to the world. A donor will be pleased to learn that, for example, their $100 donation helped kickstart a conservation project or deliver a week worth of food to a family in need. 4) Give outcomes.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Example: Using more advanced learning analytics, one association was able uncover that the courses they offered with industry certifications had significantly higher completion rates than those without. Assessing Learner Sentiment Another important part of measuring the effectiveness of education programs is assessing learning sentiment.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In today’s world, success is measured by more than just clicks and open rates. There are many marketing technology tools that can help you measure success. These tools help you see how your campaigns are doing in real-time, so you can optimize your marketing budget by spending your money on what’s working best.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Creating measurable goals with actionable items is vital to a fundraising strategy, and just as important is checking in to see how you’re doing. With the year half way over, this is the perfect time to evaluate your progress so far. Let’s check out what to consider when measuring your results. This Year Vs. Last Year.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It’s hard to ramp up the good work you do if you don’t know how to concretely define, measure and communicate your impact to supporters. When we keep in mind the true meaning of the impact, in all its forms, it helps us discover what’s important when measuring it. Measuring impact. goals, measure them!

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

For example, a medical association might set up their membership journey like so: medical students, residents, fellows in training, early career, mid-career, and senior-level or experts. Finally, you’ll want to consider the time decay of your offered activities. Well, it all comes down to the time decay portion of the scoring formula.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2023

While it will require some staff or volunteer time to establish your presence and maintain your profile, it’s still a valuable resource to build into your nonprofit marketing strategy. If you mostly work with baby boomers, for example, then you may want to prioritize establishing a Facebook page. 3) It’s a great relationship builder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Through her work with clients like the Wildlife Conservation Society and her love of (math) problem solving, Amy has picked up a lot of wisdom + I wanted to better understand her process for approaching a social media campaign and measuring its efficacy. Measuring beyond "likes".

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 6, 2010

Nick Salafsky used the death of George Washington as an example of what happens when you don't use evidence in making decisions. By the time they'd removed more than six pints of blood in one day, he died. By the time they'd removed more than six pints of blood in one day, he died. are there more gorillas?

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

To illustrate, by the time 2023 Pride began on June 1, there were already over 500 pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation proposed or passed in state legislatures across the country. For example, a local nonprofit working on educational issues may raise awareness about specific school board policies with the aim of making them more inclusive.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Learn more Measure program outcomes in real time Built-in reporting Bonterra’s native reporting tool empowers grants administrators to measure program outcomes, not just outputs. Measure impact according to your company’s specific needs with drill down and self-service dashboard builder capabilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” Despite the difficulty of working measurement in a generic way, the output from sessions was quite valuable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge , and a workshop with co-author KD Paine. Know What Success Is. Well, the purpose of the video was to get teens to donate used sports equipment.

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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. For each outcome, specify what observable measures, or indicators, will suggest that you’re achieving that key outcome for impact. By Julie Macalik, with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We’ll also be sharing the important metrics you need to keep an eye on to measure your performance. That’s a little over two workdays a week—plenty of time to interact with your organization. Thanks to social media, spending quality time with your members doesn’t always have to happen face to face.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2011

And though we are making huge strides as a sector to understand the most effective techniques and approaches to using these tools, we still have a lot to learn about one of the most important areas of social media: measurement. Measuring your activities is as important as what you’re posting, or how many times a day you post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Where am I going to find the time and resources? The reason we start this process with a goal is that you’ll have no way to measure the efficacy of your efforts without one. . However, these are just examples—group or segment your list in a way that makes sense for your nonprofit. . How do I segment my list? How do I execute?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Take for example their coverage on food that is devoured by a devoted flock of foodies.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

As you define your goal(s), also think about how to measure it. Here are a few examples: Increase awareness and expand your audience: success is measured by an increase in followers, but you could also track things like shares, reposts, and retweets. Set a time period for the test. In a year, what will success look like?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 28, 2021

Some critical aspects are how often employees are surveyed and asked for feedback, how the quantifiable measures of success will be tracked, and how well the offerings are promoted.

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