Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

We covered how to do Community Mapping (identifying the segments and goals of the community), Content Mapping (creating a plan for which content goes where, and why), and Data Tracking (pulling all the numbers together). DIY Community Engagement Metrics. Presentation. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Do-It-Yourself.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

If you’re struggling to find someone to share your data woes with, we’re here to help you decipher the signs and get you back on track. Sometimes this feeling can leave you wondering where or how to start organizing your data, which can easily lead to a cycle of inaction and increased overwhelm. Set up your KPI and metrics!

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you know that raising major gifts is one of the most strategic efforts your organization will complete. At DNL OmniMedia, we work with nonprofits just like yours to position their nonprofit tech solutions for effective fundraising data tracking. Overview of Major Gift Fundraising Data.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Is your organization feeling the changes in our economy, society, and communities? In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to pivot to survive. Why data should drive your decisions Many key industries, including retailers, manufacturers, and healthcare organizations, use data to inform decisions.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

Let’s take a look at how you can leverage this tool for your organization. For example, “write a 100-word fundraising appeal email for high-value corporate donors” is a much better prompt than “write a fundraising appeal.” We’ll show an example of this in the next section. The more specific you can be, the better.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

Measuring effectiveness equitably across grantee portfolios A number of promising practices have emerged for how funder collaboratives can equitably measure impact across their full grantee portfolio: Tracking grantee characteristics across the portfolio. Tracking feedback across the portfolio to improve grantee support.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Not surprisingly, a 2020 report from Wild Apricot showed that 68% of organizations have difficulty growing membership. Target new audiences – We focus on member experience, satisfaction, and retention, but what about the more tangential groups we touch as an organization? One example of thought leadership is this blog!

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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. To better understand this, let’s look at an example comparing two members – Jay and Lynne. That depends on your association’s members!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. Proper documentation and tracking of moves management can impact your fundraising in many ways. Donor Database Management Essentials.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

By Jen Frazier , President at Firefly Partners – a women-owned, LGBTQ+ certified, and minority-owned digital marketing agency that develops accessible online experiences that empower progressive organizations to thrive. During a year-end campaign, it’s essential to track and analyze data from these multiple channels.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

We can’t forget that to be data-informed as an organization and as decision-makers, we have to actually be informed by that data (see what I did there?). Why are you measuring or tracking something that you can’t (or don’t want to) impact? A common example of this that I hear often is with volunteer engagement.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You need data collection and data structure skills, not just a data entry person—someone who knows how your organization operates and the best ways for information to be delivered. In a small, grant-funded organization, you might not have these skills and that’s ok! Determine the non-financial metrics you want to track.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Nonprofit teams have a lot on their plates: not only do they have to run their programs as best they can to help their beneficiaries, but they have to run their internal organization also. How closely should they track those changes? You’ve heard of impact, and the many ways organizations try to capture what they’re doing.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Goals and success metrics. Be sure to define your organization’s goals for the online community so that your entire organization knows what you’re trying to accomplish. For example, at the highest level, your goals might be to: Grow your existing online community . TIP: These are examples of high-level goals.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Of course, we’ve spent the year sharing tips and tricks to get your virtual fundraising to the next level all year long, but let’s be real: few things are as helpful as seeing real examples of real nonprofits doing it right. So here it is: our favorite 7 crowdfunding and peer-to-peer website examples from 2021. Let’s take a look.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 29, 2010

It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize business processes—principally sales activities, but also those for marketing, customer service, and technical support. Now we could easily translate that into “managing and nurturing an organizations’ interactions with donors and constituents.&#

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

People track performances differently. A saleswoman tracks products sold. Assessment occurs through the use of success metrics, otherwise known as key performance indicators (KPIs). Nonprofits don’t have trouble finding success metrics to use. ● You might even judge your pledge fulfillment track record.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2023

Customer experience (CX) is the sum of every interaction a member of the public has with your organization. How do your audiences feel about your organization and brand? There has never been a more critical time for mission-driven organizations to prioritize creating an inclusive customer experience.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 Restricted vs Unrestricted Funds Nonprofit organizations receive funding that typically falls into two buckets: restricted and unrestricted. What Are Restricted Funds?

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

However, a clearly defined scope is critical to keeping a project on track throughout its life cycle. For example, you will be reviewing your expense management processes as part of this project, but any fundraising management topics will be reserved for a later initiative. Goals and Metrics What does success look like?

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

from our friends at ParsonsTKO Selecting technology for a nonprofit or social good organization can take significant time and effort. While the C-level and managers will probably lead your organization’s tech selection, you can think of the board as the ultimate executive sponsor.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Some examples include: Data specific – What data empowers you? An example is how many new members did we acquire last month? The outcomes you can achieve tend to fall into four buckets that benefit your organization. This will drive adoption of being a data-driven organization. What limits you?

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

If you haven’t been tracking workforce statistics, now is the time to begin. However, the data you gather will depend on what information proves to be most useful for your organization. Consider whether there is someone in your organization who could advance to fill that position.

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2018

For example, at GlobalGiving, we’ve used an open source tool called Metabase to allow everyone on our global staff to ask questions of our data, build dashboards and visualizations, and share important conclusions with colleagues without needing to write a line of code or pay for an expensive proprietary software package. EXPLORE MORE TRENDS.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Fundraising metrics are the key to unlocking your most effective, generosity-encouraging strategies. That’s why it’s important for fundraisers to stay up to date on nonprofit organization statistics and use metrics to inform their fundraising strategies and decisions. Here are 10 fundraising statistics worth noting.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

That’s why we put together a list of the five essential metrics you need to know, as a fundraiser, to achieve higher retention rates. Tracking these metrics will help you keep a pulse on the current engagement of your donors so you know which efforts are working and which ones need to be increased or modified. Donor Level Moves.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Nonprofits that are reliant on organic search traffic need to start optimizing for this new reality now to mitigate the drop in engagement and support as the sea change happens. Jump to something more interesting: A Visual Example of Chat-First Search How to create an AI Chat-first search traffic risk audit?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

A flexible and scalable nonprofit CRM is at the center of an organization to enable the highest return on their cause initiatives. There is no shortage of CRM’s in the market that sell to nonprofit organizations. Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In June 2007, Apple launched the iPhone, and in subsequent years we saw the rise of apps as a competing method to websites for how people interact with organizations. For organizations using both apps and websites, there were challenges in seeing how the data interacts—are web visitors the same people using the app?

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Nonprofits that are reliant on organic search traffic need to start optimizing for this new reality now to mitigate the drop in engagement and support as the sea change happens. Jump to something more interesting: A Visual Example of Chat-First Search How to create an AI Chat-first search traffic risk audit?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Track your own data. For example, retention rates tend to be higher for mid-level and major donors. Here are some of the questions you might ask in order to understand what metrics to track: . Let’s say you’re a food bank. Same as above.

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Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

Example: email should be close to 100%, other fields like interests aren’t as important to capture initially. Management : Is someone in your organization assigned to manage data hygiene? Set a baseline and keep track of the progress you are making. Create a glossary to track and communicate official terms and definitions.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

They directly contribute to the organization’s programmatic mission, making a significant difference in the lives of those they serve. Mission-Driven Product Examples Products can be websites, but not all websites are products. By viewing projects as products, it becomes easier to track usage or feedback metrics over time.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results. Keep an eye on your metrics. Give your nonprofit more chances to interact with donors by asking every existing donor to opt in to receive texts from your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Using the method below you can calculate your average monthly organic reach. You can also tweak the equation to calculate your weekly, quarterly, or annual average organic reach. Go to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page, select Insights > Posts, and ensure that “Reach: Organic/Paid” is selected.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Once you’ve decided impact management is important to your organization, where do you start implementing it? Start with a simple self-assessment to understand where you and your organization fall along the impact maturity scale: what tools and processes do you already have in place? What works and what doesn’t? Data access. .

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Your CRM, or customer relationship management system, stores and organizes information about your existing customers. For example, if you launch a campaign to spread awareness of your hair salon right after you open, you might link to a page that details all of the services you offer in each of your emails and social media posts.

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