Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2015

Fitbit and fitness/health apps offer many benefits — they help us become more aware of our healthy habits by measuring and producing data. His Fitbit (pictured above) tracks his heart rate – and that wristband, you can’t buy – it was custom designed by his enigneers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. Photo by Trav Williams. Here’s what we did: 1.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

A huge measure of progress should be the number of quality touches a fundraiser has with donor prospects. Unless the CEO or Executive Director has risen through a development career track, development professionals will know far more about challenges and opportunities in developing resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

These qualities may sound “soft”, but Goleman found direct ties between emotional intelligence and measurable results. The first step is self-awareness and that happens through tracking and observing yourself in work situations that trigger stress. One way to do this is to build in some reflection time into your day and maintain a journal.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 8, 2022

Return on investment is a metric that measures the profitability of an investment, giving you a way to compare the yields of investments and make more effective financial decisions. Calculating ROI of capital campaigns is an important way to measure the effectiveness of your fundraising and the performance of your strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

While there are a variety of different gadgets that you can use to track your sleep, I use the Fitbit Charge 2. While these subjective measures, I discovered that my magic number of sleep hours about 7 hours and 45 minutes. The value of this exercise was that it inspired me to rethink my routine about bedtime rituals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Grantee organizations will measure what matters. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated. We did this on Day 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Grantee organizations will measure what matters. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated.

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Kindful

MAY 12, 2021

Set up your tracking systems. Set up your tracking systems. These systems track your website discovery and engagement. How do tracking and analytics help SEO? Though collecting data doesn’t directly improve SEO, it does provide insights you’ll need to strategize and track your progress. Your nonprofit and SEO.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It cites the Save the Children and Utah Food Bank breaches as especially costly examples of weak security measures. While we’ve already established the importance of keeping data secure, tracking your data is also essential. Donor appreciation is a particularly effective way to put tracked data to work for your mission.

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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.” We’ve got some tools, questions to ask, and things like that when you’re looking at data-tracking systems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

The framework is a social media maturity of practice model called “Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly” Maturity of Social Media and is featured in my next book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. For each phase, there are specific criteria and indicators that an organization will develop. We are tracking progress against a baseline.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

At their heart, these principles require organizations to: Be transparent about how you use and disclose data, what rights people have, and how to exercise them. Purpose-built social impact software propels your ability to meet changing compliance needs as you focus to raise resources, deliver programs, manage operations, and measure impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Measure THIS! I've got a little exercise to get you warmed up. The tricky part is, of course, measuring it. Measure success through awareness, not dollars. So how do I measure this? This is not about dollars raised, for example, as a direct measurement of the time you invest in having these conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The session was designed a mix of strategy with a deep dive into content, measurement, Facebook, and Twitter. Practical frameworks and guidelines for effectively developing an integrated content strategy and measurement practice. Best practices for effective use of common social media tools: Facebook and Twitter. ” .

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Step 2: Set expectations and key performance indicators to measure progress. Next, measuring the impact of your digital marketing can be broken down into two ways: Tangible Measurements : Are typically revenue focused where the desired outcome is to sell a service or receive donations while accounting for expenses.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

There are companies and tools that offer “solutions&# for tracking, measuring, and even “engaging&# with your community online. More and more often, I get asked at conferences or on the blog for more information about how to create a community map or content plan. A note about DIY. Community Map.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

An eLearning assessment is a tool used to assess your members’ understanding of a topic and document that information in a measurable way. These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. This tests knowledge acquisition.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Finance Director Major Gift Contributions KEEP COSTS LOW Optimize major gift engagement efficiently with Neon CRM’s donor tracking and relationship management​​. Development Officer Annual Gala Event CLOSE DOWN Transition resources to more cost-effective online campaigns using Neon CRM’s digital fundraising tools​​.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? The ROI for us is measured in lives saved more than just the money raised to do so. I listen to dozens of podcasts whenever I am driving or exercising about online marketing, SEO, and anything I can find on emerging technology, entertainment and design, with my favorite being TED.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Where are the milestones in our history that best display our track record of success and/or history of serving our community? Tip: At this phase in the planning process, it’s also a helpful exercise to consider the potential for future giving. This should help you keep you on track and your objectives achievable.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

To make the registration and payment process seamless, set up an online fundraising page on CauseVox to track who’s signed up and to rake in any additional donations. Consider the specific , relevant items that you will need to financially cover during this time and measure what those costs are per month. Crowdfunding. Then share!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Remember, the best goals can be measured. For example, if one of your goals is, "Exercise three times a week," but you hate exercising, you aren't going to achieve your goal. For example, how would you know if you'd achieved "Have more work/life balance." Good goals make you excited!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Wall Street views it as the only legitimate means of measuring business performance.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

There are companies and tools that offer "solutions" for tracking, measuring, and even "engaging" with your community online. More and more often, I get asked at conferences or on the blog for more information about how to create a community map or content plan. A note about DIY. Community Map.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We all know we need a strategic plan, yet so many people don’t have one, probably because they’re afraid of this: Your Board and staff sequestered in a room, led by a consultant, doing exercises on flip charts with sticky notes and dots, exercises that never lead to a clear, finished product you can understand or use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Grantees get better at communication, proactive planning, partner engagement, message discipline and social media integration and measurement. Grantees get better results integrating Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels best practices and measurement. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 12, 2022

Unfortunately, a common output of this exercise is the realization that your entire organization isn’t on the same page and that somehow the goals got lost in translation from the board level down to those executing the tactics. Identify the key metrics you’ll use to measure your goals. Ensure Your Staff Has What They Need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

But, for the most part, nonprofit dashboard reports, if they are measuring the right metrics, are useful tools. The Dashboard turned 2 in October) We've certainly used the tool for performance tracking and press relations during that time. What has been the response to "learning in public" when numbers don't go the right way?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2019

We want to eat healthier and get more exercise. Generic goals that you can’t measure and that don’t have a due date won’t motivate anyone. How will you measure the increase and by when? Create a newsletter calendar for print and email to track when each type of newsletter will be sent and with which themes or topics.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

When you exercise IMC and have a consistent image across all platforms, people begin to recognize your identity and associate it with the specific good that you do. This allows you to keep track of duplication or contradiction, as well as assign when and through what channels to launch your campaign. Avoid Duplicate Messages.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 16, 2014

His organization didn’t have an up-to-date strategic plan, his development team was using an antiquated tracking system and he was putting zero time into mapping out a volunteer engagement strategy. Remember sleeping, eating and exercising? Those need to make a comeback. Cement Your Relationship With Your Spouse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2008

  When I've used this exercise, I've tried to keep it focus on tools for either external communication or internal collaboration, although he does color code the outcomes (collaboratoin, media content/networking, etc.).    On the cards, he defines the tools, provides a question, and url. 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2009

The morning workshop was on " Social Media Strategy: The Secret Sauce " that offered some pointers on formulating a social media strategy and measuring its success. The secret sauce, of course, is a combination of metrics, experimentation, and listening based on David Armano 's thinking, and KD Paine 's, social media measurement wisdom.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I'm also using this for the upcoming WeAreMedia Workshop in San Francisco which has a section on experiments and measurement. Pick the right hard data points I know from experience what the most important metrics are to track for different types of projects. Combine with other measures and qualitative data. More on that later.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

The space was large enough so we could have small group tables, space for food, and space to do full group and small group moving around exercises. These leaders are then given the meeting agenda (game instructions), keep the group on track, and volunteer to report out. I do a lot of small group and share pair exercises.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Dilenschneider, Author of A Briefing for Leaders: Communication As the Ultimate Exercise of Power There are many fine values, such as courtesy, confidence, ingenuity, thrift, and so on. A "short list" of values is far more useful in putting the workplace back on track. They fail to prioritize. Copyright © Robert L. Author Bio Robert L.

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