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. Step 2: Define the goals that match each group. Step 2: Goals.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Last week, I sat down with Amy Peyrot, Senior Consultant, Social Media Specialist, and resident mathlete at M+R , to discuss all things social media metrics. Once you know what qualifies as success, Amy suggests setting your goals based on benchmarks you've established for your organization, although this is a good place to start.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Using that knowledge, we’ve created this guide to help your team understand major gift KPIs, the metrics you should be tracking, and the top tips to do so successfully. You’ll explore major gift metrics through the following guide: Overview of Major Gift Fundraising Data. 3 Tips to Track Major Gift Metrics More Effectively.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

To help you compile this survey and get the data you need, we’ve compiled a few tips for writing post-event surveys and details of some of the most important questions that you need to ask. But before you start randomly lobbing questions at participants, we have a few tips that will help you improve the process.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

If you’re curious about where your organization stands in its digital transformation, ask yourself three questions: 1. While some nonprofits are highly evolved in this category, many organizations are struggling with the first step of identifying which metrics to collect. Do we make decisions based on data and evidence?

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

That’s a question every association CEO should be able to answer. Allow plenty of time on the agenda for the financial staff to explain when and how statements will be available, review banking, investment, and auditing arrangements, and answer questions. Be sure to allow time for questions. What is your board’s financial IQ?

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

4 Tips to Increase Patient Acquisition and Hit Growth Goals Patient acquisition is vital to your organization’s growth. Make necessary changes based on your collected metrics and look for ways to improve your care quality. Keeping track of these KPIs will help you allocate your resources and create achievable marketing goals.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

When it comes to focusing on the right data, I like to ask myself these two questions. If we don’t set goals and then create regular opportunities to review the data, does it matter that we capture it? And the highest level metric that they lead with is that they have 20 volunteers, and they have 20 every year.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. This short paragraph should answer questions such as: Why is this project worth doing?

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

Here are some metrics to watch for that can be tracked through most professional email delivery services: Open Rate The open rate is the percentage of emails opened out of the total number of emails sent. the head of your school or organization will shave their head if you reach your goal).

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Once you have your taxonomy and metadata in place, you can use metrics to analyze the performance of your marketing channels. Here are examples of success metrics broken down by three common channels: List Preparation. This is important for conversion metrics or click-through success metrics. Analyze Performance.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 29, 2010

The overall goals are to find, attract, and win new clients, nurture and retain those the company already has, entice former clients back into the fold, and reduce the costs of marketing and client service. That was the question I cam to this issue with. But what about social media as another form of communication?

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AccelEvents

JULY 20, 2020

When choosing a virtual platform, though, it is important to ask the right questions so you can be sure that it will provide the right features and benefits for your event. To help you to discern between platforms, and to prepare you for choosing the right one, we’ve prepared a list of questions to have on hand. This question is huge!

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Do so by asking yourself these important questions: . Next, you’ll want to focus on the metrics side of your formula, ensuring your values are measurable. Finally, you’ll need a minimum of five metric groups to create a member engagement formula. . “If What metrics will help your association move forward? .

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Ask your colleagues questions. Use softer, more open-ended questions to get detailed information that you will capture in writing for your plan. What questions do you want answers to from data? Process – If you have a question, what is the process to get your answers? Be sure to ask stakeholders in different departments.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Instead of focusing on metrics first, ask yourself what you ultimately want people to do. In the same way, many nonprofits still focus too much on counting Facebook likes and Twitter followers as if these metrics are the end goal, and then feel frustrated when they're not getting the results they expected.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

To help you compile this survey and get the data you need, we’ve compiled a few tips for writing post-event surveys and details of some of the most important questions that you need to ask. But before you start randomly lobbing questions at participants, we have a few tips that will help you improve the process.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

It could be as simple as an organization is yet to set any goals, visions, or KPIs for its data. Get the conversation started by asking the following questions: . Thank your staff and members for their time and explain how you plan to address their thoughts by setting goals to improve your organizational data.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

By asking the right questions , clearly advocating for your organization’s needs, and building a clear roadmap , you can make sure your board understands your situation and supports your ultimate goal of helping your teams work more efficiently and effectively through technology. Let’s dive in. Focus on improving your operations.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Determine your goals and audience. The first step to creating a nonprofit content strategy for WordPress is to determine your goal and your audience. To help you figure out your goal and audience, answer the following questions: Why do you want to start a WordPress site? Establish the content you’ll create. About page.

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Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

A successful nonprofit strategy is all about getting critical resource decisions right to achieve organizational goals. What impact goals will we hold ourselves accountable to over the next three-five years? Rather, leaders will likely find themselves revisiting those questions and asking related ones down the road.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

So many people asked interesting and thoughtful questions during the webinar that we wanted to make sure everyone gets a chance to see them and participate in the discussion! Check out the questions and answers below – they should be useful whether or not you were able to attend the webinar last week.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Establish the fundamental aspects of your podcast by answering the following questions: What is the primary goal of the podcast? Determine whether your podcast will aim to market your mission, educate your audience, achieve a different objective, or fulfill multiple goals. What unique perspectives can we offer? Consistent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

The other is about using data to make decisions, but for the start up audience. They have some ideas in common – including finding the “One Metric that Matters.” Here’s why it is important according to the Lean Analytics: It answers the most important question you have. That’s the OMTM. Nobody likes puke.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Investing in analytics can also give your association revenue a boost, helping you meet and exceed your strategic goals. Still have questions about the importance of data hygiene? At best, including irrelevant data is going to provide data that doesn’t drive your goals, making it difficult to interpret your dashboard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

I’ve been reading Social Media Metrics Secrets by John Lovett who is a senior partner at Web Analytics Demystified where Eric T. One point that he keeps making over and over: Metrics must have meaning or else they’re just numbers. Value Metrics: These are a handful of metrics that support over-arching goals.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

A nonprofit can earn a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Seal for its nonprofit profile on Candid’s GuideStar by sharing information about its mission, programs, financials, leadership, and/or goals and metrics. Here are some of the most popular questions posed during the webinar, accompanied by short video clips.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Im tells NPQ that “one of the main goals of this is to bring attention to the need for philanthropic support of journalism.” 500 million is the starting number, it’s not the end goal,” affirms Im. The main question will boil down to: ‘Did we make a difference?’” But the main question will boil down to: “Did we make a difference?

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The team at Association Analytics often hears questions like, What exactly is data analytics? To help answer these questions, we’ve laid out some helpful tips on how to get started and where to go from there. If you have analytics without a plan, it won’t serve your goals. What questions are you trying to answer with analytics?

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AccelEvents

JULY 20, 2020

When choosing a virtual platform, though, it is important to ask the right questions so you can be sure that it will provide the right features and benefits for your event. To help you to discern between platforms, and to prepare you for choosing the right one, we’ve prepared a list of questions to have on hand. This question is huge!

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. Trust: A trusting environment ensures your team feels comfortable sharing their ideas and asking questions.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

In a sprint to the finish, you need good energy in the form of clean, complete data, to get you to your goal. Looking backwards at historical data helps you answer that question. You probably start ticking through a familiar list of questions that help you make your culinary and nutritional decisions: Do I need coffee?

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Candid

JANUARY 18, 2022

Impact—share goals and the difference you’re making . Strategy & goals: upload strategic plan or briefly answer two questions . Metrics: share at least one metric from 2021 . Two key elements are required: . 2020 or 2021 financials . Board chair name and leader demographics . Want to learn more?

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

That’s why you need to change the way you measure social media and declare a war on vanity metrics. Last week during the Salsa Conference, I was asked this very question, why is social media data important - by Adrianne Burke, of Salsa Labs, during our panel Measuring Your Social Media. Why is Social Media Data Important?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Great question! However, most board members aren’t familiar with various fundraising metrics and won’t be able to draw effective conclusions when they’re presented with data without an explanation of what the data shows. . The last thing you want to do is waste their time and bog their donor reports down with unnecessary metrics. .

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To make it easier, we’ve organized the components of a nonprofit business plan into three categories based on your responsibilities: Board Support and Guidance Vision and Values Alignment Financial and Resource Planning Executive Summary: A brief overview of the nonprofit’s mission, goals, and strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. In addition to tracking app deployments, Code for America has developed metrics that help them understand their impact on the governments they work with, the communities they engage, and the larger civic technology ecosystem.

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