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. Elizabeth R.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

This change reflects a broader trend in nonprofits. They can now analyze lots of data, understand donor behavior, and tailor their strategies. It will also help them build better relationships with major donors and their broader donor base. Predictive analytics helps organizations expect donor behavior.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

But even the simplest goals aren’t necessarily easy—and they usually require a pretty sophisticated strategy to back them up. 7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. Want some help? If it doesn’t, then your organization won’t last.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. Point a Compass to the Future Regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path. Reflect Positive Outcomes Yes, it can be hard to put behavior in the spotlight.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Fortunately, data can help you make good decisions during uncertain times. Leveraging data during uncertain times will help you lead more confidently and succeed no matter what happens. Using data to help your organization thrive Here are four strategies to help data drive your decisions so your organization can thrive!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

By Maria De La Guardia , design director and brand strategist at Bureau for Good , a design agency that helps nonprofits explain why they matter across digital and print media. For more insights on branding, messaging, strategy, print and web design, sign up to receive Bureau for Good’s once-monthly articles here.

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Forum One

JUNE 22, 2021

Your content strategy is a living document that should be adjusted and optimized on a regular basis. Creating a well-thought-out content strategy, tracking meaningful KPIs, and analyzing how it’s performing can help your organization optimize your website. Why you need a measurement plan. Handling dynamic targets.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Chances are, your donor base is included in that number, making your nonprofit’s presence on social media and developing your nonprofit social media strategy just that much more important for attracting potential new donors and engaging with your loyal supporters. Here are a few steps to help you get started on your social media journey!

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Major Gift Fundraising Strategies for Every Phase of the Process In this guide, we’ll take you step by step through every part of the major gift fundraising process and provide you with tips for securing more (and larger!) Impact 4 Ways to Expertly Manage Donor Data 9 min read Read Now Perform Prospect Research What Is This Strategy?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Cybersecurity for nonprofits is the practices, technologies, and strategies you employ to protect your digital assets, sensitive data, and online operations from possible cyber threats. Your nonprofit handles a lot of sensitive personal information from all the donations you receive and all the people you help. Phishing.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Using these recruitment basics will help you attract and engage top talent for your nonprofit board, ensuring a diverse, skilled, and committed team of leaders who can drive your organization’s mission forward with passion and purpose. Make the effort to make sure your board reflects a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

With the help of impactful testimonials, you can turn compelling narratives into a driving force for your mission. The Importance of Testimonials Testimonials are personal endorsements, typically in the form of a statement or story, that reflect a person’s experience with your nonprofit.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Who decides what is measured? Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Note from Beth: As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m running several peer learning groups based on the ideas in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly Maturity of Practice model. Because what gets measured gets better.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Unfortunately, in the nonprofit boardroom, this change has yet to be reflected. Strategies to diversify nonprofit boards can be divided into three broad phases. Gathering information and involving stakeholders is an important practice to set goals and develop a recruitment strategy. African American and 2.6% Asian American.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

They help you gather information, assess needs, measure outcomes, and build relationships with your grantees. It’s also about making sure that your questions reflect the current state of your community and the sector, and that they respect the diversity and expertise of your applicants. Is this question relevant?

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

reported for “informal helping.” Focus group participants from private, public, community, and historically Black colleges and universities told researchers that many of them had been recipients as well as providers of help since 2020. The students also emphasized that service increased their sense of agency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

When I heard about Guidestar’s plans to measure high performance at scale, I invited Jacob Harold, CEO and fellow ambassador to share a guest post about it on my blog. GuideStar Platinum: Measuring Nonprofit Performance at Scale by Jacob Harold. And sometimes it can feel that measuring social change is even harder.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

As we make the transition into 2024, I have been reflecting a lot on the last year as well as my dreams for the year ahead. 2023 was also a year where we saw many organizations grapple with their DEI strategies and investments. The idea of measuring our work and impact is certainly not new.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 23, 2022

When nonprofit employees, leaders and their boards are not reflective of the communities they serve, they jeopardize mission attainment and the implementation of ineffective strategies to address social issues. Strategies to increasing workforce diversity.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea. ENA brings objectivity to the process by using the net promoter score as a tool to measure success. Could the decline in membership be a reflection of the decline in trust?

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

It helps them make sure they are meeting the needs of their grantees, and it helps collect some of the stories they may not get through the regular reporting. You can also find further insights about the conversation through Jacquie’s LinkedIn post, “ Reflections on WIP’s All In, All Rise Symposium.”

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are some tips to help you convince your stakeholders that streamlining your grantee application is not only good for your grantees, but also for your organization. This will help you identify areas that need improvement and the benefits of streamlining your application. For example: Does your application represent your mission?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. Presenting Integrated Social Media Strategy. Design for Participants To Apply.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

This walkthrough isn’t just a cautionary tale—it’s a roadmap to ensuring your financial narrative remains clear, accurate, and reflective of your nonprofit’s integrity and mission. Their expertise can provide tailored advice and strategies for implementing new standards effectively. Let’s dive in!

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

From sharing your mission to advertising fundraising campaigns, social media offers plenty of opportunities to help you boost your fundraising efforts. What is a good social media strategy for nonprofits? Paid social media can help you further your nonprofit’s reach so you can reach and surpass the SMART goals you set.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

So, while it might feel like you are saving time by launching the campaign immediately, your nonprofit could end up wasting precious time and resources on ineffective marketing strategies. Including a budget in your marketing plan should help answer this question. Some of the other advantages of a marketing plan include: Clear goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

Part of the process includes regular check-in calls to reflect on what we're learning. I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , What does that mean?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

The first day focused on networks and strategic use of social media along with some practical skills in content creation and measurement. This was very helpful because traditional translation does not help you read the group or adjust on the spot. I do not speak Spanish. We came up with some really practical and useful models.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Candidates should also be able to speak to goal-setting and the role of data in informing overarching strategies and identifying risks and opportunities. What strategies do you use to research new philanthropic opportunities? What strategies do you use to research new philanthropic opportunities?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs. This took paying a lot of attention to the group, the clock, and relying on the fantastic in-country team to help read the group. Facebook was critical in their strategy. Showcase Panel.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Though the growing climate crisis makes headlines every day, its enormity and complexity can be overwhelming to donors who often struggle to know where to begin and how to devise equitable strategies to address its impacts. Listen to Dosunmu reflect on what they are up against when appealing to new funders entering the field.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The organizations that measure and demonstrate action and performance against their commitments can improve trust with their stakeholders and increase market share, while reducing the cost of customer acquisition, the cost of recruiting, and employee turnover. However, few actually live up to their commitments. Investing in Employee Purpose.

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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. 1: Make Time Everyday for Reflection: Keep a Journal. Self-care and managing your stress is all about establishing and maintaining good habits, and writing it down helps you change and commit to the good habits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

I facilitated a peer session with Public Information Officers and a Mini-Workshop on managing and measuring a social media presence. We covered strategy, especially identifying audiences through personas and key objectives. Most importantly, participants began to think through their content and engagement strategies.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 31, 2024

Understanding a donor’s cumulative giving also helps your organization to build and nurture relationships strategically. You can identify donors who’ve consistently supported your cause and tailor your engagement strategies to deepen those relationships —potentially involving them in higher-level giving or leadership roles.

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