Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

No limit on the number of people who can express their support for your nonprofit by becoming your fan. Stats, stats, stats …. Facebook Pages give you stats!! You may be thinking “why do stats matter?”. See a sample of what the stats look like here. Google) of Facebook. Awesome, I know.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Trends Reports First, let’s look at reports that focus on large scale trends impacting the entire sector. Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) is the industry standard for donor retention stats and other related donor engagement metrics.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These stats were compiled by the team at Blackbaud, long-time stand-out providers of nonprofit technology. It involves examining the data and performance metrics of individual major gift officers, as well as the team as a whole, to understand what’s working and what leaves room for improvement. How do we know this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

This time of year, while social media managers may be engaging and empowering supporters, nonprofit fundraisers are preparing their fundraising pitches. While some appeals favor stories while others lean toward stats, the pitch is fundamentally the same: help us make the world a better place by supporting our work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

The Valid Metrics Framework, Updated to Include Social Media. Too often I hear nonprofit communicators and techies bemoan the stats that their Executive Directors and boards want them to track – mostly follower counts and ‘Likes’. I know that Katie is an advocate and supporter of nonprofits.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support. Is it best to create a monetary goal or one based on impact metrics? Will you have partner or major donor support through a matching gift? How has COVID impacted your organization?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. The right metrics. Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them. pick the right metrics.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. You know, impact is always good for year end. well, five areas of conversation revolve around, “What is impact reporting? What is impact? So we have several different topics today and the four.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Here Are This Week’s Nonprofit Highlights: Jeff Haguewood of Sidekick Solutions suggests the 5 Basic Fundraising Performance Metrics to Start Measuring Today. It’s important that you begin paying attention to the stats. Do you have a CRM that makes tracking relationships and supporter interactions possible?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

A few weeks ago, HandsOn Network launched The Good & Ready Campaign that leverages interactive technologies and social networking to support their partners, The American Red Cross , Ready.gov and FLASH by recruiting, inspiring and mobilizing volunteers in support of their goals for September, National Emergency Preparedness Month.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Plan for any meetings needed to solicit content or input from departments and outside support contractors. Produce a monthly website and online engagement report of key metrics. Monthly Website Stats: Monthly visits, unique visitors, pageviews, pages per Visit, time on site, and bounce rate (aim for under 60%). Lists Post (e.g.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

As the fundraiser, you are simply a guide helping your donor find a way to make a meaningful impact in the world. Donor Based A Donor Based narrative centers your supporters as a key part of your mission to create impact in the world. Personal stories have an undeniable impact on fundraising efforts. Authenticity 1.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2018

As reflected in the recently released Charitable Giving Report Spotlight: How Fundraising Performed in the Higher Education Sector in 2017 , donors have responded to the calls for support in a resounding way. Here are some key stats that recap the impact to the higher ed sector: Online giving grew 13.2% in 2017 compared to 2016.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Wondering how donor support will fare in the face of federal and presidential political campaign competition? 50 Fascinating Philanthropy Stats. The 50 Fascinating Philanthropy Stats is the central hub for need-to-know statistics on charitable giving, online fundraising, donor characteristics, and more. The Point of Impact .

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Pt 1 Why did an agency create an Impact Report, anyway? Pt 2 Re-evaluating YOUR annual report Pt 1 Why did an agency create an Impact Report, anyway? Designed for impact.” Much like NPOs’ annual reports, we focused our Impact Report on telling powerful stories, delivering transparent data, and showing meaningful results.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

For a deeper dive into visual storytelling, be sure to download this free comprehensive guide on how to develop high-impact videos. To lighten your load, rally your support base to set up personal and team fundraising pages as part of a peer-to-peer fundraiser. 5) Fundraising Metrics. 2) Personal & Team Fundraising Pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

We wanted low cost and high impact WHAT CAMPAIGN In the middle of the Vick dogfighting drama, we launched a UGC campaign called the ???Knock to quantify ROI Page views from our stats program & Video view count from youtube ??? We wanted to be creative and capitalize on the media attention to bring dogfighting into the spotlight.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

For more interesting industry metrics, check out these 50 fascinating philanthropy stats —Danielle . Explain how in-kind gifts make an impact by telling a story. Give the new supporter ways to get involved like volunteering, taking a tour or watching a video. Thank the donor for the in-kind donation. Danielle .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Plan on spending some time on this and blow your boss away next time you bring her your web stats and action plan! As with number one and two above you get additional statistics from Add This which further helps you to evaluate the impact of your web site and how you can continue improving. by Avinash Kaushik. Why Add This?

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

“Its reassuring that despite the economic downturn most of the metrics they looked at, including average gift size, were flat or up compared to 2007,” said Robert Weiner, who provides technology consulting to nonprofit organizations. While donors continued to donate money, the average gift was smaller.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Want to know what platform you should be leveraging to maximize your impact? We’ve put together a list of the most up-to-date stats on how nonprofits are using social media to make a difference. 84% of Facebook users share to show their support for a cause and highlight issues that are important to them.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2022

In fact, before you begin recruiting personal fundraisers , asking for donations, or asking supporters to share your campaign with others on social media and through email, it’s great to have a head start. Volunteer support. There are virtually an unlimited number of ways for a business to support a nonprofit.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

But, the fact of the matter is, the channels you employ will have little impact on your outreach strategy if the messages you send through those channels are subpar. Crafting a strong narrative that explains your mission, why it’s so crucial, and how donors and volunteers can help is key in making a case for supporting your nonprofit.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. Ask your supporters to fundraise for you with a peer-to-peer campaign. Show the impact your donors are having. Let your supporters do the talking. Plan your marketing thoroughly.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2022

You’ll also want to include a few key stats to show why your nonprofit is an expert at serving your clients. However, don’t just give your sponsors the dollar amount, describe the impact that amount will have in your community. Focus on impact. Target demographic. This makes it easier for your potential sponsors to read.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Read on to learn this experts view on the current state of nonprofits and online video, tips and hints on how to maximize your videos impact, and how much all of this really costs. The customer used the event to galvanize support for artificial reefs as a way to protect sea life. Or it can be the primary focus of a marketing campaign.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

2 Grassroots Campaigning: How To Use Online Channels To Build Offline Support. When marketers discuss the impact of email marketing we often see the investment to ROI statistic. Or how about measuring the impact of brand awareness? 4 The Ultimate Email Marketing Cheat Sheet: Facts, Stats, And Actions. September 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2009

If you want to have a successful blog that supports your organization’s goals and adds value, improvement should be continuous. You need to pick the right hard data points, or metrics, that will help you harvest insights and improve your blog. If you use Wordpress, Joost Blog Metrics will give you a post-to-comment ratio.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

2 Grassroots Campaigning: How To Use Online Channels To Build Offline Support. When marketers discuss the impact of email marketing we often see the investment to ROI statistic. Or how about measuring the impact of brand awareness? 4 The Ultimate Email Marketing Cheat Sheet: Facts, Stats, And Actions. Related Articles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Starting today and through the weekend, Twestival will rock on, with over 200 local Twestivals happening supporting tweetups to raise money for a designated local charity. NMC Future Symposium explore applications of techology that could impact issues of global importance over next five years or more. What was most sexy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2015

To know that your email works you have to be sending email regularly – and developing clear metrics for what success looks like. To see the impact of video, you have to be using it as an ongoing means of communications, not a one-off project that carries all your hopes and dreams. The same is true with video.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Chances are high that at the end of this year, people will once again reach deep into their pockets to support the nonprofits they love. This is your “what” Be specific about what you’re raising funds for and the impact it will make. Those stats you used earlier? Have you made a plan for your year-end appeal?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

It’s a platform to connect, to earn trust, and for even the most reluctant of supporters to discover just how much they want to be a part of your community. Your supporters’ Facebook news feeds just got a quality content make-over, and grumpy cat is taking a backseat to high-performing posts. Every dollar helps.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Though we continue to face hardship with the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are high that at the end of this year people will once again reach deep into their pockets to support the nonprofits they love—as they did in 2020. This is your “what” Be specific about what you’re raising funds for and the impact it will make.

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