Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2011

What is it and what it means to use it as a measurement for improving Facebook engagement on your Facebook Page? This post summarizes some of the key points and resources shared. Measuring Your Edgerank Score. AVES is the process of using bogus social media metrics to indicate value — metrics like influencer scores.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

I’m on a mission this year, with the publication of the book, to continue to evangelize about nonprofits should all become data nerds and embrace the joy of measurement. Five Steps You Can Take Now to Apply the New Measurement Standards In Your Organization. The Valid Metrics Framework, Updated to Include Social Media.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

When nonprofits started to read and apply our book, ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I noticed this tweet from the ACLU in NJ showing a white board capturing their team meetings to define success for social media. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement? Influence —> take action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. And the sector is getting better at measuring social change and that there has been a lot of progress in the way the sector measures and reports on big social change outcomes. The New Social Economy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Yet, many nonprofit boards do not reflect the communities in which those same organizations are serving. Putting specific and measurable goals into an annual work plan will hold board and staff leadership accountable, and will also create benchmarks in which progression can be measured.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If your application has not changed in more than three years, it may not reflect your current goals, strategies, or priorities. If your organization values equity, diversity, inclusion, or innovation, does your application reflect that? That might be a sign that your form might require more time than a small staff can afford.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Your application should reflect an awareness of these changes, otherwise you might come across as indifferent to the shifts in society and the sector. Your questions should also reflect your values as a funder. would those questions reflect that funder’s value of equal access? Take it out. Streamline your process!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2009

Photo by Smitty42 Lucy Bernholz has a great post called " Metrics Are Good, Unless They Are Bad " which talks about the problems we encounter when we're trying to measure hard to measure stuff - like social media, social return, and social enterprise. She gives a seven step framework for measuring the ROI of relationships.

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Forum One

JUNE 22, 2021

Let’s break down how measurement planning and an agile approach to managing and assessing your content allows you to optimize and track the effectiveness of your content strategy. Why you need a measurement plan. This is where a measurement plan is useful. Creating and implementing a measurement plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

I don’t bother with click rates or influence leader board scores. Some reflections questions I used to understand the data: What content/links are of interest to the people who are engaging with me? I track to learn and improve relationships on Twitter. Who is regularly retweeting me?

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sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2021

As employers reflect on what has been done and what needs to be improved on, it’s crucial to put employee well-being at the forefront. You cannot manage what you cannot measure. Societal: Current events in the world have a major influence on our experience in the office.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. That has more influence sometimes than an "expert." James Leventhal was sharing a table with two participants from SFGMC who were skeptical about Twitter. I'm interested in learning how to do this better, take it deeper, and perhaps begin to measure it.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

She was recently named one of the top 25 Nonprofit IT Influencers to Follow in 2019 by BizTech Magazine. “In Maryanne Dersch specializes in helping nonprofit leaders increase their influence and be the change agents they have always wanted to be without feeling rejected, ineffective, or pushy.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2010

Measuring the return on investment for any organizational effort is a standard of doing business. In a rapidly changing media landscape it can be overwhelming for organizations to know how to properly measure the various types of impact being made, especially when it comes to social media efforts. Measure actionable items.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If I have learned anything from co-writing a book about measurement , that it is not only important to collect your data, but leave space for reflection at the end of a campaign to harvest insights for the next campaign. I try to do this with any project I work on, whether it is a social media campaign as well as a training workshops.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2022

Funders are seeing this challenge and answering the call, using their influence to not just support the sector’s own path to net zero, but also increase the capacity of the sector to drive an equitable transition to net zero globally. And how can we accurately measure the carbon reduction that results from these projects?”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost. Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. There not is a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Example of A/B Testing Results.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Key metrics to measure on social media Like with any campaign, it’s important to decide on how you’re going to measure the success of your social media strategy. Tracking these actions helps you measure the success of specific campaigns and overall engagement efforts. Collaboration Social media is made for collaborations!

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

This takes the spotlight off of the brand, the event, and its presenters, and asks the consumer to think, to feel, to reflect, to stop, to get the chills, to get lost in the moment. . A consumer-centric event campaign considers the consumer’s point of view at every point in the event production process. Decide on the campaign goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Screencapture from Jonny Bentwood 's White Paper on measuring influence. On Twitter, Kami Huyse pointed over to her reflections on this paper which lead me again to the paper itself. A new whitepaper by Jonny Bentwood, a PR consultant for Edelman, Distributed Influence: Quantifying the Impact of Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

I entered the community as a foundation evaluator wanting to find the best strategies and tools for documenting and learning about networks but also for measuring those difficult-to-pin-down outcomes and impact. Evaluation can also help foundations get the feedback they need to modulate their role and influence.

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Care2

JULY 3, 2009

It is understandable that the preferred measurement of success is money because it is tangible and undeniably important. First among these is the influence your web story has on a major gift donor’s decision to support you or not. All Business and Relationship Seekers.

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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. Works with free agents , champions, and influencers to spread their mission. ” .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. 4: Identify influencers on social media spaces and cultivate them. I talk about spreadsheet aerobics and other measurement tips. Connecting With Colleagues. 5: Make sure your content has a social life.

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Forum One

JULY 29, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2021

As employers reflect on what has been done and what needs to be improved on, it’s crucial to put employee well-being at the forefront. You cannot manage what you cannot measure. Societal: Current events in the world have a major influence on our experience in the office.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Monitor progress: Continuously track the performance of your fundraising efforts and measure them against insights detailed in the report. Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Knowing your audience is about learning their rational and emotional needs, behaviors, mindsets, motivations, barriers, and external influences, all from a sociological, psychological, and cultural perspective. To understand this you need to invest time and resources into Audience Research.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

This takes the spotlight off of the brand, the event, and its presenters, and asks the consumer to think, to feel, to reflect, to stop, to get the chills, to get lost in the moment. . A consumer-centric event campaign considers the consumer’s point of view at every point in the event production process. Decide on the campaign goal.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2018

This is because social responsibility efforts now influence four key areas that corporations rely on for success: 1. Investors are taking notice of the power of a CSR program as well, with a majority acknowledging that a lack of a CSR program could equate to measurable future risk. Consumer Purchasing Behavior. Business Growth.

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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. Key influencers take action, including media. Assessment Framework and Theory of Change. Amplify peers’ efforts. Communications have more impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and using social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Flickr Photo by ESML.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I've been reflecting on the importance of authenticity in CSR programs that my business partner at Zoetica Geoff Livingston wrote about the other day. I think they've set the bar too high for the number of re-tweets and influencer tweets and bar too low for what they'll donate to the charity. 20 cents per re-tweet or $200.

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