Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. For each outcome, specify what observable measures, or indicators, will suggest that you’re achieving that key outcome for impact. By Julie Macalik, with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success.

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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. Remember, measurement isn’t counting – you have to get just take numbers out of context.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Where am I going to find the time and resources? The reason we start this process with a goal is that you’ll have no way to measure the efficacy of your efforts without one. . If you’ve never done so, developing donor journeys (also known as donor journey mapping) can feel like quite an undertaking. How do I segment my list?

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

This includes considering factors such as race, gender, socioeconomic status, and other intersecting identities that can influence access to resources and opportunities. This can help identify best practices, leverage resources more effectively, and avoid duplication of efforts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Earlier this year, JUST Capital released its Corporate Racial Equity Tracker , a comprehensive resource detailing disclosures from America’s 100 largest employers on their commitments and actions around cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within their workplaces and communities.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Collaborate with social media influencers To further amplify your message, NXUnite recommends partnering with social media influencers who have demonstrated a passion for your cause. Instead of solely focusing on influencers with large follower counts, prioritize relevance. Leverage each other’s resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

The Zoetica Salon is a free online space for informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media. It is a place to share resources and ask and answer questions. This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Measurement Challenges.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

The online platform provides metrics on over 40 measures of health and drivers of health for over 750 cities across the U.S. The City Health Dashboard provides a case study in data storytelling that is unique to their platform but provides universal lessons for any organization looking to use data to reach audiences or influence action.

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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. Along with the staff, the board is your most significant human resource. You’ll want to enlist directors with influence to champion the idea. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Why report love matters Choosing a donor database is a pivotal decision for nonprofit fundraisers, influenced mainly by reporting capabilities. Manage financial planning: Keep a pulse on your finances to streamline budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation for sustainable growth and stability.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. For each outcome, specify what observable measures, or indicators, will suggest that you're achieving that key outcome for impact. Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by subscribing to the journal for free! ].

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

How do you measure success in a given year? So, on top of capacity constraints, nonprofits are also trying to figure out how to influence their Boards to engage more. Without a written fundraising plan no one is accountable, progress from year to year cannot be evaluated, and no measurable goals for the future can be set.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

You’ll need to dedicate time and resources to the rebrand process. A survey is a good place to start, but you might also consider launching a focus group of constituents (representing different members of your community) to unpack the findings and gather feedback on how rebranding will influence your audience’s perception of your nonprofit.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Besides equipment expenses, podcasting can be very cost-effective if you leverage the right resources. For instance, there are many free resources online, including audio editing software, that dramatically cut podcasting costs. Produce content for a low cost. Cover a variety of topics. What’s the ideal scope of our podcast?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

Larry specializes in working with clients to increase their reach, access and influence through strategic, intentional networking. We needed to learn the technology and more importantly, how to measure to improve and make decisions about what to do next.”. Goodwill has learned from measuring its mobile strategy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen Earlier this year, the authors shared these insights: Question: When did you decide to write your book and how did the pandemic influence your book? Considering there weren’t any resources to help organizations lessen worker loneliness, we decided to create it. A signal we belong together.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

What’s the Best Way to Measure Influence? Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - : As nonprofit senior leadership starts taking social media more seriously to engage supporters, they are also starting to ponder their own organization’s influence. DIY NotKlout! Fair enough.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But you also want to respect your grantees’ time and resources and avoid asking them for information that you don’t use or that they have already provided elsewhere. This means that they may have less capacity and resources to devote to your application. The challenge isn’t knowing what to do. It’s getting buy-in.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

You don’t have to start from scratch— head to our GivingTuesday Resource Center to download the Year-End Giving Timeline. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound) fundraising goals are not only great to help you fulfill your funding needs and set motivating deadlines, for example, but also to evaluate your campaign’s success.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

However, in recent years, there has been a growing recognition that foundations possess the potential to offer more than just monetary resources. Here are a few ways foundations can build on their role as community leaders: Capacity Building: Financial resources alone are often insufficient for grantees to achieve their missions.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

We talked to Jeanette about her tips for what kind of impact a social media influencer and influencer-driven campaigns can make for your nonprofit. It’s a way to measure your online impact and you can easily find these influencers. It’s a way to measure your online impact and you can easily find these influencers.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Is your organization considered a content curator?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Social Citizens Blog | Immerse.

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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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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The Age of Automation: Why It Matters for Nonprofits In the age of digital transformation, technology has been a beacon of change, influencing every industry, including the nonprofit sector. Strap in; it’s time to take your cause to heights unimagined.

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EveryAction

MAY 23, 2016

With more to do, across multiple departments, and fewer resources to work with, many professionals looking to shake off the often-restricting structure in the corporate world may find they thrive in this sort of environment. Measuring impact has more to do with building awareness in issue areas and the larger public conversation.

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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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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Here are some popular types of nonprofit advertising your organization can use: Google Ads Social media ads Newspaper ads Flyers Television commercials Radio commercials Website ads Paid influencers Nonprofit marketing plan A plan is more than a formality—it’s the backbone of your nonprofit’s marketing strategy.

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Forum One

JULY 15, 2021

For example, are you seeking to increase conversions or influence certain behavior changes? How will you measure success? What time and resources can you dedicate to personalization? What data sources do you have to start personalizing your content? It may also be helpful to identify what you want to test against.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Provide board members with resources and training on making effective asks for donations and support. Develop a system for tracking and monitoring board members’ outreach efforts to measure success and identify areas for improvement. Corporate Partnerships Corporate partners are a great way to raise money for your nonprofit.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The team must review and communicate the importance of these concepts and their practical applications for programs staff, human resources, and IT. How to Prepare for Survival: Grant Management Resources. Step One: What resources do you already have? Risk Management starts before funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Measure THIS! It's like a giant combination of influence and karma. The tricky part is, of course, measuring it. Influence: Can you move groups of people, small or large, to take some action? Access to resources: You may not be able to fund a particular project, but do you know people who can? What is it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). You can also use storify to curate tweets, photos, videos, resources, and links during the event. The first step is to get organized.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

Compass is an app designed to support parents in their journey from pregnancy through postpartum by providing answers, resources, and compassion at every step. To achieve this, March of Dimes and Forum One worked together to develop Compass by March of Dimes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen Today, the authors share these insights with us: Question: When did you decide to write your book and how did the pandemic influence your book? Considering there weren’t any resources to help organizations lessen worker loneliness, we decided to create it. Loneliness isn’t shameful, it’s a signal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2023

Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen Earlier this year, the authors shared these insights: Question: When did you decide to write your book and how did the pandemic influence your book? Considering there weren’t any resources to help organizations lessen worker loneliness, we decided to create it. A signal we belong together.

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sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2021

You cannot manage what you cannot measure. Sharehold offers a simplified assessment tool to help benchmark both an employees’ belonging experience as an individual and within the team – check out their website for this tool and additional resources. Recognize the four types of belonging.

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