Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2011

My colleague, Devon Smith, a self-described data nerd who loves benchmarking pointed out this glorious example from the museum world from Sean Redmond , a Web developer at the Guggenheim. I shared a link to the site on my Facebook Page with a question about its usefulness (perhaps minus one of the bogus metrics).

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BoardAssist

MAY 16, 2017

It’s important to have benchmark energy metrics so your organization can set attainable efficiency goals. The Center explored integrating lighting controls—such as motion and daylight sensors—to help reduce energy consumption during periods of little-to-no use. Go beyond the “low-hanging fruit”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Photo Source: Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog. But, for the most part, nonprofit dashboard reports, if they are measuring the right metrics, are useful tools. The Indianapolis Art Museum has been doing just that by sharing its institutional dashboard out for everyone to view. Two years later, we might have some answers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

And by written plan, I mean make a strategic donor love and loyalty plan that integrates appreciative gestures (such as weaving in well-planned and well-executed surprises or simply saying “thank you”) into fortifying a consumer-brand relationship that feels genuine and human. Establish clear success metrics. Transparency.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

To determine these target metrics, look to past events and other similar experiences from competitive organizations. When your auction platform integrates with your other nonprofit tools, you can leverage your CRM to: Find and send invites to attendees of past events. This includes both revenue goals and performance goals.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 31, 2009

In 2006, John Falk and Beverly Sheppard, seasoned museum researchers and practitioners, released a co-authored book entitled Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. This is a pretty powerful and provocative book—you talk about rethinking the whole business of museums.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

Most museums already have websites. I’m not an expert on museums who can comment on why museums have websites and what they use that platform for. It seems that the primary reasons museums have websites are to convey basic information about the museum and as a marketing mechanism for content.

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