Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

Traditional methods, like direct mail, are still important for reaching older or less tech-oriented supporters. A/B testing can help determine the most effective sending days and times for an organization’s unique supporter base. However, this is not a universal rule. What do you want to get out of your year-end campaign?

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2023

We’ll discuss the potential risks associated with donation processing and provide proactive measures you can take to safeguard your nonprofit’s funds. Some payment processors take proactive measures to prevent fraudulent charges. Understanding Payment Processor Risks No one wants to think about the “What if”.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement. Measuring impact and managing outcomes is at the core of the work performed by nonprofits, academia, foundations, corporate social responsibility (CSR) teams, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We’ve been chatting about how to measure the impact of the crowd and she offered to write this guest post on the topic. Measuring Your Crowdsourcing Efforts by Aliza Sherman. In order to know how to measure crowdsourcing results, you first need to understand what kind of crowdsourcing you’re implementing. Measuring Work.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

While previous generations might have preferred to give via check, cash, or even over the phone, those older analogue giving methods are on their way out, especially as even well-established donors switch to supporting their favorite causes online. Offering these methods is important for catering to younger donors.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Nonprofits are increasingly turning to online payment methods. To be considered PCI compliant, you must: Ensure all systems that store, process or transmit cardholder data have been tested for vulnerability and remediated if necessary. But what do you know about the security requirements for processing credit cards?

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. For nonprofits, this means rigorously testing different emotional appeals, stories, and calls-to-action and then reusing what proves most effective. Results, not applause, are the real test.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

Perhaps it was a multiple-choice final exam or an essay-style test printed in double-spaced Times New Roman. An eLearning assessment is a tool used to assess your members’ understanding of a topic and document that information in a measurable way. This tests knowledge acquisition.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 24, 2014

Another scam uses nonprofits’ websites to test stolen credit cards. One way you can help protect credit card data is by beefing up the security measures on the back-end using your payment gateway. One of the best ways methods is to set up Address Verification Service (AVS). A Few Good Methods for Processing Credit Cards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2013

Note from Beth: A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed two books about measurement from two different fields – start ups and nonprofit performance assessment. We measure the impact of our campaigns by counting social mentions. Does your organization have a method for rapid experimentation and learning?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Once you have a clear mission, set both short-term and long-term goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART). Gather new data directly from your target audience This can be collected through methods such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning. Only measure impact, not process. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning from Karcsig. I like to use a combined method. Do numbers only matter?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There are many reasons why direct mail donor acquisition can be a compelling fundraising tool that produces results that digital methods simply cannot. Before you send direct mail, establish a few KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to help you measure their success. This is especially true if you’ve tested different versions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The Lean method advocates for creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), testing it in small ways and building on what was learned to create something that really addresses audience needs and minimizes wasted effort and resources. One example Christie gave was describing the origins of Louder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For many nonprofits, Google Analytics is the tool of choice for measuring traffic, reach, engagement, and action primarily because it is free. While it is somewhat easy to use, some of the more valuable features may require a little tutoring to understand and use. The syllabus includes: An overview of today’s digital measurement landscape.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Here's an idea from our friend Laura at Idealware: what if you measured any communications method by whether it would have more or less impact than spending the same amount of time calling donors on the phone? If your goal is to have a conversation, then why not pick up the phone and have one?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

We began by working on an alignment process called “ V2MOM ”, which stands for: Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, and Measures. In the next step, we tested and validated these potential business models through user-shaping labs, including volunteers, charity partners, and corporate pro bono managers.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Note: This is the third in a series of posts about usability testing your website from guest author Brandon Granger, Senior Interaction Designer for Blackbaud. In part one , we discussed why you should test your website and part two outlined designing your test. I’ve seen similar results in my testing.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Where would you like to test your hypotheses against actual research? You’d then draft research questions and strategies to test whether these assumptions are true. Designing Your Survey Method. One method that yields quantitative data is questionnaires, whether via telephone, on-site, or online.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

Alexis: The state of Hawaii mapped its infrastructure, with overlays of potential climate impacts and considerations of vulnerable populations, allowing them to run scenarios and test hypotheses for different preparedness measures. Jay: There are certainly times when AI can deliver worse results than more traditional methods.

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Global Giving

MARCH 7, 2019

What We Tested. With all the upsides, why did we even need to bother with a test like this? Our Method. Our test focused on GlobalGiving donors based in countries using the euro. When a user from a euro-using location arrived on the GlobalGiving website during the test, they were randomly placed into one of two groups.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Heeding our own advice, we have been helping a number of clients to get up and running with new GA4 properties, the tags they’ll need to deploy the GA4 code through Google Tag Manager or walking them through the steps of adding the GA4 directly to their website’s pages (not a method we would typically recommend, but that’s a whole other blog post!).

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

For example, you might test different Giving Tuesday email strategies or affinity month themes to see if donors respond better to certain appeals. Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success. Do donors like to give via cash, check, online donation, stock transfer, or some other method?

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Ways to measure your efficiency and success within each . How to Measure Success. They also measure retention to see how many return each year and what factors could play into increases or decreases. . “ Set specific goals for your event that can easily be measured and attained within the scope of your event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

Two new books on measurement and analytics came to my attention this week. While I was working “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” with KD Paine several people said I had to read Mario Morino’s Leap of Reason which is about how nonprofits can manage to outcomes. ” Here’s a quick review of both books.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2011

I’ve been mulling over the “Social Media ROI&# concept and how it doesn’t necessarily work for nonprofits, especially when it applied as a litmus test to see if there are financial outcomes — cost reductions or increased revenue. Should we be using an industrial measurement model in a digitally networked age?

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Whole Whale

MAY 19, 2023

Test and iterate : AI-generated images may not always meet your expectations on the first try. Test different prompts and variations to find the best results. Stay informed about the latest advancements in AI image generation to ensure you’re using the most effective methods for your organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Because traditionally, impact measurement has been performed by siloed teams, the burden on them to collect good evidence is huge. Though it can seem like a big barrier to set up an impact measurement system — one for which you might not have the time, the staff, or the funding — impact management is something you can do at any level.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Social distancing measures that will be in place. Inform event attendees on required COVID-19 test. . Some events have required participants to get a COVID-19 test a few days prior to arriving at the event. . If you are going to require attendees to get a test, you need to make sure that they know. is it a large event?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Wikipedia supports donations in more than 70 different currencies and 16 payment methods. Always Be Testing: Wikipedia does a tremendous amount of testing that has helped to improve their online fundraising results. Last year, they tested more than 800 different banners that influenced this year’s online campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

I was invited to present a key note at the Mekong ICT Camp in Thailand about nonprofits, social media, and measurement. This method was used because the facilitator needed to speak into the mic so I could hear the questions. kanter we have wifi connection interuption here. Henry Khu (@HenryKhu) May 7, 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Example of A/B Testing Results. 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 are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method. What is the difference?

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Gyrus

AUGUST 9, 2016

It is best to establish clear methods and processes in which the business as a whole can easily achieve their lofty goals. The benefit of establishing a training and development program is that calculated measures can be placed that will allow you to address some of these concerns. Certifications.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning: The only valid data is quantitative data. Only measure impact, not process. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning – from Karcsig. I like to use a combined method.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

We know that the road to great results is paved with controlled experimentation , one hypothesis and test at a time. Using the scientific method for experiments can yield insights about how much time and effort – whether our effort has to reach perfection or not. What are the right tools to help measure success?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I had the pleasure having lunch with Avinash over at the Googleplex. The chapter that caught my curiosity was Chapter 7: Failing Faster - Unleashing the Power of Testing and Experimentation and we discussed it in the video above. I've summarized a couple of the tips he offers about methods for testing. (1)

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