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Looking to Be More Data-Driven? For Nonprofits, KPIs Start with Goals

Connection Cafe

In fact, companies with digitally literate board members significantly outperformed their peers on key metrics. All this technology and data have made it possible for nonprofits to use a range of metrics to measure growth and performance. Read next: 4 Ways AI is the Next Big Game-Changer in Museum Membership & Attendance.

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Networked Learning Loops Through Benchmarking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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3 Steps Nonprofits Can Take to be More Energy Efficient

BoardAssist

It’s important to have benchmark energy metrics so your organization can set attainable efficiency goals. The college district is also in the process of developing a report card tool that can measure energy performance and policy compliance over time. EDF works to solve the most critical environmental problems facing the planet.

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The Three P’s of Board Performance

ASU Lodestar Center

A 2015 Stanford study on boards of directors in nonprofit organizations found that “over two thirds (69 percent) of nonprofit directors say their organization has faced one or more serious governance related problems in the past 10 years.” It includes developing performance metrics to help you measure success.

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Better marketing for nonprofits

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Karla Lant Lead Writer, Museum of Science and Sustainability. The problem is even more acute for nonprofits, which typically experience stricter budgets and more mission-related limits on what they can do when they market. Use metrics, and when you can't, stay rigorous.

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4 Strategies to Increase Donor Loyalty

Bloomerang

Ready to adopt a more human donor loyalty philosophy and wrap it into a written strategic plan that holds people accountable for seeing it through and measuring success? Inform donors of breaking news and/or problems as soon as possible. . Establish clear success metrics. Here are some action steps you can take to get started.

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Can A Public Nonprofit Dashboard Be Your Organization's Best Friend or Worst Enemy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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.

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