Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

As some sort of measure of accountability, raw web statistics (this site got x visits and y pageviews in t timeframe) mean zilch. Asking NTEN to show leadership by publishing web stats is to suggest that NTEN would think that publishing web stats is a useful measure of nonprofit accountability. That dog won’t hunt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. A short case study about the Nature Conservancy uses e-metrics. " What do you think about measuring social media? Enjoy this post about nonprofit open source software.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

(I've gathered up some of best of the best folks in the nonprofit tech field to share their stories, metrics, and lessons learned - this will be informative AND entertaining. I will do an overview connecting the idea of metrics to poetry. How do I measure thee, let me count the ways, etc). THIS is Iron Chef ??? With snacks!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. We are all after real world changes, so how do we measure our use of these tools on real world impact? Link to things that can be measured. Web metrics, talking to people, emails (who opens, clicks, etc.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Social Media: Adoption, Strategy, and Measuring Success ZUP4Nonprofits has a two-part post ( pt. Jeremiah Owyang's " Why Your Social Media Plan Should Include Success Metrics " post might help nonprofits identify some realistic short-term outcomes for social media implementation. asks Rich Reeder. Her selection criteria.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Instead of nonprofit effectiveness, metrics, and measurements, it’s a day that citizens can reflect on the impact that we want to have in the world. For the Giving Tuesday movement, centrally, and for the team at 92 nd Street Y, Baltimore proved that the day is truly an open source movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Social Metrics: The Search for ROI in Social Media by Steve Latham of Spur Digital. Be sure to check out slide 13 that answers the question, What Can We Measure for Web2.0?" Check this recent interview to learn more about Jonathan's secrets to using social media tools for success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

What is Openness? While some headlines might proclaim that Open Source is meaningless in the nonprofit sector, the issues as Holly Ross of NTEN says, "The question isn't really about open source, but about openness." " So, how do you explain Open Social to your executive director?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

We measure what we do, so that we know we’re getting stuff done. Because technology is our signature tool for creating impact, we can easily build in the metrics. Because we’re typically unique in our work, we are usually creating new metrics, which we develop in conjunction with the community we’re serving as well as with our funders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

One hopes that nonprofits deciding to roll their own social networks, aren't creating their own social silos and have gone into it with a solid strategy, clear objectives and measurable metrics , and can evaluate the ROI. I'd love to see more detail, like an overview the strategies or how they measure success. What do you think?

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. We are all after real world changes, so how do we measure our use of these tools on real world impact? Link to things that can be measured. Web metrics, talking to people, emails (who opens your alerts, clicks on links, etc.).

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Make sure your goal is specific and measurable. Assign relevant metrics to each goal. Check in on these metrics regularly as you carry out your strategy. . Anne is an advocate for open source and co-organizes the Bay Area Drupal Camp. Increase donation page conversions by 100%. . Define your audience.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Define specific metrics and outcomes you expect from the migration to guide your strategy. Implement security measures: Implement robust security protocols to protect donor data during the migration. Set clear, measurable goals for your data cleaning efforts. Back up data regularly to prevent loss and ensure data integrity.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

He attributes Water for People’s success to their relentless focus on (and measurement of) outcomes. There were a lot of data points they could measure, but by selecting and focusing on six key levers and limiting the sources of data (for now), they have a usable program to which they can continue to add functionality and improvements.

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