NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). For nonprofits, measuring their broader impact can be easier said than done. The true test of any nonprofit is to demonstrate impact. Get started!

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Exploring what to measure is the first step on a journey to greater impact. Chari Smith. CRSmith Consulting. Are these the data you're looking for? How can nonprofit organizations know what is working, what is not, and what impact they are making?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] After a year-end appeal, you probably spend some time measuring your results against past campaigns to learn what you did particularly well and what you could improve. Measuring is how you decide which is which.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

This September 3-6, NTEN will debut the Leading Change Summit. How do we measure social change? As Director of Solution Delivery, Matt is responsible for defining and curating Mission Measurement’s suite of products and services. Matt will show us how.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

While people are asking questions and sharing resources not related to the monthly theme (this month is measurement), quite a few are. The Social Media Measurement Checklist. The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure. The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Today we''re giving a big thank-you to the dedicated members of NTEN''s committees. NTEN committee members are the volunteers who work behind the scenes, contributing their expertise, time, and advice to help shape NTEN programming. NTEN Research Committee. Rebecca Reyes, Communications Manager, Everyday Democracy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Kudos to NTEN for breaking the template on the typical type of events it has hosted. Photo by Trav Williams.

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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

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Measurement Challenges.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 22, 2013

evaluation Leadership nptech nten overhead Richard Larkin Fundraising Program' But how can donors evaluate whether or not a charity will ultimately deliver on their promise or mission? Making outcome information readily available to donors can make the decision to donate easier.

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NTEN

APRIL 14, 2014

Four nonprofits are leveraging mobile technology to measure the impact of their programs, and hear from their remote beneficiaries that may not have access to the internet. In the world of impact measurement with remote beneficiaries, mobile is the new lawn mower. Why use scissors to cut the grass when you can use a lawn mower?

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

In the annual letters from Bill and Melinda Gates which was released today, measurement takes center stage. But in the past year I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. Instead, it brought in independent experts to understand why the measurements were so different.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

If a nonprofit raised awareness and no one measured it… did it really happen. Your guide to bringing fuzzy metrics into focus. I always struggled with the fuzzy goal of “raising awareness” that came along with most of my nonprofit jobs. analytics Data google analytics'

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

As you define your goal(s), also think about how to measure it. Here are a few examples: Increase awareness and expand your audience: success is measured by an increase in followers, but you could also track things like shares, reposts, and retweets. In a year, what will success look like?

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NTEN

JANUARY 25, 2022

2021 was an eventful year at NTEN as we continued to promote, work towards, and model equitable practices internally and externally. This year, implementing the new concurrent and holistic committee application process resulted in a more accessible and streamlined experience with more community members on NTEN committees than ever before.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

Take for example, the NTEN Social Network 2011 Benchmarking Study or the Digital IQ Study of Government Sites. Benchmarking, whether an informal or extensive research study, can be an incredibly valuable exercise because the numerical analysis can help you craft realistic measurable objectives. A benchmarking process can help.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is from the September 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Whether the initiative is purchasing smart phones for staff or replacing your accounting system, measuring the Return on Investment (ROI) should be a key aspect of your decision.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

Yet, measuring that impact is complex and complicated with lots of tools, numbers, and moving targets to wrangle. I want organizations to get control of the powerful lightning that is strategic measurement. The metrics that matter most are those that tell you if your strategy is helping you meet your organization’s overall goals.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2014

How Small Organizations Can Use Affordable ICT-tools to Measure Impact | NTEN : "What if nonprofits and social enterprises had an affordable way to report real-time, large-scale data on their social impact? Organizations are under pressure to measure their performance and results.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2014

Today we give a huge thanks to our mighty team of NTEN Community Champions : you helped to collectively raise over $30,000 for the greater good of the #nptech community! To recognize the tremendous work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2023

Eight cybersecurity strategies Following are eight cybersecurity measures nonprofit web managers can adopt to help protect their websites and stay ahead of new threats. Organizations should regularly review and update security measures to avoid new threats.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 17, 2012

No matter what anyone tells you, it's almost impossible to measure the success of your social media campaigns by using only one measurement tool: accurate reporting relies on a suite of analytics tools (most of which are available for free) and a fair share of thoughtful analysis. But that isn't to say it's simple.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2012

We're coming to the Boston area on September 13th to put on a one-day workshop that will explore ways you can make data easier to manage, more useful, and mission-focused.

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NetWits

APRIL 6, 2012

I just returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) hosted by NTEN in San Francisco, CA. Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. The conference was amazing! My suggestion.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2009

He and I have had terrific idea swaps and brainstorms and I can only imagine the conversations he will spark in person at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference. He received a NTEN scholarship to cover his registration cost but that’s it—he still needs to get there. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

This post originally appeared on the NTEN blog – you can also read the full post and join the conversation on the NTEN.org website. Why are you measuring or tracking something that you can’t (or don’t want to) impact? data nten' —– I love data as much as the next person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” I often hear nonprofits say, “We don’t have those skills within our organization so we don’t do measurement.”

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NTEN

JULY 17, 2012

NTEN's going to head up I-5 to Seattle on August 8th to put on a one-day workshop that will explore ways you can make data easier to manage, more useful, and mission-focused.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In this survey sample of 170 nonprofits receiving $5 million or more in foundation funding, they use performance measurement data as a management tool. The report does not include any examples or mini-case studies what data these nonprofits are using to inform their understanding of their progress and efforts to improve on an ongoing basis.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Rem Hoffmann. Chief Executive Officer. Exponent Partners. Outcomes management is the journey your mission should travel in order to be useful to the world you wish to better. P erformance management is the discipline of making good decisions with data; it is the foundation for outcomes management.

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NetWits

MARCH 25, 2013

Once you download the Fundraising Ideas e-Book you’ll gain insight into: 6 Steps to a Well-Measured Social Fundraising Campaign. by Beth Kanter, Social Media Expert and Author of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. by Amy Sample Ward, Author of Social Change Anytime Everywhere and Membership Director at NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”. I’d love to see a survey of nonprofit measurement practice that quantifies this.

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

These insights were gleaned from over 3,500 respondents to a survey sent out by Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge. Share your thoughts in the comments below … If you’re a nonprofit who has some idea of how you measure up to the below I’d LOVE to hear from you. Top 12 Social Media Insights for Nonprofits in 2012.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2011

Flickr: gareth1953 As you know, this Spring has seen some new faces at NTEN – including mine! There's so much going on this week, you may need to settle in with a cup of tea to check out everything NTEN members up to! Some NTEN members deploy technology, others build it! NTEN's own Holly Ross is, too! Well, don't fret!

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2015

Do you create content, measure it, analyze it and still wonder what, if any, impact that content had on your goals? In the majority of organizations we have spoken to, worked with, and now surveyed, there is a disconnect between content creation, measurement, and impact. If you answered yes to that question, you are not alone.

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