NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

We recently released the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. Here’s a few of the highlights … Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. First, it solves the end-of-year giving problem by getting people to give on a monthly basis. Online giving up 13% year-over-year *.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. Social problems still endure, despite PM’s prominence as a way to ensure accountability and inform strategic decisions since the 1960’s. Use performance measurements sensitive enough to detect gradual changes so that small scale initiatives can be informative.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

But according to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study , only 39% of association professionals have one! How can your organization reverse this concerning trend? However, according to a Gartner survey, 42% of data and analytics leaders do not measure or assess their data. Download now.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Some organizations utilize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure their goals. Donorbox defines KPIs as “a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a nonprofit (or another type of organization) is achieving its key organizational objectives.” KPIs should be clear, quantifiable, and adaptable.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Next, define your goals by considering how you’ll track, measure, and evaluate its performance. Be sure to make your campaign’s goals specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound ( SMART goals ). Define the problem. Step 5: Launch, measure, and optimize It is time to launch your communications campaign.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When you are working on a tough issue or an innovative solution, sometimes it helps to learn from others who have tackled that problem or are working on a similar idea. Trends in Impact and Outcomes Reporting in Grantmaking Measuring the impact of your grantmaking can be difficult and time-consuming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Colleagues Zan McColloch-Lussier and Peter Drury managing the back channel, the Twitter was rich with almost 1,000 tweets and the hashtag #kantersea trended locally. I pulled together a curated collection of the best tweets on storify , but here are a few tweets that resonated. “Is measuring data about proving it or improving it?”

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

State the problem. A great first step in any RFP is to focus on the problem or need. Is there a person or a team dealing with a problem you’d like solved? Starting with the problem or need offers context for why you’re issuing this RFP. What does the world look like if your problem doesn’t exist?

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The problem might be something you’ve never considered. ENA brings objectivity to the process by using the net promoter score as a tool to measure success. But there was agreement that membership retention and loyalty problems might be symptomatic of declining confidence. Maybe stale programming is stopping the love?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Readers suggested humorous names for these bands like – “Radicchiohead” and “Lady Bah Bah.”

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 8, 2023

How associations can innovate a nd improve the member experience To become an innovative association , you’ll want to address and solve problems at your organization as they arise. Leveraging dashboards lets you measure key performance indicators (KPIs,) helping your association track its progress and take control of its future.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

This week, the call for data measurement in the social sector heightens with the proposition of a Social Progress Index and ways that NGOs can use data maps to increase effectiveness. Five trending Big Data technologies are also identified. Five trending Big Data technologies are also identified. Data Measurement.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2018

We started talking about how the field of corporate engagement has changed , and what trends are shaping the future of corporate social engagement. Data philanthropy stands to be the most transformational advancement in solving social problems. And like all good conversations, there was so much more to say than we had time for.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Data silos are a common problem across all industries and can cause serious pain points, especially as data volume increases. Restricted research: Inconsistent data restricts healthcare teams’ ability to perform meaningful research and problem-solve. Understand individual patient health within the context of population health trends.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Foundations are now utilizing their data to help guide their strategy, increase their impact and continually measure their success and the success of their programs. Grants that are Hyper Issue-Focused with Holistic Approaches to Problem Solving. What are the goals of this grant investment and how can I measure to those goals?

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Activities they considered “service” included “working with others to make the community or campus a better place” (81%), “acting to benefit the common good” (80%), “everyday acts of kindness” (76%), “acting to raise awareness about a campus, community, or global problem” (72%), and “working with others to address social inequality” (68%).

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Examples of these obstacles include the overwhelming scale of the problem and desires to address the issue only through technical solutions. However, collecting and sharing demographic data poses a learning curve for many organizations. DOCN has also had to face these barriers to adoption head on.

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Bloomerang

JULY 1, 2021

The problem is that these donor drives don’t pay off quickly. Boston’s Gentreo reported an upswing of 143% every week through spring 2020, with many other firms in the industry reporting similar trends. . You have to measure more by sign up rather than funds coming in, which is quite different to most other donor drives.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Researchers have measured the time savings created by generative AI. LinkedIn data suggests that the most in-demand skills for nonprofits that adopt AI will be person-to-person communication, continuous learning and adaptability, and problem-solving skills.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

We recently released the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. First, it solves the end-of-year giving problem by getting people to give on a monthly basis. Check out the presentation slides for 2011 Online Giving Trends by Blackbaud.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 1, 2023

The first step in becoming data-driven and saving your organization dollars, donors, and time is knowing where you stand and where you are trending. You should have KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to measure your fundraising programs, including your direct mail plan: What is the return on investment?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

And this is a problem. In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. They should be watching for participation trends in the numbers and categories of people served. It’s surprising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

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. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Along with measuring against impact results, it is important to look at how much time has been invested. Nonprofits nowadays invest serious resources to keep pace with the latest social media trends. What are the right tools to help measure success? Measure program success, not just analytics. Simply Measured.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. This runs counter to short-form trends on TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube that occupy our attention. Growing your community of supporters is the only measure that matters. Put a human face on the cause through case studies, testimonials, and videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

I try to walk between 15K steps a day using my fitbit to measure it. I have incorporated mini-breaks to walk in the middle of the day help me think and digest when I am writing or thinking through a problem for a client. When I mentioned this to a colleague, he asked me “How the heck do you make the time to do this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2011

Dashboards are a nonprofit’s best friend because they can be powerful tools in communicating your organization’s important measurement data at a glance. Do you need to a monthly trend? 4) Choose the Right Measure. 3) Don’t Give Too Details. Stare at your charts and graphs and numbers.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Even if you’re a tiny little community theatre in Nebraska, you’re standing up for something, there’s a problem you’re solving, there’s a reason you exist. You need to be able to decipher the trends and decide if they’re for you or not for you. I didn’t know that until I had to research it, manage it, measure it. Summarize it!

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Social Media Media Tips Social 138

NonProfit Hub

MAY 17, 2021

There was no thematic direction for this lineup other than to speak on a trending topic for nonprofit pros. Her presentation focused on a greater vision where shared value was created through mutually beneficial relationships that solve social problems. . ” Peter Ross | How to Measure the ROI of Your Marketing Strategies. .

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Candid

JUNE 2, 2021

We need data to tell our story, identify funding opportunities and gaps, uplift partners, define the problems we seek to solve, and contribute to our collective impact. . Information from funders is essential to paint a complete picture of the field so that we can monitor trends. So has Candid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

Keynote : Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Be Networked, Use Measurement, and Learn from Your Data – I shared some high level ideas from my book and discussion about the three big themes. She points a few trends making our individual AND organizational memories shorter. Organizational Amnesia. How do we do that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The opening keynote by Hallie Preskill, Managing Director, FSG talked about the trends setting the stage for new evaluation methods, but also cautioned that these methods would not replace traditional methods. These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data. … Read More Measurement'

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” If so, then that gives a measure of assurance to donors to say, “This is a program that has worked. Is it measurable?

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Kindful

MAY 12, 2021

What unique problems did you encounter? Now think about where you found that information and the answers to those problems. In fact, three of the highest trending searches were virtual fundraising, virtual fundraising ideas , and virtual fundraising events. Source: Google Trends. What new information did you learn?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 17, 2019

These two adages were both in my mind last week when I asked people for the worst museum trends. I wasn't surprised that the worst trends had much more pick up than best. In this decade museums worst trends were in labor and tech: 1. Technology was the number one worst trend in museums in people's comments.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2013

The other problem with relying on vanity metrics is that it dilutes social media’s real purpose – to be social. If you answered yes, it’s time to reassess your social media goals and how you measure success. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' Focus on Influence.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

Recent trends in philanthropic giving indicate that the new generation of donors has a high interest in ensuring that their donations generate outcomes (Flandez, 2012). Nonprofit executives must be cognizant of these trends, as they may provide insight into the motivations for giving. Monitor Institute. Segedin, A. 2016, June 6).

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