Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2012

It was one of a few good free options in the early days of blogging. Shortly after Feedburner was acquired by Google in 207, there started to be complaints about the way it was managing the transition and handling subscriber stats. to reflect the change in feed service. Thank you so much Phil! 6) Quit FeedBurner!

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APRIL 28, 2022

In your outreach, describe the impact matching gifts will make on your programs plus relevant stats to illustrate the effects of applying for a match. Your goals should be SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based. Keep track of your online donors. . You may already be keeping track of your donors! donor data.

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Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

As of today, about 80% of employees are enrolled in our benefits—a stat we are proud of. This can often be a great way to find time to reflect, explore, and reset with a fresh perspective. Classy provides all employees with medical, dental, and vision benefits, including two generous employer-covered plans. Wellness Apps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2010

It's the dance floor and the balcony - both strategy and tactics but deployed in a lab with focused experiments, measurement, reflection and learning from peers. I've been collecting secondary research and stats on social media usage and typically share synthesis of the most recent information in every workshop. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

But the exchange prompted some reflection on how I use Feedburner. I track two hard data points: RSS subscriber growth over time as well as the feed delivery stats (email versus reader). Next, you need to know the right metric(s), the tool or combination of tools to collect the data, and how the tools measure the metric.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2018

As reflected in the recently released Charitable Giving Report Spotlight: How Fundraising Performed in the Higher Education Sector in 2017 , donors have responded to the calls for support in a resounding way. Here are some key stats that recap the impact to the higher ed sector: Online giving grew 13.2% in 2017 compared to 2016.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

what things need to be measured. pause for reflection time before next reiteration: how to improve results? Think about which things you really need to track and measure those, not everything you could possibly track. Nonprofit staff are so overwhelmed, how many groups have someone to measure social media?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Allan Benamer and Holly Ross debate transparency and publishing web stats numbers. Michelle Murrain weighs in with a thought provoking post, " What Do Web Stats Mean, Anyway? " I think web stats are useful when we are using them measure our outcomes. Are Web statistics a matter of transparency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Note from Beth: Shonali Burke, who we interviewed in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , let me know about an exciting project she is working on with the Center for Community Change that is hosting the 8th Annual Change Champion Awards (in DC) today (Sept. What exactly are the right metrics for measuring this transformation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

If you don't plan, you won't be able to measure your success or improve. Another person looks at their blog or Web stats and sees what key words people were searching on that lead visitors to their site. If you plan your podcast, your podcast will reflect your plan. Here's a few of my notes: Why bother planning? She ends with.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

A year ago, he said that measuring outcomes for social media is, "an evolving art (not quite a science yet) and you have to be up to the challenge of both thinking a bit differently and be ok with leveraging several different tools. Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric. Technorati ???Authority???

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Classy

JUNE 24, 2021

However, this amount of data can be overwhelming, so nonprofits have to prioritize which metrics to actually measure. Measuring Engagements on Social Media. Why and How to Measure the Engagement Rate. Measuring your organization’s engagement rate is a more accurate reflection of your content’s relevance to the audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2009

She recommends that you don't go into your analytics or stats program without composing a specific question first. Here are seven tips to help you start measuring social media efforts. You should understand how this model works , but don’t get distracted by trying to find flaws in how engagement measures are constructed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

" I asked him if would share a screen shot of the report and reflect a little further on his comment. But the stats. Conversation Rate (measuring success in a social medium). measuring your impact on the world!). Word Press users can use General Stats plugin. He did and gave me permission to blog! Authority???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2011

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m facilitating several peer exchanges on the topics of measurement, social media, and networked nonprofits. It comes as no surprise that Momsrising embraces measurement and learning. Source: Social Media Propaganda Posters by Aaron Wood.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

Read more of Jim Spadaccini's reflections. The application launched in November according to this progress report the usage stats as of February were: 1000 people using ArtShare. Finally the Library of Congress community tagging pilot project on flickr. Launched in Jan. on Facebook.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

It’s easy to get bogged down by stats so make it relatable by designating an individual as the focal point and adding a personal, heartfelt narrative. This metric should reflect both online and offline donations, ideally, as close to real-time as possible. Measurable – How do you plan to track your progress and milestones?

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Your goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Ambitious/Attainable, and Time-based). It’s cheaper to do than you might think, and stats show that your appeal will be 50% more likely to succeed if you do! Make your call-to-action (CTA) clear and distinct, and have your action button reflect that.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. Here are some questions your team can ask to help you reflect on last year’s results: What was our goal last year, and did we meet it? How did the funds raised last year help us this year?

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Your goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Ambitious/Attainable, and Time-based). It’s cheaper to do than you might think, and stats show that your appeal will be 50% more likely to succeed if you do! Make your call-to-action (CTA) clear and distinct, and have your action button reflect that.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

In Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits , we’re reminded that a key step to improvement is having an accurate retrospective view. Jeff Haguewood of Sidekick Solutions suggests the 5 Basic Fundraising Performance Metrics to Start Measuring Today. Infographics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. Photo by BirgerKing. Take a guess. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. Why Working Online Can Be Distracting. Take a guess.

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