Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Assessing Learner Sentiment Another important part of measuring the effectiveness of education programs is assessing learning sentiment. Analyzing Instructor Performance Be sure to track completion rates, course ratings, and learner engagement for each of your different instructors so you can easily identify trends and discrepancies.

Analytics 169

Analytics Education Program Impact 169

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.

Policy 117

Policy Government Adopt Associations 117

Nucleus

OCTOBER 1, 2020

To grow your education business, you need to take advantage of the sophisticated metrics now available through modern data analytics – trends, behaviors, preferences, popularity, geography and much more. It measures activity for courses such as popularity, revenue trends, and geography of participants. This is real knowledge!

Learning Management 130

Learning Management Associations Data Learning 130

Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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Demographics Lesson Action Data 116

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Creating measurable goals with actionable items is vital to a fundraising strategy, and just as important is checking in to see how you’re doing. Let’s check out what to consider when measuring your results. While you’re looking at incoming revenue and comparing it to the prior year, take some time to review your expenses as well.

Goal 300

Goal Fundraising Pledge ROI 300

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results. Happy action planning!

Action 73

Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Ensuring compliance and accuracy in your financial reporting involves several key actions: Regularly review the latest guidelines and summaries provided by authoritative bodies on revenue recognition of grants and contracts. As the leader of a nonprofit, you must stay on top of updated standards or hire an accountant who does.

Activities 77

Activities Active Activism Comparison 77

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Collect and review any qualitative feedback you’ve received from applicants in the past. It may also not align with the latest trends and best practices in philanthropy. With this information, you can decide which pieces make the most sense for you to incorporate, and which trends you should be watching.

Application 88

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 88

Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2017

The State of Grantseeking™ Report spotlights current trends in the field. As quickly as things change today, you know how important it is to stay on top of these trends, adjusting your own expectations accordingly. " One resource is the State of Grantseeking™ Report that GrantStation publishes every six months.

Measure 50

Measure Program Build Award 50

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Recruitment challenges have been listed as one of the upcoming trends to look out for in 2024. Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. Soft skills are typically shown through previous experience and hard skills can be measured through technical assessments.

Strategy 52

Strategy Interview Skills Retention 52

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Recruitment challenges have been listed as one of the upcoming trends to look out for in 2024. Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. Soft skills are typically shown through previous experience and hard skills can be measured through technical assessments.

Strategy 52

Strategy Interview Skills Retention 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement. Measuring impact and managing outcomes is at the core of the work performed by nonprofits, academia, foundations, corporate social responsibility (CSR) teams, and more.

Impact 120

Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

You should also host regular training sessions with your team members to review: Ethical considerations: AI tools have shortcomings. Impact measurement: Have open discussions about the effectiveness of AI and decide how you will monitor its success. This will help your organization stay on the cutting edge of the latest trends.

Team 98

Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

M+R

OCTOBER 31, 2023

If you’d like to join the fun, please review and fill out the consent form here. your responses with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a set of averages, trends, and key metrics. We rely on data and survey responses from a wide range of nonprofits, and we hope you’re game to join us for this coming year.

Benchmark 52

Benchmark Studies Europe Info 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

One of the posts that got a lot of engagement and contributed to the uphill trend in the metrics was about editorial calendars. ” What are the metrics for measuring your content? So we want to make sure that we getting conversions from our content — which, depending on the content type, is a variety of next actions.”

Content 101

Content Measure Organization Strategy 101

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. Say Giller, “Our whole team reviews Google Analytics, like sipping fine wine.”

Measure 97

Measure Policy Social Media Green 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Sort through online organizational data (Google analytics, email open rates) to see if there are insights, trends, and patterns that could be used to improve operations. Sort through organizational fundraising data to see if there are insights, trends, or patterns that could help. Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports.

Fundraising 350

Fundraising Mail Law Donation 350

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

With more than half of 2010 now over, it might be helpful to review some updated statistics. . The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. The size of an organization is also something important to consider when looking at online giving trends.

Trend 86

Trend Online Fundraising Offline 86

Bloomerang

JANUARY 3, 2022

In this post, I’ll walk you through why that’s important and what metrics you should measure. . This will help you understand donor trends, such as if you reached a new audience, if the average gift amount increased, etc. . Why you should evaluate your end-of-year fundraising campaign .

Evaluation 109

Evaluation Metrics Campaign Fundraising 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , You should also be thinking about what to measure and an efficient method for collecting that data before you begin.

Social Media 113

Social Media Measure Action Media 113

Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Research from Community Brands consistently shows that members place high value on networking and staying up to date on industry news, trends, and regulations. Regularly review metrics to find opportunities for improvement?? . What is the review process for possible violations??What TIP: These are examples of high-level goals.

Community 134

Community Online Strategy Guidelines 134

sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2023

Empower your grantees and reviewers so they know the process and expectations and do your best to meet those deadlines and communication expectations. Measure your outcomes and tell your story. From that perspective, you can stress streamlined workflows and process automation, because time is a cost to your return.

Effective 68

Effective Tips Grant API 68

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 4, 2024

Year-over-year strategic planning includes changes in operations, processes, initiatives, measurement of impact and outcomes, and the need to find new ways to connect with stakeholders. Define, measure, and evaluate your organization’s outcome strategies all in one place.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Application Integration Grant 52

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

What specific measurable achievements will our board use to assess the ED’s performance? How often will our board conduct performance reviews? Conduct Regular Performance Reviews of the Executive Director. Annual trends indicate that small to mid-size nonprofit might expect to retain an ED for an average of five years.

Director 90

Director Management Government Model 90

Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Let’s review three strategies for analyzing your donor giving patterns to create a data-driven fundraising and marketing strategy: Identify popular times of the year for giving. Review your donor demographics. Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. Review your donor demographics.

Donation 52

Donation Donor Giving Demographics 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Last spring at the “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations ” meeting convened by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, practitioners from social media, measurement, evaluation, programs, communication, and philanthropy worked on a synthesis of these disciplines to address measurement.

Evaluation 114

Evaluation Generation Change Measure 114

Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

The online platform provides metrics on over 40 measures of health and drivers of health for over 750 cities across the U.S. While full data sets are made available and used extensively by researchers and city governments, City Health Dashboard has learned that simply providing data isn’t enough. Understand your capacity.

Story 67

Story Data Storytelling Lesson 67

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Be clear in how you measure job performance so everyone on your team understands their duties and the expectations around their role. Measure the most important goals that lead to results. For example, you may want to measure total visits, the number of proposals submitted, the dollars raised, and first-time or qualification visits.

Develop 73

Develop Management Gift Proposal 73

Care2

APRIL 18, 2011

The very first thing that nonprofits should do is setup a tracking system to measure their blogs and social media. Before we dive into specifics, it’s important to recognize that no one product will measure everything you need and they are not 100% accurate. Allows you to see engagement trends over time.

Social Media 65

Social Media Measure Tools Media 65

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. Just last month, a Harvard Business Review article by Aaron K. And like all good conversations, there was so much more to say than we had time for. Chatterji and Michael W.

Trend 34

Trend Puerto Rico Disaster Blackbaud 34

Nimble AMS

JULY 19, 2022

According to a Community Brands Association Trends Study , 78% of professionals reported higher than average workloads. Decide if you plan on measuring employee engagement, satisfaction, motivation, or performance so you can have a clear indicator of success. Is your association staff satisfied in their current roles?

Survey 120

Survey Associations Tips Interview 120

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Running Facebook fundraising ads is an excellent way to reach your target audience and optimize for donations while generating data that allows you to measure your success. Click the “Review” button at the bottom of the page, and if everything looks good, publish away. Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) measures ROI. He holds an M.A.

Facebook 242

Facebook Fundraising ROI Virginia 242

NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers. The industry report identifies the trends (see the Blackbaud Index ) which are used to inform the health of your online program, not overall constituent engagement. To say this is a highly anticipated, monumental report would be an understatement.

Rate 139

Rate San Diego Open Benchmark 139

Nimble AMS

MAY 27, 2022

Research from the Community Brands Association Trends Study , also discovered less than 5% of professionals use AI, predictive analytics, or machine learning in their organization. . Review website data and consider membership renewal activity, abandoned shopping carts, and highly-trafficked and inactive website locations.

Change Management 116

Change Management Goal Change Management 116

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The financial manager, in conjunction with the organization’s audit committee, should be continually reviewing the impacts of external pressures. In many cases, the new compliance measures may require the collection of data over a period of time and the allocation of resources. Handling Audits. Dimensional reporting.

Software 309

Software Guide Award Grant 309

sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review the basics of AI fundraising tools and a few strategies for using these solutions to improve donor relationships. You can use this information to identify trends and patterns in donor sentiment. How AI Fundraising Tools Work There are many types of AI fundraising tools that suit a wide range of needs.

Tools 84

Tools Donor Fundraising Survey 84

CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

It’s the second chatbot to ever pass the Turing Test , the current standard for measuring sophisticated AI models. Review and refine: ChatGPT isn’t going to get it 100% right. Be sure to review (and fact-check) what’s put out and polish as needed. It can also reject inappropriate prompts and admit its mistakes. Be specific!

Language 93

Language Generation Nonprofit Social Media 93