Care2

MAY 31, 2013

During our discussion, Jessica and I talked about nonprofit and political campaigns obsession with vanity metrics. The other problem with relying on vanity metrics is that it dilutes social media’s real purpose – to be social. Don''t just rely on tools and expect it to give you the full picture.

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Metrics Brain Social Media Social Network 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

The other is about using data to make decisions, but for the start up audience. They have some ideas in common – including finding the “One Metric that Matters.” When you know what the right question is, you’ll know what metric to track in order to answer that question. That’s the OMTM.

Metrics 101

Metrics Measure Analytics Method 101

Bloomerang

MAY 22, 2024

We solved this problem with Storyraise , a solution for nonprofits to create digital annual, impact, and donor reports. By integrating analytics and reporting tools into donation platforms, organizations can gain insights into audience behavior, engagement metrics, and fundraising performance.

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Storytelling Digital Integration Blended 82

Candid

MAY 10, 2023

To uncover insights on your audience, consider conducting surveys with your current supporters; analyzing your nonprofit’s email, website, and social media data ; or using free tools, like Google Trends. Define the problem. Pick your favorite tool and create tasks with due dates, details, and assignments for your team.

Communication 98

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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. This metric is created by asking your constituents one simple question: “On a scale from 0 to 10, how likely are you to recommend this product/company to a friend or colleague?”

Associations 221

Associations Leadership Question Wisconsin 221

Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

Through our CARE Model process and other tools , we ensure communities and institutions embrace lived-experience data of marginalized populations in order to deconstruct underlying narratives and work together to find equitable solutions. What is the MEASURE CARE Model and what problem are you trying to solve with this program?

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Measure Meme Education Data 98

Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But keep in mind that there are also free and low-fee tools that you can use to produce an explainer video on your own and at a lower cost. . To ensure your video conveys all of the necessary information in a short amount of time, I recommend adhering to this general structure: Introduce the problem. That’s one in every eight kids.”

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Video Support Tips Audio 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

What is the way out of this problem? To refine a content strategy, I used the Fan Page insights metrics tool, particularly the stats on interactions and Fan Page growth. The Facebook Insights tool lets you see trends Fan acquisition and subscription. Tags: facebook metrics. I have not done this yet.

Metrics 97

Metrics Benchmark Facebook Experiment 97

Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

As you consider potential paths forward, ask yourself how each option will further your impact: What is the problem we seek to address in the world? There are a range of tools organizations can develop during the strategic planning process to help them stay on track. Change management needs to be built in from the beginning.”

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San Francisco Nonprofit Metrics Boston 98

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

What problem spots do you already know about? Regularly collecting employee feedback can: Help you identify weak spots or perceived problems with different aspects of your talent strategy. The key to effectively using feedback as a retention tool is to actively do something with the information you collect.

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Retention Management Tips Nonprofit 91

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. Use analytics tools to surface new patient insights.

Integration 83

Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 83

Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Whole Whale has been building AI prompts into custom tools for clients since Q1 of 2022 and we’ve learned a lot about what makes a good vs generic prompt. GPT and The Grey Jacket Problem At a Fundraising event in NYC, George was on a panel to talk about AI applications for fundraising and was wearing a grey sports jacket with blue pants.

Ideas 52

Ideas Model API Language 52

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

The problem with ratios. Communicating what a nonprofit does through storytelling is a valuable and engaging tool for stakeholders. Storytellers strategically place the donor or prospect into the story, allowing them to help solve a problem, making them a hero. Equip your nonprofit to tell stories of impact today.

Impact 52

Impact Communication Effective Ratio 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

You need to pick the right hard data points (fancy way of saying metrics) that will help you harvest insights to improve your social media strategy. For blogging, you have to use a couple of different tools to get the different metrics you need. The tools include Google Analytics, PostRank, Feedburner, and others.

Metrics 81

Metrics Social Media Strategy RSS 81

M+R

MAY 31, 2022

To add to the confusion, different email tools are handling this change in different ways. Tracking how many people wanted to know more (clicks) or were inspired to act (advocacy actions, survey submissions, or donations) have always been better metrics of success. But now, open rates are all over the place.

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Mail Spam Rate email 108

Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

Donor Retention Donor retention as a metric has gained traction since 2001 when Adrian Sargeant published the first academic research on the financial impact of increased donor retention. This problem is not going away. Despite organizations utilizing fundraising best practices , many challenges for nonprofits remain.

Challenge 98

Challenge Retention Nonprofit Tennessee 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. Using a graphic design tool such as Canva or Venngage , converting powerful stats, quotes, and CTAs into graphics is a time-tested, proven method to grab the attention of your followers, thus increasing your engagement on Twitter (and all social media).

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Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 340

sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2023

What new technology will be the must-have tool? The event space for nonprofits has predominately focused on traditional walks, runs, rides, and galas, and while there is nothing wrong with these types of events, there are so many additional tools that charities can use to fundraise in unique ways.

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Platform Charity Trend Badge 76

sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Powered by technology and tools that make it easier than ever to communicate, manage data, and process and distribute funding, many foundations now see collaboration as a critical tool for accelerating – not delaying – their work. While it was once a nuisance, it is now a necessity. New Collaboration Models Emerge.

Collaboration 84

Collaboration Foundation New Hampshire Government 84

Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

The problem is, this advice is often aimed at organizations with dedicated social media folks, or even teams of them. Increase donations: success is measured by an increase in donations on the platform’s embedded fundraising tools, such as those on Meta or TikTok. Creating a social media strategy can feel overwhelming.

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Social Media Data Strategy Media 98

Media Cause

MAY 20, 2021

I can most easily explain it like this: if you show me a bold ketchup red, and a strong Kermit green, I can tell you what colors those are, no problem. By using tools like this, we can identify what needs to change, and a web designer can then make adjustments to fonts, backgrounds or image selections to improve a contrast score.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Web Green Chart 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. If you don’t use analytic tools, it’s impossible to know how many people are engaging with your content and what, if any, action they’re taking after that engagement. You can find a bunch of fundraising metrics to track here.

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 126

Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2024

She couldn’t stand the focus on metrics as the reference point against which her work was evaluated. Just because people have money, or whatever privilege you ascribe to them, does not mean they don’t have problems. The human tool to unlock philanthropy: empathy. Doing important work requires solving problems for others.

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Tools Fundraising Philanthropy Problem 106

sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It gives your nonprofit breathing room when a problem or a new opportunity arises. If you are not prepared for the requirements, a government grant can create more problems than they solve. Are there reports you can schedule that would save you time by communicating key metrics to stakeholders before they ask for that information?

Foundation 87

Foundation Build Grant Fund 87

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

Many organizations struggle with the idea of ROI and metrics when it comes to social media because so much of it feels, well, untouchable. We are usually pretty quick to highlight problems, so this is probably the easiest step! The next step is highlighting the strategies that specifically address the problem.

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ROI Case Study Metrics Student 135

Media Cause

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Below I’ll provide the tools that support these principles. This tool by WebAIM checks the contrast between your foreground and background by providing ratios based on hex codes. . VEED has created a tool that automatically generates subtitles and transcripts from your browser. Image of contrast checker dashboard on WebAIM.org).

Guidelines 52

Guidelines Accessibility Design Content 52

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

The tools you choose will depend on your nonprofit’s unique needs! Once you have that part in place, it’s time to find fundraising tools that will help you meet those goals. This means identifying effective and capable tools to help you make strategic moves based on accurate, updated data. . The Giver’s Journey.

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Campaign Effective Fundraising Nonprofit 98

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

So, in that spirit, we’re providing a round-up of short readings, resources and tools that may help you as you consider different facets of the “social” element of ESG. These will be critical metrics for us to gauge our performance. We’ll also, of course, be looking at internal metrics that will help guide our business as well.

Government 98

Government Social Blackbaud Companies 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

While online giving platforms are an essential type of fundraising software, they aren’t the only tools that will help grow your fundraising results and build stronger donor relationships. Keep in mind that the most effective fundraising software offers multiple tools within the same platform.

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Software Guide Fundraising Platform 93

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 11, 2022

Are you starting to see the possibilities that fundraising tools like this can offer your nonprofit? To go even deeper when looking for opportunities, pair a segmentation tool with your DMS. When your organization can combine the power of fundraising intelligence with a CRM like a donor management system, you can do more with less.

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System Management Donor Track 104

sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

But when most of an organization’s funds are restricted, often unnecessarily, it can create significant cashflow problems and inhibit growth. Commercial accounting systems don’t have the tools your nonprofit needs —like fund-driven tracking. The more money that went to services, the better.

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Fund Chart Grant Report 95

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Using tools that allow reposting, sharing, emailing and so on will give anyone the options they want to push your content around the web for you. Sometimes what you want to do and the tools at your disposal just don’t match. The value of the tool grows as people value the tool and add more content.

Community 207

Community Case Study Haiti Social Media 207

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

It’s probably one of the most critical metrics you should be studying in 2021. . Integrations from your donor-facing tools to your central database are especially important, as more comprehensive and easy-to-analyze data is invaluable for strengthening your retention efforts. Use integrated software whenever possible.

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Retention Donor Online Rate 74

CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

Meat Fight recently started using CauseVox’s activity metric that helps track the amount of activity someone does for a campaign, like how many miles or steps are being walked. We love that Meat Fight’s “funlanthropy” approach really shines through when they use the activity metric to highlight milestones! Don’t center the sob story.

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Tips Fundraising Pledge Template 79

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Prioritizes outcomes—views customer satisfaction as the significant metric of success. Yet, we’ve only recently acquired the tools to accurately analyze our interactions with our constituents over time. Seeks solutions—products and services are designed to solve members’ challenges.

Game 44

Game Experiment Marketing Gartner 44

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Before taking the steps to start a nonprofit, ask yourself these questions: What need or problem will the nonprofit address?

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Nonprofit Files Policy Software 85

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Though originally focused on advertising, Ogilvy’s wisdom contains enduring truths around driving action and results that can aid any cause, even with today’s new tools and platforms. A great tool to see how different companies make their product the hero is by looking through swipe files curated by sites like [link].

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59