Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. Reading books does that.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Social Media Today | ROI: How to Measure Return on Investment in Social Media – A great post from Brian Solis on Social Media Today discussing the ROI of social media. "Over the years, Social Media experts attempted to redefine ROI for a new era of influence. . "Over … But that was then and this is now. ."

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With rapidly changing technology and the need to be nimble in our approach to donors, leveraging the data in your nonprofit donor database is more important than ever before. Trust & Accountability: Nonprofits often rely on very powerful anecdotal stories when sharing their mission and impact. Step 3: Map out the Data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

I spent sometime reviewing what Planned Parenthood was doing on social networks as well as their online presence - so it was good to get the inside story. While the board wasn’t against technology or social media, it was a little bit of a mystery. Social media is described in terms of the mission, not the tools. We help guide it."

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Your guide to the resources that will help you put technology to work for your cause. Share Your Story. ways to tell a story. Determine the ROI of Social Media. NTEN's own Holly Ross suggests a simple formula: (Time & Money Saved + Money Earned) - (Time & Money In) = ROI. That sounds about right.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Need some metrics guidelines? It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Need some metrics guidelines? It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Need some metrics guidelines? It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

John Bell of the 360 Digital Influence Blog says " It's Time for Measurement of Social Media " which looks at the ROI and identifies some success metrics. " Tell stories, stop sending crappy press releases. Karen Schneider gets it right about "free" technology: that's free, as in free kittens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

It's look at what's wrong with public relations in an age of social media, a complete social media primer from the perspective of those who work in communications, and lots of incredibly useful information about the art of listening and metrics for the web 2.0 The old Web metrics don't work well for measuring social media.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Instead of measuring size, new metrics such as deliverability rates, open rates, click-thru rates and conversions are used to assess the quality of your growth and help determine the return on investment. But you need to think of your messaging like a story – it needs connections from the beginning, middle and end.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Rebecca Leaman, publisher of Get your sanity back , Wild Apricot's non-profit technology blog Great new presentations on social media are coming out almost daily, now that we're deep into conference season, and many are directed specifically to the needs of non-profits. Use metrics to discover what works and what doesn’t.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

One of the reasons I made a commitment to blogging about professional topics regularly was because I was inspired by Marnie’s nonprofit technology blog, ext. If you track you time and have specific tasks, you know what you’re getting for your time investment. It’s just one step away from looking at ROI.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

Identify what technologies are most appropriate. One great way to help guide you in the process of identifying and selecting the most appropriate technologies is to ask your community! WeAreMedia’s ROI Toolbox. So, your definition of success has to be flexible to the changing times and the changing needs of your audience.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

If you’re looking at your technology budget and wondering whether you’re getting your money’s worth, join Digital Strategist & Technology Coach Maureen Wallbeoff and learn exactly how to harness the power of your technology to help your organization grow. They’re just technology.” ” I love it.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Fred Weiss shared an in-depth analysis on the latest trends facing higher education advancement , alumni engagement metrics, and CASE’s 2018 Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) Survey. Key findings from CASE’s 2018 VSE Survey include: . Gifts from every type of donor increased. Trends in Talent Management .

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

John Kenyon, John Kenyon Technology Consulting. ’ How do you fight burn-out as a technology consultant given the churn of new technology? Discussion: Ideas about telling the story about “what do I do as a consultant?&#. Jana Byington-Smith blogged it again, and here’s what she recorded.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Well examine what can and cant be quantified as well as various metrics and analytics tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2008

David Alston VP of Marketing, Radian6 Candace Fleming CEO and Co-Founder, Crimson Hexagon Todd Parsons Co-Founder, BuzzLogic Tony Priore Biz 360 Mike Spataro Visible Technologies How do people retro-fit to understand the listening part of the business?     What's the ROI of listening?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

They curate the best from the abundant sea of online ocean content and rapidly experiment with creating, amplifying and circulating stories that spark vibrant conversations. As technology costs drop and communications move online, the future of our work lies in big listening. Big listening is fast, and shows changes over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

NetChange Week is an impressive event that explores the intersection between social technology and social change started a year ago. It takes place at The MaRS Discovery Centre in downtown Toronto (a hub for science, technology and social entrepreneurs) and there are fourteen events, each with a unique focus and target audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

Social and Nonprofits ROI: Case Study Slam submitted by Beth Kanter Using a poetry slam format, each panelist will present a five-minute poem or story about how their organization has successfully implemented a social media strategy experiment and how they considered the ROI. If you want to search for others, scan the list.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

How to create an online fundraising strategy Tips for a successful online fundraiser 10 effective online fundraising ideas 8 online fundraising metrics to track Use the tips and ideas in this guide to create your own online fundraising plan and to determine the fundraising tools you’ll need to accomplish your ultimate goals.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" At Wellstone Action, its a running gag in our trainings that we say "Lawn signs dont vote!",

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I am just back from Legal Services Corporation and a keynote on ROI and Nonprofits. " And, of course, such metrics are useless. 1) Intangibles often come in the form of stories or anecdotes about the technology value and if used along with numbers can help make the case.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I feel that my technology training for nonprofits work is more like a calling for me than simply a job or career. For the past 15 years, I have been excited about nonprofit technology training design and delivery and it is what I will continue to focus on as part of my role at Zoetica over the coming years.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Online fundraising technology allows your nonprofit to better understand which marketing campaigns effectively drive donations and where there’s room for improvement. Then, determine the amount you’re willing to spend to hit those goals and lead to a healthy return on investment (ROI). Capture donor information in your donor database.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. Prioritize your ROI around the biggest impact, whether that’s raising funds, engaging people, or something else. What is your real output?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

As both a lesson and as a metric, failure is potentially productive at every level of socialmarkets - from the repeated return of one homeless person to shelter, to the repeated attempts to attach a value like SROI to such a story." Web Site Usability, Social Media Engagement and ROI. " What do you think?

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This evaluation isn’t just about numbers; it’s a vital step in determining your ROI , and helping you make informed decisions about repeating or refining strategies. This metric tracks the percentage of donors from the previous year who continue to contribute in the current year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. A creative report on non-profits, social media, and effective ROIs delivered as poetry slam and expertly judged including interactive crowd participation. I shall investigate - I muttered - to know what ROI could account for.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Get Interactive: Ask people to take a poll or share a story.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

ROI -- or Return on Investment -- is a pre- and/or post-evaluation process and analysis of three factors: benefits, costs, and value of a specific technology purchase over time. ROI can help your organization avoid a technology purchase that is a huge mistake or avoid not investing in a technology that could return many dividends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

One hopes that nonprofits deciding to roll their own social networks, aren't creating their own social silos and have gone into it with a solid strategy, clear objectives and measurable metrics , and can evaluate the ROI. May be created and consumed using mobile technology and distributed using other social media tools.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Raising awareness and providing local communities a venue for sharing their story.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The most obvious metric is video view counts. It depends on what your goals are.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

Centralizing your messaging around a single person or story helps you build empathy among your audience members. This allows you to keep your focus on marketing channels that will deliver a higher return on investment (ROI) for your campaign. Email marketing software to help create campaigns and analyze email engagement metrics.

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