Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by subscribing to the journal for free! ]. The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. [Note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change.

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Measure Issue Impact Method 143

Forum One

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Defining and measuring impact is a tough nut to crack. In our recent webinar, “Measuring Impact: A Recipe for Mission-driven Work” , we shared how we approach impact, challenges we are looking to overcome, and a framework for building an impact measurement foundation to help you overcome the challenge of defining impact.

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Challenge Impact Measure Review 58

Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

SMART is an acronym people use to remember the five aspects of a well-articulated goal: SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound. For example, knowing that you want to increase a specific type of membership can make all the difference in measurement, analysis, and strategy. Formulate SMART Goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Rob Cottingham, Social Signal – Cartoon for Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. It is not too early to start thinking about your nonprofit’s social media strategy for 2018, including how you want to capitalize on social media trends that will have maximum impact in 2018. Not all influencers are the same.

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Influence Social Media Marketing Strategy 115

EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Do we have the volunteer power we need in those districts to influence our targets? The hard work laid out above can seem especially time-consuming (and expensive when measured in dedicated staff hours) compared to just allocating some budget for Care2 or Facebook. Who will be the key targets in those states?

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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Amplify Your Impact: Integrating Tech for Peak Nonprofit Efficiency In a world where technology moves at lightning speed, nonprofits are often left grappling with the tailwinds of rapid change. But what if you could harness this relentless pace to catapult your mission forward?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How are you measuring your success? The good news is there is an invisible string connecting all the positive experiences above, so measuring your event’s success , reach , and therefore, growth can be a domino effect. Remind your committee members specifically and often of the impact they’re making. Focus on Experience.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 16, 2024

Corporate investment in social impact appears to show no signs of slowing down. The researchers studied how trends relating to corporate social responsibility (CSR), diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are influencing corporate social impact strategies.

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Data Grant Philanthropy Conservancy 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A connected throughline of our shared humanity With that in mind, as I reflect on the influences, changes, and overall trends we have seen in employee engagement, philanthropy, and CSR in 2023, and those that are to come in 2024, I cannot help but be struck by the notion that it is not about specific trends or actions.

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Philanthropy Measure Influence Trend 73

Care2

DECEMBER 21, 2010

As more nonprofits get aggressive with their social media outreach, they are starting to take cues from the business sector about their own influence and finding “those influentials&# that they think are going to produce magical results. Nope, it’s not possible. Advocacy - People taking action both online and offline.

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Influence Impact Offline Advocacy 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2012

. ”Don’t measure the world, if you don’t have the time and resources to do so.” ” It is a key theme in our book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Measuring World Hunger Day – a guest post by Geoff Livingston. Twice as likely to take part in events like charity walk.

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Hunger Measure Metrics Case Study 104

NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by subscribing to the journal for free! ]. The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. Interviews and focus groups - The desired outcome of this type of method is to solicit data without any influence or bias.

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Measure Issue Impact Method 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2013

I spent a year co-writing on a book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” with measurement guru KD Paine because I felt strongly focusing on vanity metrics such as follower counts or Facebook likes was a waste of time. I didn’t get asked ”What are the best tools to measure followers on Twitter?

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Attitude Social Media Measure San Francisco 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

My colleagues, all experts, practitioners, and instigators share a passion for inspiring others to build great organizations for greater societal impact and increasing the expectation and adoption of high performance in the field. GuideStar Platinum: Measuring Nonprofit Performance at Scale by Jacob Harold. Social change is hard.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another great collaboration opportunity to take advantage of during your cause marketing campaign is to involve influencers, local celebrities, and other nonprofits. Use multiple metrics to measure how successful your campaign was in meeting your different goals. To do that, you need to track your cause marketing campaign.

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Causes Marketing Impact Guide 52

The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Boost Your Nonprofit’s Impact: 10 Power-Packed Summer Fundraising Ideas for 2023 As the mercury rises, so should your nonprofit’s impact! Keep in mind the costs of renting projection equipment, acquiring necessary permits, and ensuring safety measures are in place.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

You may be aware that there is a big debate going on in the social media blogosphere about "influence". We're all familiar with the mantra that we should be out there leveraging influencers in our communities in order to get the word out about our causes, brands or services. So what is influence, really? But hold on.

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Influence Internet Impact Hype 68

The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This heightened awareness isn’t just a trend; it’s a shift in user behavior and expectations that impacts all sectors, including the world of digital fundraising for nonprofits. The compliance is not just a legal necessity but also a trust-building measure with their donors and supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

Five Steps You Can Take Now to Apply the New Measurement Standards In Your Organization. Everything You Need to Know about the Dublin Summit and the New Measurement Standards. SMMStandards Progress and Roadmap: Marklein and Paine Present the First Social Media Measurement Standards at the Dublin Summit.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

These surveys—more than 75 to date—all help tell the story of the pandemic’s continued impact on the sector, including how needs and responses have changed and what funders and nonprofits expect moving forward. Organizations across the globe continue to feel negative impacts of COVID-19. Conclusion.

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Rhode Island Impact Turkey Survey 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

Few would deny that storytelling is a powerful tool for inspiring action and influencing thought leaders, donors, and decision makers. However, few of us working in the social impact space could admit to utilizing storytelling to its fullest potential. I don’t have to tell anyone who reads Beth’s blog about the value of storytelling.

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Storytelling Digital Report Impact 115

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Next, you’ll want to focus on the metrics side of your formula, ensuring your values are measurable. Consider the frequency of the member activities, how many dollars you spend, or the rates compared to peers to get measurable data before start assigning values. However, you don’t need to measure everything. Seek a simple sum.

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Hosting Metrics Associations Measure 111

Care2

OCTOBER 19, 2010

So what should the ROI for advocacy groups’ social media programs be and how can we measure them? Aside from fundraising, a good social media program for advocacy (or rather “social advocacy&# program) should focus on measuring influence. Measuring Social Media Reach. Engagement. Engagement.

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Social Media Measure Program Media 64

EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Issue awareness is often a foundational step in advocacy work, and it’s important to make sure that your organization’s issue awareness work uses specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals to measure progress.

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Advocacy Generation Strategy Awareness 199

sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

But when it comes to active measures that show accountability toward progress – such as conducting a pay equity analysis by race/ethnicity, setting diversity targets, and creating re-entry programs – only 10-30% of these companies disclose implementing such measures.

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Data America Policy Companies 88

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

“As workplaces around the world face the challenges of an increasingly remote workforce perhaps forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic, it has never been more important to measure and expand wellbeing in organizations,” explain the book authors Jim Clifton and Jim Harter. This translates into big differences in productivity.

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Team Build Ratio Measure 57

sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of advancing equity in philanthropic grantmaking and discuss actionable steps that donors, organizations, and social changemakers can take to make a meaningful impact.

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Philanthropy Action Structure Law 83

Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Tell the story of those impacted by your organization. Show impact and results. Don’t just tell your audience what you do—show them the impact of your work. Incorporating a CTA like a donation link or a volunteer sign-up form can amplify the impact of your story. Build authentic relationships.

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Marketing Tips Influence Nonprofit 52

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This was a considerable commitment, but many in the sector saw a need to measure the impact and effectiveness of such funding—specifically, whether the funds were going to nonprofits led by communities of color or to more traditional, white-led institutions. Register here for a panel discussion on March 12 with Huilan Krenn, the W.K.

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Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

Classy

JULY 5, 2021

Since today’s consumers are demanding more social responsibility and impact from the companies they support, brands also often already have giving programs established for cross-collaboration, so you won’t necessarily be pitching them a new idea. Influencer. Learn How To Tap Into Local Partnerships.

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Donation Influence Local Nonprofit 108

Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

Similarly, analyzing your event data from many angles can lead to a major impact on revenue. What factors influence first time attendees? Results : We measure performance of the test and roll out the most effective campaign based on registration numbers. Year over year, is it increasing or decreasing? This is a valuable group.

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Associations Data Registration Analytics 318

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Measurement Challenges.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This new book describes six easy steps to measure and improve the success of any project, program, initiative, or work that you do. Our goal is to help individuals and teams achieve and measure success and to shift the thinking about projects and work from merely completed activities to investments that deliver impact,” explain the authors.

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Work ROI Law Project 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

It’s a subjective and culturally influenced unconscious and involuntary response. How are you using experiments, a/b testing, and validated learning to improve your nonprofit’s impact? You could pick any channel, social or otherwise to set up an a/b test hypothesis. Here’s an article on that topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

While my family and their home dodged a bullet, like millions in NYC, other locations had catastrophic flooding and there was a loss of lives. We learned that it predicting the path of hurricanes is a more precise science than the measuring their destructive force. What are the key results of this campaign ?

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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. The City Health Dashboard provides a case study in data storytelling that is unique to their platform but provides universal lessons for any organization looking to use data to reach audiences or influence action.

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