sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Even though laws and structures are often driven from the top down, it is a combination of top-down leadership and grassroots movements that create sustainable change. Grantmaking equity lies at the heart of philanthropy’s mission to create positive social change and address systemic injustices.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Whether your nonprofit is working to improve volunteer management or the success of your community outreach programs, you’re likely considering the impact of your planned or existing actions. . In this guide, we’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about nonprofit impact metrics, including: . Why Are Impact Metrics Important?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

I am a big fan of actionable metrics. If the numbers you are tracking don’t give you an action, how valuable are they? For example, if you track just how many people come to your website, it doesn’t give you much action. Download ”See, Say, Feel, Do: Social Media Metrics that Matter” here. .

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You might answer this question with metrics like the number of new donors or the number of donations. While these basic figures can be informative from a year-over-year trend perspective, they do a poor job answering questions like: Why did these metrics change? I consider those basic metrics to be “rearview mirror” metrics.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When it comes to acquisition, we all know that metrics matter. However, most nonprofits don’t know which metrics to look at —or what to do with that information once they have it. . When done correctly, this review will generate action items for your team. . Looking for actionable insights: Where do you start? .

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M+R

JUNE 10, 2021

Apple recently made an announcement about upcoming privacy changes to their products that could have a major effect on how nonprofits do email work. . When will this change go into place? What will this change? Read time: 3 minutes. What’s happening? Sometime this fall, whenever iOS15 is rolled out. Who does it affect?

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Neon CRM

JUNE 2, 2023

Nonprofit engagement metrics can help you understand your organization, but you’ve probably seen the same terms over and over again in your research. By embracing a few overlooked metrics, you will be able to go deeper into that information. By embracing a few overlooked metrics, you will be able to go deeper into that information.

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

Resilience —The ability to adapt to change and achieve long-term sustainability and relevance. Health —Positive performance across a range of well-defined metrics, including financial stability and the professional development and engagement of staff, volunteers, and members. You might wonder what it means to undertake this journey.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

Understand the Imperative To keep pace with member expectations, acknowledging that disruption and change are business as usual is critical. Organize the Effort A well-defined oversight and change management structure ensures that the right people are ready to lead that charge. This post is Part Two. Self-evaluation isn’t easy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

DIY Community Engagement Metrics. These goals should primarily come from the Community Map where you have two columns’ worth of goals and actions. Metrics Tracking. >> Internal reporting: Weekly metrics for various platforms •Add metrics as you go. Look at long term, not just short term changes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

Marketing automation can help you with: Broad, audience-building efforts (think: scheduling social media posts) Steady engagement tactics (think: sending out your weekly newsletter) Workflows that target visitors who complete certain actions (think: sharing a viewbook when someone fills out a form) And a whole lot more. Test both!

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 12, 2022

Some people are resistant to change. Identify the key metrics you’ll use to measure your goals. Start by reviewing each of your strategic goals and identifying the key metrics you can use to measure progress against those goals. Most likely, you’ll have more than one metric for each goal.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Going Beyond Basic Metrics Learning analytics goes beyond basic metrics to offer you a deeper understanding of course performance and learner engagement. By going beyond basic metrics and digging deeper, you can uncover insights that will lead to more satisfied learners and more successful educational programs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Recruiting and unifying your inner team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds , is as relevant today as it was when published two years ago. That's because the pace of change in business is just as fast as it was two years ago. Pottruck offers these 14 action items for establishing the need to change and a sense of urgency.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The role of the marketer – particularly in associations, and especially focusing on content delivery – has changed drastically over the last decade, perhaps and only seems to be speeding up. A recent Analytics in Action webinar, titled Embracing Data Analytics to Reinvent Your Content Marketing , delved into just this.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 19, 2024

To create meaningful material that will move audiences to action, though, a human touch and a sound communication strategy is still essential. It’s about going beyond superficial engagement metrics to truly grasp what an audience cares about, what questions they want answers to, and what inspires them to take action.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

Data provides actionable insights and can give associations a navigable path to make better informed business decisions. The metrics you use to measure your progress toward a business objective are key performance indicators (KPIs). What metrics could you use to predict whether you will achieve your goals ?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Is your organization feeling the changes in our economy, society, and communities? Each of these industries needs to study an aspect of their output to see how it performs and decide if they need to change. Include your employees and enable frontline action when identifying and prioritizing your goals.

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Throughout the evaluation process, it’s important to keep your association’s unique goals and success metrics top-of-mind. The next step is to develop everything from scratch, including performing integrations with all of your other software platforms and building all the dashboards and visualizations for your performance metrics.

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M+R

APRIL 16, 2024

We have a couple of points of note around the transition from Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to Universal Analytics (UA) and how that impacted the website data in Benchmarks this year, but first, for fun, an action item! If you’re not sure how to change this setting, you can follow the simple instructions here. We’ll wait. Ok, back with us?

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Compare performance : Assess how metrics change over time. Proper use of the date range tool ensures your data analysis is timely, relevant, and actionable. You can also choose these metrics where they force-match the same day of week, useful if your website sees aggressive weekly fluctuations.)

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Analytics Google Comparison Time 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Changes: A Complete Guide – by Mari Smith. Also, a few insights about the what the changes mean for Facebook pages. It isn’t all private or all public – it’s a continuum. Facebook’s new changes (and Google +) gives us a couple of shades of gray. .” Brand Page Changes.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Each donor action in response to your outreach produces additional data to inform your next interaction.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

When looking at online benchmarks and digital revenue, we saw that any growth or ground held was due to increases in sustainer metrics. Barriers to Email Measurement Keep Rising Measuring email performance has changed, and it continues to become more difficult. Unsubscribe rates did not change much.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2013

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies. Training Design'

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

However, when approached with creativity and strategic thinking, it can serve as a powerful instrument for storytelling, showcasing impact, and inspiring donors and supporters to take action. The impact metrics you share The stories of transformation you tell Selecting which metrics and outcomes to highlight is crucial.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2018

Read on to find out five crucial metrics that can help nonprofits measure the success of their online communication efforts. The first metric your nonprofit organization can use to gauge the success of your online communication is to take a holistic view of the sentiment that your audience has for your organization. Engagement.

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M+R

APRIL 24, 2024

Cram your cranium with metrics on email and mobile messaging, advertising, web traffic, social media and influencers, and more. About a quarter of nonprofits had active peer to peer mobile messaging programs in 2023, driving event attendance, recruiting volunteers, and generating donations and advocacy actions.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Making key health data easy to understand can change how people think, how policies are made, and, quite literally, save lives. Forum One has worked with dozens of organizations to effectively show impact and change outcomes using data. Telling users how they can advocate for change will increase the odds of them taking action.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

That’s why we put together a list of the five essential metrics you need to know, as a fundraiser, to achieve higher retention rates. Tracking these metrics will help you keep a pulse on the current engagement of your donors so you know which efforts are working and which ones need to be increased or modified. Donor Level Moves.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Using this data, your organization can determine which metrics are best for measuring your social impact and illustrating all of your work’s tangible achievements. Storytelling is a great way to connect data points to real people, actions, and outcomes, making cold metrics more engaging and personal. Identify key data to share.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. LinkedIn Pages.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2011

. —– Whether your organization has had a presence on Facebook for years or just days—or you’re considering starting now—trying to follow along with all the changes to functionality, options, and analytics is incredibly overwhelming. Calls to Action. Metrics that Matter. Remember Strategy First. Subscribers and Fans.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

If your organization was the recipient of rage gifts in the months leading up to the election, you might notice a change in giving levels in the aftermath, depending on your mission and how closely it’s associated with the winning or losing candidates or issues. Encourage action. They want to feel heard. They want to do something.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Recruiting and unifying your inner team.

Change 40

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This year, the need to check in is even more critical, as 2023 will usher in a whole new paradigm for a core part of digital strategy: web metrics. Buttons move around, some functionality changes, and it can take a little time to realize the potential of new tools or capabilities.

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