Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The importance of a cost-benefit analysis for your fundraising strategies. James Greenfield is the guru of fundraising cost-benefit analysis. The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) arrived at similar results. They’ve still got some consideration and evaluation to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Does a lot of &# drive by&# analysis, but no monthly review of trends. Presents a report with quantitative analysis that demonstrates value. Better data analysis, linking it to decisions. Conversion, as measured in dollars and cents, as a means to evaluate and justify the time spent on social media. Often overwhelmed.

Results 95

Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This is a design aspect called “ Transformative Capacity Building ,” where a cohort of peer organizations come together to practice a skill and get better results. There is also an opportunity to weave in analysis of your data from surveys and incorporate storytelling with your data.

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Reflection Practice Results Storytelling 122

.orgSource

MARCH 4, 2024

This methodology was used to evaluate expanding the American Board of Medical Specialties, ABMS CertLink®, platform into new markets. The SWOT analysis, which typically begins a planning process, makes you a prisoner of that crowded environment. This initiative resulted in ABMS CertLink®. But divine intervention is not required.

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Strategy Marketing Detroit Associations 221

.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Automating data exploration frees time to focus on higher-level analysis and interpretation of results. Increased efficiency and scalability Automation also performs tasks such as data cleaning, preparation, and transformation that reduce the time and effort needed for data analysis.

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Data Studies Music Analysis 221

.orgSource

AUGUST 19, 2024

Review Systematically How do you evaluate whether your organization’s data is pristine, polluted, or somewhere in the murky in-between? Many of the data disasters I’ve seen result from well-intentioned employees trying to get a job done without the correct information about how to do it. Don’t expect your teams to figure this out.

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Government Data Experiment Disaster 251

.orgSource

OCTOBER 3, 2024

.” Stephanie’s message was clear: rather than overcomplicating strategies, associations should focus on: Mastering the fundamentals, Staying true to their core values, And refining existing strengths to produce extraordinary results. Laura Graham, Sr.

Associations 221

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2023

A SWOT analysis is a great tool to guide any team through this process. So be glad of your weaknesses now, they are the beginnings of your strength.” – Claire Weekes What is a SWOT Analysis and Why Do One? A SWOT analysis helps to identify opportunities for growth and impact, and anticipate and mitigate potential threats.

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Analysis Nonprofit Law Issue 82

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

But due to many common challenges to constantly reach new donors, retain existing donors, and increase operational efficiency the amount of effort to impact lives doesn’t always result in the high return it should. When evaluating CRM software for your nonprofit, you need to look for these five key differentiators: 1) Importance of Platform.

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Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 263

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

When you’re halfway through the year, it’s a good time to conduct a midyear fundraising evaluation. A midyear evaluation will show you how you are doing and highlight areas where you need to improve. And you’ll know exactly how much you need to raise during that season if you take the time to do a midyear evaluation now.

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Evaluation Fundraising Raise Grant 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

I created Excel for Evaluation , a series of more than 25 video tutorials with real examples from nonprofits, to share my favorite techniques with nonprofit leaders like you. Data analysis is a process, not a one-time thing. You can follow this syllabus to boost your skills at all stages of the data analysis process.

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Data Tutorial Chart Statistics 139

Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

What is Training Needs Analysis and how to perform it? GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Training Needs Analysis is an inevitable part of all the organizations that want to improve their employees’ skill sets and believe in the cumulative growth of the company. This analysis helps them to do their job more effectively.

Analysis 52

Analysis Train Training Evaluation 52

Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

What is Training Needs Analysis and how to perform it? GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Training Needs Analysis is an inevitable part of all the organizations that want to improve their employees’ skill sets and believe in the cumulative growth of the company. This analysis helps them to do their job more effectively.

Analysis 52

Analysis Train Training Evaluation 52

Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

What is Training Needs Analysis and how to perform it? Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Training Needs Analysis is an inevitable part of all the organizations that want to improve their employees’ skill sets and believe in the cumulative growth of the company.

Analysis 52

Analysis Train Training Evaluation 52

Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Most nonprofits conduct some kind of program evaluation, whether it’s simply keeping track of how many people have been directly helped by an organization’s services or complex multi-year studies of a program’s effects on the larger community. So what did we find? Pulling Existing Data.

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Evaluation Software Program Strategy 62

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

How do you get your appeals in front of your Facebook audience despite the significant decline in organic reach and the resulting reduction in engagement caused by changes to the News Feed algorithm? Cost Per Result tells you how much you’ve spent on average to secure a donation. 1) Set up a conversion event and create a campaign.

Facebook 218

Facebook Fundraising ROI Virginia 218

NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

First, use the Google AdWords keyword research tool to do some analysis for words and phrases you’d like to rank highly for in search results. This tool will crawl and evaluate your website for a lot of the key elements you should be monitoring. Once you’ve figured out what you want to be know for do two things.

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email Social Social Media Search 246

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

How do you evaluate this? A few months back, the San Francisco Symphony used YouTube to crowdsource auditions for a mashup peformance. Here is an example of an artistic program or creative process undertaken as a crowd and it isn't a cheap publicity stunt. I wonder if they will crowdsource the review? Offer the Right Incentives.

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Analysis Music San Francisco Mashup 88

Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

You can do this by implementing mid-course check-ins or post-course evaluations. Example: Through a learner sentiment analysis, one association discovered that one of their courses consistently received low ratings due to challenging content delivery.

Analytics 169

Analytics Education Program Impact 169

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

The purpose of this post is to share the results of both the polling and the Q&A. The polling results. A few comments about the poll results. We run polls at the start of our webinars, rotating through a series of questions, and accumulating results over time. We call a consultant = 2%. Not sure = 11%.

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Data Donor Poll Aggregator 138

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Moreover, funders, evaluators, and program managers can have different goals related to programs’ implementations. The challenge is developing the right evidence at the right time to evaluate the right areas. How closely should they track those changes?

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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 119

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The results have me rethinking how mission statements affect a nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. What we found was that the results depended on an organization’s size. An Exploratory Analysis of Nonprofit Mission Statements , we ran a different kind of analysis. Study 2: Who do nonprofits serve?

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Analysis Language Research Statistics 130

M+R

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

For the 15 nonprofits who were able to provide complete email data, email performance tended to be a bright spot in their end-of-year results. . The context for these improved email fundraising results is (almost) as interesting as the results themselves: the average number of appeals dropped from 17 in 2020 to 15.5

Fundraising 116

Fundraising Gift Analysis Channel 116

Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The results were dramatic, and they caused me to re-think how nonprofit mission statements relate to fundraising effectiveness. I was familiar with using data from Candid to evaluate a nonprofit as a prospective employee or when considering giving a donation—I love digging into a 990 ! Study 2: Who do nonprofits serve?

Donation 136

Donation Language Homeless Statistics 136

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Through strategically implemented training, software tools and engagement techniques, sales ops leaders enable sales reps to focus more on selling in order to drive business results. . Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Forecast Accuracy computes the rate of error of prior forecasts vs. actual results or performance.

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Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 160

Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As a result of our Demographics via Candid efforts, this number has increased significantly over the past two years. The data set is a goldmine for researchers and evaluators interested in better understanding the demographics of the nonprofit sector. Over 62,000 U.S. This section also outlines how the data is collected and stored.

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Demographics Data Free Profile 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

.” The participants were a cross-disciplinary group and included people who work at different foundations in the areas of evaluation, communication, social media, and programs as well as people who work for nonprofits and as consultants who work in evaluation, social media, network analysis, data scientists, and others.

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Social Media Measure Foundation Reflection 102

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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Measure Social Media Media Metrics 118

Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

However, I encourage you to take some time to analyze your online fundraising campaigns to optimize your overall fundraising results. Also, be sure to set up more detailed reports for deeper analysis. Reviewing your campaign daily, weekly, and monthly allows you to adjust the campaign for optimal results. Access your data.

Campaign 88

Campaign Tips Online Fundraising 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers.

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Foundation Build Seattle Conference 95

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

1) Data Analysis and Reporting Marketing automation platforms give aggregated insights into donor behavior and campaign performance. Use benchmark data from past actions or other nonprofits to evaluate your campaigns, and then work to improve the metrics that matter most. 2) A/B Testing Not sure what subject line to go with?

Marketing 190

Marketing Fundraising Test Nonprofit 190

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis. Make room for experiments that may not produce positive results. Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills.

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Skills Collaboration Communication Ideas 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. Packard and the TCC Group collaborated on an alternative approach evaluating the foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program. All evaluation data was posted on a public wiki.

Reflection 93

Reflection Public Build Learning 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Example of A/B Testing Results. Social media data is not linked to higher level organizational results or mission-driven goals across programs. Discussions on how to improve results are rarely part of staff meetings. What is the difference? It comes down to organizational culture.

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 117

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. Communicating Results. Facilitation skills: Someone who can work with others to define needs and questions, collect data, translate the results and then work with different individuals or teams to use it.

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Resource Practice Data Work 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

The chat was a prelude to a convening on April 25th at the Robert Wood Johnston Foundation of 40 thinkers and practitioners, bringing diverse perspectives and expertise into discussions to develop measures for evaluating the impact of social media on philanthropic outcomes. NodeXL and Marc Smith. What do we see in this #sm_re map?

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Measure Social Media Media Social 107

DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

A nonprofit technology assessment is an evaluation of the digital maturity of your organization. The motivations that lead nonprofits to conduct these assessments, and the results they discover through them, are unique from organization to organization. Step Two: Analysis & Strategy.

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Evaluation Tech Technology Consultant 52