sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Unless you measure your nonprofit’s performance, it’s impossible to know where you are succeeding and where you need to focus future efforts. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2014

As KD Paine and I wrote in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” measuring your social media channels, overall communications or marketing strategy is not a form of voodoo black magic; it is an art and a science. So, what does it take to do the art and science of measuring your marketing or communication strategies well?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Her most controversial point was: “Rigorous data gathering and analysis can get in the way of effective storytelling by non-profits.”. As Alex points out “ Sometimes you can get the results you need (like inbound traffic generated by an eye-catching infographic) by sharing data that is useful and interesting, if imperfect.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

Situation : We’ve looked at the trend analysis and it indicates that we are not projecting to make our registration goal. Results : We measure performance of the test and roll out the most effective campaign based on registration numbers. Do your repeat event attendees also renew at higher rates? ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” Despite the difficulty of working measurement in a generic way, the output from sessions was quite valuable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I’ll be participating in the session, as part of the context setting by giving an overview of themes in my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-author with measurement guru KD Paine. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Audience Analysis. Assign them key tasks and document results. Use qualitative measures (surveys, interviews and onsite usability testing) to understand how the new website resonates with key audience groups. One that every nonprofits should think about from time to time. View the Session Recording | Download the Slides.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Can your nonprofit even measure its return on investments (ROI)? And employees become more motivated when they can visually see the results of their efforts or measure their performance. Risk Analysis. Image courtesy of Waiting for the Elevator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

How Nonprofits Can Use Measurement to Adapt to the Facebook Algorithm Change – guest post by Meghan Keaney Anderson, Hubspot. Here’s a look at HubSpot’s analysis, which I pulled together just before this post. The image resulted in 30 likes and 3 comments, among the highest levels of engagement on their page.

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Facebook Measure Change Images 133

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We’ve built a flow to gather this data and carry out statistical analysis on the numbers. It is this externalisation and validation of success that creates change, and, as a result, changes lives. Qualitative Data Analysis. The post Using Music and Data to Measure Impact and Wellbeing appeared first on Salesforce.org.

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Music Measure Impact Data 105

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. Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics?

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Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 263

NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

We recently released the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. 54% of the organizations experienced results at or above this growth rate. Your Turn … How does your nonprofit measure up? Are you seeing results that mirror what the research shows or something different?

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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. Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) measures ROI.

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Facebook Fundraising ROI Virginia 218

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

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. The ultimate purpose of data analysis and evaluation is to share findings with other leaders at your organization and use that information to make adjustments and improvements.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Discoveries are the “sharpening your ax” mode smart nonprofits invest in before taking a swing at technology challenges, and avoiding them can result in a big miss.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “How does your nonprofit measure success?” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: A Strong Staff Supports a Strong Mission We measure success through employee feedback and the experiences of those we support.

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Measure Nonprofit Metrics Student 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

But, how do you measure the results? The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. Research and policy analysis. Community organizing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

SMART Objectives are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely objectives. The Aspen Institute’s Nonprofit Advocacy Campaign guide points out they come in three flavors: Tactical: Tools and Techniques. Results: Money, time, or other tangible tesult that can be converted. How did you determine it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

I found this wonderful infographic that takes you through the process of setting goals, making them measurable, picking your metrics, and making decisions based on your data. Facebook analytics programs like Insights , Edgerank Checker , and Simply Measured free reports give you tons of data points. I only look at these: Reach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

Data Analysis for Insightful Strategies Data analysis is at the heart of artificial intelligence in fundraising. Higher Donation Amounts Moreover, data-driven donation requests have been shown to result in higher donation amounts. This includes possible biases in data analysis and decision-making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

These barriers are precisely why I wanted to write ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World ” with KD Paine. In Chapter 3 of our book, we talk about the skills and practices of a data-informed organization. .” Nonprofits need to “ loose their gut and get serious about measurement.”

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 26, 2017

The truth is if you don’t show up on the first page of search results, then are you’re missing out on a lot of views to your website. If you want first page results, especially for competitive keywords, you need people linking to your site. But don’t lose hope. And Earned A 94 Domain Authority Backlink).

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Results Digital Strategy Chapter 82

Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

The end results are more efficient fundraising, more revenue, and more time for what matters. Artificial intelligence works through machine learning, which involves the discovery and analysis of deep patterns in datasets. These algorithms are continually refined over time as more data is generated for analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

It includes a tool that helps measure your networking skills and also lots of methods to help you identify, expand, and use your network to improve your knowledge and work. This book is how to create a data-informed culture in your organization that values outcome based measurement. Impact and Excellence by Sheri Chaney Jones.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Assessing Learner Sentiment Another important part of measuring the effectiveness of education programs is assessing learning sentiment. Example: Through a learner sentiment analysis, one association discovered that one of their courses consistently received low ratings due to challenging content delivery.

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Analytics Education Program Impact 169

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results. Then we tier the results. The opposite is true, but poor data quality skews the results.

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Retention Donor Advice Data 148

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The results have me rethinking how mission statements affect a nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. The Moderating Effect of Mission Statement Polarity on Performance , we used a package in the program R Studio to measure the emotional polarity of the 200 mission statements. . Study 1: How sad is your mission statement?

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Analysis Language Research Statistics 130

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.

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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.

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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.

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Analysis Train Training Evaluation 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement. Here’s how we think about impact management at Salesforce: Impact management combines elements of: Impact measurement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

It defines the outcomes of training in four different areas that you can measure. However, if you were doing a 6 month peer learning program, you would definitely want to look at the four levels of outcomes and measurement them. to define the four levels of training evaluation. The four levels are: Reaction. Formative Evaluation.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

If donors understand impact and results, they are more likely to donate again. Then measure the results, and with data in hand, adjust your fundraising appeal communications, even tinker with your segments. This effort will improve your fundraising results by strengthening your relationship with each donor. and again.

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Digital Data Marketing Org 138

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Understand how the format might impact your measurement strategy: If you aren’t measuring how your content is engaging and resonating with your fans as part of your content strategy decision-making, hop to it. Here’s some tips and ideas to get you started. Are you ready for possible new changes to Facebook Brand pages?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The results were dramatic, and they caused me to re-think how nonprofit mission statements relate to fundraising effectiveness. The Moderating Effect of Mission Statement Polarity on Performance , we used a package in the statistical software R Studio to measure the emotional polarity of the 200 mission statements.

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Donation Language Homeless Statistics 136

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Flickr Photo by Kevlar.

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