Google Research AI blog

MAY 12, 2023

Despite the progress, these assistants still face limitations in supporting conversational interactions in mobile user interfaces (UIs), where many user tasks are performed. Furthermore, there is a broad spectrum of conversational interactions that can occur on mobile UIs. Example summary generated by 2-shot LLM.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

I was curious about what I could learn if I did an informal benchmark study of a few nonprofit Pinterest users. Rick Kats kindly sent me a spreadsheet of metrics for 6 nonprofits that were early adopters, using it consistently and best practices. Have you benchmarked this data against other similar types of nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2013

The report, “I nto Focus: Benchmarks for Video and A Guide for Creators ,” is based on a survey of 500 nonprofits and interviews with experts (including me). 3. Metrics with video are hard and is probably one thing holding back investment. How Nonprofits Measure Success of Video. How are you measuring those results?

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Benchmark Video Practice Nonprofit 123

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. Sometimes benchmarking studies can be more rigorous and survey an entire field. Take for example, the NTEN Social Network 2011 Benchmarking Study or the Digital IQ Study of Government Sites.

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Social Media Benchmark Measure Results 96

M+R

APRIL 16, 2024

Hey data friends, it’s our favorite time of the year, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, you can sip your iced coffee outside and read Benchmarks ! It’s not accurate to compare UA pageview data to GA4 pageview data since the metric logic has also changed. Give it a read here !

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Forum One

JANUARY 20, 2022

We dove into a number of industry benchmark reports to compile the following indicators that nonprofits should consider when planning for the year ahead. Website metrics. Conversion rate (e.g., Email metrics. Social Media metrics. Conversion rates (e.g., Conversion rates (e.g., Fundraising metrics.

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Metrics Digital Strategy Social Media 88

Google Research AI blog

MAY 16, 2023

Dynamic planning, namely the capability to look ahead and replan based on the flow of the conversation, is an essential ingredient for the making of engaging conversations with the deeper, open-ended interactions that users expect. To begin, the assistant steers the conversation to sharks via a sound quiz.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

In 2009, when I worked at Gaps newly formed digital division, the finance team set benchmarks for success in e-commerce. There were a lot of conversations around the right metrics to track, which gave us a say in how to measure our results. This was crucial at the time.

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ROI Channel Metrics Measure 80

Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

If your nonprofit is not developing yearly benchmarks for its fundraising program, website visits, email and e-newsletter open and click-through rates, start now. Establishing benchmarks helps organizations better leverage supporters, engage activists and keep websites dynamic with compelling content that drives people to take action.

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Benchmark Measure Organization Nonprofit 71

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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Metrics Fundraising Retention ROI 87

Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to the M+R Benchmarks report , fundraising mobile messages generate an average of $92 in revenue for every 1,000 messages sent. Track data points and metrics to evaluate your campaigns progress. Thats why weve created this comprehensive articleto guide you through the ins and outs of mobile giving.

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Mobile Giving Guide Nonprofit 105

NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

The conversation around email performance is wrong: open and click-through rates alone do not show constituent engagement. In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). To the strategic services team, it’s our bible.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

So you're tracking your web analytics, and your metrics are going up in all categories. To help with this, Convio has released their Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study , which shares 2009 data from over 500 of their clients. Email Conversions: When Convio's clients sent emails, users opened them 20 percent of the time, but only 3.3

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

For many years the dominant benchmark for whether a nonprofit is successfully using mobile and social media has been if it engages or not, but engagement for the sake of engagement is a flawed communication method. The overtouting of conversation as the ultimate metric of mobile and social media success has unfortunately been overdone.

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Communication Online Nonprofit Social Media 263

The Next Web

MAY 26, 2013

There’s no magic metric in software startups (so don’t let anyone convince you there is). That said, it’s crucial to have a core KPI (key performance indicator) to benchmark your progress, and it’s typically ideal that such a metric be a revenue lever. Offer key financial metrics.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Types of Data Available in LMS Systems According to our 2024 Customer Education Benchmarks & Trends report —in which we commissioned Forrester to survey 300 education leaders at the director level or above—80% of high-success organizations consider “access to multiple types of data” important to running a successful customer education program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

And it did not impact the overall conversion rate. We experiment after experiment to show that the real person gets more opens and conversions virtually every time. Not only does it improve your typical email metrics, it often generates more email responses which help to cultivate the relationship with your donor. The result?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s OK to not include links in conversational tweets and replies, but even then sharing links to resources or call-to-actions (CTAs) is often appropriate and useful, especially in Twitter Threads. That said, if engaging in a public conversation on behalf of your organization on Twitter is unsettling, there are other ways to engage: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Notes one participant, “It definitely gave us the ability to work around chicken & egg conversations. What useful nugget did you learn from analyzing your social media metrics data or your measurement process that lead to a success or improvement in your social media practice? This conversation was started by.

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Social Media Summary Measure Media 94

M+R

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This year, a record 27 regional food banks participated in M+R’s annual Benchmarks Study covering mostly digital fundraising, marketing, advertising, and advocacy metrics (and here’s another plug…if you haven’t dug into this year’s study, do it now!). But, our 2024 Benchmarks study also shows some clear opportunities for food banks.

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Benchmark Hunger Advocacy Channel 65

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There is undeniable momentum in online fundraising as highlighted by data in the Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report 2020. There are a few data points from the Benchmark Report that offer a glimpse into the future of online fundraising: 42.4% increase in email conversion rate. increase in email conversion rate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

.    A few days ago, I asked " What are the best metrics to track your blog's ROI and make improvements? "     Reader engagement consists of metrics for: Conversation (commenting). We also check for metrics for existing posts for a set length of time. (We've

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Metrics Bookmarking Nonprofit Feeds 71

NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

Since the release of the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we know many of you have been hard at work looking at how your programs measure up against industry benchmarks. But the Benchmarks Study is really meant to help you think (or rethink!) Source Everything ! Let's say you want to track your email fundraising open rate.

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Metrics Benchmark Rate email 55

TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, we will explain why that happens, and whi h metrics to track to understand where you stand on the capital efficiency scale. The biggest mistake in measuring your capital efficiency Understanding where you stand as a business boils down to the metrics you use and how well you can interpret them. Let’s see what they are.

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Metrics Benchmark Ratio Measure 101

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

For many years the dominate benchmark for whether a nonprofit is successfully using mobile and social media has been if they engage or not, but engagement for the sake of engaging is a flawed communication method. Engagement.

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Communication Online Nonprofit Social Media 224

Classy

JUNE 30, 2021

From stats on conversion and acquisition to retention and supporter experience, check out the infographic below to get a peek at the data from the 2021 report. We created a free Benchmark Assessment to surface actionable fundraising takeaways based on your organization’s current metrics.

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Fundraising Philanthropy Benchmark Stats 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Notes one participant, “It definitely gave us the ability to work around chicken & egg conversations. One question that bubbled up was about specific techniques to measure or benchmark your nonprofits social media strategy and execution. There are specific metrics for specific platforms.

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Social Media Measure Media Social 102

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Start with benchmark data. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. These are some places to begin: M+R Benchmarks ; Fundraising Effectiveness Project Reports ; Fundraising Report Card Benchmarks. . . — Kevin Shulman for the Agitator-DonorVoice.

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Social Media 126

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

Open rates , click-through rates , conversion rates , and other metrics measure the effectiveness of your fundraising efforts. 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?

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Marketing Fundraising Nonprofit Social Media 204

NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Let's take a quick tour of the most important metrics, and take the first step to improving your email campaign performance through evaluation and optimization. You can divide the key metrics into offensive and defensive variables. Offensive Email Metrics. Conversion Rate = # Conversions / # Emails Delivered.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Stephen Downes summarized my post on Social Media Metrics and Measuring Blog Outcomes and added some commentary. My post wasa riff on evaluating the effectiveness of blogs, and in particular, a set of metrics from Avinash Kaushik: "Raw Author Contribution (posts and words in post). Cost (what!).

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Metrics Technorati Measure Reflection 50

The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“Ideally, everyone would include alt text for all images in documents, on the web, in social media — as this enables people who are blind to access the content and participate in the conversation,” said Saqib Shaikh, a software engineering manager with Microsoft’s AI team in a press statement. But, alas, people don’t.

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Images Accessibility Benchmark PowerPoint 113

Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Perhaps you’re already having conversations with your team about how you can begin on the path to digital transformation. A unifying vision The message, goals, and metrics that both define your top-line digital future and give you a means for tracking its progress. But first, what is digital transformation?

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Digital Time Nonprofit Strategy 104

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

QUESTION: NTEN just held an online fundraising benchmark webinar, where they talked about email open rates being low, and organizations raising something like $17 for every 1000 emails sent. Would a data management plan like you suggest really improve those kinds of metrics? Gary makes a good point about email open rates.

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

This work includes everything from acknowledging the role that enslaved people played in building and establishing institutions, to the crucial conversations around renaming buildings and removing statues. We will soon publish results from our work in alumni engagement metrics, and that insight should help institutions as they plan.

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Education Conversation Giving University 71

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

According to OpenView’s annual Financial & Operating Benchmarks report , only 13% of nearly 600 companies surveyed named “burning too much cash” as one of their top three concerns, compared to 30% last year. And which benchmarks can they use to evaluate their performance? ” OpenView Partners.

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Change Benchmark Metrics Chart 85

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

While this newfound obsession has had quite the negative impact on dinner conversation, it does present a great opportunity for retailers to take advantage of this mobile fixation by providing a high-impact, enjoyable mobile commerce experience. Our current culture is riddled with mobile junkies addicted to their tablets and smartphones.

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