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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Start with benchmark data. If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. You know what they say about measurement, right? Track your own data.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Blackbaud’s annual Online Benchmark report was released earlier this month at #bbcon and the results speak largely to a positive outlook for nonprofit fundraising. . Total online fundraising is up 8% YOY, with double digit growth in both repeat and sustained giving. The total number of email recipients was up 72%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Measuring this requires some surveys of fans as well as counting the number of insights gleaned from posts and discussions from Fans. To refine a content strategy, I used the Fan Page insights metrics tool, particularly the stats on interactions and Fan Page growth. Tags: facebook metrics. I have not done this yet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

When I heard about Guidestar’s plans to measure high performance at scale, I invited Jacob Harold, CEO and fellow ambassador to share a guest post about it on my blog. GuideStar Platinum: Measuring Nonprofit Performance at Scale by Jacob Harold. And sometimes it can feel that measuring social change is even harder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Note from Beth: As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m running several peer learning groups based on the ideas in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly Maturity of Practice model. Because what gets measured gets better.

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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. Donors are giving in smaller amounts, but still giving.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

It comes with built-in learning analytics that measures their learning experience, predicts their performance in training programs, and analyzes their knowledge retention rate. In short, LMS gives instructors the power to make impactful training programs based on actionable and real-time data. It’s the power of the top LMS systems!

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

It comes with built-in learning analytics that measures their learning experience, predicts their performance in training programs, and analyzes their knowledge retention rate. In short, LMS gives instructors the power to make impactful training programs based on actionable and real-time data. It’s the power of the top LMS systems!

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

It comes with built-in learning analytics that measures their learning experience, predicts their performance in training programs, and analyzes their knowledge retention rate. In short, LMS gives instructors the power to make impactful training programs based on actionable and real-time data. It’s the power of the top LMS systems!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

That core consists of working through and with other people to create value while using financial concepts and metrics to maximize the value created for all company stakeholders. And it gives you the signaling value of a credential. When we're in a book club, we get that social validation.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Retaining top performers is likely a measure of your effectiveness and success in your role. Give feedback and transparently discuss performance. Your employees aren’t the only ones who should be sharing their thoughts—managers should frequently give feedback to their direct reports, and a lot of it.

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2024

That core consists of working through and with other people to create value while using financial concepts and metrics to maximize the value created for all company stakeholders. And it gives you the signaling value of a credential. When we're in a book club, we get that social validation.

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Key Benchmarks: How Did Your Nonprofit Measure Up ? The average one time donation across sectors was $60 and $20 for monthly giving. Online Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. The intent is to help grantees improve their social media practice through measurement and learning. What social media measurement pilot can best help move your practice forward?

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! EdgeRank gives these higher value for news feeds.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The key is to look at your data and see which metrics you want to improve. To show you how you can make acquisition goal setting a breeze, I’ll focus on three things: timing, defining, and measuring. . Measuring: Figure out what you need to measure. Timing: Set your goals early. the estimated revenue you want to receive

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

When nonprofits started to read and apply our book, ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I noticed this tweet from the ACLU in NJ showing a white board capturing their team meetings to define success for social media. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement? What is your measurement pilot?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics , we looked at how peer-to-peer event metrics let us know if our event planning and execution efforts are paying off in fundraising results. Benchmarks let us know how we perform compared to our event fundraising peers. Obvious event metrics to follow are the basics, like these: Total amount raised.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 11, 2016

In fact, according to the annual Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R , email fundraising revenue alone increased by a whopping 25% last year, outpacing the overall growth of other online revenue sources. What email deliverability isn’t is a metric that enough nonprofit fundraisers look at to determine the efficacy of their email programs.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 8, 2022

Return on investment is a metric that measures the profitability of an investment, giving you a way to compare the yields of investments and make more effective financial decisions. Calculating ROI of capital campaigns is an important way to measure the effectiveness of your fundraising and the performance of your strategies.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

The 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study. Don't miss our most popular webinar series of the year, where we'll reveal the results of the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study. We'll highlight key online trends to help you measure success and identify what you can be doing better to help you reach your mission.

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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!) Averaging this way would give you an open rate of 24%! How's that work?

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Forum One

MAY 4, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. The findings mirror many of benchmarks in the Convio report. Still, these reports are some of the best measuring sticks we have. donating money).

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CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2022

Peer to peer fundraising campaigns generally fall into two categories: Launched by your organization: These campaigns can be event-based or centered on specific giving days and projects, such as #GivingTuesday. Flexible metric counting for donations, activity, and impact. Invest In Kid’s Giveaway Information On Their Giving Page.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Event metrics can be great guides as we plan. In earlier posts, npENGAGE has discussed how to focus on our event fundraising analytics and how to use these metrics for success. Below are some ways to use your event metrics to identify and engage specific participant types during your fundraising event. Warm Bodies.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

That might be why a giving officer’s average span to stay at a nonprofit organization is less than three years. It involves examining the data and performance metrics of individual major gift officers, as well as the team as a whole, to understand what’s working and what leaves room for improvement. How do we know this?

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Classy

AUGUST 19, 2021

He served on the board of Meals on Wheels San Diego County and Rancho Penasquitos Little League, giving him a proper understanding of what fundraising professionals need to succeed. The Future of Classy’s Giving Experience Platform. Recurring Giving. Like much of our staff, Eric is no stranger to the social sector. Eric Pannese.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once we hit November and we’ve gotten through Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, and the first frost, it’s officially the holiday season – and for nonprofits, that means it’s also time for year-end giving campaigns. Why is year-end giving such a big deal? Creating A Plan For Year-End Giving 2021.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A well-developed fundraising strategy will accomplish the following: Gives your team a guiding blueprint for decision-making. A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. Also, review your fundraising metrics and data from previous campaigns. Online fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

These community foundations are actively using the Giving Day Playbook to host Giving Days in their communities and it forms the backbone to peer exchanges. 12, Knight Foundation hosted a webinar for almost 200 community foundations, nonprofits, and others interested in hosting a Giving Day. How much staff time is involved?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

i While the survey focuses on salary rather than total compensation (which is a more holistic way to look at the full take-home differences), it provides a helpful metric to use as a baseline. While not a representative sample of institutional funders, it’s one of best avenues for detailed exploration and benchmarking of salaries.

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Givinga

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Corporate responsibility can be incredibly impactful for business performance and profits, but unfortunately, many CR efforts, especially when it comes to workplace giving, are still broad and poorly measured with little or no direct connection to business performance. But not every platform will make an impact.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

With more than ten years of experience under our collective belts, the best practices for evaluating email marketing campaigns are well established, but nonprofits continue to underutilize ways to measure and evaluate the success of these campaigns. You can divide the key metrics into offensive and defensive variables.

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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? Plan those activities. GARY: Agree completely.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Forget the hundreds of metrics that are being spat out and focus on what matters most for your nonprofit. For nonprofit marketers in particular, tracking conversion metrics on supporter behavior is what you should probably be focused on — versus just viewing vanity metrics of how many people have visited your website.

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