Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 19, 2023

TechSoup and Tapp Network released the results of the 2022-2023 Nonprofit Digital Marketing Benchmark Report, which reveals the strategies used by over 100 nonprofits in 2022 and their plans for improvement in 2023.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 12, 2023

The new report provides a look at nonprofit email benchmarks for both large and small organizations. With data from nearly 1,500 nonprofits, nonprofit software provider Neon One has evaluated more than 37,000 email campaigns totaling more than 157 million individual emails for “The Nonprofit Email Report.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

To refine a content strategy, I used the Fan Page insights metrics tool, particularly the stats on interactions and Fan Page growth. Total Fans / Unsubscribers: Total number of fans over time, overlaid with the total number of fans who have chosen to hide your posts in their News Feed (unsubscribers). I have not done this yet.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Despite a year of global economic turmoil characterized by inflation and the looming possibility of a downturn, nonprofits not only achieved revenue growth but expanded their impact, according to BDO’s annual Nonprofit Standards benchmarking survey.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 7, 2022

Women Business Collaborative (WBC) and 50/50 Women on Boards (50/50WOB) released "Women Leading Boards," a new benchmark report for tracking board diversity. of all new appointees for public companies in the U.S. The report shows that 2021 was a watershed year for board diversity, with women representing 42.5% in 2021.

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Care2

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Care2 has been collecting and sharing benchmarking data about fundraising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early predictions suggested that the charitable sector would see fundraising results similar to the last economic recession.

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Care2

JANUARY 31, 2010

Interested in setting Facebook and Twitter benchmarks for your nonprofit but don’t know where to start? Check out M+R Strategic Services first Nonprofit Social Media Benchmarks Study , which includes sample research by groups such as Easter Seals, Oxfam, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters, and more.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 23, 2022

After a round of bad news for the Intel Arc A380 discrete GPU, Intel just delivered a lot of stats that make the graphics card look better than expected.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Communicate with your fans regularly just to stay in touch or with special news, offers and information. Share news, video, photos, stories and what ever else makes sense for your organization. Stats, stats, stats …. Facebook Pages give you stats!! You may be thinking “why do stats matter?”.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

These tools – all quick hits you can get started with easily – focus on everything from research and writing to benchmarking and analyzing. Toss in a URL and see stats on keyword density, internal and external links and more. It’s not breaking news. Here’s hoping you find the perfect shortcut for your work ! Research Tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

Nonprofits are familiar with writing blog posts that provide program updates, tell success stories, comment on breaking news and current affairs, and promote calls to action. When summarizing a report, be sure to bullet-point at least five of the most important stats mentioned in the report.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2010

Convio released their 2010 Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study in March, based on results from nearly 500 clients. Tags: Donors Fundraising News Online Fundraising Online Fundraising Running Your Organization. I t's the season for a slew of reports analyzing last year's online giving results. As Convio found, average gift size declined.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Donors hate feeling like cash machines.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

When looking at our google analytic stats, I usually note the number of visitors, sites that people come from and keywords. But sometimes, those stats don't really tell us anything. Twitter - to announce new blog posts, breaking news related to our work, and to ask supporters (followers) questions to get to know them better.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

Poparazzi , the anti-Instagram social app that hit the top of the App Store last year, is today, for the first time, detailing the growth stats for its business, its future plans and its previously unconfirmed Benchmark-led Series A round. Prior to today’s update, the broad strokes of Poparazzi’s A round were already known.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

Great news from a new study by M+R and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN): Online giving is bigger than ever. In the mood for more facts, figures and really cool stats from that online giving report? Download the full 2014 M+R Benchmarks Study. More than 5.5 Take a look at your form—do you have unnecessary fields?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! Data member news Member Round Up nptech' Let us know in the comments.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! Data member news Member Round Up nptech' Let us know in the comments.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2013

Read one thing related to your job a day (news article, blog post, or white paper). It is easy to be overwhelmed so I recommend you are strategic in your learning: Five Things You Can Do To Become a Better Fundraising Professional. Participate in one webinar a month. Attend one local networking event or conference each quarter.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Take a look at the stats below.

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Brand Your Issue. Be Everywhere.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Set benchmarks and specific goals for traffic, engagement, and online giving for the year. Monthly Website Stats: Monthly visits, unique visitors, pageviews, pages per Visit, time on site, and bounce rate (aim for under 60%). Announcements, Breaking News, or Events. Consider the following types of blog posts: Your Impact.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Rounding up the Apple news. ? A couple notes I learned in briefings with Apple: the kids get notified of certain kinds of parental surveillance (like geofences) and can approve or deny sharing of certain health stats. It specifically called out how both new iPads were faster. This is a good summary of everything in one place.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2007

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

About a year ago, I decided to benchmark my blog using some tips suggested by Avinash Kaushik. Kaushik suggested these metrics for benchmarking blogs: Raw Author Contribution (posts & words in post). Calculating benchmarks should not take you more time than it is worth. Word Press users can use General Stats plugin.).

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Or just a mailing list?

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Did they test combining direct mail and email?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Eldr : News for the 60+ generation.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Ads liked to the site had a.6%

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Ads liked to the site had a.6%

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Your supporters’ Facebook news feeds just got a quality content make-over, and grumpy cat is taking a backseat to high-performing posts. Check out this post: Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends for 2014 and don’t miss the associated Nonprofit content marketing infographic. Infographics.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Eldr : News for the 60+ generation.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) It’s $330 a day, every day, period.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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