Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

Five Steps You Can Take Now to Apply the New Measurement Standards In Your Organization. Everything You Need to Know about the Dublin Summit and the New Measurement Standards. SMMStandards Progress and Roadmap: Marklein and Paine Present the First Social Media Measurement Standards at the Dublin Summit. But where to start?

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2024

Highlights from the 2024 Nonprofit Compensation Report include insights into the gender pay gap at organizations of different budget sizes, information on median executive compensation of non-CEO executive positions, and compensation based on program area.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

They help your organization measure impact, follow regulations, and show donors you’re on top of the needs of your community. Depending on your organization’s focus and activities, you may have different types of funding, such as grants, contracts, donations, program fees, sponsorships, or merchandise sales.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I Love Social Media Measurement. I tested out the five phases of falling in love with measurement. Given the topic was measurement, I couldn’t help but go a little meta and play with incorporating learning analytics into the instruction. This blog post shares some insights about those two somewhat disconnected ideas.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

From Chart Organizers to Dashboards, you’ll leave with practical ways you can automate and simplify your fund accounting. Improving Business Process with Process Maps : Is it really an improvement if you can’t measure the impact? They need information that helps them make data-driven decisions.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

The chart below compares the proportion of nonprofits by subject area overall (in blue) with that of the subset of nonprofits sharing demographic data (in orange). In the chart below, we compared sharing rates by different staffing levels and demographic categories, including race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability status.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

It has been almost exactly four years since I published Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , with co-author, Katie Paine. Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. Refinable – adapt to rapidly changing environments.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. What kind of Gift Chart represents your current distribution of donors, and how many donors do you need at each level to meet your goals? . You know what they say about measurement, right? Start with benchmark data.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

Here are four common mistakes my team and I see made by social, government, and nonprofit organizations trying to measure their impact, and tips on how to avoid them: 1. Measuring Too Much. By far the most common problem we see is that most organizations try to measure too much. Little or nothing happened as a result.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. You’ll discuss measurable objectives for the team to reach and draft the priorities for each of these objectives. When it does become unstable, that means it’s time to switch to a different model.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The challenge is due in part to data silos , or groups of raw data isolated from different departments. This leads to measurable growth and improved patient results. Additionally, this digital shift to increased data interoperability means less chart chasing and improved quality care.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2013

I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with Packard Foundation grantees during the past year with a goal of improving measurement practice for social media and based on my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” On a call last month, participants shared examples of their measurement tools and spreadsheets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2011

Dashboards are a nonprofit’s best friend because they can be powerful tools in communicating your organization’s important measurement data at a glance. 4) Choose the Right Measure. Stare at your charts and graphs and numbers. Step C: Select the right chart. (5) 3) Don’t Give Too Details.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

That’s why you have to develop a fundraising strategy for your nonprofit that consists of a variety of different approaches, reflects elements like campaign strategies and budget planning , and helps your organization meet its goals. Create a goal chart to guide your team during this process.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

A well-crafted fundraising plan can be the difference between exceeding your goals and falling short. ” Goals: Establish specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for your fundraising plan. But where do you begin? These goals should be both financial (e.g., raising $10,000) and non-financial (e.g.,

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The nonprofit and education leaders I work with each have a different definition of “digital transformation.” How does it measure its impact? Greg Perlstein is a digital transformation lead for Salesforce.org, working with customers to chart their paths to greater social impact. Is the work happening efficiently? Greg Perlstein.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

Data nerds know how to clean and recode data, look for patterns, calculate key statistics, and then show off the most important information in graphs and charts. Here’s an example where I created data bars —miniature within-cell bar charts—to quickly compare each youth’s pretest score and posttest score. Why get good at Excel?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

By developing a recession-proof strategy, maintaining agility, and investing in your employee’s growth and innovation, you can chart a course to resilience, prosperity, and calmer situations ahead. Focusing on Cross-Training: Equip employees with skills that will increase their adaptability and versatility in different roles.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

By developing a recession-proof strategy, maintaining agility, and investing in your employee’s growth and innovation, you can chart a course to resilience, prosperity, and calmer situations ahead. Focusing on Cross-Training: Equip employees with skills that will increase their adaptability and versatility in different roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

A focus on the bar charts without taking the time to understand the challenges and open up creative thinking will not inspire organizational buy-in which is so important. Here are two stories about two very different nonprofits and how they approached designing their dashboards with human-centered design techniques. Data Measurement'

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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. The median CEO salary ratio differs slightly by the type of grantmaker, though not by much. Salaries as of 2/1/2022.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Personas are fictional people who represent the different audiences your business needs to appeal to. Remember to choose the communication channels your audience is already familiar with, and chart a customer journey that moves each prospect carefully down the sales funnel. Create customer personas.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 8, 2024

Reading Mastering AI reminded me of the popular The Popcorn Report by Faith Popcorn – where in 1992 she identified and forecasted trends to chart the future's impact on our businesses, our lives, and our world. Yes, this technology is strange and frightening, but it is also exciting and fabulous in equal measure,” says Kahn.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

By developing a recession-proof strategy, maintaining agility, and investing in your employee’s growth and innovation, you can chart a course to resilience, prosperity, and calmer situations ahead. Focusing on Cross-Training: Equip employees with skills that will increase their adaptability and versatility in different roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

I introduced several methods for using measurement for transformative results, including the Maturity of Practice Model (CWRF) and how to use it as an assessment tool, principles of being data-informed , and how to apply KD Paine’s 7 Simple Steps of Measurement. What are your measurable objectives?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” I often hear nonprofits say, “We don’t have those skills within our organization so we don’t do measurement.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In this survey sample of 170 nonprofits receiving $5 million or more in foundation funding, they use performance measurement data as a management tool. The report does not include any examples or mini-case studies what data these nonprofits are using to inform their understanding of their progress and efforts to improve on an ongoing basis.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A great tool to see how different companies make their product the hero is by looking through swipe files curated by sites like [link]. For nonprofits, this means rigorously testing different emotional appeals, stories, and calls-to-action and then reusing what proves most effective. Use time-limited offers to create urgency.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout countless different phases and stages of life as a human being, we know that things will always be changing. Or, perhaps you are aware of a new/different process or product that you believe will move your organization forward, even if the way things are isn’t horrible. Measure Your Progress. Be patient.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

She set up a private Facebook Group to facilitate our support for the campaign. A few weeks ago, she reported back to the group some of the results of our work with some insights based on Google Analytics charts. Shonali kindly agreed to an interview to share this story more broadly. Describe the Twitter Charts: What are you showing?

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

These proactive measures will not only keep your SOA in line with the latest accounting standards but also ensure your organization’s financial health is accurately represented, fostering trust among stakeholders and supporting the sustainability of your mission. Engage with accounting professionals who specialize in nonprofit finance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

These qualities may sound “soft”, but Goleman found direct ties between emotional intelligence and measurable results. The above is an example of how to do this with pen and paper, another way is to use apps called Mood Trackers , journals that let you chart your emotions and thoughts and test different self-management techniques.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

All of which combine to make impact difficult to measure and explain. What if there was a different and better way to break free of the constraints of traditional “impact”? Our expectations around results are powerful. Redefine Success by Solution Testing.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2024

A gala event provides your organization a way to showcase the work you do to different audiences and can even attract media attention. Or you can curate a playlist that includes a mix of classic hits and the latest chart-toppers to cater to all tastes. This will help you stay focused and measure success. Donor engagement.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

There are companies and tools that offer “solutions&# for tracking, measuring, and even “engaging&# with your community online. Create a chart – either on a whiteboard, a flipchart, or even a document on your computer. So, I thought I’d take the time to document my recommended processes here! A note about DIY.

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