Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

Just as you’ve finally settled into the shift from Universal Analytics (UA) to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and started to get a handle on its new metrics, Google has yet another deadline for organizations to meet. By exporting data, users can maintain access to historical comparisons and enable future analysis.

Analytics 51

Analytics University Data API 51

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 30, 2012

Make certain the organization has sufficient resources to fulfill the organizational mission, otherwise known as fundraising and resource development. expectations); Compare actual activity to expectations (comparison of budget/prior year to actual); Present a picture of the financial health of the organization.

Report 86

Report Ratio Tucson Director 86

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

The thing that is prompting this post is the little storm about the security metric that we used to try and get a handle on the security of the 4 different systems we reviewed. The report isn’t about security, it’s a very, very broad comparison of the systems, with security as a very small component. More on that in a bit.

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Drupal Comment Report Metrics 100

Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

We develop long-term marketing plans to have concrete steps for what’s next. We hold team retreats or virtual offsites to “give our teams a break,” while simultaneously developing strategic roadmaps and OKRs around a campfire. Comparison? 90% of them can’t be answered by data or metrics. What was our motivation?

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Nonprofit Attention Team Goal 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d like to try to benchmark it against other disruptive pinterest campaigns but we’re not sure there is a good comparison case study. Keep experimenting but don’t invest too much yet – Pinterest is still developing its platform for brands. Please tell us if you know of one!

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Sierra Leone Case Study Benchmark Comparison 129

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Note from Beth: Last month during one of our book talks for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , ” at TechSoup Global, Rachel Weidinger from Upwell came up to say hello. Even better, we discovered that we can use this practice to both inform and measure campaigns.

Conservancy 114

Conservancy Conversation Measure Nonprofit 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

By understanding your activity and performance, fan response, trends and comparisons, you are better equipped to improve your presence on Facebook. What is measured you ask? . Total Interactions - The total interactions metric captures all of the feedback Pages receive from Facebook users. by Facebook. by Beth Kanter.

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Facebook Stats Los Angeles Tips 98

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2016

We also had him share insights on the metrics you should measure. CausePlanet : Would you talk about how the metrics you have developed (lifetime value, etc.) Craver : There are some fundamental metrics that serve as a sort of fundraiser’s GPS—retention rates and lifetime value.

Track 28

Track Donor Retention Metrics 28

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Was there anything helpful about that comparison between service engagement and impact? ” I know I speak fast.

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Measure Report Process Impact 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

I sought out sessions that focused on setting industry standards for social measurement. Lucy Bernholz, moderating, said that metrics are the carbon in the ecosystem and the oxygen is the policy frame. People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy. She’s launched a policy project you can read about here.

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Taxonomy Metrics San Francisco Ghana 61

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Understanding your own goals and your nonprofit’s impact will keep you from getting too caught up in the comparison game. Once you’ve established your internal approach, pay attention to the competition that’s developing outside your organization. Nonprofit Competition. Cooperation isn’t smooth sailing from there, either.

Cancer 41

Cancer Nonprofit Profit Metrics 41

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

As some sort of measure of accountability, raw web statistics (this site got x visits and y pageviews in t timeframe) mean zilch. to care a whole lot about how many hits they got in comparison to similar (or different) organizations. And the mission of the organization matters too. And, I actually hope that doesn’t change.

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Stats Web Statistics NTEN 100

NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

By comparison, when Epic Change launched the original TweetsGiving in 2008 - when Stacey herself had far fewer followers & the Twitter ecosystem itself was exponentially smaller – the campaign generated over 3,000 tweets in just 48 hours. The team had about six to eight weeks of development from mock-ups to live site.

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Case Study Tools Studies Community 80

Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Bringing together statistics from reputable sources across the sector, it gives you the metrics you need to see the full picture of the philanthropic sector and move your organization forward, all in one easy-to-find location. 2016 NGO Online Technology Report.

Professional 20

Professional Causes NGO News 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

I did a comparison of time on-site with top referrals and Twitter referrals stay longer than Google. This post from Cometrics -- Developing Metrics for Conversation for Twitter -- has lots to ponder. It takes time for Twitter to be a golden referral -- a year ago , Twitter did not make my top ten referrers.

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Twitter Ratio Google Artist 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm doing a session at Boston podcamp called the Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. I also don't want to get too deep into geeky measurement crap. So when I heard that one of the leading subject matter experts on social media metrics - Jeremiah Owyang - was the guest of honor at a local social media networking event , I decided to go.

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Metrics Social Media Media ROI 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

A year ago, he said that measuring outcomes for social media is, "an evolving art (not quite a science yet) and you have to be up to the challenge of both thinking a bit differently and be ok with leveraging several different tools. Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric.

Reflection 50

Reflection Measure Technorati ROI 50

EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

The ability to sort major donor reports by score helps your development team refine and prioritize its outreach strategy, allowing for an even more personal touch with these important contacts. Most CRM software will allow you to run standard reports that measure typical email metrics: opens, clicks, etc. Digital reports.

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Software Donor Management Template 100

Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Fundraising Donor Management Software Comparison: What’s Right for Your Nonprofit? By understanding the donor journey, you can develop targeted communication and engagement strategies that speak to your donors’ needs and motivations at each stage. But you can use metrics and A/B testing to measure how your emails are performing.

Donor 52

Donor Management Guide Retention 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2011

Dashboards provide measures to help you make better decisions. Google Analytics , with its robust dashboard system displaying key web site metrics, is another example. 5) Scenario Comparison Dashboards. These are typically designed to compare likely outcomes of a range of future scenarios across a range of key metrics.

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Indianapolis Museum Nonprofit Denver 103

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 16, 2012

This is absolutely a valuable metric, but I was curious how this data might vary if the list was based on organizations with the strongest social media presence.the ones we stand to learn the most from. Data is collected for each nonprofit from all six measured criteria (i.e., When I first came across it, I was really excited.

Social Media 96

Social Media Web Media United States 96

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2014

We did a complete redesign of our entire site with a small team handling the design and development from start to finish. Carla: We also integrated Google Analytics more deeply to allow us to better understand the needs of our users, set better goals for our traffic , and have more control in tracking those metrics.

Conservancy 52

Conservancy Design New York City Images 52

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

For example, let’s say you work for a youth development organization where you offer peer mentoring services to nearby kids. Google also uses a metric called ‘Quality Score’ to measure the effectiveness of different keywords, and each of your keywords must have a minimum Quality Score of 3.

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Grant Google Guide Headline 52

The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Analyzing Your Website’s Organic Traffic To understand how people are finding and engaging with your nonprofit website, you need to set up analytics and regularly monitor performance metrics. You’ll find key metrics under the Acquisition > All Traffic > Channels menu in your GA dashboard. Shows content popularity.

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Websites Guide Impact Metrics 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. The Institute for Development Studies , a nonprofit that does international development research, teaching and communications, created this YouTube video.

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Policy Social Media International News 104

Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

Twitter: At 330 million users per month, Twitter feels like a fading platform in comparison to the others. Social Media Strategy: Making it All Work For You Once you decide which platforms make sense for your organization, develop a strategy so you can build your audiences and count on their support when you use social media for fundraising.

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Social Media Media Strategy Social 98

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We all use data and analytics in some measure every day to guide our strategic planning and tactical decision making. Data and the understanding and interpreting of metrics is something I have to work hard at, because it simply does not come naturally to me. Lifetime value measurements. by Jann Schultz.

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Analytics Data Analysis Metrics 33