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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Avi Kaplan has published some basic stats from the recent Tweetsgiving Campaign that raised over $10,000 in 48 hours right before and during Thanksgiving to build a classroom in Tanzania. This would have to be done with some social networking analysis software that maps twitter accounts to donors and displays results. Does it exist?

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Donation Tanzania Organization Stats 50

Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

So we’ve compiled 10 of the most valuable philanthropic resources available to help get you to the best results—and not twiddle your thumbs while you try to figure it out! 50 Fascinating Philanthropy Stats. In evaluating potential services, the biggest concern is whether staff will have reliable access to the organization’s data.

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Professional Causes NGO News 20

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

You know, what do we want to happen as a result of the data? So, in order to know what to track, we have to start and do the build-it-backwards approach and say, “What action do we want people to take as a result of our impact reporting?” What are the life changes that result from those services?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. But define some terms first: Measurement is the process of determining the result of a strategy (source: J. Nonprofit Examples/Thinking.

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Metrics Social Media Media ROI 56