Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Actionable Measurement. The gym metaphor resonated because lately I’ve been obsessed with the idea of “ SpreadSheet Aerobics , an actionable social media measurement strategy that is fit and trim and light on its feet! I don’t try to measure everything. Avoid Measurement As Therapy and Drive By Analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation this year, I’m facilitating a peer learning group based on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and the next session we are focusing on the sense-making step of measurement. Order bars by value to make comparison easier.

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Forum One

JANUARY 28, 2025

However, if youre looking to understand the success of a specific initiative or optimize your existing tactics, youll need to ensure youre measuring indicators you have a direct impact on as they relate to your organizational goals. Getting, shall we say obsessed, with this number may lead to inaccurate or incomplete comparisons.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When communicating with data, viewing a chart instead of a table of numbers can help us very quickly understand our data, make comparisons, see patterns or trends, and use that information to make better decisions. Distrust any publication that doesn’t clearly mention or link to the sources of the stories they publish.” The S.C.A.M.

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The Verge

MARCH 6, 2021

Measuring 6.5 The photo at the top of this story is another new image that makes for an easy size comparison between the Roam and the larger, more expensive Sonos Move. Now I’m able to share a bit more about new functionality that will debut first on the tiny, take-everywhere speaker.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2011

and use a tool like rowfeeder to capture the hashtag stream into a spreadsheet to analyze. You’ll can do some comparison testing of different calls to action and then refine what you’re doing. Just a small pilot, a little bit a data, and linked to decision-making can help your tweets have more impact.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Yet if yours is like many mission-driven organizations, you still measure digital performance using basic metrics (like page views and visitor counts) that fail to demonstrate real mission impact. That means creating a measurement plan that aligns digital KPIs with mission-related objectives. What is a Measurement Plan?

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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. Technorati ???Authority???

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Tableau

JULY 6, 2022

Automate dashboard insights with Data Stories. With Data Stories , you can automate customizable dashboard summaries instead. . To get started, add a Data Story object to your dashboard. Select which dimensions and measures to focus the analysis on, and choose the desired story type. The Tableau 2022.2

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Tableau

JULY 6, 2022

Automate dashboard insights with Data Stories. With Data Stories , you can automate customizable dashboard summaries instead. . To get started, add a Data Story object to your dashboard. Select which dimensions and measures to focus the analysis on, and choose the desired story type. The Tableau 2022.2

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Same story, just 12 millimeters slimmer. There’s barely a comparison. Oh, and there’s one little tidbit I forgot to mention, which makes this even better: Sony isn’t including the PS5’s “largest projection” or optional base in those measurements, according to its press release. The model without the disc drive?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Wall Street views it as the only legitimate means of measuring business performance. tags: nonprofits roi ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2011

Imagine that I’m dancing around singing that phrase. I’m looking for good examples (and stories) about nonprofit dashboards, especially ones that support social media decision-making. Dashboards provide measures to help you make better decisions. 5) Scenario Comparison Dashboards. Flickr Photo by See No Evil.

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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. The moral of the story? Over-thinking It.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

That device can measure intraocular pressure – a measure of how much tension is building within your eyeball. You’ve probably had your intraocular pressure measured before, and it’s not particularly pleasant. Injectsense’s implant, by comparison, is designed to wirelessly transmit that data continuously once inserted. “It

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

“Our products are still widely used by teens, but we face tough competition from the likes of Snapchat and TikTok,” Joe Osborne, a Facebook spokesperson, said in response to questions about the documents cited in this story. Facebook internally measures its user base against population estimates from the United Nations for specific countries.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Yet, at most foundations, rarely does anyone with a communications background ever review the story this critical document shares with the outside world. Once consumed, the data can be used to build statistical analyses , make comparisons, and draw conclusions, all without ever needing to speak with anyone from the foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2009

Take her ROI and Measurement list. I've definitely added that link to my social media metrics personal learning space ) She recently pointed to a blog post called " Ten Ways To Measure Social Media Success " by Chris Lake. What I found most valuable was the tip about getting a baseline measurement before you begin.

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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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M+R

JULY 6, 2023

By comparison, Twitter has 400 million users…amassed over 15 years.) You can share it to your Story to encourage more of your followers to join you on Threads. Hesitations, for good measure Of course, it’s still a Meta app – which means Mark Zuckerberg controls Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads.

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Singularity Hub

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

kilometer measured line known as a transect at the margin of the basin. The goal was to work out what rock types are there, and what story they tell. The ground penetrating radar also measured how much the rocks are affected by an electrical field. The transect was oriented perpendicularly to the paleoshoreline.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

Small nonprofits face even more challenges when it comes to securing funding in comparison to larger organizations—from low donor retention rates to limited resources to an overall lack of unrestricted funding. Show appreciation often, make a point of getting their feedback, share impact stories, and ensure they feel involved in the journey.

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Towards Data Science

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

[link] [link] Fuzzy Wuzzy Fuzzywuzzy is another Python library that is designed to facilitate fuzzy string matching, by providing a set of tools for comparing and measuring the similarity between strings. A confidence score will be populated for each address comparison, which is a numerical value between 0 and 100.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Donation Tracking & Optimization Volunteer Management Mission Impact Content Campaign Performance Stakeholder Journey Analysis Technical Performance Community Building Geographic Impact Board Reporting Email Campaign Performance Regional Geographic Analysis Seasonal Performance Analysis Donation Tracking & Optimization Track donation funnel (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Share news, video, photos, stories and what ever else makes sense for your organization. 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? . They are fully interacting. So what’s that mean for you?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Cao’s founder story follows a familiar pattern seen among engineers: five years ago, he and his co-founders bought a bunch of 3D printers to build products for industrial customers, but the third-party devices weren’t meeting their expectations, so they set out to build their own. Parts created by Pantheon’s 3d printer.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

The startup doesn’t hold inventory, which keeps its costs down, but it provides manufacturing resources and marketing help to designers who might lack the know-how of telling their stories to a global audience. Most of Body404’s 100 designers are currently located in China, but it doesn’t want to stop short there.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. expansion and how she “welcomes” comparisons to Stripe. PDT, subscribe here. Fri-yay Crunch! We are pretty excited about Disrupt 2023 getting a whole stage dedicated to fintech.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

They’ll collaborate with the development and fundraising team to map out the year’s campaigns and match them to original, impactful stories and data that show your nonprofit’s value to potential donors. Your IT team will be interested in tracking metrics around how well your systems are performing and overall donor and data security measures.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

Don’t try to tell your organization’s entire story. Pick one tiny piece of your work and tell that story, focusing on the lives that were changed because of your organization. Instagram is ideal for telling your organization’s story through photos and videos. Also consider what you’re measuring and why.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Miscellaneous (3 percent). Project Demographics/Orientation/Status (2 percent). Research funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

In this analysis , Coldeway published a head-to-head comparison of top generative AI tools — asking them to create everything from a phishing email to code. Also, listen to Found, a podcast about the stories behind the startups. Here’s what to know: In the AI world, the compounding effect is almost impossible to encapsulate.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 5, 2014

You want their stories, their feedback, their colorful drawings of the future. How do you measure success? We''ve started using a very simple measure: the number of people who actually respond to the prompt. Sometimes success means deep, personal stories; other times, we value speculative argumentation or creative expression.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

” Claude, Goodside said, answered in a way that suggests it’s “read the plot of the story” (although it misremembered small details) while ChatGPT offered a more nonspecific answer. Side-by-side comparison: @OpenAI 's ChatGPT vs. @AnthropicAI 's Claude. Yann Dubois, a Ph.D.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When communicating with data, viewing a chart instead of a table of numbers helps us quickly understand data, make comparisons, see patterns, and make better decisions. Manipulating the ranges on the second axis shows two different stories and can mislead. In today’s world, swift decision-making with data is crucial.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Further, the Extended version we offer on TechSoup features really advanced tools for mapping 2D images in 3D space, editing 3D and motion-based images, and analyzing images with measurement and counting tools. In-Depth Comparisons. Adobe offers an official comparison guide for the whole Photoshop family.

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