The NonProfit Times

MAY 16, 2024

However, corporate leaders are increasingly looking for measurable outcomes that prove the work doesn’t just “feel good” but actually “does good” and is providing a positive return on investment (ROI). Instead, they’re looking for results. The same is true of corporate-backed volunteer programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking with Vikki Spruill, Ocean Conservancy 's President and CEO and members of her communications team, Laura Burton Capps, and Dove Coggeshall about their recent experiments and learning on Facebook. Facebook was an uncharted territory for the Ocean Conservancy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

While my family and their home dodged a bullet, like millions in NYC, other locations had catastrophic flooding and there was a loss of lives. We learned that it predicting the path of hurricanes is a more precise science than the measuring their destructive force. What are the key results of this campaign ? What are your KPIs?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 16, 2010

So we’re especially proud to announce the launch of Miradi version 3, the enhanced version of our user-friendly environmental conservation software. Miradi gives conservation planners cutting edge tools to design, manage, monitor and learn from their projects.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

The result? Funds raised can contribute to environmental or conservation efforts, making every step count for a greener future.  This event celebrates both physical and social responsibility, fostering a sense of unity and immediate, measurable impact.  Participants log their meals, earning points for each healthy choice.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Strategic Goals and Objectives: Specific and measurable targets the nonprofit aims to achieve. Evaluation and Impact Measurement: Methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of nonprofit programs. Programs and Services: Description of the nonprofit’s activities and how they align with its mission.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

In our experience, TBP is the logical result of listening to grassroots organizations, rather than a theoretical framework that grantmakers should adopt for purely philosophical reasons. By collaborating on what we measure, we make sure that the information helps all stakeholders and tells the story of both expected and emergent impacts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

resulting in contaminated water, food, and lungs of communities nearby. Her prior experience internationally highlights climate change as a significant factor in many low-income countries, resulting in the inability of communities to build or secure their financial livelihoods. Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

In 2018, USAID received a 10/10 in Innovation in the “Results for America” study of Federal Agencies. Alexis: The state of Hawaii mapped its infrastructure, with overlays of potential climate impacts and considerations of vulnerable populations, allowing them to run scenarios and test hypotheses for different preparedness measures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

There are so social media analytic tools to measure social media and other emerging technologies, that we’ve created a new genre of Shiny Objective Syndrome — Data Puking disorder. If we are setting SMART objectives or trying to measure them, we may need to do a little audience research first. Conservators.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

You’ll discuss measurable objectives for the team to reach and draft the priorities for each of these objectives. Instead of setting it in stone, set check-in milestones and make adjustments based on your progress and results. The result is discord among teams and a lack of progress. Measurable: Quantifiable.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Measure Impact: Link fundraising successes to specific projects or programs, showcasing the tangible outcomes made possible through donor support. Unlike complex queries involving intricate logic and multiple conditions, filter-based reporting focuses on selecting specific criteria to narrow down results.”

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

Measurable: Ensure your goal is measurable to track progress and success. Direct Mail Email Events In one 2022 study , traditional direct mail sent in a letter-sized envelope resulted in a 112% ROI. Direct mail, emails, and events will make up the foundation of your fundraising campaigns. You have two donors.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Whether you’re part of an animal shelter, wildlife conservation organization, or advocacy group, these insights will help you navigate the ever-evolving world of nonprofit marketing. Show impact and results. In this guide, we’ll provide four tips for marketing your animal-related nonprofit. Leverage each other’s resources.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. The Daniels Fund focuses on supporting highly effective and ethical nonprofit organizations that achieve significant results in the community. Daniel’s Fund.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. The Daniels Fund focuses on supporting highly effective and ethical nonprofit organizations that achieve significant results in the community. Daniel’s Fund.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If I have learned anything from co-writing a book about measurement , that it is not only important to collect your data, but leave space for reflection at the end of a campaign to harvest insights for the next campaign. I try to do this with any project I work on, whether it is a social media campaign as well as a training workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Upwell, an organization incubated by the Ocean Conservancy and that works in a different way to support Ocean Conservation is using social media data, campaign experiments, and failing fast and learning fast to get impact. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Alliance Magazine, September 2012.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Think carefully about what questions could result in data points that can help guide funding decisions, smart partnerships, and stronger board relationships. Keep in mind the following points from speakers Brooke Hansel of Blackbaud, Merrie Beth Nauman of Ocean Conservancy, and Lisa Tacker of Two Ten Footwear Foundation: .

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Care2

JANUARY 31, 2010

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. Measure your organizations stats and engagement now and focus on improving those results over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

IN two weeks, I will have the honor of presenting at the E-Metrics Conference with Jonathon Coleman, Nature Conservancy and Laura Lee Dooley. And once you jump into social media, how do you track and measure success?   Laura will focus on Twitter and measuring success.  Photo by Smitty42. tags: blogging nptech ).

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

And, what if you are “firing on all cylinders&# but you’re still not seeing magical multichannel results? In this webinar, fundraising experts from Union of Concerned Scientists, Blackbaud and Care2 will analyze the most significant results of the newly released 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Foundations are now utilizing their data to help guide their strategy, increase their impact and continually measure their success and the success of their programs. What are the goals of this grant investment and how can I measure to those goals? Grants that are Hyper Issue-Focused with Holistic Approaches to Problem Solving.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2015

Take the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy®. Assign staff and measure your results. Tracking results will help you demonstrate success and by doing that, you can justify additional resources for your program. You can, and should, link your donate button to a sustained giving form like this one from the Ocean Conservancy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

What investments can the Brainerd Foundation make over the next five years to help build an effective infrastructure of advocacy that builds power for conservation that will endure beyond the foundation’s sunset? Ownerless Campaigns & Engaging Millennials : Jessy Tolkan, Here Now. New Technology for New Power Movements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Colleagues Jonathan Coleman from the Nature Conservancy and Carie Lewis from the Humane Society are also mentioned and quoted extensively. Measuring the ROI by dollar amounts as the key metric needs to be balanced with using metrics like increased conversions (email list sign ups), measurable word-of-mouth, or improvements in online buzz.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Corps Network National Conference is an annual gathering of national, state, and local leaders in the fields of workforce development, community service, and conservation. Marketing / #caseacmb / @CASEAdvance. Marketing. InterAction Forum 2019. InterAction Forum 2019. Nonprofit Management / #NSWM30/ @TheNSWM. Nonprofit Management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

What were some of the results? Finally, as a conservation organization, we’re always looking at ways to reduce our use of paper. How will you measure success? We also work with food service companies, retailers and wholesalers, chefs and restaurateurs to encourage them to make the switch to sustainable seafood.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

KPIs give your organization a way to measure the success of campaign-specific goals and your nonprofit’s long term goals. goals are goals that follow these five criteria: They are Specific, Measurable, Attainable/Ambitious, Relevant, and Timely. That means improved nonprofit fundraising results both now and in the future.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Your efficiency ratio measures the amount of money you spend on fundraising against the amount of revenue generated by those activities. Then, you’ll find the amount of money you raised as the result of those expenses. Any result greater than 1 means you’re raising more than you’re spending. Why should you track it?

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Kedar to learn about a new project to help users measure and manage their consumption, in effect encouraging them to control their environmental impact. These are the kinds of purchases or behaviors, if changed will result in significantly larger social change.

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Forum One

AUGUST 5, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. General / @TheCorpsNetwork. Marketing / #caseacmb / @CASEAdvance. Marketing.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Source: Casa Congo, School for Conservation). This is the true measure of success that ties tangible impact back to individual donations. Measurable – How do you plan to track your progress and milestones? Effective CTAs are defined and measurable actions designed to convert your target audience into donors.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Q: I work in a museum that has a [conservative religious] governing board. Museum professionals tend to be highly educated and museum experience results in a host of transferable skills such as project management, communications, and design. I am a bisexual cis woman. It’s a start at least!”. “I

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Track your open rates and conversions (do they open the email and then do they actually make a gift) – open rates are important to measure, not just conversions and gifts. Make sure you see how your organization comes up in search results. As examples, check out Conservation International.

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