Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

As one participant points out, “It is very hard to get departments to agree because Web wants one thing, Membership wants another, Communications has it’s own tracking.&#. This conversation was sparked by this post from Richard Becker that shares the numbers from the Pepsi Refresh Contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Pick the right hard data points I know from experience what the most important metrics are to track for different types of projects. They tracked the number of photo submissions they got, but they also listened carefully to the responses they got from participants. The next iteration of a photo contest, LOL Seals. Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

For nonprofits, that tracking donations from social media engagement. As KD Paine said on our SXSW ROI Poetry Slam , "You have engagement fully measured, now calculate the resulting treasure!". I love the quote from KD Paine, "HITS=How Idiots Track Success." It starts with tracking conversation threads or by keyword.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Make sure you use the New Tracking Code (ga.js). And its relevant.

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

Look for virtual auction software with the following features: Item procurement tracking. As you begin the item procurement process, it’s vital that your team maintains an organized list that tracks each item’s status. Being able to accept, process, and track bids in real time is essential for success with any auction.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 18, 2018

By the way, with EveryAction Development, you can plan, implement, and track all direct mail and efforts, and monitor ROI. Suggestion: If you really want to maximize the number of people who purchase swag, have a contest. You can read more about that here.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

It may be easy for big groups, with photogenic interests -- like the National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Habitat program or The Nature Conservancy's nature picture contest -- to use something like Flickr, but you're too small? Determine the ROI of Social Media. What's that you say? Balderdash! Or the Women's Museum.

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

People track performances differently. A saleswoman tracks products sold. You might even judge your pledge fulfillment track record. When your budget is tight, return on investment (ROI) is of the utmost importance. An endurance runner looks at his mile times. A doctor sees his patients get better. 3) Average Gift Size.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2008

As soon as I heard about it, I tracked down Wendy Harman who is responsible for social media strategies at the American Red Cross to learn more about how she did it. Since the great wall fell, we've been able to promote initiatives like the Western Union Foundation contest to all of our chapters and blood regions.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

Twitter is often thought of as the social media tool of choice for nonprofits hoping to garner votes for grant contests such as the Chase Giving and Pepsi Refresh Challenges. A more recent and timely example is EpicChange 's Mother's Day fundraising campaign. Tools such as HootSuite , CoTweet , or TweetDeck.

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See3

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

A kind of companion social network then tracks and rates how the people did in predicting the outcomes. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? Were they mostly volunteers?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? Were they mostly volunteers?

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2008

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

What will not have a good ROI? An UnGala frees up your organization and staff, helping you focus your energy where needed most and raise a lot quickly, with a higher ROI. Considerations: have an impartial umpire or judge for the games so that its a fair contest for all. Which parts of this can be moved online? Live-Streaming.

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See3

MAY 25, 2007

And I think that as more of this information becomes easy to track, more people are going to demand reform and explanations from their representatives. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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See3

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

That application, which tracks and publishes the items bought by Facebook members on outside Web sites, was introduced in November without a transparent, one-step opt-out feature. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" March 27, 2008 | Tompkins Spann This is a great start to an important question.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" March 27, 2008 | Tompkins Spann This is a great start to an important question.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Schwartz wrote about an exceptional contest organized by the Knight Foundation.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Encourage your participants to create dance teams and host contests to see who can come up with the most fun routines. They’re simple and cost-effective to get started with, meaning they can drive a high return on investment (ROI). Dance-a-thon Dance-a-thons or dance marathons are fun ways to raise money for any cause.

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See3

JULY 12, 2007

But what we tell clients is that in addition to basic tracking you need to define what you mean by payoff. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Makes sense right.

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Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" You can read all the details on the contest and submit your idea here.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Maximize Your Campaign Marketing ROI Your nonprofits website, email, and social media are all great places to promote your digital fundraising campaigns. The Google Ad Grants program is a starting point for many, but building on that program to develop a full-scale advertising strategy increases your organizations return on investment (ROI).

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" What trends do you foresee with respect to video use by nonprofits?

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" What trends do you foresee with respect to video use by nonprofits?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" I am very interested in how the ROI really stacks up here. Social media is business.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

This sub-committee will be able to ensure that your events strategy aligns with greater organizational goals while working directly with your fundraising staff to keep individual events on track. Competition: This is an event where you gather participants to compete against each other in some sort of contest. Keep track of them!

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

It will be interesting to see how many organizations roll this out in the coming months and to track the success with it. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Track specific key performance indicators (KPIs), but be flexible. Make sure you’re tracking KPIs like average gift size or email open rate to help you best determine how your fundraising strategies are working. You can even automate this process with an integrated fundraising system. Optimize your email strategy.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Be careful with these types of contests as the motivation behind joining the email list may not be as aligned with the organization, and can lead to lower donation conversions as well as higher unsubscribes. Set up Google Analytics with clear goal tracking for emails so you can measure the ROI of any campaign.

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Care2

MARCH 18, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" crowdsourcing contest by them that shows a great use of Flickrs API.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Social media and online offers tremendous ROI when used properly.

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