Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

I’m looking at “counting metrics” here – and I don’t have all the details of the overall results and the rest of their strategy – nor do I have other metrics - for example referral traffic and conversion rates for donations or purchases. The ratio is the total number of repins divided by total pins.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

The ratio may not be exactly 80/20 (i.e. After all, for most people $25/month sounds much more approachable than making a $300 gift. One way to have a meaningful, personal conversation with a donor is to ask them what legacy they would like to leave the world.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

That can be more difficult than it sounds, especially when you may have various stakeholders wanting you to fill roles yesterday , but trust me when I say that it’s much better to put the work in on the front end to do your best to find the right person. What matters is that you should be prepared to have difficult conversations when needed.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 31, 2017

A lot of our inquiry is based more on trend analysis than ratio analysis. Having said that, there are two ratios that I believe are very important for nonprofit leaders to track – and both have to do with liquidity. The first is the months of cash ratio. Steps to Calculate Months of Cash Ratio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Conversation starters that link alumni to the current school experience can spark tons of engagement. Notice the the conversation is about the application deadline. Engage Alumni in Professional Conversations Related To Their Careers. Celebrate the Accomplishments of Individuals in Your Alumni Network. ” 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Sound familiar? Having negative conversations with yourself in your head, gossiping with others, or venting only drains precious energy. Go have a direct conversation, make a request, or make the conscious choice that you won’t let it steal your energy or productivity. Is the ratio of team/solo time adequate?

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

The most important one for our conversation—95% of donors consider content created by nonprofits to be trustworthy! The KPI goals (Key Performance Indicators) that gauge your success will vary for these campaigns and would include: Click-through-rate Conversion rate Impressions Website traffic Attribution & direct donation revenue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2009

I look at several metrics proposed by Avinash Kaushik These include author contribution, audience growth, conversation rate, and authority Then I look at the amount of time in my work flow and reflect on productivity. And, as stubborn as it sounds Mr. CEO, you don’t get money out of a conversation. Twittered - for velocity.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

The efficiency ratio , also known as the revenue to cost ratio. The best part of the efficiency ratio is that it doesn’t involve any complex math. Use the efficiency ratio to calculate the ROI of your marketing activities. It sounds a lot worse than it actually is. How else is leadership suppose to react to that?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Matching gifts are usually given on a 1:1 ratio, but they can be as high as 4:1! Walkathons, for example, could benefit greatly from donations of water bottles or food, or even a stage and sound system for a post-walkathon concert ( Booster’s walkathon guide can show you exactly how this can play out). Organically drawing new donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

It sounds like you're an "accidental techie" - in that you didn't get training to do tech stuff. What conversations did you have within your employer about starting this? I notice Tesco has started selling extra-large ones, which would seem to me to destroy the whole chocolate/raisin ratio, but that???s

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

per day per family sounds reasonable for homeless women and children. Q: Is there a good ratio of times to communicate with a donor and asking for donations? Keep it conversational – write like you talk. A cultivation event sounds like a good idea. It is what it is. I think $54.80 Most importantly, make it easy to read.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

So the question here is, you know, when you look at your workflow, how much of your time is spent actually having these face-to-face conversations with your donors? . The volunteer did not ask for money, but they had a nice pleasant half-hour conversation. . What do you think the ratio is of you talking versus the donor talking?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors. . And I appreciate the chance to even have this conversation and be included in it. So in fundraising, that’s inferring that 80% of your dollars are going to come from 20% of your donors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors. And I appreciate the chance to even have this conversation and be included in it. So in fundraising, that’s inferring that 80% of your dollars are going to come from 20% of your donors. Appreciate it.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

While this may sound hyperbolic, take a moment to think about how our business landscape has changed over just the last five years. The focus shifted to a new set of key performance indicators (KPIs), including: File size and donor file coverage ratios. Donor retention rates across lifecycles. Lifetime value measurements.

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