Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Here are 4 ways to measure volunteer program ROI and ensure you are getting the highest amount of value. As your nonprofit grows, so does the need to optimize your volunteer program and effectively measure ROI. Measure Volunteer Value. Measure Community Reach. according to an Independent Sector report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Creating measurable goals with actionable items is vital to a fundraising strategy, and just as important is checking in to see how you’re doing. Let’s check out what to consider when measuring your results. When reporting on these numbers try breaking it down into small digestible chunks of data that are easy to interpret.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 1, 2024

How to Leverage LMS Data Analytics for Better Decision-Making in Corporate Training GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - In today’s competitive business landscape, Learning and Development (L&D) programs are key drivers of employee growth, retention, and overall business success. Justify the return on investment (ROI) of L&D initiatives.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

By actively bringing together different departments and leading discussions around revenue diversification, you can set measurable goals, evaluate the ROI of each funding source, and make informed decisions about where to invest time and resources. cost per unit or attendee) and use financial data to assess scalability.

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Professional Fund Model Build 97

NetWits

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Are you measuring the right social media metrics or do you have your head in the sand? And to set objectives that you can measure when your done. When I look at the data it’s obvious that, in general, non-profits are not focused on the right things. Only 28% measure this metric!! Think about that for a minute or so.

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Social Media Metrics Profit Track 247

Association Analytics

MAY 4, 2023

In today’s data-driven world, having knowledge of analytics and data is a must. As an association professional, it’s more important than ever to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to understanding how to leverage the insights that data provides. Not one of them said with data or analytics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The key, though, is doing it in a way that delivers maximum ROI. Running Facebook fundraising ads is an excellent way to reach your target audience and optimize for donations while generating data that allows you to measure your success. This should generate enough data to give you a good sense of your cost per action and ROI.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Unless you measure your nonprofit’s performance, it’s impossible to know where you are succeeding and where you need to focus future efforts. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data.

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Measure Help Analysis Metrics 114

NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Read the rest of article, and the complete issue on "Data-Driven" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] Whether the initiative is purchasing smart phones for staff or replacing your accounting system, measuring the Return on Investment (ROI) should be a key aspect of your decision. What are costs of alternatives?

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ROI Measure Project Technology 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2011

Not only did she wear a Tiara, but she shared her measurement insights in rhyme. Not only did she wear a Tiara, but she shared her measurement insights in rhyme. I haven’t yet formally announced that I’ve been working on a book project with KD Paine to bring her Measure What Matters to the social good sector.

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Measure Network Nonprofit Social Media 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2010

One problem is that many do not formulate a measurement strategy and are at a loss to justify their investment of time and resources or reap insights to improve what they're doing. . The report presents a framework for measuring social media effectiveness against those business results and presents standardized metrics.

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Social Media Measure Media Strategy 100

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

At the same time, marketing teams were facing an uphill battle to prove ROI as new digital marketing opportunities, like the rise of video content marketing and the shift towards mobile, led to changing tactics, and budgets came under more scrutiny. Now, a decade later, human resources teams are facing similar circumstances.

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ROI Channel Measure Results 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , I thought I'd share how I look at my Facebook page data. That in turns drives my measurement strategy.

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Social Media Measure Action Media 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2011

What is it and what it means to use it as a measurement for improving Facebook engagement on your Facebook Page? This post summarizes some of the key points and resources shared. Measuring Your Edgerank Score. Remember, measurement isn’t counting – you have to get just take numbers out of context.

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NTEN

JANUARY 16, 2013

You cannot develop an ROI model for any part of your web presence without going directly back to your mission. It all can be measured, and if you are reading this, chances are you are one of those people doing the measuring. Return on Investment (ROI) for web projects has come to the forefront.

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ROI Web Measure Campaign 89

The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

Whether you tell stories in your fundraising or communications program, chances are you want to understand the impact and return on investment (or ROI) of the stories you tell. One of the best storytelling tips I can give you is to set yourself up for measurement success from the very beginning. This could be a quarter, month or week.

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ROI Storytelling Measure Story 67

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 22, 2021

Innovative colleges and universities, including USC , Stanford, Purdue, Rutgers, Michigan State, UPenn, and Notre Dame have recently implemented the Salesforce platform to help modernize their fundraising, personalize engagement, and conduct AI-powered research and reporting to inform strategy and measure ROI.

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ROI University Education Fundraising 101

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

Using data to drive your digital marketing campaigns is essential. Without the discipline of data, your digital marketing success is based more on hope than strategy and execution. Our corporate marketers understand the criticality of data all too well, especially retailers. Use small data (i.e. Use small data (i.e.

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Digital Data Marketing Nonprofit 138

Towards Data Science

MAY 19, 2023

Data Entropy — More Data, More Problems? How to navigate and embrace complexity in a modern data organisation. Webster’s dictionary defines Entropy in thermodynamics as a measure of the unavailable energy in a closed thermodynamic system that is also usually considered to be a measure of the system’s disorder.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. We track ROI by looking at a couple of different factors – first we see how much revenue is generated from sites like Facebook Causes, Crowdrise , Social Vibe , etc. The last thing we do is measure our market share in the social media space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Measurement Challenges.

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Social Media Summary Measure Media 94

NTEN

MAY 17, 2011

Being new to this, we also had to determine how to measure the return on investment (ROI) of our ad buys, to help guide our efforts in the future. We've already written a step-by-step guide on how to use Google's URL builder , but it's pretty easy: The key is to remain consistent so you can find the data in Google Analytics.

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ROI Online Linkedin Analytics 91

The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes 5 Fundraising Metrics Every Nonprofit Should Track This Year In todays data-driven world, you cant afford to guess whats working and whats not in your fundraising efforts. Build Donor Trust Sharing data with your supporters demonstrates transparency and accountability.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The reality is that skipping or neglecting the discovery phase is the most common cause of budget and timeline overruns, low adoption and ROI, and misalignment to people and processes. It’s like that old adage from carpentry, “Measure Twice, Cut Once.”. Why is that? Here are our top 3 reasons: 1. Discoveries Lower Risk & Cost.

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Project Tech Nonprofit Phase 298

Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

Does your association have a data governance policy? In our data-driven world, governance is crucial in maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and security of your organization’s data. Continue reading to learn how your association can adopt its own data governance policy and become a more data-driven organization.

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Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Measuring the ROI of eLearning: A Guide for Businesses GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Businesses care about ROI. ROI, or Return on Investment, measures performance and gauges the efficiency of an investment. What Is eLearning ROI? 10 Steps to Understand eLearning ROI 1.Understanding

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eLearning ROI Measure Business 52

Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Measuring the ROI of eLearning: A Guide for Businesses GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Businesses care about ROI. ROI, or Return on Investment, measures performance and gauges the efficiency of an investment. What Is eLearning ROI? 10 Steps to Understand eLearning ROI 1.Understanding

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eLearning ROI Measure Business 52

Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

Measuring the ROI of eLearning: A Guide for Businesses Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Businesses care about ROI. ROI, or Return on Investment, measures performance and gauges the efficiency of an investment. What Is eLearning ROI? 10 Steps to Understand eLearning ROI 1.Understanding

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 22, 2021

It’s evident that when you can show a donor the tangible return on investment (ROI) of their gift, you get a higher average gift and more frequent giving. First Things First: Get The Data. Having your fingers on the pulse of your nonprofit’s financial data has many benefits. Donation ROI. Why is this important?

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ROI Donor Fundraising Gift 83

NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

The folks running Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington centered all the fundraising efforts online due to the fact that online and social fundraising continue to gain traction while also producing a significantly better ROI when done well. Based on the data below the strategy worked.

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Social Media Fundraising Online Media 200

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

I also love that they include both a space for identifying and tracking the data, as well as a place to include the insights and actions associated with it. I am a big fan of actionable metrics. Ss I suggest in my Community Mapping approach , the actions and metrics should be mapped against the segments of the community doing them.

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Social Media Metrics Media Social 227

sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

It centralized all of our client and donor data, making it much easier to analyze and understand the needs of our supporters. This allowed us to create measurable goals backed by actionable data and to personalize our approach to donor engagement. Once theyre on board, dont waithit the road and start delivering results.

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Associations Dallas Blackbaud Impact 98

The Next Web

APRIL 29, 2014

If we’re to believe the buzz around “growth hacking,” companies should totally toss traditional marketing methods out the window and simply drive growth by leveraging user data, social sharing features, and other tools. Social media marketing enjoys about as much hoopla, even when it isn’t always clear how it drives ROI. With growth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. Dupe: Our organization has literally just started tracking ROI for using these tools by way of campaigns. All the while, you’ve got to measure, track and re-adjust. Finally, you must measure ROI.

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Social Media Foundation Media Examples 189

Tableau

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In the journey to become data-driven, even data-leading, organizations traditionally viewed technology as the golden ticket. But adopting the right analytics platform isn’t enough: The ultimate accelerator of your data investments is community. Better together: Data Culture + data communities.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 10, 2017

My recent paper, Remarkably Outstanding Implementation: The Foundation for Positive ROI with Target Analytics , is now available. As I prepared and wrote this paper, several thoughts occurred to me about the importance of measuring ROI for nonprofit analytics projects that I thought I would highlight for you in this post.

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ROI Analytics Data Help 52

Nimble AMS

AUGUST 26, 2024

Perhaps you’re worried about losing your member data or don’t have a clear strategy for determining which software would best benefit your organization. When you choose new technology, you’ll modernize and optimize your organization by automating your tasks, and ultimately you’ll increase your technology ROI.

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Adopt Associations Technology ROI 120