Forum One

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It can be difficult to measure the impact of your work, particularly when you are unclear about what impact means to your organization. To understand how outputs are different from impacts—and why you should measure impact in addition to outcomes—it is helpful to understand what goes into the process of achieving impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

Stellar stewardship can deepen your relationship with your partners and help build trust in your area of expertise that in turn translates to positive funds for your mission. The impact that partner (or any kind of donor) retention can have on a charitable organization should be no different.

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Help Retention Tips Template 271

Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Learn more Measure program outcomes in real time Built-in reporting Bonterra’s native reporting tool empowers grants administrators to measure program outcomes, not just outputs. Measure impact according to your company’s specific needs with drill down and self-service dashboard builder capabilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2013

I’ve been curating resources on nonprofit measurement over on Scoop.It, with eye towards collecting useful material related to social media and social impact measurement. Despite this, when it is times to do measurement, many feel that it is a daunting task. How can we improve our measurement practice?

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Measure Resource Miami Case Study 106

Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

For example, Ballet Lubbock used technology to support more focus on real relationship building. EdVenture Children’s Museum increased donor retention from 29% to 46% after it was able to implement technology to support its staff in stewarding existing donor relationships. Your relationship with the board is critical.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. How does your solution measure impact? Our system allows you to develop a number of different assessments, surveys, screenings, etc.

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Tools Management Los Angeles Demonstration 52

EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Issue awareness is often a foundational step in advocacy work, and it’s important to make sure that your organization’s issue awareness work uses specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals to measure progress. Creating change is not a “one-size-fits-all” effort—there’s room for many voices.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Retaining top performers is likely a measure of your effectiveness and success in your role. After all, these first impressions set the tone for the relationship and may equip (or not equip) new hires for success and satisfaction down the line. It’s also objectively measurable through concrete KPIs.

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Retention Management Tips Nonprofit 90

Nonprofits Source

JUNE 26, 2024

Between fundraising events and various campaigns, different fundraisers require different marketing approaches. When your nonprofit can demonstrate a measurable effect on a shared mission, it inspires confidence and attracts new donors. Let’s explore five strategies you can use to market your new program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2009

Photo by Smitty42 Lucy Bernholz has a great post called " Metrics Are Good, Unless They Are Bad " which talks about the problems we encounter when we're trying to measure hard to measure stuff - like social media, social return, and social enterprise. And, the whole point is about improving relationships.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 31, 2024

Cumulative giving statements Donors rarely know or keep track of their cumulative giving, so when you point out the total, they’re usually quite pleasantly surprised. While tax summaries might seem like just another administrative task, savvy nonprofits use them as powerful cultivation moments to deepen relationships with donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. For each outcome, specify what observable measures, or indicators, will suggest that you’re achieving that key outcome for impact. By Julie Macalik, with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

It’s a powerful tool for managing and growing relationships with your supporters. Segment Communication Your supporters are individuals with different reasons for giving, different levels of involvement, and different ways they want to connect with you. Generic, irrelevant messages often get skipped.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

If it does poorly, it can quickly pivot and put out something different to please their audience and boost their profits. Some organizations utilize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure their goals. This is a measurable number that could be adapted if the survey needed to be given in different formats.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

You may have parent-child relationships that don’t work. Paired with your experience and judgment, your decisions can be data informed or data guided using less specific data measurements. Data should be directional Your data may be disorganized. It may be inaccurate. It may not match between systems.

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Data Tips Associations Government 169

sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2022

What specific roles will the partners play, and how will their activities be tracked? The proposal should include a detailed description of how the program will be executed, how exactly the pieces fit together to achieve the desired outcome, and the different phases involved in implementing and running the program. Measurement Plan.

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Proposal Evaluation Grant Application 88

TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Can your nonprofit even measure its return on investments (ROI)? Constituent relationship management systems (CRM) are a great way to automate data collection, aggregation, and build financial, business, and operational reports–all of which are going to help you the next time you meet with your board. Risk Analysis.

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ROI Relationship Aggregator System 206

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Building from your theory of change, it is crucial for organizations to have a comprehensive, clear set of metrics (also called “indicators” in the social sector) that track inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes; all of these build evidence of your program’s effectiveness. How might you know whether this is the case? Data access. .

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

If particular role types are not attending, take a look at your content and determine if it makes sense to create sessions or a learning track that addresses their needs. By cultivating a strong relationship with this group you can also foster repeat attendance. What factors influence first time attendees?

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In today’s increasingly digital world, marketers rely on online platforms to plan, implement, build, execute, and measure their campaigns. Email Marketing Platforms: An email marketing platform builds, sends, and measures email efforts. Simply put, MarTech is marketing! What Is MarTech, and What Isn’t?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The challenge is due in part to data silos , or groups of raw data isolated from different departments. This leads to measurable growth and improved patient results. Other Nonprofit Data Silos Although the data types differ, data silos exist in other kinds of nonprofits as well. Manage and streamline patient outreach efforts.

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Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 83

Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2022

Should we track retained dollar value in 2021 compared to total retainable revenue in 2021 (the same year) or compare that amount to total retainable revenue in 2020 (the previous year)? . What to measure. As you suggest, what you measure will depend on what you want to know and how you’ll use that information.

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Retention Rate Stats Measure 101

Media Cause

JULY 11, 2023

While there’s a common concern that automated email marketing may seem impersonal, it is, in fact, an invaluable tool for nonprofits to build and strengthen relationships with supporters when executed thoughtfully. This is key in building and maintaining relationships with supporters. Why Automated Email Marketing?

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Nancy MacRae, MS, CAE, ENA, describes the relationship between trust and culture. “As ENA brings objectivity to the process by using the net promoter score as a tool to measure success. If you track current events, Sharon advised, you are aware of the erosion of public confidence across a spectrum of institutions.

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Associations Leadership Question Wisconsin 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

In the 2018 Charitable Giving Stats from NP Source , 77% believe everyone can make a difference by supporting causes. Nonprofits use CRMs to manage their donor relationships, to segment supporters by interest areas, streamline donor communication, automate fundraising, and report on outcomes to the board, donors, and community.

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Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 262

sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review the basics of AI fundraising tools and a few strategies for using these solutions to improve donor relationships. Developing personalized messaging for different segments Use targeted AI prompts to help develop content that specifically appeals to different groups.

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Tools Donor Fundraising Survey 91

sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor relation management is the process by which organizations organize donor data and maintain donor relationships to support a long-term donor infrastructure. Understanding the ebbs and flows of donor relations by tracking your organization’s interactions with donors and prospects is necessary to support long-term growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Social Media Measurement is this month’s theme on the Zoetica Salon hosted on my blog Facebook page. We spend time identifying and building relationships with super-advocates online and engage them — similar to the way you engage major donors or champion advocacy constituents.

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Feeds Social Media Measure Summary 102

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

To strengthen wellbeing in the workplace the book provides leaders various solutions, including a new metric to track suffering, struggling, and thriving — Gallup Net Thriving. This translates into big differences in productivity. Peers have a major influence because they can measure and compare their struggles and successes.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results. The more people you get to opt in, the more supporters you can cultivate relationships with over text. We couldn’t make a difference without you!

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Practice Puerto Rico Fundraising Metrics 59

NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Though each tool is a little different, they all create opportunities for your organization to start conversations and to show the personal side of, and the personalities behind, your work. Measuring your activities is as important as what you’re posting, or how many times a day you post. Measuring is how you decide which is which.

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Social Media Measure Media Social 88

AccelEvents

JULY 7, 2021

Whether your goals are to nurture business relationships or generate brand awareness, events can be a powerful tool. Track event ROI. It can be challenging to know how successful your event indeed was if you don’t measure or track ROI. Different event formats can be helpful for differing purposes.

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Marketing Virtual Awareness Platform 97

Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Cause marketing is a great way to build a relationship with a business to make your fundraising more sustainable. The relationship cause marketing helps you build offers you a previous connection you can approach for future sponsorships, collaborations, and matching gift programs. What is cause marketing?

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Causes Marketing Impact Guide 52

EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

Effective major gift fundraising focuses on cultivating relationships with that 20% of donors, and we’re here to help guide your efforts to maximal success. This kind of corporate relationship, when managed well, can produce significant financial support, increased visibility, and mutually beneficial outcomes.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

We’ll outline the role each area of a nonprofit’s organizational structure plays in a successful fundraising strategy and the value that each user from different areas of your nonprofit can gain by getting involved. They may also receive payout reports or other data from different teams to incorporate and track within a database.

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Fundraising Metrics Database Nonprofit 95

Candid

MARCH 2, 2022

Detecting donor fatigue isn’t as simple as deciding that “X number of asks is too much,” since a full range of other relationship factors come into play. After all, philanthropic investments are measured in impact rather than dollars alone. But how worried should you really be? How do they prefer to be asked ?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

From smaller, newer nonprofits to larger charitable organizations, measuring performance is a universally shared need, especially in the realm of fundraising. But for organizations that offer direct services to constituents, such as social services nonprofits, there’s another layer of complexity— impact measurement. Diversity Metrics.

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