Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

I found this wonderful infographic that takes you through the process of setting goals, making them measurable, picking your metrics, and making decisions based on your data. I’ve learned by tracking my content against metrics that relevancy rules – and sharing relevant links with conversation starters produces interaction.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Only include information that is needed to see the big picture. Members join an association board because they want to make a difference for their profession and society. To highlight the significant metrics, describe the relationship between the budget, the plan, and initiatives that are important to members.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

More posts by this contributor Use DORA metrics to support the next generation of remote-work models Insider hacks to streamline your SOC 3 certification application While the past few years saw a big drive towards caring for employees, the last months have seen the pendulum swing in the other direction.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

It works something like this: You display two or more versions of a page to different audiences and then track to see how users react. Choose two different images for each box by selecting the “add featured image” link, then check the box located next to “Activate Featured Image Plugin for this Post” option.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You might answer this question with metrics like the number of new donors or the number of donations. While these basic figures can be informative from a year-over-year trend perspective, they do a poor job answering questions like: Why did these metrics change? I consider those basic metrics to be “rearview mirror” metrics.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

People are different, but in predictable ways. I’m not talking about so-called engagement metrics like “clicks,” “likes,” and “follows” (what the Agitator-DonorVoice gurus call the empty calories of fundraising/marketing). Today, you must segment donors by their passions , not by how much money they give.

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Do they really give you the full picture of how your organization is connecting with your constituents and moving them up the engagement ladder? That’s why you need to change the way you measure social media and declare a war on vanity metrics. Don''t just rely on tools and expect them to give you the full picture.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

For example, knowing that you want to increase a specific type of membership can make all the difference in measurement, analysis, and strategy. The metrics you use to measure your progress toward a business objective are key performance indicators (KPIs). What metrics could you use to predict whether you will achieve your goals ?

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

Relying on proven tactics and measurable metrics isn’t enough — today, the most effective marketers constantly study and learn from innovative approaches while exploring new avenues. The way we help our clients is fundamentally different from how most traditional marketing agencies operate. This is where Unmuted comes in.

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

And like TCL and LG before it, the company is moving to a more precise backlighting system that uses Mini LED technology for improved contrast and greater picture quality than its previous full-array local dimming systems — and Samsung’s premium QLED LCD TVs were already impressive. More sizes of MicroLED.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

To raise significantly more money through existing email channels, add a link to your online donation page or a mobile email donation button, like the one pictured below. Track data points and metrics to evaluate your campaigns progress. Providing different giving options encourages donors to give more than they might have otherwise.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

A process like this can ensure that lots of different ideas are included but that the competition can stay true to it’s purpose or the goals of the sponsoring organization. I think you create balance by focusing the competition on the stages of: Open door policy for contributing/submitting. Public voting process.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 4, 2024

Picture this: your general manager asks for a meeting. To truly understand the health of your organization, there are seven key metrics you should track in your database: Year-on-year revenue Donor file growth Donor retention Gifts per donor Average gift Revenue per donor Cost to acquire Data can be overwhelming.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

Just as the content distributed and conversations participated in are integrated into many different aspects of your organization’s work, so should the knowledge, access and responsibility to participate be integrated across your staff. With all that being said, let’s dive in!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

We’ve all heard the phrase, “a picture is worth 1,000 words.” Nonprofit Infographics Pinterest Board : a collection of examples of infographics used by nonprofits for different purposes. Here’s 5 infographics that will help you get up to speed about using visualization processes to generate insights from data.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Start with Metrics. When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics. What do you point to when funders, donors, board members and the community ask if you are making a difference? But, it doesn’t have to be that way!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Now, Sequoia Capital is placing another bet on a different kind of search engine, one for physical objects in three dimensions, just as the introduction of three-dimensional sensing technologies on consumer phones are poised to create a revolution in spatial computing. This has a long history in mathematics,” Maguire said.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Be sure to ask stakeholders in different departments. Drive strategy by using data to inform your association’s strategy and departmental strategies as well as drive business metrics and KPIs. This will align the organization by having clear success metrics and KPIs. Ask your colleagues questions. Take action!

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The Verge

AUGUST 5, 2021

Another thing to consider is that each individual streamer’s metrics for success are, by and large, unclear. Box office numbers offer a clear picture of how a movie performed relative to its budget and projected ticket sales.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

These could be qualitative or specific metrics or KPIs. Current State – use specific metrics to describe the current state of the business area like limitations, challenges, inefficient processes that relate to data, integrations and reporting. Consider the different departments in your association. The same goes for analytics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

Things like smart computers that learn, better ways for different programs to work together, and ways to customize how things are done. Come along with us as we explore how nonprofit grant management software is evolving and what cool new things it can do to help organizations like yours get and use funding to make a real difference.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 6, 2013

Swinmurn approached local shoe stores, took pictures of their inventory, posted the pictures online, bought the shoes from the stores at full price and sold them directly to customers when purchased through his website. A/B test different versions of the same feature on different user segments to identify which is more valuable.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

7 key components of successful nonprofit digital transformation Digital transformation looks different for every organization, but the process for getting there doesn’t. A unifying vision The message, goals, and metrics that both define your top-line digital future and give you a means for tracking its progress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2014

And when video is paired with a continuous strategy and clear metrics for success, there is overwhelming evidence showing that it is a crucial, important investment for nonprofits. To know that your email works you have to be sending email regularly – and developing clear metrics for what success looks like.

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Tableau

JUNE 3, 2021

Focusing the business on a short list of data-driven metrics. . This can lead to internal debates about definitions and different versions of similar metrics. By standardizing data definitions, peers with different responsibilities can work collectively toward the same data-driven goals. . Data experts.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

All those people and groups have just as many different goals, small and large. And it is completely okay, required even, that all those goals are different to some degree. Obviously, we can all picture a car. Look first at your organizational metrics. Your organization has goals, too. But, they really do intersect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2012

What we believed and saw was true, that individuals, liking, repining, plussing could make a difference. But instead, our primary metric to determine whether people are really engaged and taking the small act to hear will be the word of mouth referral from donors. Is WOM referral a right metric for small acts?

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Tableau

APRIL 22, 2021

To begin to understand the differences in COVID-19’s impact on racial groups in the US—and to develop solutions—it’s necessary to look beyond the topline numbers to disaggregated, granular, localized data that can offer a clearer, more empathetic picture of the challenges.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

Among those resources, the top three she found were social capital, resilience, and big picture thinking. Employees who score low in the “life satisfaction” metric tend to stay home 1.5 Picturing a successful future might seem like Positive Thinking 101, yet it can be immensely helpful when it comes to meeting your goals.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Here are some of the questions you might ask in order to understand what metrics to track: . It’s a realistic goal, people can picture where their money is going, and it gives them an anchor and a deadline to encourage them to make a donation. . You identify key metrics by which you’ll determine if your programs are successful.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Yes, it is complex and confusing, but as a metric, it is helpful. In the early stages of building a company, churn gives you quick feedback, which other metrics seldom do. What are its different types? Depending on the revenue concentration, customer churn can be different from revenue churn. And how can it be negative?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

.” The company’s financial results paint the picture of a rapidly growing company that has a history of profitability. Its pro forma results presume that “all shares of our convertible preferred stock had automatically converted” into different types of common stock. million, leading to gross profit of $402.8

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We had simple goals, and defined our metrics only as they related to grant deliverables or obvious data, like: we will launch programs in 3 schools, or we will feed 500 families. Our strategies are focused on clear goals and metrics. For those that can’t tell, this is a picture of a clock on the face of a coffee maker.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In this guide, we’ll walk through three key social media fundraising metrics, as well as how you can improve them: Social Media Engagement Rate Conversion Rate Social Media Return on Investment Ready to tap into the full potential of social media fundraising? This is where your social media engagement rates come in.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

If a VC has experience in a different field, it may not translate well — if at all — to a startup, and advice around certain business decisions could quickly become outdated. Funds in the 90th percentile saw performance metrics that nearly doubled the numbers from firms without a founder at the helm.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

How to glean insights : Having the data is one thing, but knowing what insights to pull with confidence that it is the right picture is quite another. Regularly monitoring performance metrics or KPIs throughout the year allows you to know what you need. First, set your data reporting goals. Analyze with actionable data in mind.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Customize their personal page with own story and picture. Event supporters vary, and what constitutes a great fundraising contest may be different depending on the public you work with and your state or region of the country. Use metrics from your previous events to determine how much you might raise through the contest.

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