Greater Giving

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Evaluating Your 2024 Fundraising Events: What Worked and What Didnt? As 2024 wraps up, now is the perfect time for evaluating fundraising events. Whether your events included auctions, galas, or virtual campaigns, understanding key metrics and takeaways will set you up for even greater success next year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi, CFRE , Founder and CEO at The International Social Impact Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University In the rapidly evolving landscape of nonprofit organizations, adapting to the digital realm has become a pivotal challenge. Among the innovative tools that have garnered attention is ChatGPT.

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

Even before COVID-19, the rapid pace of technology and its impact on culture was upending traditional business models. If an organizational evaluation isn’t on your agenda, now is the time to revise your schedule. The organizations that succeed will use technology as a catalyst for innovation, customer engagement, and social impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

Evaluate your goals and objectives, as an organization. Hildy Gottlieb’s Pollyanna Principles are a great place to start if you want to learn more about how you can evaluate and identify your organizational goals (and larger view) in a way to successfully design projects, programs and even partnerships for real impact.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. But is this the right question?

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

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 ? These metrics are called leading indicators. Develop KPIs for Your Goals. How will you know whether you have achieved a goal?

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Forum One

JANUARY 20, 2022

Not all points may apply to you, so we recommend that you to focus your evaluation on categories and elements that are most critical to your overall mission. Website metrics. Email metrics. Social Media metrics. Fundraising metrics. Website visitors (what did traffic look like on a monthly or quarterly basis?).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Demonstrating impact, an essential part of any impact management strategy for nonprofit, and making change for good is the raison d’etre of every organization. With an increasing level of pressure to report on impact, taking a single step to meet this requirement is a great start. How does impact relate to both of these trends?

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TechImpact

MARCH 13, 2014

Understanding how the metrics below relate to your nonprofit will help you discern which demographics to target during your next donation campaign. Pay attention to these statistics when evaluating who your loyal donors are. Previous giving to your nonprofits. This can be broken down into 3 sections.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Whether your nonprofit is working to improve volunteer management or the success of your community outreach programs, you’re likely considering the impact of your planned or existing actions. . In this guide, we’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about nonprofit impact metrics, including: . Is it relevant?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Prioritizes outcomes—views customer satisfaction as the significant metric of success. However, Gartner’s research also indicates that the ability to make an impact requires a commitment to the perspectives outlined above as well as a level of proficiency that is acquired through practice.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Because of its broad scope and deep impact on both top line (productivity) and bottom line (efficiency) performance, the sales operations department has become a strategic and indispensable component of a mature sales organization, especially in the enterprise, SaaS and B2B space. . Sales Ops Metrics & KPIs. Performance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. The 2019 M+R Benchmarks Report observed that for certain nonprofit sectors the impact has been “dramatic,” and for health nonprofits, in particular, it appeared “nothing short of transformative.”.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Understanding how the metrics below relate to your nonprofit will help you discern which demographics to target during your next donation campaign. Pay attention to these statistics when evaluating who your loyal donors are. appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

Self-evaluation isn’t easy. Lead Executive : Provides operational leadership for initiatives, interfaces with the Oversight Group, ensures coordination, and monitors performance metrics. Understand the Imperative To keep pace with member expectations, acknowledging that disruption and change are business as usual is critical.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

But do they measure the real impact we’re making in the lives of our beneficiaries? Tremendous shifts in data availability, access, and use are rapidly transforming our lives, and numbers debates are taking center stage in the development, philanthropy, impact investing, and social enterprise sectors. Data is now a core resource.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It has a clear focus, providing users with the means to accomplish something meaningful and impactful. Finally, product strategy can help teams evaluate how well they’re achieving their goals and course correct as necessary. By viewing projects as products, it becomes easier to track usage or feedback metrics over time.

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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. We thought that there would need to be new tactics for making impact and new calls to action. Now, we evaluated tools based on who was using them, and how.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

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. Evaluate Your Opportunity Costs. We suggest using: Business Impact – what is the return on investment?

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

In a 2022 survey, nearly 70% of respondents cited building measurement, evaluation, and learning capabilities as a critical area in which they would like to invest. A collaborative may seek a particular mix of grantees designed to maximize the impact it seeks. Tracking common outcome metrics across grantees.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

Measuring Training Effectiveness: Metrics and Analytics for Educational Institutes, Corporates, and NGOs GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Training programs play a pivotal role in the success of any organization. That’s where training metrics come in. Why Are Training Metrics Important? What Is Training Effectiveness?

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

Measuring Training Effectiveness: Metrics and Analytics for Educational Institutes, Corporates, and NGOs GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Training programs play a pivotal role in the success of any organization. That’s where training metrics come in. Why Are Training Metrics Important? What Is Training Effectiveness?

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

Measuring Training Effectiveness: Metrics and Analytics for Educational Institutes, Corporates, and NGOs Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Training programs play a pivotal role in the success of any organization. That’s where training metrics come in. Why Are Training Metrics Important?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

Wherever a contact is in their giving lifecycle, an email or a text message can be impactful : as a thank you for a donation, as an update on a recent campaign, or as a digital packet of information ahead of an event, to name a few. 2) A/B Testing Not sure what subject line to go with? Which email copy is best?

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Marketing Fundraising Test Nonprofit 187

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think if I were to sum up social media metrics for nonprofits, I would say that best examples of social media practice and measurement are when social media is used for engagement with a purpose. This form of measurement and social media metrics are just as important as measuring outcomes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

My colleague, Anne Whately, who works for Network Impact watched the web cast and offered to share what she learned: Notes from the Lean Impact Webcast by Anne Whately. This strikes me as a metric that would be easier to compute and apply for some projects or programs and a real bear for others.

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San Francisco Organization Kiva Metrics 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

Pick Metrics. Now it is time to pick the metrics or data points that will let you know whether or not you’ve reached your goal. 8 Metrics To Measure Online Fundraising by David Hartstein, Wired Impact, describes how to match metrics with your goals for measuring your fundraising efforts. Select Your Tools.

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Measure Learning Case Study Metrics 118

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. The Network Impact team spent 18 months consulting with civic tech thought leaders and offering technical assistance to Knight Foundation grantees focused on assessing the impact of their technologies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

One of the most valuable is to incorporate a process evaluation, capturing what actually happened as the event or program unfolded. There is also an opportunity to weave in analysis of your data from surveys and incorporate storytelling with your data. How do you go beyond just doing a survey or collecting metrics?

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Each staff member – and perhaps even volunteers – should understand how their role contributes to key metrics, and how they influence the success of the association. Ensure leadership bases decisions on clear metrics rather than anecdotal evidence. Avoid pursuing overly complex projects before mastering basics.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

It can be helpful to set up dashboards that give you a daily overview of key performance metrics and trends for each of your campaigns. A good place to start is to think about the metrics that are most important to each campaign. So, be sure to focus only on metrics that are most relevant to your campaign goals. Your messaging?

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Using that knowledge, we’ve created this guide to help your team understand major gift KPIs, the metrics you should be tracking, and the top tips to do so successfully. You’ll explore major gift metrics through the following guide: Overview of Major Gift Fundraising Data. 3 Tips to Track Major Gift Metrics More Effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

.” The participants were a cross-disciplinary group and included people who work at different foundations in the areas of evaluation, communication, social media, and programs as well as people who work for nonprofits and as consultants who work in evaluation, social media, network analysis, data scientists, and others.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

As the fundraiser, you are simply a guide helping your donor find a way to make a meaningful impact in the world. Donor Based A Donor Based narrative centers your supporters as a key part of your mission to create impact in the world. Personal stories have an undeniable impact on fundraising efforts. Authenticity 1.

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Nucleus

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For associations offering courses and certifications, having basic metrics on things like participation counts and revenue are critical – but just the start. In addition to reviewing evaluations, you will have a much more accurate picture to support your future planning.

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Learning Management Associations Data Learning 130

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. Look first at your organizational metrics. How do you evaluate your programs and services? There’s no limit to either.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 15, 2024

Having measurable metrics is crucial to pinpoint what is and isn’t working in training development programs. Measurable training metrics may include completion rates, engagement rates, course evaluations, and assessment scores. It helps them know if they are using time and resources wisely.

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