Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Over two years ago, I made a screencast about Web Analytics for Nonprofits that covered the basics of using google analytics, web metrics, and some nonprofit case studies featuring Laura White and the Idealist. I've learned a lot about metrics from Avinash. What I like best is that it takes the mystery out of social media metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Foundation Review (Vol 5:3) Makes the case that most foundation strategies are unfolding in complex and dynamic environments, and foundations need a more committed approach to learning and strategic adaptation. Nonprofits and some foundations are using ambient social media data for brand reputation monitoring.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. 1. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. Anupam Shukla and Ms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m designing and delivering peer training sessions for grantees all around the theme of social media, learning, and measurement. Spectragram is a facilitation technique I learned from Allen Gunner at Aspiration. Spectragram.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Creating the perfect fundraising strategy takes a lot of time and effort, so your best bet to grow and raise more each year is to first lay out a solid fundraising foundation. Measure all fundraising metrics. Use the data in your CRM to measure all metrics, including donation amounts, donation frequency, donor details, and more!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The workshop was hosted by Compasspoint and its partner Thrive, The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County and with the support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. I always try to do an extensive participant survey prior to the workshop to uncover the knowledge in the room and used a “living case study” technique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. Does not have a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

We view the new year as a period of both reflection and preparation for what’s to come. For example, if your total operating budget is $250,500 and you have $25,000 in government grants, $20,000 in foundation grants, and another $50,000 in pledges already committed, you must raise an additional $155,500 through other fundraisers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Chris Brogan and David Eckoff gave a killer session about setting priorities and time management techniques. I gave the Social Media Metrics session. I got some good feedback and will post some reflections in a bit. I bumped into Millie Garfield who shared some reflections about her "virtual" blogging friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Use of counting metrics. intense days of meetings. The design incorporate many interactive learning techniques to ensure that participants were actively learning and sharing, and not falling asleep! The other skill building session was a session on working SMARTer on social channels – What are the time saving techniques?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

This blog post is a roundup of the face-to-face we had last week in Houston to share some of the amazing lessons learned and some reflections. Learning and Metrics. Ashley is definitely a curator of metrics. and storify. So, for these organizations, their content pyramid also includes integrating offline w/online channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I'm working with a small group of Packard Foundation grantees on a social media lab where they are implementing different social media experiments. Part of the process includes regular check-in calls to reflect on what we're learning. I look at the following metrics: Total Interactions. Photo by Metro Library and Archive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I’m honored to be part of the Schusterman Philanthropic Network and Jim Joseph Foundation for #NetTalks , a free, five-part webinar series for Jewish professionals who want to tap into the power and potential of alumni networks. Organizations need to build their own engagement model.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2009

Yesterday, I participated in an all-day working session on Network Effectiveness for Packard Foundation Grantees hosted by the Packard Foundation and the Monitor Institute. Over the past two years, the Packard Foundation has worked in partnership with Monitor Institute to explore how networks were changing the social sector. (If

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Regularly update your content to reflect the latest industry trends and changes. Ensure optimized site performance and structure Ensuring the technical soundness of your website is a foundational aspect of effective SEO. Back up your content with credible sources, citations, and references.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

It also helps students learn the process of a rapid prototype experiment that has viral effects, can be measured, and improved with reflection. Metric: Content created. Beth's 51st Birthday : This was part of an overall campaign for the America's Giving Challenge in 2008 for the Sharing Foundation that raised over $50,000.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2023

Your organization probably generates and collects a lot of data, and AI-powered data analytics tools can help you gain insights into donor behavior, program outcomes, and other key metrics. Using statistics and modeling techniques, predictive analytics helps predict future outcomes. Here are some AI-powered tools to get you started.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. When nonprofits marry tried-and-true fundraising techniques with social media and online networks, they are able to tap into the power of crowd funding. Objective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

If don’t synthesize the ongoing stream, it gives me vertigo. I set aside an hour or two a month to review my valid metrics , but also to do a meta synthesis of the conversation to curate the best points and resources. Pick valid metrics in the context of an integrated campaign. Measure your results, not just numbers.

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