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Measuring Social (Media's) Impact and Reaching the Policy Makers that Matter

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No matter what anyone tells you, it's almost impossible to measure the success of your social media campaigns by using only one measurement tool: accurate reporting relies on a suite of analytics tools (most of which are available for free) and a fair share of thoughtful analysis. But that isn't to say it's simple.

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The 12th Issue of NTEN: Change is Out - "Outcomes & Impact"

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But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). For nonprofits, measuring their broader impact can be easier said than done. The true test of any nonprofit is to demonstrate impact. Get started!

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Measuring Organizational Influence In Social Media

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To create a health care policy network analysis, we developed a list of semantic markers of the discussion, including words and phrases, specific URL's and tags (both blogger defined and user defined), to identify the 6,000 blogs most focused on health care policy. Measuring Impact. Mapping the Network. Diagram 1. Diagram 4.

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Online Community Organizing: Start small, think big!

Amy Sample Ward

As many of you know, before joining NTEN as the Membership Director last year, I managed the NetSquared program which included locally-organized groups around the world, innovation challenges, and more. Note, though, that those same steps to success are true for an organization.

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Introducing the 2013 Communities of Impact

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The 2013 Communities of Impact (CoI) pilot program consists of two groups, both focusing on the ways that nonprofits measure, learn from, and share their data. The idea is to create clear, measurable organizational change to participating nonprofits while sharing the learnings and findings with the whole community.

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Crowdsourcing: Community vs Crowd

Amy Sample Ward

I think you create balance by focusing the competition on the stages of: Open door policy for contributing/submitting. Measuring success of social media in your work can be a tricky thing to do, especially as we all explore and experiment with the tools every day and many tools and processes are still very new. Public voting process.

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What's your social media elevator pitch for your nonprofit's executive director or board?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Marco Wessel Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending one of NTEN's "Ask the Expert" calls and chats with Wendy Harman who is the professional listener for the Red Cross. What's important is a social media policy. Now, think about your measurement system so you can gather that data quickly and make adjustments.