The Chicken and Egg Problem of Nonprofit Social Media Measurement

The Chicken and Egg Problem of Nonprofit Social Media Measurement: My new job is forcing me to confront my arithmophobia/dyscalculia (I’m not sure which it actually is–basically any kind of numbers or math freaks me out) as well as my loathing of Excel and I admit it’s almost pleasurable. Maybe I’ve been too hasty totally dismissing numbers from my life for so long. I’m reading Measuring the Networked Nonprofit now and I’m kind of obsessed with it–I can almost envision myself becoming an Excel geek. Almost.

PHILANTHROPY 2173: Close the Loop - $10,000 for feedback ideas

PHILANTHROPY 2173: Close the Loop - $10,000 for feedback ideas

Missing People finds 100 people after digital campaign

Missing People finds 100 people after digital campaign: o Youle, chief executive of Missing People, said: “Digital billboards have proven to be an immensely powerful tool in the search for missing people, particularly young or vulnerable people. Finding 100 people safe and well is a great achievement and we are enormously grateful to the Outdoor Media Centre and their members.”

Five characteristics of the top 30 charity CEOs on social media | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional

Five characteristics of the top 30 charity CEOs on social media | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: Five characteristics of the top 30 charity CEOs on social media
Being approachable and talking to stakeholders are among the things that help charity chief executives engage when using social media

Charities 'must vet for social media experience when hiring'

Charities 'must vet for social media experience when hiring': The chief executive of Beating Bowel Cancer, who has made the inaugural list of top 30 charity CEOs on social media, says it is essential now that when a charity hires a new CEO, that it is sure they are social-media savvy.

Mark Flannagan made the comments at an event to unveil the list of the top 30 charity CEOs on social media.

Charities latch onto 'crowdsourcing' - CSMonitor.com

Charities latch onto 'crowdsourcing' - CSMonitor.com: Instead of looking for a few large donors, they're finding that acquiring many small ones is an effective way to battle homelessness, poverty, hunger, and so on. Instead of narrow appeals tied to specific events or drives – as has long been done for charity walks and races – philanthropic groups are using the power of the Internet to expand their fundraising to a mass audience at a much lower cost than traditional methods.

The result: a small-donation bonanza that is capturing the largest chunk of the crowdsourcing market.

Nonprofit effort links veterans to wireless jobs; Cisco to fight slump, ‘emerge stronger’ - The Washington Post

Nonprofit effort links veterans to wireless jobs; Cisco to fight slump, ‘emerge stronger’ - The Washington Post: The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy last week announced a new nonprofit initiative encouraging military veterans to join the telecommunications industry

How Sharing Other People's Content Makes You an Irresistible Job Candidate

How Sharing Other People's Content Makes You an Irresistible Job Candidate

Infographic: Foundations and Social Networking - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Infographic: Foundations and Social Networking - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: The Foundation Center put together an eye-catching infographic that compiles the survey’s data on foundation social media use. You can view it below:

Foundation Support Booms for Web, Mobile Media Projects | Idea Lab | PBS

Foundation Support Booms for Web, Mobile Media Projects | Idea Lab | PBS: long with the changing media landscape, foundations are increasingly supporting media-related efforts in multiple disciplines — with a bigger push into digital platforms.

According to a new report by the Foundation Center, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation, $1.86 billion was awarded in media-related grants from 2009 to 2011.

Foundations and Social Media Infographic | Glasspockets

Foundations and Social Media Infographic | Glasspockets: Infographic: What’s Trending With Foundations and Social Media

Museum launches social media fund-raising campaign -

Museum launches social media fund-raising campaign -: The Edwardsville Children’s Museum is trying to raise $100,000 by the end of the year through a social media campaign, #SaveOurMuseum.

Fishing for Funds

Fishing for Funds: This year we ventured into crowdfunding, another nontraditional model that enables people to share their causes and raise small amounts of money from a large number of people. The process of crowdfunding basically turns every person into a philanthropist resulting in a greater and broader engagement in the giving process.

Through a partnership with Indiegogo, the fast-growing crowdfunding platform, we developed a designated page on which our members are able to feature their ventures at discounted platform fees. Select projects receive matching funds of up $5,000, thus ensuring that potential donors know that we put our faith and money in our members’ initiatives.

8 Ways to Find Your Nonprofit’s Perfect Holiday Email Subject Line - Clairification

8 Ways to Find Your Nonprofit’s Perfect Holiday Email Subject Line - Clairification:Guess what? Your nonprofit has the perfect gift! All you have to do is sell it. Here’s how…

Borrow a page from the retail marketers who spend big bucks on market research. In 15 Subject Line Examples for Your Holiday Email Marketing Ryan Pinkham provides some free inspiration that applies as well to nonprofits as to retail businesses. Here are 8 examples I particularly like, with some thoughts about how you can adapt hem to boost your year-end fundraising:

Twitter’s New App Refines DM Experience With Suggested Users, Introduces New Interface Experiments | TechCrunch

Twitter’s New App Refines DM Experience With Suggested Users, Introduces New Interface Experiments | TechCrunch: Twitter is in full on experimentation mode with its latest app update. We’ve talked before about how Twitter is using data to push out big changes to small amounts of people and then make judgment calls about whether to implement those updates on a larger scale.