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Analytics Dashboards: Which tool is Right For Your Nonprofit? 

Whole Whale

Look for a dashboard that doesn’t require any technical knowledge to set up and that comes with clear instructions on how to use it. About Company : Founded in 2009, based in San Francisco, Mixpanel’s most recent funding round happened in November 2021, raised a Series C round, a $200 million investment on a $1.05

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

API stands for Application Programming Interface, and refers broadly to the way one piece of software or dataset communicates with another.) In Spring 2009, we were approached by a group that was building an advanced video + action platform and that wanted to draw on the Social Actions API. And what does “Linked Open Data” refer to?

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Leading with Accountability: What Accountability Strategies are Critical to Foster Nonprofit Donor Support?

ASU Lodestar Center

As such, nonprofit organizations must be proactive in creating effective accountability strategies to recruit new donors and further engage current donors (LeRoux, 2009). Self-regulation refers to the legitimization of self-enforced bylaws that work to foster organization sustainability and development/relationships among the sector.

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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

ASU Lodestar Center

These costs, referred to as “indirect” expenses, “general and administrative (G&A)” costs or “overhead,” include such outlays as salaries and employer related expenses, utilities, rent, computers, and information technology (IT). Harvard Business School: Working Knowledge, 2. Change the unrealistic expectations of contributors.

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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). The team also hopes to incentivize organizations to share knowledge and give beneficiaries a direct voice. Some of the foundation was built in April 2009, but the majority of the product development started in August 2009.

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Go Mobile: Why Responsive Web Design Matters for Libraries and Nonprofits

Tech Soup

Responsive web design (also known as mobile optimization) refers to designing a site to provide an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices. This number has doubled from a Pew 2009 survey, which found that 6 percent of Americans 16 and older had used a mobile device to connect to a library site. Why Mobile?

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Research Friday: Who grants the most? Who gets the most?

ASU Lodestar Center

Manager of Knowledge Resources. The term grantmaker typically refers to a nonprofit organization that grants money to other nonprofits. The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) tops the list; in 2009, the MDA received $175.4 Stephanie La Loggia, M.A. ASU Lodestar Center. Welcome to Research Friday ! Who grants the most?

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