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Becoming a Data-Driven Association

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Excerpted from “Why Is It So Hard to Become a Data-Driven Company?” ” by Randy Bean – published February 5th, 2021 According to Harvard Business Review, thriving as a mainstream organization today means being data driven. Reexamine ways that you think about data as a business asset for your organizations.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This data powers tools like Candid’s Foundation Directory , allowing users to see who’s giving what, where, and to whom.

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Attention Nonprofit #datanerds: Data-Informed Fundraising!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

RT @ kanter what every #datanerd needs in their wardrobe – I Love Data T-shirt bit.ly/QlhMt4. Mission Measurement (@MissionMeasure) September 5, 2012. The September, 2012 Issue of the NTEN Change Journal is pure crack for nonprofit #datanerds (folks who would definitely wear a t-shirt emblazoned with “I Love Data!”

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6 Generations of Giving: Who Gives the Most and How They Prefer to Give

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Preferred contact methods: Text or SMS messaging and social media posts Preferred donation methods: Online giving+ 5) Generation Z (1997-2012) Prefer smaller, grassroots causes and organizations. With unprecedented access to information, they are more aware of the world’s challenges at a younger age.

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Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012 – guest post by Victoria Dunning. People choose what data to accept or reject based on the story they have in their heads. New data either reinforces that story or that data is dismissed; rarely does data actually change one’s view of the world.

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Embrace the Data, Change the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 3, 2012. The audience consisted of data geeks, data scientists, and analytics professionals! I’ve been thinking a lot about this idea of ”data literacy” lately. Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 3, 2012. p/QTTfRJlZjl/. p/QTToUNlZjr/.

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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”