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Crowdsourced data is not a substitute for real statistics

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Patrick Ball, Jeff Klingner, and Kristian Lum After the earthquake in Haiti, Ushahidi organized a centralized text messaging system to allow people to inform others about people trapped under damaged buildings and other humanitarian crises. We think that this is important and valuable.

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5 New Google Analytics Statistics For Nonprofits

TechImpact

Applying a customer audience segment to your overall traffic, or to specific webpages grants even more donor insight than you’d get when looking at total aggregated results. This informs you on who is advocating for your nonprofit on other websites, and can give you good fodder for your social media outlets to think them for their support.

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What’s up with consumer data privacy?

3rd Sector Labs

The topic of consumer data privacy is getting more and more attention in the media and on Capitol Hill. The topic of consumer data privacy has had the attention of Capitol Hill for some time. It all boils down to data … ones and zeroes stored in computer databases that represent billions of digital transactions.

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How do you choose a payment processor for your nonprofit?

Candid

According to Double the Donation’s roundup of fundraising statistics , online giving has grown by 12.1% There are two kinds of payment processors to choose from: aggregators and dedicated payment processors. Aggregators, which use one merchant account for many organizations, are cheaper to use but are less secure.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes.

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Nonprofit Experts Weigh In: Their Best Data Tips

NonProfit Hub

We’re bringing you the best nonprofit data tips from the people who advise or work in the nonprofit trenches every day. See what their best tips are to get started or master your data collection and management. Ask a few questions, statistical or open-ended. Collect data on donor interests. Donor Data Checklist.

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Gobs and Gobs of Data: Strategies for Visualizing and Sharing Policy Content

NTEN

Policy-oriented organizations have long produced dizzying amounts of statistical content. In the past, rows and rows of data would die a quick death in thick policy reports or inscrutable spreadsheets. Don't let your data fall victim! Today, there are many tools to visualize and share data online. Make it easy to find.

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