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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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Top 4 Donor Prospect Research Tips Leading to Bigger Gifts

sgEngage

Prospect researchers are up to their ears in data—and usually with requests. To have the biggest impact on your organization, you’ve got to turn the tables and start proactively researching so you can identify the strongest prospects. Sometimes you just don’t have access to the right data. Hone your intuition.

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Making meaning of Candid’s free demographic data set 

Candid

Today, Candid released our latest research manual, Analyzing Candid’s demographic data. nonprofits currently share some demographic data about their staff and board with Candid. In fact, about 1,000 nonprofits are now adding demographic data to their Candid profiles every month. Over 62,000 U.S. For example, U.S.

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New Data: Foundation Portfolios Gained $230 Billion

The NonProfit Times

The asset growth of the past 15 months caps a five-year period during which foundation portfolios grew by more than 50% ($550 billion) from the $1 trillion they had on hand at the start of 2019, according to new data compiled by research outfit FoundationMark in Lewes, Delaware. for foundations and 8.5%

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Integration: The Ultimate Solution for Nonprofit Data Silos

sgEngage

Many nonprofits struggle to maximize their data usage. In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. So, how do healthcare organizations overcome these data silos?

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Surveys: Collect and Act on Your Data in 2021 and Beyond

Nucleus

With the number of data collection tools available on the internet for little or no cost, it’s tempting to inundate members with surveys about everything from the color of the annual meeting theme to crucial issues like dues increases or social issues. Does some or all of our desired data already exist anywhere within the organization?

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

As the largest source of data on philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, Candid fields many of these questions. . It takes more than two years to collect comprehensive data about U.S. To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data. foundations’ giving.

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