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How to do a SWOT Analysis That's Actually Useful to Your Nonprofit

Elevation

Recent history has showed us how quickly norms can be upended and the waves of change can hit. Nonprofits, like other social and physical structures, need to build resiliency for the future. When conducted correctly, SWOT analysis can be a great tool for creating a nonprofit's contingency plan and growing its adaptability.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Fast forward to today….

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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

Intrigued because as president and CEO of Women’s Funding Network (WFN), the largest global alliance of gender equity funders, I am well aware of persistent gender data gaps that hinder efforts to identify disparities, change systems, and build power. It also provides a quantitative baseline to evaluate and build upon equity strategies.

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Why You Should Do A Cost-Benefit Analysis Before Throwing Your Next Nonprofit Fundraising Event

Bloomerang

The importance of a cost-benefit analysis for your fundraising strategies. James Greenfield is the guru of fundraising cost-benefit analysis. Funding structure. Here are other things to consider: Change an in-person event into a virtual event. Let’s look at the cost to raise a dollar for a range of fundraising strategies.

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6 Tips for Analyzing Online Fundraising Campaigns

Bloomerang

Also, be sure to set up more detailed reports for deeper analysis. The way you set up your dashboards and reports will depend on multiple factors, including your data analysis goals and what data you need to inform your analysis. If so, what might have changed? Evaluate post-campaign data. Your messaging?

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). You can find Robinson's scripts used in this analysis here. Skip to the video to watch a short conversation between Chantal Forster, Candid's C. Miscellaneous (3 percent). Research funding. and Catherine T.

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6 Annual reports to inspire your organization

EveryAction

This impact summary page speaks directly to supporters and gives them credit for changing lives instead of the organization alone. This highlights how, in spite of a challenging period, they remained committed to producing a high volume of real-time, thoughtful analysis and practical policy recommendations. Wrapping up.

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