3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Let’s face it … there is a direct relationship between the number of fundraising software systems we are using and the data problems we are creating for ourselves. More fundraising software = more data headaches. Start with contact databases, donor management systems, and CRMs. We don’t know our data.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently presented a data migration webinar with host Bloomerang. The topic – “10 Decisions You Will Face with Any Donor Data Migration” – focused on preparing for your next CRM or data migration while addressing 10 tough decisions nonprofits encounter along the way. 1-2 = 61%.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

We have been asking nonprofits a very important fundraising question, and getting some surprising results. The question: Is it easier or more complicated to execute a fundraising campaign today than it was 5 or 10 years ago? Isn’t all this technology and data helping? The back story. 0% – 1 to 2. 50% – 3 to 5.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

I'm planning a new workshop on selecting donor databases, focusing on the question, "Why is this so friggin' complicated?" The system needs to be intuitive for fundraisers, but streamlined for fast data entry. It needs to be easy to get reports from the database, but it also needs to support complex selection criteria.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. These systems follow predefined instructions without the ability to learn from new data. How can charities use AI?

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

Understanding data is critically important to success in any business. Unfortunately, data can be boring, even confusing. Many nonprofits don’t know their donor data. If we don’t know our donor data, how can we effectively plan a fundraising appeal? The answers to those questions are simple: we can’t.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

New research conducted using data from Candid suggests that understanding this relationship can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising success. I decided to conduct two studies with my colleagues to get to answer this question. So, it was a natural place to turn to for data to use for this research. For our second project,?

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

Not that long ago, powerful data management and analysis tools were often only accessible to the commercial sector. Today, there is a wealth of modern tools that make deep and meaningful data analysis more accessible to the nonprofit and social good sector. Store the data. Model the data. Analyze the data.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Read this blog to learn more about how these nonprofits are addressing the issues facing workers today by filling gaps left by traditional labor unions , and find out what Candid’s data says about philanthropic support for this growing movement. ii This state-level analysis is based on organizations’ addresses according to Candid’s database.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2022

To this end, ABFE and Candid are engaging in a multi-year partnership that leverages Candid’s data collections and ABFE’s subject matter expertise to explore Black leadership in the social sector. For the initial year of the partnership, Candid and ABFE will focus on creating two research reports to answer these questions respectively: .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Your people can help answer critical questions: Are we solving the right problem? Ok, first of all, you may be asking, what is a Tech Discovery?

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Byte Technology

MARCH 16, 2016

It’s been long known to for-profit retailers and marketers across nearly all sectors of our economy that utilizing the power of “big data” is a sure-fire way to optimize business plans and increase profits. What exactly is big data?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

This is a great question to play with for creating a unique prompt for creating draft personas for your nonprofit. Segmentation : By segmenting their donor database based on their donor personas, non-profit organizations can create more targeted and personalized fundraising campaigns. How are donor personas usually created?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s Time to Kick It Up a Notch The good news is that you only need three things to successfully identify, engage, and convert those elusive brand-new donors, and I’ll bet you already have them on hand: data, content, and technology. You have heaps of data. You have high-performing content that many potential donors haven’t seen.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Begin by defining AI for non-technical team members, explaining that it can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning from data, making predictions, or recognizing patterns.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Advanced features enable you to compare program impact, conduct in-depth analysis, and automate report delivery to stakeholders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

First I had to “ Stop Fearing the Spreadsheet ” and then started to interview nonprofit data nerds about their Excel secrets. Top 10 Secrets of Excel Data Nerds. My Nonprofit Needs a Data Nerd and How to Find Them! That’s why I’m sharing the tips, tricks, and insider advice to transform you into a data nerd.

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fusionSpan

MARCH 30, 2022

Businesses deal with a lot of data, and analyzing it in its raw form is frequently difficult. Tableau is the most extensively used data visualization application. Tableau Dashboards combine images, visual objects, text, and other components to present a comprehensive view of your data. Supports numerous data sources.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

Ask Questions About the Tools You Already Use When Media Cause helps a nonprofit audit their MarTech tools, the first thing to do is ask questions that are designed to start a fuller conversation about the technology used to make the work more manageable. Is the information in a platform, database, or, worse, a spreadsheet?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here. As you can see there are many different ways to apply social networking analysis to understanding networks. Someone on your mailing list or rolodex. Family members.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2020

We ask questions that were unthinkable just a short time ago. Data scientists and epidemiologists are working hard to use a vast amount of data to impact the pandemic. Data scientists and epidemiologists are working hard to use a vast amount of data to impact the pandemic. Big data can help sustain P2P revenue.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results. We had a very active Q&A session after the event, and could not get to all questions before the event closed.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In addition to filling out this survey, conduct an internal readiness assessment that explores your existing processes, data infrastructure, and organizational goals. After up to three rounds of review, feedback, and revisions, it’s time to move your organization’s data over to its new home.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

We’ll explore: Types of fundraising software to consider 7 essential fundraising software features to look for 5 steps to buy fundraising software 5 questions to ask when buying fundraising software It’s worth taking the time to research potential solutions, discuss options with your team, and deliberate before coming to a final decision.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2016

I want to ask you some personal questions: Do you have a secret crush on spreadsheets and CRMs but don't know how to use them? Been heartbroken and frustrated by dysfunctional databases? During the month of February, TechSoup is going to show you how to fall in LOVE with your data! Oh, what's data visualization?

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Putting together an ROI report can be time consuming, but can also lead to great data and help you find ways to trim costs without shirking quality. I know, so many questions you must ask yourself as a nonprofit executive about tech–and you might not have a background in it! Risk Analysis.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2016

I want to ask you some personal questions: Do you have a secret crush on spreadsheets and CRMs but don't know how to use them? Been heartbroken and frustrated by dysfunctional databases? During the month of February, TechSoup is going to show you how to fall in LOVE with your data! Oh, what's data visualization?

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

According to the Foundation Center’s analysis of data from the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are approximately 1.5 This could undermine nonprofits’ willingness to use cloud-based (aka Software as a Service or SaaS) databases. million nonprofits in the U.S. That’s about.026 026 percent of U.S. nonprofits.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2022

The dashboard answers many of these questions, including more specific ones. What questions do you have about the U.S. Have a question it doesn’t answer? Feel free to direct suggestions for data and analyses to include in future versions of the dashboard to researchteam@candid.org. . [1] We created our U.S.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For nonprofits interested in workplace giving, this guide will dive into how modern workplace giving software impacts these corporate philanthropy initiatives by answering these questions : What is workplace giving software? Search a matching gift database. Competitors analysis. How can nonprofits promote workplace giving?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

What does "big data" look like for museums? Collecting institutions have enormous stacks of data about the artifacts and artworks in their stores. Last month, the Tate joined the party when they opened up their collection database to the world on GitHub, a website where programmers collaborate on projects. the list goes on.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Effective data management is key to understanding your constituency and building better fundraising and engagement strategies. In this guide, we’ll share some of our expertise surrounding the topic of nonprofit data analytics through the following points: Overview of Nonprofit Data Analytics. 4 Types of Data Analytics.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2015

Tableau Desktop Professional is data analysis and visualization software that lets you ask questions of your data and answer them in seconds. You can connect to any data your organization collects — Excel files, databases, and online data sources. Tableau Desktop lets anyone visualize data.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2013

If this sounds like your organization, then it may be time to do some sort of analysis of your database to help uncover some potential upgrades to your annual fund and major/planned gift prospects to assign and qualify in your portfolios.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

You can have all the data in the world but if it is not accurate or documented then it can be of very little use to you. You should also consider doing a National Change of Address (NCOA) based on the number of constituents in your database. You should also create documentation on how that data will look.

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