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Study the Data, But Eat the Cakeā€”Put the Human Factor Forward

.orgSource

But when the stakes are high, data is the knife that cuts through preconceptions to uncover the objective truth. AI turns that knife into a laser taking data-driven decision-making to unprecedented levels of accuracy, efficiency, and ease. AI provides a satellite image of an entire data landscape. Not necessarily so.

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Crowdsourced data is not a substitute for real statistics

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

However, we worry that crowdsourced data are not a good data source for doing statistics or finding patterns. An analysis team from European Commission's Joint Research Center analyzed the text messages gathered through Ushahidi together with data on damaged buildings collected by the World Bank and the UN from satellite images.

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Using Data to Make Annual Giving Work for You

sgEngage

No, we prefer to build relationships en masse, using data-driven insights to tell us what our donors really want. I want you to have the confidence (and your leadership team to have the confidence in you) that with data and time, you can make annual giving work for your organization. Segment your data, but don’t OVER-segment.

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Using Music and Data to Measure Impact and Wellbeing

Saleforce Nonprofit

The Salesforce ecosystem is an intelligent receptacle of information where we input data, and, in turn, we get recommendations on ways to be more efficient and make our customers’ journeys more engaging. But what if we could move beyond that and use the power of connected data clouds to directly change lives?

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Does your nonprofit mission statement drive donations?

Candid

New research conducted using data from Candid suggests that understanding this relationship can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising success. I was familiar with using data from Candid to evaluate a nonprofit as a prospective employee or when considering giving a donationā€”I love digging into a 990 ! For our first project,?

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Lower perceived well-being reported by younger Canadians

Charity Village

According to a recent Statistics Canada report, younger Canadians are reporting lower perceived well-being. The results were derived from a new analysis of nine quality-of-life indicators based on five waves of the Canadian Social Survey.

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Have grantmaker salaries kept up with inflation?Ā Ā 

Candid

year-over-year in June 2022ā€”the highest rate in over 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statisticsā€”we asked foundations how inflation would affect their operations. Factors like individual performance, changes to employee benefits, and salary competition cannot be controlled for in these data.

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