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How Data Analysis Can Help Nonprofits Reach Major Donors

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According to the 80/20 rule in major donor fundraising, 80% of a nonprofit’s total revenue comes from the top 20% of its donors—and for some nonprofits, this might even be closer to a 90/10 ratio. Then, you can use this information to shape how you connect with them, what you discuss with the donor, and even the gift amount you request.

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Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part One: Top 3 Measures of Financial Health

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The folks at the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) have written a terrific 3 part series discussing the same, which we share in this week’s blog post. A lot of our inquiry is based more on trend analysis than ratio analysis. The first is the months of cash ratio. Steps to Calculate Months of Cash Ratio.

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4 Tips to Cultivate Major Gift Prospects with Data Analysis

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According to the 80/20 rule in major donor fundraising, 80% of a nonprofit’s total revenue comes from the top 20% of its donors—and for some nonprofits, this might even be closer to a 90/10 ratio. Then, you can use this information to shape how you connect with them, what you discuss with the donor, and even the gift amount you request.

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Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Systems Mapping for Non-Profits - Part 1

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He co-authored a paper called " Visual Diagnostics and Mapping for Scaling Change " and we had an opportunity to discuss it. He agreed to write a four-part primer on a visual diagnostics, mapping, and social networking analysis primer and how nonprofits might use these tools for social change.

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Twitter Is 2nd After Google in Referrals To My Blog, But They Stay Longer.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It lead me to this post by Louis Gray called " What's Your Twitter Noise Ratio ?" " He goes on to describe how the noise ratio is constructed. My ratio is 2.4, My ratio is 2.4, This is, of course, a simplistic analysis of a select number of Twitter users. so I'm in the low end of conversationalist.

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Finding a Nonprofit Partner: Who is the Right One?

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A discussion of grantmakers roles in supporting collaborations and other forms of capacity building are best left for another post. Conduct a financial analysis of each nonprofit (and of your organization). In addition, this analysis may be useful for partner meetings down the road in which major concerns may be voiced.

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If you were stuck on a desert island, and could only follow 150 people on Twitter, who would you follow and why?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Identifying these people or what Krebs calls "nodes" is core of social network analysis. There was considerable discussion about the following to friends ratio (the number of people whose tweets you read compared to the number of people who read your tweets) and whether you should follow everyone who follows you.

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