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Information: The Better Half of IT

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We sometimes forget that IT stands for Information Technology. But information is the fuel that drives any technology machine: it is what our devices collect, store, synthesize, and distribute. And every advocate for social good has much to gain by paying attention to the Information half of IT. Why pay attention to data?

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6 Tips to Transform Your Dirty Data in 2024

Association Analytics

We likely don’t need to convince you that in today’s digital age, data is the lifeblood of any successful association. And you’re likely to agree that ensuring the cleanliness and accuracy of that data is key. But what happens if your data isn’t clean? Data should be directional Your data may be disorganized.

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Are you getting the most out of your retention data?

Association Analytics

But are you truly leveraging that information? Analyzing this data is challenging as it typically resides in multiple systems (e.g. Analyzing this data is challenging as it typically resides in multiple systems (e.g. Additionally, this data can help you justify additional investment in your community.

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Don’t Fear Your Dirty Data

Association Analytics

The concept of “dirty data” and how to approach it can be daunting. Simply put, dirty data is data that is inaccurate, incomplete, inconsistent, duplicative, or outdated. At Association Analytics, we sometimes hear concerns about data quality in the context of associations starting their journey into analytics.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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In grantmaking, one word makes more eyes glaze over than any other – data. With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge.

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Are you getting the most out of your retention data?

Association Analytics

But are you truly leveraging that information? Analyzing this data is challenging as it typically resides in multiple systems (e.g. Analyzing this data is challenging as it typically resides in multiple systems (e.g. Additionally, this data can help you justify additional investment in your community.

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Attention nonprofits: We don’t know our donor data!

3rd Sector Labs

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? Data degrades. But your organization only knows data.

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