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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

Association Analytics

But when it comes to a troubling relationship with your data, can you turn to those same people? If you’re struggling to find someone to share your data woes with, we’re here to help you decipher the signs and get you back on track. Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling.

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Three Data-Informed Strategies for Better Member Engagement

Association Analytics

Step 2: Explore – In addition to reviewing the data in their dashboard, IAEE asked members in its annual member survey and in post webinar surveys about topics they’d like to learn more about. Once the team aggregated the data and they were able to form a hypothesis, test it and confirm a need.

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From Data Deluge to Impactful Decisions: Mastering Data in Grantmaking

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Applications, proposals, progress reports, impact metrics – the data collected throughout the grantmaking lifecycle is vast and ever-growing. While this data holds immense potential to improve decision-making and maximize impact, harnessing its power can be a challenge.

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4 Financial Metrics to Increase Transparency for Your Nonprofit

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If the data is proven, why in the world isn’t everyone doing this? Performance of the organization: If the organization has strong growth and positive financial metrics , they will be more likely to share this information. Here are the metrics: Program ratio = program expenses / total expenses.

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What Are Key Event Metrics and Why Do They Matter?

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These key event metrics quantify the success of your events, and can show you how to improve them. Tracking these key event metrics can deliver critical insight into what you’re doing well, and where your events need improvement. Getting clean, accurate data makes for clean, accurate KPIs, and setting yourself up for future success!

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How to Start Your Data Analytics Journey

Association Analytics

The team at Association Analytics often hears questions like, What exactly is data analytics? With analytics, you try to aggregate data over time and across data sources for a 360-degree view of your members and their activities. Collect Your Data Even If Its Not Perfect. Your plan should start by collecting your data.

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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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