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Data to support the relentless pursuit of racial equity 

Candid

Particularly, as many foundations have bolstered their efforts to collect demographic data from grantees, have changes in how we collect that data helped address inequitable funding practices and bring about systems transformation? In 2015, we began asking all grantseekers to provide demographic data. At the W.K.

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Level Up Your Marketing with Analytics

Association Analytics

These tools help you see how your campaigns are doing in real-time, so you can optimize your marketing budget by spending your money on what’s working best. By defining your members’ preferences and interests, you’ll be able to target them more personally and at just the right time in their member journey. How are you tracking success?

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Increasing efficiency in grant reporting

Candid

Here we share how we turned traditional, time-consuming grant reporting into a faster, easier, and more efficient process. But they can also be time-consuming to put together, particularly for small nonprofits. In comparison, project grants are more complicated to report on. Leverage existing resources.

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How To: Write Fundraising Auction Item Descriptions

Greater Giving

Having a template allows you to save time planning your auction , as you’ll know what information you need for each item and can take the guesswork out of the writing process. Indicate comparison (competitive, superior, ultimate, etc.) Tips on how to write compelling auction item descriptions: 1.

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Millennial vs. Boomer Strategies: Time to Move On?

Achieve

Typically, millennial-focused strategies are driven by two factors: Media-driven generational comparisons. Now, if you are an organizational leader, there isn’t much you can do to control, or even shape, the media’s obsession with generational comparisons. (That’s not an insult; it’s supported by data.). But guess what? Simple, right?

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. Project Demographics/Orientation/Status (2 percent). Time Spent Filling Out the Form (<1 percent). Staff Demographics (Age, Ethnicity, Gender, Immigration Status). Total Number of Part-Time Workers.

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The 990: From Compliance to Communication 

sgEngage

All Form 990s had been released as TIFF image files making it both time-consuming and expensive to extract useful data from them. Once consumed, the data can be used to build statistical analyses , make comparisons, and draw conclusions, all without ever needing to speak with anyone from the foundation. Adelante Mujeres.