Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Since 2014, Candid has been collecting demographic data about the people who work at U.S. To date, over 54,000 organizations have shared some data about how their staff and/or board identify by race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability status. Demographic data sharing varies by nonprofit subject category.

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Demographics Share Data Taxonomy 98

Nimble AMS

JULY 19, 2022

According to a Community Brands Association Trends Study , 78% of professionals reported higher than average workloads. To address this growing concern, 40% of the professionals surveyed planned to invest in modern technology to streamline work processes through automation. . Consider the goal of your staff survey.

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Survey Associations Tips Interview 120

Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Assessing Learner Sentiment Another important part of measuring the effectiveness of education programs is assessing learning sentiment. Analyzing Instructor Performance Be sure to track completion rates, course ratings, and learner engagement for each of your different instructors so you can easily identify trends and discrepancies.

Analytics 169

Analytics Education Program Impact 169

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It was seemingly a year and forever ago when we last wrote about nonprofit trends reports. Back then, we were concerned about heady items like constituent-centric experiences, data-driven culture and strategy, technology for change, and use cases for technology. Trends in diversity, equity, and inclusion. and 26% in Australia.

Trend 111

Trend Report United Kingdom Australia 111

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many nonprofits struggle to maximize their data usage. In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. So, how do healthcare organizations overcome these data silos?

Integration 76

Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 76

.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

When I asked Bard what data would be needed to produce a comprehensive analysis, it responded like this: Your website. Customer surveys. Customer surveys can give you valuable insights into your customers’ thoughts and feelings about your company. Measure Results “Marketers are always looking to measure their skills.

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Team Marketing Build Analysis 221

Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

The data in your CRM can help you raise more money, improve your donor retention, and even attract new supporters to your cause. Here are three top ways to get the most out of the data you already have. As you look at your data, you’ll find trends that help you create your journeys and measure the success of those interactions.

Data 92

Data Gift Relationship Interaction 92

Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s been proven time after time that data-driven strategy creates the most successful fundraising results. The challenge can be in knowing which nonprofit data to prioritize, along with how to evaluate it and use it to make improvements. What do we mean by “data?”. What can data help your nonprofit achieve?

Data 69

Data Metrics Nonprofit Analysis 69

The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As we step into the new era of data consciousness, organizations face a pivotal challenge: balancing effective fundraising strategies with the stringent demands of privacy compliance. Growing User Awareness The digital age has fostered an environment where personal data is often considered a currency.

Support 103

Support Fundraising Awareness Data 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Join me at Markets for Good on December 6 at 1 pm EST for a FREE roundtable discussion about the new Data Playbook. . It has been almost exactly four years since I published Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , with co-author, Katie Paine. The four key questions are: What data to collect?

Resource 105

Resource Practice Data Work 105

sgEngage

AUGUST 30, 2021

What trends and data the research revealed on CSR budgets, importance to the C-suite, staffing needs. 40% of companies in the survey said that they are making a long-term CSR focus-area shift. 40% of companies in the survey said that they are making a long-term CSR focus-area shift.

Podcast 71

Podcast Data Stream Research 71

Nimble AMS

JUNE 4, 2022

According to the Community Brands Association Trends Study , industry training opportunities are the second most valuable membership benefit, with 50% of association members favoring professional development options. Survey your members to understand their volunteer motivations and connect them to the best volunteer or advocacy options. .

Associations 121

Associations Goal Technology Analytics 121

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 10, 2023

We’re talking about data management. The phrase “data management” might make some nonprofit professionals feel a bit intimidated, but it’s something that your organization absolutely needs to focus on. So how does data tie into all of this? Are you ready to take a deep dive into these data management strategies?

Data 52

Data Campaign Practice Management 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Invest in data analytics : Leverage data analytics to better understand donor patterns and preferences.

Action 73

Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. It provides critical data for nonprofit leaders, board members and funders to understand the effectiveness of organizations in serving their missions. Use performance measurements sensitive enough to detect gradual changes so that small scale initiatives can be informative.

Measure 52

Measure Create Arizona Participatory 52

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. Gather Data on Your Current Application Before you present your suggestions to your leadership, have the data on your current application ready.

Application 88

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 88

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

From gathering demographic data to understanding your grantees’ experiences, grantmaking organizations have been working through many multifaceted conundrums this year. Trends in Impact and Outcomes Reporting in Grantmaking Measuring the impact of your grantmaking can be difficult and time-consuming.

Blackbaud 89

Blackbaud Denver Demographics Case Study 89

sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

Some of the most helpful solutions for fundraising are data processors like IBM Watson or Google Cloud AI. You add the data to a machine-learning solution, which uses the information to learn about your donor base. Your team tests the new solution with new data points to see how it responds and the accuracy of its outputs.

Tools 84

Tools Donor Fundraising Survey 84

Nimble AMS

JUNE 28, 2023

In the latest Community Brands Association Trends Research Study , a group of association IT leaders were surveyed to determine technology’s role in delivering a superior staff and member experience. About 50% of associations surveyed say their IT budget will increase over the next year. Partner with your vendor.

Associations 136

Associations Adopt Training Train 136

.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. ENA brings objectivity to the process by using the net promoter score as a tool to measure success. She is a futurist and avid consumer of the latest research, data, and provocative insights from industry thought leaders. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

Associations 221

Associations Leadership Question Wisconsin 221

Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Next, define your goals by considering how you’ll track, measure, and evaluate its performance. Be sure to make your campaign’s goals specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound ( SMART goals ). Step 5: Launch, measure, and optimize It is time to launch your communications campaign.

Communication 98

Communication Campaign Channel Measure 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement. Impact management helps nonprofit teams collect and use impact data to make informed decisions about their programs.

Impact 120

Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

M+R

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We rely on data and survey responses from a wide range of nonprofits, and we hope you’re game to join us for this coming year. The rules are simple: We’ll provide detailed instructions outlining the data you’ll need to pull. Our data analytics team will combine (anonymously!) This sounds like a lot of work (and it is!

Benchmark 52

Benchmark Studies Europe Info 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Meet Bib Filbon and Jeff Bladt who have the job title, “Data Scientist,” and are on staff at DoSomething.Org. They work in partnership with DoSomething’s program staff to collect, analyze, and make sense of data to improve impact of DoSomething’s programs. DoSomething.org does not consider this overhead.

Measure 99

Measure Roles Support Literacy 99

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How will you measure volunteer impact in 2024? Have you set goals for 2024 using your volunteer data? Here are some questions that can help you measure volunteer impact: Did you have enough qualified and engaged volunteers? But do you really know the true impact of your volunteers? Are you trying to get more volunteer funding?

Volunteer 82

Volunteer Report Demonstration Activities 82

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2014

At TechSoup, I've noticed we're talking more and more about the importance of data for nonprofits. We're reflecting a larger trend in business, government, and IT to pay more attention to the plumes of information our websites, databases, PCs, and mobile devices are generating. Measuring impact is the last thing to tackle.

Data 67

Data Hunger Evaluation Analytics 67

Nimble AMS

MAY 27, 2022

Research from the Community Brands Association Trends Study , also discovered less than 5% of professionals use AI, predictive analytics, or machine learning in their organization. . Consider requirements like integration, shared data, seamless upgrades, and dependable application architecture. . Create a vision for change.

Change Management 116

Change Management Goal Change Management 116

Candid

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In February 2023, we officially launched Demographics via Candid , an initiative that empowers nonprofits to share their demographic data one time, through the Candid profile, where it can be accessed and reused by funders and other stakeholders across the field. It’s where these needs diverge with other priorities that can be challenging.

Demographics 52

Demographics API Profile Grant 52

Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Defining ‘community service’ broadly Based on surveys and focus groups, Leveraging the Potential of Youth Service found that young people ages 18 to 25 defined “community service” broadly, beyond volunteering with a nonprofit organization. The students also emphasized that service increased their sense of agency.

Service 119

Service Community Environment Empowerment 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Once we’ve hooked them, we engage with our community until they own the idea and run with it.

Measure 97

Measure Policy Social Media Green 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

Results 95

Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

Effective 105

Effective Demographics Philanthropy United States 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years. It also has benefits to students themselves who can use the data to customize their participation in the class.

Analytics 97

Analytics Teach Training Train 97

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

Grantmakers need to recognize the importance of funding both the projects and the technology required to support, measure, and grow those projects. Software to help measure impact: In order to provide the reporting and trends data to stakeholders, today’s nonprofit needs more than just Excel to manage data and identify insights.

Conversation 76

Conversation Support Application Nonprofit 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. That is they make decisions based on meaningful data, rather than solely by gut. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture.

Culture 115

Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

According to SureImpact’s Primer on Nonprofit Impact Measurement , impact is “the quantifiable difference an organization makes … the collective effects (intended and unintended) of a nonprofit’s work on the communities it serves.” You should be able to collect data for your impact metric in a timely manner and on a regular basis. .

Metrics 52

Metrics Impact Guide Literacy 52

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 25, 2011

Microsoft has web server software called IIS , and it’s database server product is MS SQL server , which people use for far more than just serving web site data. It’s hard to know what the market share of server operating systems are, because there are different ways to measure it. You can measure how many units are sold.

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Open Source Open Software Web 181