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GivingUSA Reports a Drop in 2008 Giving

Robert Weiner

The good news from the annual GivingUSA report (PDF) on U.S. philanthropy is that total giving for 2008 was estimated to have exceeded $300 billion for the second year in a row, for a total of $307.65 percent, the largest drop since the group began tracking donations in 1956. But, unfortunately, most of the news was bad.

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6 Tips for Analyzing Online Fundraising Campaigns

Bloomerang

Also, be sure to set up more detailed reports for deeper analysis. The way you set up your dashboards and reports will depend on multiple factors, including your data analysis goals and what data you need to inform your analysis. Run final reports after your campaign has ended, and all donations have been entered.

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7 tips for preparing your nonprofit for a move to new software

EveryAction

Review your data tables, queries, reports, and exports. Create a list of all queries, reports, exports, and dashboards that your organization uses so that they can be created in the new system as appropriate. Establish an ongoing plan to keep your data clean and ready to put to work for your organization.

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GivingUSA Reports a Drop in 2008 Giving

Tech Soup

The good news from the annual GivingUSA report (PDF) on U.S. philanthropy is that total giving for 2008 was estimated to have exceeded $300 billion for the second year in a row, for a total of $307.65 percent, the largest drop since the group began tracking donations in 1956. But, unfortunately, most of the news was bad.

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How a Data-Driven Approach Supports Community Engagement

Saleforce Nonprofit

Being able to report on this data in an easy-to-read format was very important, as was having robust induction and training resources for the volunteers who run the pantries. Tracking Operations With Real Time Data. Tracking Operations With Real Time Data. Sustainable Set Up for Growth. About the Author. Barbara Clarkson.

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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Having tried a variety of project management and time tracking tools over the years, from the open source tools like ProjectPier (used to be ActiveCollab) and GnoTime (abysmal), as well as SaaS tools like BaseCamp, I have finally come across what is, for me, the perfect mix of project management, time tracking, and invoicing.

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5 Interesting Facts from the Giving USA 2011 Report

sgEngage

The Giving USA 2011 report is out and the team at The Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University have given plenty of data and statistics to sift through. Total charitable giving has increased in current dollars in every year since tracking began in 1954 with the exception of three: 1987, 2008, and 2009.

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