Nucleus

OCTOBER 1, 2020

To grow your education business, you need to take advantage of the sophisticated metrics now available through modern data analytics – trends, behaviors, preferences, popularity, geography and much more. “Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion engine.” This is real knowledge!

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Thankfully, Google Analytics makes it easy. You’ve likely heard that Google has released its new version, Google Analytics 4 (GA4). Making the switch is vital — if you’re still using the old version, your data is no longer being tracked. You’ll be pulling in rich data in no time! What Is Google Analytics 4?

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

With the number of data collection tools available on the internet for little or no cost, it’s tempting to inundate members with surveys about everything from the color of the annual meeting theme to crucial issues like dues increases or social issues. What question are we trying to answer? or multiple choice questions (e.g.,

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Effective data management is key to understanding your constituency and building better fundraising and engagement strategies. But before you can capitalize on the information stored in your CRM or other nonprofit software, you need to know exactly what analytics to track in the first place. 4 Types of Data Analytics.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

As 2024 kicks off and the world of data and AI continues to rapidly evolve, associations need to adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of members and stakeholders. Collect the right kind of data on your members Talk to most association executives and they’ll tell you that their data is not in the best place.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. We’ll cover: What is a Nonprofit Data Warehouse?

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

Data is the key, as it is in all things related to your fundraising outreach. After all, strong donor data can tell you what areas to focus on, how to engage donors more relevantly, and what changes you should make to improve results in the future. That’s a fair question. And one that only your nonprofit’s data can answer.

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M+R

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a wide-ranging exploration of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. Participation primarily involves collecting and coding a big stack of data, which our analytics team will combine (anonymously!) Your data security and anonymity are VERY IMPORTANT to us.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The reality for many organizations, whether a smaller nonprofit, a large international advocacy organization or a government agency, is that their data lives in separate silos. Tools and channels that house data often do not make it easy to navigate. Not sure how to compare or connect data sources. Does this sound familiar?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Mastering an analytic approach to strategy and planning. Master an analytic approach to strategy and planning. That’s why you need an analytic, numbers-based perspective to strategy and planning. Start with benchmark data. Track your own data. In this post, I’ll explore the fifth strategy. .

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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?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the age of AI, “Leadership will be about setting the right questions, rather than just finding the right answers.” Predictive Analytics : Evaluate historical data to build stronger future strategies, construct SWOT analysis, engage in scenario planning , and develop objective rationales for future initiatives.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In case you aren’t familiar with a member engagement score, here’s a quick overview: it’s an analysis to assess member and customer behavior over a certain period of time (we recommend 3 years). Start by looking at your data from a wide lens. This will help you answer the questions, “Are we on the right track?” “Are

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. These systems follow predefined instructions without the ability to learn from new data. How can charities use AI?

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Let’s face it … there is a direct relationship between the number of fundraising software systems we are using and the data problems we are creating for ourselves. More fundraising software = more data headaches. Second, nonprofits are not littered with technology experts and data scientists. There’s a lot.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 16, 2016

It’s been long known to for-profit retailers and marketers across nearly all sectors of our economy that utilizing the power of “big data” is a sure-fire way to optimize business plans and increase profits. What exactly is big data?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Why does data matter to nonprofit organizations and what data matters? These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics. Data and analytics also matter because they are often requested from funding sources such as foundations and grant providers.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

And please reach out to benchmarks@mrss.com with any questions. The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a wide-ranging exploration of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. Participation primarily involves collecting and coding a big stack of data, which our analytics team will combine (anonymously!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

AI analytics. AI analytics is a description of a type of machine learning that mines insights within a dataset. AI analytics automates much of what a data analyst would do. The Children’s Society is using the generated conversational data to automate “authentic and personalized donor communication.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Two poster boys of nonprofit data sanity: Bob Penna (l) and Steve Pratt (r). This has given me a lot of opportunities to reflect on how difficult it can be for people whose expertise lies elsewhere to orient themselves to data governance. Steve Pratt ‘s blog article “ Drowning in Data ?” Unported License.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

As organizations look for more efficient ways to make, keep and grow relationships, bring in more money, measure outcomes and demonstrate impact, analytics become a key enabler. What is “Analytics”? . While this sounds like a clear “no brainer”, organizations often struggle to implement these types of data-driven decisions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Note from Beth: One of the most common questions I get at workshops or webinars is, “Should our organization be on XYZ social or mobile platform?” Even more importantly, what motivates them. So, was delighted when Darren Barefoot asked if he share a guest post about how to do audience analysis. No Donuts Required.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Begin by defining AI for non-technical team members, explaining that it can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning from data, making predictions, or recognizing patterns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

What Social Media Analytics Can’t Tell You. Here’s the description: Social media analytics can help you understand the active members of your social media audience, but what about the people who aren’t posting? This session presents a new form of social media analysis that combines social and survey data.

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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!

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Advanced features enable you to compare program impact, conduct in-depth analysis, and automate report delivery to stakeholders.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a tasty fusion of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. Mostly, that involves collecting and coding a big stack of data, which our analytics team will stir together (anonymously!) with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a pot of averages, trends, and key metrics.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

At the heart of every effective Salesforce implementation lies a good data strategy. Its AI can simply help make an organization’s data more accessible, more relevant, and more actionable than ever before – all with the safeguards that make for responsible AI use. All this is just the start, however.

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M+R

APRIL 22, 2021

Go explore the findings, charts, and analysis at mrbenchmarks.com. . Thanks to contributions from 220 amazing nonprofit participants, this year’s Benchmarks Study covers detailed data including digital ads, social media, email, web traffic, mobile messaging, and more. . 2020 M+R Benchmarks Study—A Data Odyssey: The Recording.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Letting data dictate your organizational strategy should not be an option…it’s a must. What does it mean to be data-driven ? Being data-driven starts at the culture level. In other words, your nonprofit needs to make a full commitment to let data drive decisions company-wide. Let’s look at some data.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If you haven’t already started using Google Analytics 4 (GA4), there’s no time like the present. We’ve said it before and said it again —there’s no reason to delay the switch from Universal Analytics (UA), the tool 99% of our partners use as default. Here we’ll summarize those questions and answers. What is Google Analytics 4?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Google Analytics is a powerful tool. Access to data alone won’t increase donations to your cause but understanding which reports to analyze and reacting to donor behavior can. When it comes to tracking and analyzing data, a lot can be learned by looking at other industries. Three ways to go beyond page visits and bounce rates?

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results. We had a very active Q&A session after the event, and could not get to all questions before the event closed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here. As you can see there are many different ways to apply social networking analysis to understanding networks. Someone on your mailing list or rolodex. Family members.

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 28, 2023

Nonprofit technology offers a wealth of opportunities to support your donor engagement efforts, largely thanks to the data you’re able to collect and use to drive your decision-making. When used strategically, tools can be used to enable you to keep your digital strategy both donor-centric and data-driven. Prioritize data security.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

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