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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Predictive modeling reveals future outcomes and trends with greater accuracy than traditional methods, enabling proactive decision-making and change management. Automating data exploration frees time to focus on higher-level analysis and interpretation of results. Even associations that boast celebrity members sometimes struggle.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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To celebrate 21 years i of grantmaking data, we’re taking a look back at how far we’ve come and how we’ve evolved over the years. Analysis tip : We still create these annual data sets. Today, we refer to it as the “Foundation 1000”, and it is often used to look at historical grantmaking trends. government agencies ii.

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Expert Insights: GivingTuesday and Beyond with Woodrow Rosenbaum

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Each year, the Blackbaud Institute invites leading experts in the world of social good to reflect on current trends, giving insights to stay ahead of the curve. Our examination of giving behaviors and results on GivingTuesday each year have highlighted these important and consistent trends: Leveling the Playing Field.

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2-1-1 Connecting Communities

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2-1-1, the phone number used by millions to access information about community services, is celebrated nation-wide today, February 11th. Right now, many hundreds of call operators across the nation are answering requests for assistance about housing, food, legal issues, family support, health care, jobs and schooling and much more.

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Turning Nonprofit Data into Decisions

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Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes. A simple report transforms into a narrative about your organization, allowing you to celebrate what your organization has achieved and set sights on where it’s headed.

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June 8 is Equal Pay Day for nonprofit CEOs

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Although it may sound like a holiday, it is not a day of celebration. Since then, the trend has spread, and many countries across the world now also calculate and observe their own equal pay days. The calculation purposefully does not consider the myriad additional contextual factors that could be added to the analysis.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

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Instead of repeating those numbers, we’ll focus on the practical “in the weeds” analysis that can support you in making data-driven decisions that go well beyond this time of year. Using generative language artificial intelligence tools, we performed an emotional sentiment analysis of 1,177 subject lines sent out on GivingTuesday.

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