Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

It’s very important to thoroughly review and edit any responses generated by ChatGPT, particularly those that you plan to make public, such as website content. 8) Creating New and Exciting Fundraisers Looking for inspiration for a new fundraising challenge or a fresh approach to your campaign emails?

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

While many nonprofits present their annual reviews in a static PDF format, there are more hands-on options that you can pursue. For instance, the WNET group’s “Year In Review” series uses viewer interaction to create a dynamic story beyond attractive web design. Wrapping up.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Example: Through a learner sentiment analysis, one association discovered that one of their courses consistently received low ratings due to challenging content delivery. Example: An IT association discovered that learners consistently faced challenges in one specific module of a coding course.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Ensuring compliance and accuracy in your financial reporting involves several key actions: Regularly review the latest guidelines and summaries provided by authoritative bodies on revenue recognition of grants and contracts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Discoveries are the “sharpening your ax” mode smart nonprofits invest in before taking a swing at technology challenges, and avoiding them can result in a big miss.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2023

If you serve as a board member on a nonprofit board of directors, or if you are an executive director that works with board members, then these nonprofit board challenges might resonate with you. I often hear of two common challenges that board members face: implementation issues and fundraising burnout.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Holding questions about power and privilege in mind, is it still justifiable that such waste is required of nonprofits?

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M+R

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Email revenue held steady or increased for 70% of nonprofits whose results we reviewed. I’m looking at you, random person challenging a GOP rep I’ve never heard of in a state I’ve never been to. p.s. if data and analysis like this is your thing, don’t forget to sign up to participate in the 2024 Benchmarks study! Who was down?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

These could include transformational stories, accounts of overcoming significant challenges, or powerful endorsements of your work. ” Analysis : This testimonial emphasizes the donor’s personal connection and satisfaction with the results of their contributions, highlighting the organization’s effectiveness and transparency.

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Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

Some of the biggest reporting challenges for nonprofits, associations, and foundations include: Where to get the data: Some data is found easily in data dashboards, some is not. The goal with your analysis is to have actionable data. Clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are crucial for meaningful analysis.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. The nominees varied depending on the publication.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

We’ll also provide insights into the reasons behind this transition, its challenges, and practical strategies for ensuring the continuity of your analytics efforts. By exporting data, users can maintain access to historical comparisons and enable future analysis. This guide will assist you in exploring the available options.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

Candid faces similar challenges in answering questions about the philanthropic response to current events—but with an even more significant time lag. We review the flurry of news stories, press releases, and announcements, and we actively search websites to identify and record grantmaking data. foundations’ giving.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

Review and refine: ChatGPT isn’t going to get it 100% right. Be sure to review (and fact-check) what’s put out and polish as needed. To that end, it’s wise to use it judiciously and to always review generated content. Be specific!

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

You still have to review and edit what ChatGPT has created, but it will save you loads of time on the initial draft. Use a Human For Review Even though ChatGPT can create natural-sounding emails, you should still review everything that it generates before sending it out to your community.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

However, navigating the complexities of setting up a data warehouse can be challenging, even for the most technologically savvy organizations. Instead of manually consolidating data from across sources, you can instead have it all stored and standardized in one place to streamline analysis and interpretation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? The challenge is developing the right evidence at the right time to evaluate the right areas. Mobile Pathways implemented a weekly all-staff meeting to review impact data, and ensured all their strategic program decisions were based on this evidence collected daily.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Imagine being able to ask your AI to review all your saved topics and suggest alternatives and improvements based on related assessments and grades. Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

However, if those challenges eventually arise, a solid risk management strategy can help your nonprofit recover more quickly. Conduct an operational analysis in which you identify all potential risks and prioritize them based on which ones are most likely to occur. Having your board review financial reports.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It’s also going to lower the entry bar to data analysis, giving everyone in your organization the ability to make better decisions on the fly. You will still want experienced developers to review the code, but it gives your users a starting point, so they can get past the blank page and begin to test their theories.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Because no one wants board members approving budgets that they don’t fully understand or making decisions to expand staff when they aren’t clear if the budget can withstand additional salaries and benefits or voting on fundraising approaches when they don’t understand cost/benefit analysis. Here’s how you can build that board. It’s not sexy.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As nonprofits continue to navigate a challenging economic climate, GivingTuesday continues to play a unique role that is special to the nonprofit sector. 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.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

Highlights from the 2021 Industry Review. We are inspired by the work of our partners and the clients we support as we review this year’s 9 th Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility industry report , covering data collected from January-December 2020.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Some of the biggest reporting challenges for nonprofits, associations, and foundations include: Where to get the data: Some data is found easily in data dashboards, some is not. The goal with your analysis is to have actionable data. For that, we need to dig deeper. Format for your stakeholders’ preferences and needs.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Some common challenges amongst organizations include: Not knowing where to start. No matter your biggest challenge, the ticket to solving those issues is figuring out how to break down these silos and make your data analysis easier. Not sure how to compare or connect data sources. Not having the time. Too many tools to manage.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In 2018 analysis by Ben Gose , a reported 57% of nonprofits doubted their ability to continue meeting demand, motiving many nonprofit leaders to consider collaboration with other nonprofits and across sector lines in order to increase organizational capacity. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Clarity of purpose. Internal assessment.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

And because the digitalization of finance is happening so quickly, we need to be ready to take on new challenges while demonstrating exceptional nonprofit stewardship. For nonprofit CFOs, this is a clarion call to review business processes and evaluate their existing tech stack.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

” Moving data to a new donor database or CRM system represents a terrific opportunity to review internal business processes related to both fundraising and data management. A solid data governance review should also raise additional questions about process. Your new CRM may require a change in processes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

A guest Beneblog by Max Schneider People don’t typically associate boisterous merengue music with high-tech statistical analysis. Then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard the playful notes of a street band wafting through the window while in Guatemala with Benetech's Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Leaders should also work to avoid SRT Leadership Traps – traps such as, getting in your own way, succumbing to paralysis by analysis, allowing your Board to be your customer and rushing the Reset. But continuous loops are emotionally challenging, as once you are in the Thrive mode you want to stay there.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To find a consultant whose services and methods align with your nonprofit’s needs, follow these steps: Review your needs. Review their proposals. Analytics: Learn more about your nonprofit’s operations with web analytics, data analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and reporting and visualizations.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis. However, there is still a lot of confusion about what knowledge work is, what it is for, and how to do it.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

While they are able to access the expertise of in-house investigators and data staff to review storytelling products, the communications team shapes a content strategy that they are confident they can execute with the time and resources available. A word of caution: though the shortest, “snackable” content can be challenging to produce.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The latest Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits analyzed data from more than 4,000 nonprofits to provide the largest analysis in online giving data. in 2013 compared to 2012 (You can take a look at the review I did of their 2012 study). According to the report, overall giving grew 4.9% increase in online giving.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

If one team member is confronting a persistent challenge, there’s a chance many of them are. You can create systemic processes to overcome that challenge across your entire team. Real-time analysis of every data point associated with your major gift program can be a hassle. It offers year-round assistance from Blackbaud.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

What are some common technology challenges for nonprofits? The results from one of these assessments are likely to be a combination of challenges and opportunities. In this scenario, their challenge is that they need to invest in new software to advance their tech maturity. Step Two: Analysis & Strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Digital fundraising professionals face a significant new challenge when it comes to fundraising on Facebook. Click the “Review” button at the bottom of the page, and if everything looks good, publish away. Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper.

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