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One very long weekend in New York City for Megan Price

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We were all there thanks to the efforts of Drew Conway, Jake Porway, and Craig Barowsky (Data without Borders’s founders) who had the crazy idea of bringing together well-intentioned data analysts and non-profits with data in need of analysis. We were not able to make much significant progress on this second goal in a mere 48 hours.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What is missing is some software or features that track the flow of your donations, almost like doing a social network analysis similar to Twitinfluence. In the analysis, one thing I learned was the importance of instant thank yous - not only via Twitter, but other way channels. The experiment was to test Twitter's speed.

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What we know about MacKenzie Scott’s 2020 grants

Candid

In a recent analysis , we looked at the characteristics of the December cohort, which totaled $4.2 The $126 million grant, to Easterseals, is an outlier in size and structure—it actually represents an aggregation of grants to a set of individual Easterseals chapters. billion to 384 nonprofits. Grant size versus organization size .

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

This, and the analysis in the tables that follow, focuses solely on grants made in response to the crisis. While almost a third of grants went to organizations in Ukraine, recipient countries reflect giving to local chapters of the Red Cross and other international relief organizations, or to their Geneva-based headquarters.

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Big Data Means More Than Big Profits

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Human rights workers collect massive amounts of information about abuse that occurs in their countries—the individual stories are compelling, but scientific analysis of the collective data can inspire action. The analysis made news globally and expanded an international conversation.

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The 8 Best Nonprofit Conferences for Any Fundraiser in 2023 & 2024 Copy

Qgiv

AFP ICON is the most well-known (and most widely attended) conference, but many smaller AFP chapters host their own conferences and workshops. Check with your local AFP chapter to see what local or regional options are available!

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples

Bloomerang

You may begin with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Determine your key fundraising and marketing strategies You may consider doing a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis of your past fundraising to better understand what areas you’re already strong in and what could be improved.

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