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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

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In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S. Why we use the Foundation 1000 sets for trends analysis As illustrated in the chart above, the Foundation 1000s’ grantmaking is much more stable over time compared to the broader grant data set.

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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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Actually, the process is based on three decades of research conducted by authors Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne. The SWOT analysis, which typically begins a planning process, makes you a prisoner of that crowded environment. The process centers around those hallmarks of the digital marketplace, innovation and value.”

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

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Staff entered, cleaned, and coded this data using largely manual processes. 2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. Analysis tip : We still create these annual data sets. And we would narrow the focus to 1,000 of the largest private and community foundations.

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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Investing in a fund accounting software simplifies processes and reporting, making it easy to avoid potential pitfalls. Neglecting Month-to-Month Financial Comparisons Month-to-month comparisons are crucial for detecting trends, anomalies, and areas of concern in your financial activities.

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Google Analytics and Benchmarks: HAWK

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You may remember crunch time last year on July 1, 2023 when GA4 officially replaced UA, and UA stopped processing hits for standard UA properties. Even comparing Total Users from UA to GA4 is not an apples-to-apples comparison since the method Google Analytics uses to track users changed from UA to GA4. Give it a read here !

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Bursting at the seams: Candid’s largest nonprofit compensation report yet  

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Candid’s team also added 21 new metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) to the report this year to allow for greater geographic comparisons. Our data and technology teams at Candid acted quickly to process this massive influx of data to make it available in our offerings—like the report—that the sector relies on.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

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Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. If you are a nonprofit.

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