Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Data-driven decision-making isn’t just a trendy phrase; it’s here to stay and essential for any organization’s success these days. Below are five convincing points you can present when making your case, each paired with relatable examples to drive the point home. Let’s take member retention as an example.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

On July 1, 2024, Google will permanently remove access to all Universal Analytics data. Organizations need to act before that deadline if they want to preserve their historical data. With the GA4 rollout, standard UA properties ceased collecting new data on July 1, 2023. Can I migrate data or reports from UA to GA4?

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

You may begin with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Here’s an example of what this would look like: Let’s say your organization is an animal shelter. You assign several team members to assess the extent of the attack and summarize their findings into a clear report. Let’s get started.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Blackbaud recently announced the end of support of a few applications hosted in their Citrix environments, including Crystal Reports (CT). While there are standard reports built in Raiser’s Edge, if you need to create custom and specialized reports, you would have previously had to use Crystal Reports for Blackbaud.

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

PEAK Grantmaking’s “Reimagining Philanthropy” conference in March exploring these themes was a fitting setting for a session Candid organized about advancing systems change via data collaboration at scale. As a grantmaking public charity, United Way of Massachusetts Bay is both a fundraiser and a grantmaker with a place-based focus.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

No, we prefer to build relationships en masse, using data-driven insights to tell us what our donors really want. I want you to have the confidence (and your leadership team to have the confidence in you) that with data and time, you can make annual giving work for your organization. Segment your data, but don’t OVER-segment.

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Association Analytics

MAY 20, 2024

Data is key to optimizing non-dues revenue Data plays a pivotal role in driving success for associations, particularly when it comes to non-dues revenue generation. Creating Data Products – One area with significant untapped potential for associations is the creation of data products.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

They want to understand, for example, how the crisis is evolving or how many people are affected. As the largest source of data on philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, Candid fields many of these questions. . It takes more than two years to collect comprehensive data about U.S. foundations’ giving.

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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. Does some or all of our desired data already exist anywhere within the organization?

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data. The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. Your team can decide which data points and KPIs matter most to your strategy and your mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

By Meredith Gray , Head of Marketing at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. The tool can draft stewardship emails, create impactful copy for annual reports, and even generate speeches for stewardship events.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Does the organization need an independent, neutral third party to assess needs, listen to staff, and provide comprehensive analysis on the best path forward? These qualities are also not a replacement for a complete current state analysis and a carefully drawn roadmap executed by an independent, tool-agnostic third party.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Understanding Revenue Projections When a nonprofit is putting together a budget for the coming year, an important step is to perform a revenue projections analysis that can inform the expected amount of income used for operational expenses and deepen mission impact. Historically, it costs $1.25

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

Access your data. Of course, analyzing your fundraising campaigns starts with accessing data from your online fundraising software. Also, be sure to set up more detailed reports for deeper analysis. BONUS TIP: While analyzing your fundraising campaign data is important, you can spend weeks (or months!)

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 15, 2022

You may not realize it, but you are sitting on a treasure trove of data in your AMS. Your AMS focuses more on current and past data, however with analytics, you can use this data, and data from your other source systems, to be more forward-thinking. People often confuse reporting and analytics. Data Integration.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Example: Using more advanced learning analytics, one association was able uncover that the courses they offered with industry certifications had significantly higher completion rates than those without. Example: An IT association discovered that learners consistently faced challenges in one specific module of a coding course.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Here’s an example. You might still see yourself as a local animal shelter, but if 80% of your programmatic impact reports focus on one cohort of service (in this case, dogs from Tijuana), some of your donors may not feel the same connection to your mission. Donors Report Tablet View Want to learn more about your donors?

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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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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Nonprofit annual reports play an important role as we head into the end of the fiscal year or the onset of giving season. Although they are not an IRS requirement, compelling annual reports can sway potential donors and show current donors how their money is helping your organization to make an impact. DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI).

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The data-driven business world requires companies to effectively communicate their data to make informed decisions. Raw data is difficult to interpret and even harder to communicate. Using business analytics makes running your association easier by providing your decision-makers with the valuable data they need.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

When reporting on these numbers try breaking it down into small digestible chunks of data that are easy to interpret. For example, reports that show side by side amounts for individual months from each year can help you pinpoint reasons for any discrepancies in donation amounts. this year for major donors.

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Let me offer one piece of advice: let’s not get distracted by the story and instead focus on the epilogue – the Ice Bucket Epilogue: it’s about the data. It’s true – Mashable reported this amazing data milestone in September. It’s all about the data. Turning data to donor relationships.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

Conduct a power analysis in your targeted districts. Conducting a power analysis will highlight these gaps in your volunteer program; information that should be part of your campaign and resource planning. Report #1: took one to three actions in the past six months. Report #2: took four or more actions in the past six months.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

Using data to drive your digital marketing campaigns is essential. Without the discipline of data, your digital marketing success is based more on hope than strategy and execution. Our corporate marketers understand the criticality of data all too well, especially retailers. Use small data (i.e. Data and story-telling.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2021

Donor data can help nonprofits make better fundraising decisions. But the data you collect shouldn’t come from donors’ gifts alone. With their participation comes a wealth of valuable event data. Read on to learn how to start making the most of your event data. What is event data and how is it managed?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

The topic of consumer data privacy is getting more and more attention in the media and on Capitol Hill. The topic of consumer data privacy has had the attention of Capitol Hill for some time. It all boils down to data … ones and zeroes stored in computer databases that represent billions of digital transactions.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently presented a data migration webinar with host Bloomerang. The topic – “10 Decisions You Will Face with Any Donor Data Migration” – focused on preparing for your next CRM or data migration while addressing 10 tough decisions nonprofits encounter along the way. 1-2 = 61%.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

What about access to great data that helps us to understand the outcomes being produced by our programs and to know our donors and their interests better? Isn’t all this technology and data helping? All this technology is helping us to capture more data than ever. For example: Why do you need two CRMs?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 10, 2023

We’re talking about data management. The phrase “data management” might make some nonprofit professionals feel a bit intimidated, but it’s something that your organization absolutely needs to focus on. So how does data tie into all of this? Are you ready to take a deep dive into these data management strategies?

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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! This granular-level data uncovers the precise path a donor took on your website that led to a donation. This topic can feel too technical and overwhelming, but not to worry.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

According to Marketing General Incorporated’s 2021 Marketing Benchmarking Report, 50% of associations surveyed believe lack of engagement is the top reason members didn’t renew. Start by looking at your data from a wide lens. For example, earning credits or making purchases surpasses their website visits or membership activities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

For example, Barack Obama reaches over 100 million people with each tweet. The 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report shows that, regardless of generation, online is now the preferred channel for donations. AI analytics automates much of what a data analyst would do. Sentiment analysis. million alumni. AI analytics.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Introduction to Microsoft Clarity Microsoft Clarity is a cutting-edge behavioral analysis tool that empowers organizations to understand user interactions on their websites. Microsoft Clarity offers a compelling solution by providing real-time analytics that facilitate data-driven decision-making.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Develop longer versions for your website and annual reports, and shorter snippets for social media posts or marketing flyers. Use Real Stories to Connect: Personal stories and real-life examples create a stronger emotional connection with your audience. Make sure they understand where and how their testimonials will be used.

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Candid

MARCH 15, 2022

I followed the same methods 1 used to calculate National Equal Pay Day but focused specifically on the total reportable compensation of the 46k women CEOs and 42k men CEOs included in Candid’s most recent Nonprofit Compensation Report 2. The short answer is yes—*practically* every way I cut the data, the gender gap persisted.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A few community foundations explained that they reported GOS dollars from their discretionary grants only, as they do not track types of support for grants made from donor-advised funds. Most funders awarded some general operating support Of 513 survey respondents, 90% reported that they awarded at least some GOS dollars in 2022. (In

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