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Demystifying Candid data 

Candid

Among Candid’s top evergreen priorities is to ensure we both have the best data possible for the sector and that we get it into the hands of all who can benefit. This is key to living up to our nonprofit mission to provide data as a sustainable public good that supports the entire sector’s success. Add real-time data.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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In grantmaking, one word makes more eyes glaze over than any other – data. With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge.

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Year-End Reporting: Data-Driven Ways to Tell Your Story

Forum One

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, keep an eye toward how your internal and external reports can blend data-driven stories of impact. Start with the goals you set yourself Before searching for data, start with your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Recent data from the global consulting firm Spencer Stuart shows that 98% of S&P 500 boards conduct a board evaluation of some type, although only about a third review the board as a whole, individual directors, and committees as part of the process. Sometimes an outside facilitator can move members forward more quickly.

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Data drives better digital marketing for nonprofits

3rd Sector Labs

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. Use small data (i.e.

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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Will reconfiguration, data cleanup or training on our current tech be just as impactful? Ok, first of all, you may be asking, what is a Tech Discovery?

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. She is a futurist and avid consumer of the latest research, data, and provocative insights from industry thought leaders. Stay tuned for Sharon’s analysis of the dialogue. Nancy emphasized one important idea that we don’t consider often enough.