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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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But when the stakes are high, data is the knife that cuts through preconceptions to uncover the objective truth. AI turns that knife into a laser taking data-driven decision-making to unprecedented levels of accuracy, efficiency, and ease. AI provides a satellite image of an entire data landscape. Not necessarily so.

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From Data Deluge to Impactful Decisions: Mastering Data in Grantmaking

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Applications, proposals, progress reports, impact metrics – the data collected throughout the grantmaking lifecycle is vast and ever-growing. While this data holds immense potential to improve decision-making and maximize impact, harnessing its power can be a challenge.

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Don't Let Association Data Myths Hold Back Your Analytics

Association Analytics

The three most common myths that hold associations back from getting started on their analytics journey are data cleanliness, data governance and data strategy. Most think that these steps must come before data analysis, when, in fact, they can be developed together, step-by-step.

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Is Your Association Using Data to Increase Event Revenue?

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Whichever format you choose, you should consider your historical event data as you develop your event marketing strategy. Be deliberate as you start to dig into the data you need. In our previous blog posts on retention and product value , we illustrated how data isn’t one dimensional. Does it fluctuate? ).

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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

Association Analytics

But when it comes to a troubling relationship with your data, can you turn to those same people? If you’re struggling to find someone to share your data woes with, we’re here to help you decipher the signs and get you back on track. Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling.

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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

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When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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Who is sharing nonprofit demographic data with Candid? 

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Since 2014, Candid has been collecting demographic data about the people who work at U.S. To date, over 54,000 organizations have shared some data about how their staff and/or board identify by race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability status. Demographic data sharing varies by nonprofit subject category.