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

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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. If you are creating a giving trends analysis using this data, here’s a few final thoughts to keep in mind: Review the underlying grants data.

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

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The Leadership ColLAB conference was an opportunity to bring professionals together around what we believe is a critical question. This metric is created by asking your constituents one simple question: “On a scale from 0 to 10, how likely are you to recommend this product/company to a friend or colleague?”

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How to Use a SWOT Analysis for Your Nonprofit

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And it’s important to routinely ask the questions: “How are we doing? A SWOT analysis is a great tool to guide any team through this process. So be glad of your weaknesses now, they are the beginnings of your strength.” – Claire Weekes What is a SWOT Analysis and Why Do One? And where do we go from here?”

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Build a Marketing Dream Team—Welcome AI

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Backlink analysis—Identify high-quality links to other websites that increase your site’s authority and its position in the search. One that comes immediately to mind is the SWOT analysis,” Jane said. A SWOT analysis is a task AI could help you launch. I would also ask you questions about your company and its industry.

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Did nonprofit leadership become more racially diverse after 2020? 

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For each year, we excluded nonprofits that skipped the question or declined to share their leader’s race/ethnicity as well as those whose leader’s race/ethnicity did not fall into one of the six categories. Actual CEO turnover may be higher, as this analysis does not capture, for example, a white CEO replacing a white CEO).

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Making meaning of Candid’s free demographic data set 

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The manual is divided into four parts: Part 1: Demographic collection and categories describes the types of demographic data Candid collects from nonprofits about race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability status, across different staffing levels. This section also outlines how the data is collected and stored.

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3 Strategies To Elevate Your Association’s Impact in the New Year

Association Analytics

There’s no question about it: Data collection can feel overwhelming and scary, and it can often feel like a challenge you’ll never be able to overcome. Be deliberate – If you can’t tell members what you’re going to do with the answer they’re giving you, don’t ask those questions.

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