Candid

MAY 4, 2023

It also seeks to provide a common baseline of the diversity of the field, as well as ensure that demographic data is available to those who can make use of it to evaluate their programs and assess progress around equity. This initiative aims to standardize and centralize nonprofit demographic data collection. Source: Candid, 2023.

Demographics 98

Demographics Share Data Taxonomy 98

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

I would highly recommend a course like the one offered through The Fundraising School at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Systems would include (1) analysis; (2) planning; (3) execution; (4) control; (5) evaluation; (6) professional stance, and (7) ethics. It sounds like you may not be quite ready for a big fundraiser.

Place 89

Place Fundraising Articulate Charity 89

sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The goal is to equip you with questions to make evaluating solutions easier and more effective. Finally, we’ll review how we evaluate efficacy, an underutilized part of the feedback loop that strengthens our predictive suite. In this session, we’ll aim to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to “AI.”

Culture 84

Culture Arts Virtual Guide 84

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I’m quite excited to participate in The Power of Information: New Technologies for Philanthropy and Development Conference in London, UK, put on by Indigo Trust , Institute for Philanthropy and the Omidyar Network. Technology is a catalyst for data, analysis, scalability, effectiveness and efficiency.

Support 199

Support Adopt Fund Philanthropy 199

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations. Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques. Want to learn more about AI?

Generation 97

Generation Education Blackbaud Model 97

Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

This week the revolutionary data driven philanthropy of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is featured and a call for beneficiary inclusion in Markets for Good goes out. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy. Data Philanthropy: Where are we now.

Africa 47

Africa Data Philanthropy Giving 47

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

Exponent Philanthropy members are demonstrating ways to partner light to amplify their impact. . According to Exponent Philanthropy’s 2022 Foundation Operations and Management Report , sixty percent of our members collaborate with other funders. These bi-weekly or monthly sessions can lead to collaborations. .

Collaboration 95

Collaboration Foundation Local Philanthropy 95

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In 2018 analysis by Ben Gose , a reported 57% of nonprofits doubted their ability to continue meeting demand, motiving many nonprofit leaders to consider collaboration with other nonprofits and across sector lines in order to increase organizational capacity. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

Collaboration 98

Collaboration Los Angeles Strategy Indiana 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Once you know the benchmarks, you can compare your data to them and evaluate how successful your efforts are.

Analytics 125

Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 125

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

There may be someone in another department who is a data nerd with expert excel or data analysis skills. Ask around. Get Free Help with Your Google Analytics: The Analysis Exchange has a goal to “dramatically increase the number of people on Earth doing web analytics the right way.”

Data 107

Data Help Measure Analysis 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” A starting point for envisioning a future state in which data is the ‘GPS of philanthropy.’ Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Alliance Magazine, September 2012.

Social Media 100

Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The challenge can be in knowing which nonprofit data to prioritize, along with how to evaluate it and use it to make improvements. It’s crucial to continuously build and re-evaluate these relationships, as the more data you gather, the better you’ll understand your donors and the more powerful and personalized your outreach will become.

Data 69

Data Metrics Nonprofit Analysis 69

Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Chief Philanthropy Officer. Vice Chairman, Philanthropy. Chief Philanthropy Officer. Senior Advisor and Director, Measurement, Evaluation and Organizational Performance. Has 20 years of experience designing, implementing, and leading global programs, research, and evaluation across four continents. City of Hope.

Award 57

Award Leadership Cleveland Hunger 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

” Well, here is are some ways to find some data nerds to help you with your measurement and analysis: 1. Get Free Help with Your Google Analytics: The Analysis Exchange has a goal to “dramatically increase the number of people on Earth doing web analytics the right way.”

Data 109

Data Help Measure Analysis 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

If you’ve not seen The Center for Effective Philanthropy survey of September, 2012, it sets up the challenge pretty clearly. Now many funders have funded measurement via third-party evaluations and as a result think they’ve funded measurement. In Elizabeth Boris’s words “…they are missing in action.”. … Read More

Measure 99

Measure Roles Support Literacy 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

The chat was a prelude to a convening on April 25th at the Robert Wood Johnston Foundation of 40 thinkers and practitioners, bringing diverse perspectives and expertise into discussions to develop measures for evaluating the impact of social media on philanthropic outcomes. NodeXL and Marc Smith. Have you mapped your network?

Measure 105

Measure Social Media Media Map 105

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Meaningful tools to evaluate effectiveness are largely absent (Liket and Maas, 2015). This means an increased demand for more and better evaluation (Renz and Murray, 2010) is needed. Nonprofit organizations should identify evaluation methods to assess their programs and organization effectiveness on an ongoing basis. Liket, K.C.,

Practice 40

Practice Effective Impact Evaluation 40

Achieve

AUGUST 10, 2014

The research, evaluation, and data needed to satisfy funders about these issues can easily overwhelm an underfunded nonprofit. RAND Corporation, known for high-quality, objective research and analysis on issues at the top of the national and international policy agendas, shares its. Standards for High-Quality Research and Analysis. ,

Research 40

Research Analysis Stats Sound 40

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

The Vera Institute (2015) offers this definition of social impact bonds: “In a social impact bond, private investors fund an intervention through an intermediary organization—and the government repays the funder only if the program achieves certain goals, which are specified at the outset of the initiative and assessed by an independent evaluator.”.

Program 58

Program Management South Africa Evaluation 58

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

For nonprofits seeking to expand their programs, careful analysis of self and environment are crucial. Scalable programs should be based on a strong theory of change or logic model, clearly linking program inputs to outcomes in a way that can be tested and evaluated to determine actual effectiveness. How should the program expand?

Program 64

Program Impact New York Model 64

Care2

JUNE 5, 2010

billion (almost 5%) according the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College. Beth Kanter has a terrific post about evaluating nonprofit commitment and investment in sponsored fundraising contests. The bad economy had a big impact on nonprofits and charitable giving in 2009.

Fundraising 57

Fundraising Contest Boston Sponsor 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

So, when Mary K Winkler , one of the nonprofit data nerds I follow on Twitter and Senior Research Associate at Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy specializing in performance management told me via Twitter she had just published a new guide on this topic, I had to check it out. There are periodic (e.g.,

Culture 50

Culture Data Create Reflection 50

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Each June, nonprofit and philanthropy leaders gather for the unveiling of what’s become an annual report card for charitable giving in America and, by extension, for fundraisers. A simple analysis will help you see if the contributions you receive are overly weighted in one specific area, or lacking in another.

Data 42

Data Giving Indiana Philanthropy 42

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I now spend more of my time evaluating communications and digital projects so, I read with interest Lean Analytics , the book in the Lean Start up series on measuring what matters. The principles were useful but I found it difficult to translate the case examples into concepts for the social sector.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Organization Kiva Metrics 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2010

We also had a presentation and discussion on catalyzing networks from Claire Reineit The big aha moment for me was the use of social networking analysis as an evaluation tool to look at relationships and collaboration over time. Philanthropy and working in a network mindset.

Social Media 94

Social Media Collaboration Network Online 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

The session was about transparency and conducting evaluations. One of the takeaways was that in order to pursue this type of learning, organizational culture was the key indicator to success. Peter’s post shares some ideas about cultivating a learning culture and while written for funders, these are applicable to nonprofits.

Conference 92

Conference Learning Effective Organization 92

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2020

Kellogg Foundation have worked alongside newer philanthropies like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve health through strategic grantmaking. Respectful, partner-centered philanthropy that includes community members in conversation from grant initiative conceptualization through evaluation.

Community 35

Community Grant Foundation Homeless 35

Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Before anything else, conduct a comprehensive analysis of your donors’ demographics and psychographics. Set up a Monitoring and Evaluation System. But giving people an opportunity to weigh in, express their thoughts, and evaluate their experiences can often be exactly what they need to feel more fully invested.

Campaign 52

Campaign Guide Fundraising Storytelling 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2008

A few months N-TEN, an organization that supports the nonprofit technology field, disclosed the results of its internal evaluation to measure success of its programs and invited readers to interpret the meaning. There's a movement towards Philanthropy 2.0 In fact, it is concept behind Givewell , a philanthropy 2.0

Wikipedia 50

Wikipedia Evaluation Nonprofit Philanthropy 50

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

When relying on multiple databases, however, records need to be matched and duplicate records are much more likely to throw off results analysis. Read Terri Wogan ''s , " Fast Lane Philanthropy ". Training - If all metrics (membership, meetings, donations, etc.) Some organizations are hesitant to move to a more high-tech system.

Data 49

Data Technology Database Software 49

Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2016

By tracking outcomes and indicators using an automated process and aggregating the data in one place, organizations are able to spend less time on ad-hoc data collection and analysis and more time on important decisions that drive operational effectiveness. Philanthropists are looking for effective stewards of their social investment.

Track 20

Track Benefit Measure Articulate 20

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

1) Data Analysis and Reporting Marketing automation platforms give aggregated insights into donor behavior and campaign performance. Use benchmark data from past actions or other nonprofits to evaluate your campaigns, and then work to improve the metrics that matter most. 2) A/B Testing Not sure what subject line to go with?

Marketing 197

Marketing Fundraising Test Nonprofit 197

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Unfortunately, philanthropies are typically (and problematically) judged by the first two criteria. There’s also no question that ratios can be valuable tools for evaluating charitable groups. ROI is a cost/benefit analysis methodology that measures how much money is made or saved for a given investment and is calculated as.

Measure 31

Measure ROI Organization Ratio 31

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Knowledge work in philanthropy is a big umbrella, expanding exponentially over the last decade to cover more of what grants professionals do on a regular basis. Philanthropy and knowledge work have a long history, from demonstration projects to evaluation to the encouragement of learning communities and grantee learning networks.

Question 96

Question Change Grant History 96

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These platforms serve as centralized platforms to streamline the collection, analysis, and reporting of data related to a company’s social, environmental, and ethical performance. You’ll want to evaluate each solution’s user experience, ability to integrate with existing systems, and scalability for future growth in your CSR initiatives.

Software 52

Software Business Guide Companies 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

After doing a keynote talk about the idea in my next book, I facilitated a design lab at Alliance for Nonprofit Management Conference which included executive directors and people who worked in philanthropy, research, and evaluation.

Nonprofit 50

Nonprofit Culture Practice Policy 50

Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Join more than 40 nonprofit organizations and over 70 MLG professionals in sessions featuring overall trends, insights, and analysis. The event will also include breakout sessions where you can share data and strategies to evaluate your mid-level program. Get there early for the free 2024 Junior Scholar Workshop, happening June 4-6.

Conference 52

Conference Las Vegas Fort Worth San Diego 52