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Are we building the Candid tools you need? 

Candid

To understand how Candid products can best serve our users, we need to know what problems those users are trying to solve. What problems are we trying to solve? In addition, our user experience team conducts extensive research—surveys, interviews, usability tests, and data analysis on specific areas where we know there is a need.

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Going Beyond the Dollar: The Community Leadership Role of Foundations

sgEngage

In this blog post, we will explore the concept of community leadership in foundations and discuss how they can support their grantees beyond the dollar. Leadership is both a process/action and a result, but we often only hear about the results of good leadership.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis. However, there is still a lot of confusion about what knowledge work is, what it is for, and how to do it.

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Reach Full Funding Potential: 6 Donor Acquisition Strategies

Allegiance Group

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Donor acquisition is the process of attracting new supporters and convincing them to donate to your cause through marketing efforts. The steps in this process will look different from nonprofit to nonprofit.

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How to Start a Nonprofit in 10 Steps

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Be sure to consider the root causes, scope, and severity of the problem and how you think your nonprofit will solve it. Perform an analysis to determine the gap between existing resources and the actual needs in your community. Connect with community members, stakeholders, and relevant organizations in the needs assessment process.

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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Beth’s Blog, September 2011. Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. SSIR Blog, January 2013. Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems. Beth Kanter, “ Data Informed.