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6 Annual reports to inspire your organization

EveryAction

Annual reports are a staple of nonprofit life. They’re a powerful tool for communicating your impact, but what makes an annual report effective? Annual report essentials. Before we look at our exemplary annual reports, let’s go over some annual report necessities. Pathfinder International. The Humane Society.

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

Candid

The value of known transactions may not always equal reported total giving. 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. Notes: “All transactions” are limited to those awarded by U.S.

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples

Bloomerang

You may begin with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Here’s an example of what this would look like: Let’s say your organization is an animal shelter. You assign several team members to assess the extent of the attack and summarize their findings into a clear report. Let’s get started.

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Top 10 Reasons to Have a Strategic Marketing Plan

Byte Technology

After completing your marketing analysis, it should be clear what your best channels are and who your current customer is. This is something you wouldn’t have paid much attention to without an analysis shining a light on it. It’s an example of a win-win scenario. Step 1: Conduct a marketing analysis. Need help with that?

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Start Using AI in 2024

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DALLE , an image generation tool, Vision, an AI-driven image analysis tool, and Advanced Data Analysis provides the ability to upload a CSV file for AI to identify trends, create graphs, and generate reports. Additionally, nonprofits can create their own custom-trained GPT chatbot with their custom data.

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Blackbaud Discontinued Crystal Reports – Now What?

Cloud 4 Good

Blackbaud recently announced the end of support of a few applications hosted in their Citrix environments, including Crystal Reports (CT). While there are standard reports built in Raiser’s Edge, if you need to create custom and specialized reports, you would have previously had to use Crystal Reports for Blackbaud.

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How To Write A Nonprofit Mission Statement in 7 Steps (Plus 10 Great Examples)

Neon CRM

Here’s an example. You might still see yourself as a local animal shelter, but if 80% of your programmatic impact reports focus on one cohort of service (in this case, dogs from Tijuana), some of your donors may not feel the same connection to your mission. Donors Report Tablet View Want to learn more about your donors?