The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

In some cases, members took ethical concerns and histories of population exploitation under consideration. In the process, ethical, transparent, and community-focused processes for collection, analysis, sharing and use has become an afterthought at best, and an intentional omission at worst,” report authors continued.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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. A History of Knowledge Work in Philanthropy Knowledge building and philanthropy have a long past.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Grantee needs assessment A no-cost analysis of your grantee portfolio designed to hear nonprofits' needs firsthand and gauge their readiness to scale fundraising capacity. We have the first complete development plan in our history, and a real strategy to execute it. Success stories “Jumpstart has been AMAZING.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes. To be strategic with your data means to identify which questions you want to try to answer. Let’s take a deeper look at how data can lead you to the answers to these questions.

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 28, 2023

Now that you have multiple data collection and analysis tools in place, it’s time to use that data to improve your outreach through segmentation. Giving history: After creating segments by giving level, divide those groups further by their giving history. Segment your email lists. Embed the form into your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned. My friends responding with public questions about what else was needed or suggesting fundraising strategies. In the analysis, one thing I learned was the importance of instant thank yous - not only via Twitter, but other way channels.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

We had a very active Q&A session after the event, and could not get to all questions before the event closed. The purpose of this post is to share the results of the Q&A, including answers to questions not addressed during the event. Donor retention by the numbers: you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

My colleague Charlie Hunsaker posted the following question on the FUNDSVCS Advancement Services listserve: I have two clients who are looking for new systems and want a “cost justification” for their acquisition to share with their management. So with some background, I’ve got some questions.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Giving USA found that 78% of an organization’s donors who made a planned gift had a history of making donations within the past 20 years. This person should be fully briefed on planned giving processes and terms to answer any questions donors may have.To A philanthropic study found that the average bequest was nearly $78,000.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Many in philanthropy now have titles or job descriptions that include creative words like knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis. Knowledge processes always start with some explicit or underlying questions. or “What is the geographic location served?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

David Lavenda wrote this excellent article in Fast Company about the history of the Post-It notes and their potential for becoming a killer innovation technology. A few months ago, I listened in on a Google Hangout with Eugene Kim and Dave Gray where they discussed the question “Is documentation learning?”

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The questions we need to ask go beyond the immediate revenue numbers. Finding your audience part 1: file analysis. The chart below is an excerpt of an analysis that we conducted for one M+R client, looking at a range of digital platforms, and the “match rate” of our donors to those platforms. What is the speed of upgrade?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

I've been a little shell shocked for the past few days, but wanted to share this reflection and analysis of the Gnomedex fundraising experiment. And while you can use this method to do an ROI analysis, the real gold is the deeper understanding of what works and what doesn't. It's called double-loop learning. Why was it a success?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

We’ll explore: Types of fundraising software to consider 7 essential fundraising software features to look for 5 steps to buy fundraising software 5 questions to ask when buying fundraising software It’s worth taking the time to research potential solutions, discuss options with your team, and deliberate before coming to a final decision.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Technology is a catalyst for data, analysis, scalability, effectiveness and efficiency. Supporting analysis and evaluation may not sound as exciting to your board as funding a new tool, but it can be at least as important! After the panel remarks, there was some great discussion with questions from participants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Some reflections questions I used to understand the data: What content/links are of interest to the people who are engaging with me? It makes really easy to do a quick content analysis, figure out what content resonated, and build community. It allows you to search beyond the Twitter history in search which is only a few days.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Used in the wrong way, AI toys will suck people into productivity holes of asking never-ending ‘what if’ questions. Write up a SWOT analysis about a new product or service with a particular consideration Prompt: Perform a SWOT analysis for a new {product/service} considering {specific details/considerations}.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Here we’ll summarize those questions and answers. Understanding the history of Google’s analytics suite is useful in better understanding GA4. Moreover, GA4 is optimized for collecting lots of data, with much of the analysis taking place outside the platform. What is Google Analytics 4? What do you want to learn from analytics?

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

To fully analyze your audience’s behavior, demographics, and preferences, you could use your data warehouse to look at data from events, online interactions, giving histories, and more. Identify the key questions you want to answer and the insights you need to gain from your data. Monitor program impact. Review their proposals.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Key features of the NPSP include: Donor and volunteer management: Keep detailed records of donors, track their giving history, and segment them for more targeted outreach. Analysis: Review the data that will be migrated, refine plans, and document next steps. Ask your team a few key questions. Who will we store in the CRM?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

We offer a number of analytics-related services including web analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and data reporting and visualizations, so we can certainly assist your team. Partner with a nonprofit consultant with expertise in data analysis. With that, let’s get started. Web Analytics.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2020

We are in the midst of the most unpredictable spring peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising season in history. We ask questions that were unthinkable just a short time ago. Recently, Blackbaud data scientists performed a cluster analysis of 1.4 Events are being cancelled, postponed, or converted to virtual.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

A Learning History of the CARE LAC - Institute for Strategic Clarity Guatemala Poverty Project. He agreed to write a four-part primer on a visual diagnostics, mapping, and social networking analysis primer and how nonprofits might use these tools for social change. This is part 1 of a series of social networking analysis techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We received copies of his Luma’s book and cards, “Innovation for People,” which is a synthesis of landscape analysis of design-thinking and human centered design methods. He told a story that someone in one of his workshops to teach these methods asked him, “So what are the skills that we need to practice for 10,000 hours?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 6, 2009

Benetech Analyzes Human Rights Data for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission A Guest Beneblog post by Kristen Cibelli Our team at the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) has recently concluded a three-year project with Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help clarify Liberia's violent history.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 25, 2022

Research and data analysis . Mobilize your members politically with appended worker voting histories and affiliation data. This will involve answering key questions about who at your organization will own the process, which solutions will need to have their data migrated over, and if a technical consultant will be necessary. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

3) Social Network Analysis of the #GPF13 tag during the discussion created by Marc Smith. Jacob Harold, Guidestar , shared some thoughts to this question, “What are the basic building blocks to facilitate better access to data?” Notes from Session. How do we use private resources for advancing public good?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Two years ago, we mounted one of our most successful participatory exhibits ever at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History: Memory Jars. Better yet, the graduate student who led this project, Anna Greco, documented the whole project and did in-depth analysis of the visitor contributions. Please share your stories in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I incorporated examples from people in the room and then asked them talk about it. As the facilitator, you have design questions so they illicit stories. I appointed two Twitter advocates who live Tweeted the discussion and also verbalized questions and comments from Twitter, providing a link between online and offline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

For example, rather than goggling the answer to a question you don’t know, refer the person someone in your network who knows the answer. What are some other ways you can leverage your network for your work? Some questions to ask: What patterns do you see? Where are you falling short? Visualize Your Network.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Search your supporter database and keep an eye peeled for those who have demonstrated a history of advocacy and genuine interest in your cause. Create a standard set of questions, including those related to time commitment, potential conflicts of interest, etc. Screen your top prospects. Select your board members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2009

Share history ( Detroit Foundation ). Ask questions about the future ( Cleveland Foundation ). Answer questions about the future ( Knight Foundation ). Yesterday, I was reading Jeremiah Owyang's Corporate Twitter Profile Analysis and thought it could be easily adapted to nonprofits and foundations.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The easiest subjects of your analysis are going to be individuals in your own database. Plus, people love answering questions about themselves, so you could even use a survey as an engagement tool! After finding the obvious similarities, you may want to do a little more analysis for some of the more subtle patterns.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

You will make history. Adult staff members are not here to answer questions or help you. It isn't until the last group when Starlee sees a young Reagan who decides against the invasion--and against history. But when the students leave, we want to make sure they have the right information about what really happened in history.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

In a face-to-face training, I might do an exercise with sticky notes where I get participants to write down answers to a question or two related to the content on sticky notes. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis. For this meeting, we asked two questions: What makes a meeting a good, productive use of your time?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

Jay Dedman pointed to an analysis Feedburner by Chris Baskind. It is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. Do posts with more questions in the title and questions in the end generate more comments? Did you do any outreach to encourage commenting?

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