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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Researchers have identified over 180 types of cognitive bias. Predictive modeling reveals future outcomes and trends with greater accuracy than traditional methods, enabling proactive decision-making and change management. Automating data exploration frees time to focus on higher-level analysis and interpretation of results.

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Making meaning of Candid’s free demographic data set 

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Today, Candid released our latest research manual, Analyzing Candid’s demographic data. The data set is a goldmine for researchers and evaluators interested in better understanding the demographics of the nonprofit sector. As of October 2023 when this analysis was conducted, the total number of all responding organizations was 59,749.

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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The curriculum was based on their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book and “ taxonomy for innovation.” These are methods for developing solutions (any type) in service of people. By applying this approach to program development or strategy, your nonprofit can get more impactful results.

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Nonprofit Market Research: What It Is & How To Get Started

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This is done through a process called nonprofit market research. This guide will cover the ins and outs of conducting nonprofit market research through the following points: Market Research for Nonprofit Organizations: The Basics. How to Conduct Nonprofit Market Research in 6 Steps. Why do nonprofits use market research?

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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Analysis tip : We still create these annual data sets. Analysis tip: The increased size of Candid’s grants data during the period from 2013-2015 shouldn’t be conflated with an increase in giving by donors. Researchers can use the Foundation 1000 or another cleaned subset of data to create historical trends for these years.

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Why You Should Reevaluate Your Nonprofit’s Mission Statement

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This should come as no surprise: Research I recently conducted suggests that it does. Even without this research, you’ve likely intuited that an effective mission statement draws supporters and donors in and gets them excited about helping you achieve that mission. . Below I’ll share what that research involved and what we learned. .

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Does your nonprofit mission statement drive donations?

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New research conducted using data from Candid suggests that understanding this relationship can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising success. So, it was a natural place to turn to for data to use for this research. An Exploratory Analysis of Nonprofit Mission Statements , we ran a different kind of analysis.

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