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

Candid

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. Finally, because the Foundation 1000 represents a much smaller subset of grant data, it is possible to review the data more thoroughly.

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6 Ways to Prepare Your Communications for Successful End-of-Year Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. As summer fades into fall, end-of-year fundraising season is top-of-mind for nonprofits. This analysis can help guide you towards what best engages your target audiences.

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Year-End Reporting: Data-Driven Ways to Tell Your Story

Forum One

When it comes to your reporting strategy, it’s important to keep in mind who your key stakeholders are, and how can you package your data and results in a way that speaks to them directly. Then you can begin looking at your data with a direction and purpose in mind. The goal with your analysis is to have actionable data.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Holding questions about power and privilege in mind, is it still justifiable that such waste is required of nonprofits? In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

.orgSource

Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. The nominees varied depending on the publication.

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Which Social Networking Analysis Term Best Describes Virgin America?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments. How would you describe Virgin America in social networking analysis and mapping terminology? . I flew back from DC last night on Virgin America. Source: Monitor Institute.

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Using OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Nonprofit Email Communications (with Examples)

CauseVox

You still have to review and edit what ChatGPT has created, but it will save you loads of time on the initial draft. Have the End Result In Mind When writing a prompt, think about exactly what you want ChatGPT to generate. It can also provide high-quality analysis for a range of purposes.