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How to Use a SWOT Analysis for Your Nonprofit

CauseVox

Contrary to its public perception as a sleepy and antiquated industry, the nonprofit space is a fast-paced world brimming with energy and potential. A SWOT analysis is a great tool to guide any team through this process. Elements of a SWOT Analysis So, what is meant by strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

With breaking news, it takes time for the full picture to emerge. To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data. Candid’s real-time data is skewed toward large donors from English-speaking nations who publicize their giving. foundations’ giving.

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Demystifying Candid data 

Candid

This is key to living up to our nonprofit mission to provide data as a sustainable public good that supports the entire sector’s success. In addition to official data sources, our data science team pulls live data from news, websites, and social media to create both a more comprehensive and current picture of the sector.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

sgEngage

Data analysis tools are helping organizations of all sizes to automate, streamline, and standardize processes so they can measure and optimize performance. Define specific indicators to make sure that you are providing a complete picture to key stakeholders, constituents, and staff. That’s where technology can make a real impact.

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

Candid

Analysis tip : We still create these annual data sets. funders, and public foundations (aka grantmaking public charities). 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. government agencies ii.

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Have grantmaker salaries kept up with inflation?  

Candid

The Council on Foundations’ 2023 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report Key Findings (for which Candid provided data analysis) offer a broad picture: Median full-time staff salaries for select roles rose 5.49% between 2022 and 2023, i as reported by a non-representative panel of 514 grantmaking organizations.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

Corporations account for 55% of the total dollar value of grants awarded; foundations and public charities 40%; and high-net-worth individuals for 5%. This analysis and the giving it’s based on is happening in real time. This, and the analysis in the tables that follow, focus solely on grants made in response to the crisis.

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