sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

As a CPA working with nonprofits of all sizes, I’ve encountered numerous errors in Board of Directors’ financial reports and Statements of Activities documents. Being aware of these common pitfalls is crucial for maintaining the integrity of your financial reporting and in turn, the trust of your supporters.

Activities 77

Activities Active Activism Comparison 77

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Blackbaud University’s Henry Wiencek and Chrissy Haskell will do a quick overview of the different chart types, including how you can use them, and they will even build a few from scratch. Trends in Impact and Outcomes Reporting in Grantmaking Measuring the impact of your grantmaking can be difficult and time-consuming.

Blackbaud 89

Blackbaud Denver Demographics Case Study 89

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

From Chart Organizers to Dashboards, you’ll leave with practical ways you can automate and simplify your fund accounting. Part 2 will dive into why and how we plan for product updates and how we incorporate feedback and marketing trends. They need information that helps them make data-driven decisions.

Blackbaud 79

Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 79

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

As Candid’s manager of digital communications, I’ve been digging through our social media analytics, researching broader trends, and determining our strategy and tactics for 2024. You also love a nice chart. What we’re planning for 2024 (and you can steal for your strategy) Our results follow broader trends in social media.

Social Media 52

Social Media Data Strategy Media 52

sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. But they often come with many strings attached—such as detailed reporting requirements. Tip 2: Review your scheduled reports.

Foundation 80

Foundation Build Grant Fund 80

Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

These ideas from a recent association trends study can help you prepare your organization for whatever comes next. While I don’t have a crystal ball, I do have some association trends data that can help. Here are five ideas from the association trends study to help you prepare your association for 2022 and beyond: 1.

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Associations Studies Trend Data 78

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The committee promoted the importance of having centralized reporting. After we aligned existing positions, we were able to justify creating a new role—a reporting analyst position—to develop advanced reporting by using Blackbaud APIs (application programming interfaces) with external platforms like Microsoft Power BI.

Software 93

Software API Miami Blackbaud 93

Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2022

Our annual nonprofit fundraising report is here, packed full with surprising insights and new fundraising strategies, all based on YOUR answers. Download the full State of Nonprofit Fundraising report here! Dear fundraising professional : we wrote this report for you! What we learned from the data.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Virtual Nonprofit Survey 98

sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2024

While the long-term intent is to simply the process and increase college accessibility, the short-term impact of the delays has meant a great deal of frustration for students and their families and major restraints on colleges that have historically relied on the resulting Student Aid Reports (SAR) to determine non-federal financial aid packages.

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Student Application Education Grant 83

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

Not only is it a mess to get accurate financial reports, you can’t get the data you need for grants which can wipe out your chances of getting grant funding. Your Donor Management system helps you identify potential major donors and spot trends in giving. A simple report with a pie chart can easily show you that.

System 98

System Help Nonprofit Track 98

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. Understand individual patient health within the context of population health trends. Many nonprofits struggle to maximize their data usage.

Integration 76

Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Source: Nonprofit Next Report form David LaPiana Last week we invited people to help us crowd source a Hollywood Ending for the WeAreMedia Wiki. Professional development. David La Piana released a report last week on the " Next Nonprofit " Blog taking a look at how five key trends are helping shape a new social sector.

Social Media 92

Social Media Report Program Media 92

NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The newly published 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends Study draws on the experiences of 142 fundraising organizations with technology to answer these questions. For access to study statistics, charts, raw data, and the video report, check out the "2014 Fundraising Technology Trend Study" here.

Studies 82

Studies Effective Technology Fundraising 82

Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

On April 16-18, 2023, 3,600+ fundraising professionals descended on New Orleans, LA for AFP ICON’s 63 rd annual conference, the largest turnout in six years. They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture. Following this trend, Meta has introduced Meta Verified.

Social Media 52

Social Media Trend Storyboard Montana 52

Byte Technology

APRIL 15, 2015

If your site was constructed by a professional who included responsive design into the platform, there’s no need to worry: it’s unlikely you’ll see any changes at all in your search rankings, and you may even get better responses if similar NPOs haven’t yet updated their sites.

Search 100

Search Mobile Websites Headline 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

In 2013, social media will continue the trend of “going visual.” If you need a professionally designed infographic for your work, definitely work with a professional. You might also want to brush up on what types of charts and graphs are best for making presenting your insights gleaned from the data.

Design 131

Design Colorado Chart Storytelling 131

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years.

Analytics 97

Analytics Teach Training Train 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

There are more and more resources and opportunities for nonprofit professionals seeking to learn about how to use measurement and data. The framework is called: “facts-stats-trends” : Facts : Counts, or sums, of numbers. Trends : Looking at data over time (e.g., percent change, percent difference).

Resource 105

Resource Practice Data Work 105

The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

Here’s an example of the chart that I created: Tasks Start Date Completion Date Who is Responsible? Documenting or writing an After Action Report, as I call it, is one of the things that I really enjoy doing for every kind of initiative I do, whether it's fundraising or communications.

Campaign 90

Campaign Fundraising Channel Mail 90

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Create a gift range chart. A gift range chart helps determine how many gifts you’ll need to acquire at each giving level to meet your campaign or annual giving goals. Your major gifts office is a fundraising professional who specializes in major gift cultivation and stewardship. Major gifts officer.

Gift 97

Gift Raise Guide Relationship 97

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000. Top Free Fundraising Software Solutions Fundraising software solutions are tools nonprofits can use to accept online donations and report on giving trends.

Software 84

Software Free Tools Adobe 84

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

It’s exciting to see how nonprofit professionals continue to embrace content marketing. But before we get too far into the report details, let’s start with a simple definition. Key Findings from the 2015 Nonprofit Content Marketing Report. Make sure to download the full report. What is Content Marketing?

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Content Storytelling Marketing Chart 45

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing. Further, funders disincentivize risk when they require lengthy applications and reports that may not always showcase reality or the organization’s ability to create impact.

Problem 74

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

Charitable Giving Report Quiz : The Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic released the 5 th annual Charitable Giving Report at the beginning of the year. You may have already read the report, but a few months later, do you remember everything that was in the report? Toolkit utilizing the findings in Giving USA.

Resource 48

Resource Blackbaud Chart Retention 48

Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

How can nonprofits showcase their year-end results in a digital report? What should you include in your year-end report? Where and how should nonprofits share their report? That’s where reporting comes in. Reporting on your end-of-year giving results is a great way to help your nonprofit stand out from competitors.

Report 110

Report Digital Fundraising Nonprofit 110

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Compliant reporting. Automate your reporting to save your organization time and energy. Business affiliations provide potential professional connections while also giving insight into a supporter’s potential giving capacity. Let’s say you’re at an event and want to post about it on social media with professional-quality posts.

Org 80

Org Raise Tools Help 80

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day. In both 2009 and 2010, nonprofit leaders told us that they were "engaging more closely with the board" by increasing the number of annual meetings, sharing new types of reports, or in other ways.

Research 85

Research Survey Fund Stats 85

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of DC second annual Social Summit and sharing some information on social media ROI and metrics. Benchmarks - Taking raw data and reporting in a comparable way. Begin making a master report that serves as the central repository for all social metrics.

ROI 36

ROI Social Media Measure Jordan 36

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Key staff members enter, manage, and report on this data, but it can be difficult to pull together snapshots of progress quickly in order to make real-time course corrections. They no longer have to wait until month-end reports are delivered to see where they stand. BI can quickly become a nonprofit's best friend.

Business 44

Business North America Metrics Analysis 44

Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

How can nonprofits showcase their year-end results in a digital report? What should you include in your year-end report? Where and how should nonprofits share their report? That’s where reporting comes in. Reporting on your end-of-year giving results is a great way to help your nonprofit stand out from competitors.

Digital 62

Digital Report Fundraising Nonprofit 62

Nucleus

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As an association professional, you are probably already aware of at least some of the benefits that improved analytics would deliver to you and your teams – better and faster insights into trends, member preferences, important changes – all of which help you make decisions more rapidly and with confidence.

Analytics 130

Analytics Chapter Associations Registration 130

Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Based on research from the Blackbaud Institute’s Charitable Giving Report , online giving in the United States represents 8.5% That might seem low, but it’s actually on track with other online trends. It’s in our org charts. Data literacy will become one of the most important skills for a nonprofit professional to possess.

Online 36

Online Giving Offline United States 36

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I always like to get the weather report. We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation. So with that, what we wanted to do is start our conversation by understanding your understanding of key trends in philanthropy. But either way, we love to hear from you.

Leadership 60

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

a lot, so it is really helpful to have a peek the annual series of Horizon Reports that have also flowed out of NMC's Emerging Technologies initiative. Of course, they have professional fundraisers on staff. foundation match days trending upward.) I get the question, "What's next after Twitter?"

Virtual 84

Virtual Brain Nonprofit Global 84

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

While these basic figures can be informative from a year-over-year trend perspective, they do a poor job answering questions like: Why did these metrics change? Obviously, to determine trends over time, you will need to obtain this information for multiple years. So, how successful was your organization’s fundraising last year?

Metrics 87

Metrics Fundraising Retention ROI 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2015

The last few months have been a time of deep reading and thinking many reports, research, and books. One book that resonated not only with this work, but my previous work on networked nonprofits is nonprofit technology colleague Maddie Grant’s ” When Millennials Take Over ,” written with Jamie Notter.

Review 50

Review Chapter Leadership Analysis 50

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

And GPC stands for Grant Professional Certified. I anticipate that amount to increase when we get the reports of 2021, and I’ll tell you exactly why. Also, you can check their annual reports or their websites if they have them to see what their assets currently are. There are also 1.5 million nonprofits in the U.S.

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Grant Video Donor Foundation 97