sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

As a Database Administrator, my world revolves around helping users make sense of the information they receive, from voice-of-the-customer anecdotes and impressions to polished Key Performance Indicator (KPI) graphs, charts, and dashboards. Looking backwards at historical data helps you answer that question. How urgently? That’s okay!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2011

What if organizations focused these simple questions on their social media strategy using common sense measurement as my colleague Kami Huyse describes it in Geoff Livingston ’s, forthcoming book Welcome to the Fifth Estate. What are your organization’s capabilities for doing this? What have and haven’t you accomplished so far?

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Chart Social Media Impact Media 96

Candid

MAY 4, 2023

The chart below compares the proportion of nonprofits by subject area overall (in blue) with that of the subset of nonprofits sharing demographic data (in orange). In the chart below, we compared sharing rates by different staffing levels and demographic categories, including race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability status.

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Demographics Share Data Taxonomy 98

Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Dynamic Gauge Charts in Dashboards (Beta). The dynamic gauge chart is now available to use report metrics and field values to respond dynamically to the displayed business metrics. For example, the gauge chart can display a subtotal of a subsidiary (i.e., For example, the gauge chart can display a subtotal of a subsidiary (i.e.,

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

We make information into data when we explicitly attach it to a question and explicitly or implicitly connect it to an approach for making sense of it. Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis. Information is everything that is coming at us. However, to have data requires intention.

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Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For example, the charts below (also included in the manual) illustrate how complete the data is across different staffing levels and demographic questions. This total excludes organizations that skipped all questions or responded “unknown” or “decline to state” in all cases.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

Here are a few central questions to get you there: What is our association deeply passionate about? You won’t get this time back when the economy is booming and sales are off the charts. Invest now and you’ll save your team time and effort in the long run A few questions to consider include: Where can you automate processes?

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Associations Product Virtual Survey 320

Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., — Opportunity about to be missed Dear Opportunity about to be missed, You’ve actually named the problem in the way you’ve framed your question. Try asking yourself a series of “why” questions to get to the root of what your real problem is.

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M+R

APRIL 27, 2023

The maître d’ has called your name, the table is set, and the napkins are folded up like fancy little swans: it’s time to dig in to a year’s worth of M+R Benchmarks charts, findings, and insights at mrbenchmarks.com ! Is it time to start learning some new dance moves? Sign up for the webinar now.

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Benchmark Studies Social Media Chart 98

Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As this year’s mid-term elections come to a close, people continue to have questions about the social sector’s efforts to strengthen the U.S. The website is a publicly available, interactive resource that showcases how funding flows for U.S. democracy-related issues from 2011 onward.

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Fund Data Tools Free 98

Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

foundations in a given year (see chart below). 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. Still have questions about the Foundation 1000? private and community foundations.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

From Chart Organizers to Dashboards, you’ll leave with practical ways you can automate and simplify your fund accounting. Part 3 will highlight the top 10 reasons to move to Web View and address standard questions about migration. They need information that helps them make data-driven decisions.

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Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 83

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Avoid any discussion of ideas or questions, as these stop the flow of ideas. The ideas can be captured on a flip chart or participants can write them down on sticky notes and post them on a wall. Asking the Right Brainstorming Question or Problem Framing is Secret to Success. ” questions. Free-wheeling.

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Facilitation Work Chart Technique 106

Donor Search

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With charts, graphs, and images, dashboards summarize essential information about the strength of your fundraising efforts and your prospect pipeline. QUESTION: How do you discover the best prospects in your prospect pipeline…

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Chart Images Benefit Practice 52

Donor Search

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With charts, graphs, and images, dashboards summarize essential information about the strength of your fundraising efforts and your prospect pipeline. QUESTION: How do you discover the best prospects in your prospect pipeline…

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Chart Images Benefit Practice 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2021

If you’re looking to dispel any nervousness about your tech options, check out our Tech Setup Guide for Virtual Fundraising Events , where we break it all down for you into simple, easy-to-use terms and flow charts. 4) Online Registration for Virtual Events Has Many Benefits. 6) Sponsors are Supporting Virtual Events.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 11, 2022

Looking to chart a path forward to successfully and predictably grow your nonprofit in 2022? We’ll be doing a 10 minute Q&A at the end, so come prepared with all your year-end fundraising questions! You need a strong marketing plan to lead the way. This webinar will be recorded and distributed to all registrants.

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Marketing Create Chart Template 73

.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

An organizational chart. Mentors can contact new directors before the meeting to review the agenda, discuss norms for behavior, and answer questions that might be awkward in a more public setting. These are a few of the documents that can be included in online welcome handbooks: Bylaws. Financial statements. Minutes of recent meetings.

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Mentoring Director Associations Professional 221

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

In 2023, we experimented with different types of content like open-ended questions and graphics. You also love a nice chart. Facebook is an interesting one for us. There’s a stable audience, but historically they didn’t engage much. It worked, so we’ll want to keep this new approach. X (Twitter) is not doing so hot.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 11, 2022

The chart below, found on healthdata.org, projects that COVID-19 cases will continue to drop in April and approach endemic levels. Here are a few things questions to ask: How will your organization utilize volunteers moving forward? Implementing volunteer management software can help you address these questions and formulate a plan.

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Volunteer Program United States Case Study 93

M+R

APRIL 27, 2022

Go explore the findings, charts, and analysis at mrbenchmarks.com. . We will also be navigating the points of interest and answering the biggest questions on a special Benchmarks release webinar TODAY from 12:00–1:30PT/3:00–4:30ET. Read time: 2 minutes. We hope you’ll join us for an informative and actually very fun data journey!

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Benchmark Studies PDF Analysis 82

fusionSpan

MARCH 30, 2022

The quality and accuracy of the datasets you’re working with increase when you present them in attractive graphs, charts, shapes, and plots. Tableau will give you the most relevant replies if you just enter a question about your data in natural language. Tableau is the most extensively used data visualization application.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Show donors you’re invested in getting to know them personally by asking questions about their hobbies, families, professions, and connections to your nonprofit’s mission. Keep supporters on the page by: Reducing unnecessary questions. However, asking too many questions increases the chances that supporters will abandon your page.

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Donation Strategy Nonprofit Gift 107

M+R

APRIL 22, 2021

Go explore the findings, charts, and analysis at mrbenchmarks.com. . We will also be reporting the key findings and answering the biggest questions on a special Benchmarks release webinar on April 28 from 1:00–2:30PT/4:00–5:30ET. Thanks for reading— let us know on Twitter if you have any questions. Read time: 2 minutes.

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Benchmark Studies Hunger FAQ 88

NCE Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

’ I’ve come across a great blog entry from Pingdom.com that answers this question in great detail for people in the US who use social media. However, the answer to the aforementioned question is…it depends on the social media being used. How do your constituents fit into this chart?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The chart below shows how the percentage of our data sources shift as more 990 data comes in. However, that doesn’t mean that the data is ready as-is to answer every question about institutional giving. In fact, only a small number of grants are web-scraped from other public sources. Notes: Limited to transactions awarded by U.S.-based

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Use Data to Drive Decisions The fancy graphics and charts that technology makes available aren’t show ponies. It demands the humility to ask questions, to experiment, and to make mistakes and start over again. I can relate to the brand on my own terms. Starbucks is not dictating my behavior.” Stepping up to Association 4.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

See the small group exercises timing charts in this document ). If participants are working through an exercise or set of discussion questions, create a google document with your prompts and include space for taking notes. Here’s some ideas for different questions for virtual icebreakers for nonprofits ).

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question come from a nonprofit leader who wants advice on how to frame monthly gift asks to minimize accounting complications between restricted and unrestricted gifts: . Thanks for this question, and good luck with your mission.

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Gift Lesson Skills Training 84

sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2024

For starters, the Better FAFSA has fewer questions for applicants to complete and uses more modern terminology. National College Attainment Network FSA’s Lookup Charts Better FAFSA FAQ’s At the end of the day, school administrators, families, and students all want the same thing—access to education. What makes the Better FAFSA better?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If you have a goal to bring in an additional $20,000 in unrestricted funding this year, create a chart on your dashboard that shows your progress, so you see it every time you open your fund accounting system. Is your chart of accounts unmanageable? Tip 2: Ask your accounting vendor these five questions.

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Foundation Build Grant Fund 84

M+R

APRIL 29, 2021

Some folks head straight to mrbenchmarks.com , exploring the full data set and following their own path down the rabbit hole of charts and findings. Others prefer a sense of community and the chance to ask questions, and a few hundred of them joined us for a Benchmarks webinar yesterday. .

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Benchmark Hunger Headline FAQ 73

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. Ask yourself some of the following questions. The plan also incorporates a timeline chart depicting when each goal is projected to be completed by. What areas of our work do we need more time for?

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

Create a goal chart to guide your team during this process. You can then visualize these goals on a chart in order to understand their relation to one another. As you discuss your nonprofit’s development plan, ask these team members to provide a list of key questions to determine their perspective.

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Develop Calendar Chart Nonprofit 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

One of my favorite icebreakers in face-to-face workshops is called the Human Chart or SpectraGram created by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. You have a couple of provocative questions related to the topic you will be discussing or training on and have people line up as to whether they agree or disagree. Six Fun Nonprofit Icebreakers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2012

These are a great set of questions to ask as you look over your data. I use survey monkey and grab the visual chart for each question and dumping each chart into its own Powerpoint slide. You have to slow down to create the charts and you really how to think about the “show step.” Map the data.

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Data Chart PowerPoint Slides 97

Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Much like a developing human, our data collections have gotten bigger over time (see chart below), undergone developmental changes, and experienced the associated growing pains. Still have questions about incorporating Candid’s data set into your research? And this year, it enters full-fledged adulthood! ii Grantmaking by U.S.

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