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. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year.

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Foundation Build Grant Fund 87

Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

PEAK Grantmaking’s “Reimagining Philanthropy” conference in March exploring these themes was a fitting setting for a session Candid organized about advancing systems change via data collaboration at scale. As a grantmaking public charity, United Way of Massachusetts Bay is both a fundraiser and a grantmaker with a place-based focus.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8 My many years of experience collecting and analyzing data as an evaluator naturally lead me to ask: What has been the measurable impact of this important shift? The best way to answer these questions is to measure and analyze consistent data.

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Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

Candid

JULY 27, 2022

As the largest source of data on philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, Candid fields many of these questions. . It takes more than two years to collect comprehensive data about U.S. foundations’ giving. To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

By better understanding the demographic profile of those organizations that are—and are not—receiving funding, we can more closely track if they are representative of the communities they serve and whether they are getting the support they need to deliver on their missions. Introducing Demographics via Candid.

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Demographics Fund Practice Data 111

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. We’ll cover: What is a Nonprofit Data Warehouse?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 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. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year.

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Foundation Build Fund Review 84

Candid

AUGUST 25, 2021

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is making a bold and public move to use Candid’s GuideStar profile and demographic survey to track data from grant applicants and recipients. Brad: Nancy, what a pleasure to talk with you today about this groundbreaking partnership between the Packard Foundation and Candid.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

Leverage donor data, segmentation, and targeted communications to identify these leads and direct them to your moves management team. Data will help your nonprofit qualify major donor prospects. Determine this using data like net worth, real estate ownership, stock holdings, and more. Segment and prioritize your donors.

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Gift Marketing Data Strategy 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Nonprofits have assets but instead of owners having equity in the balance sheet, net assets are tracked for a nonprofit. and experience to bridge the gap between tracking?the track commitments and encumbrances while?supporting?the?user’s?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of nonprofit organizations, the ability to harness data for informed decision-making is more critical than ever. Whether you’re implementing a new CRM or looking to refamiliarize your staff with an existing system, these insights will help you pursue your data-driven endeavors.

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Training Train Team Data 52

Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Understanding why these members engage more — or digging into data around less engaged members — will help you to determine how to build effective membership retention strategies. Armed with this data, you can do more of what’s working or focus your attention on new tactics that might boost engagement.

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Retention Associations Professional Strategy 169

EveryAction

JUNE 19, 2017

Many nonprofits receive anywhere from 10-90% of their revenue from foundation grants. These contributions are typically high dollar grant awards that come from foundations, corporations, or the government. Here's how it works: Grant Management plans consist of three main sections: Grant Proposal, Award, and Grant Details.

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Kindful

MARCH 25, 2021

Personalized and valuable communication is what builds relationships, and long-lasting donor relationships are what set the foundation for nonprofit growth. No matter the strategy, the best way to optimize your donor communication processes is to leverage donor data. You’ll be exploring: What type of donor data should you collect?

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Communication Donor Data Guide 98

sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

Experience with grant monitoring and required expense tracking for grants is a plus. Once the right staff members are in place, they become the foundation for building solid financial systems and play a central role in maintaining a secure internal control environment. It involves management and the board, as well.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s been proven time after time that data-driven strategy creates the most successful fundraising results. The challenge can be in knowing which nonprofit data to prioritize, along with how to evaluate it and use it to make improvements. What do we mean by “data?”. What can data help your nonprofit achieve?

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Data Metrics Nonprofit Analysis 69

Association Analytics

MAY 20, 2024

Data is key to optimizing non-dues revenue Data plays a pivotal role in driving success for associations, particularly when it comes to non-dues revenue generation. Creating Data Products – One area with significant untapped potential for associations is the creation of data products.

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Associations Poll Industry Stream 169

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Some of the most effective online fundraising strategies happen when you dig into your organisation’s data and understand who your donors are, and how they came across to you. . Data should inform and optimise your fundraising strategy , and attribution is a simple technique you can use to really help you get it right. What are UTM s?

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Neon CRM

MAY 10, 2023

There are a million and one data management best practices that nonprofit organizations can follow—but if you actually tried to put a million and one practices to work all at the same time, things would get confusing fast. As a good rule of thumb, remember that the data should always flow toward the nonprofit.

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Practice Data Newsletter Survey 52

.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

Sue” was tapped to head the department because of her knowledge of the current AMS and her passion for, and scrupulous maintenance of, the data. She was so protective of “her” data that she had trouble inviting anyone who she deemed less knowledgeable into the conversation. “The key to leadership in the digital age is empathy.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 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. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year.

Foundation 52

Foundation Build Fund Review 52

Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Fortunately, with data, we can better understand members’ behavior and which marketing channel is most effective to reach our members. How are you tracking success? In addition to the tools, a very important piece of successful marketing is Taxonomy & Metadata – the foundation of your marketing. Sales are instant.

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Analytics Marketing Taxonomy Module 169

Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2017

In recent years, we’ve seen a major uptick in organizations across the social good sector looking at data – and how to use data – in new ways. In fact, when I was conducting research for my book Data Driven Nonprofits , I spoke with data champions in a wide variety of organizations across numerous focus areas.

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Foundation Data Measure Dallas 37

sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

But we recognize that data can also be used to do harm. Over the years, we’ve faced various situations in which we’ve had to remove, anonymize, or otherwise modify data to prevent potential harm. In some cases, we’ve made these changes in response to specific requests from funders that have shared grants data with us.

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Lesson Data Afghanistan Grant 82

sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

Even though unrestricted funds don’t have mandates on how they should be spent, tracking and reporting on them is still important for both your donors and for your organization’s financial decision-making. Creating a culture of transparency starts with clear tracking by individual program, fund, or project.

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Fund Chart Grant Report 94

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 10, 2023

While this is true and serves as the foundation of peer-to-peer fundraising (hence the name) there’s another component that needs some attention. We’re talking about data management. So how does data tie into all of this? Are you ready to take a deep dive into these data management strategies? Let’s get started!

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Data Campaign Practice Management 52

Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, keep an eye toward how your internal and external reports can blend data-driven stories of impact. Start with the goals you set yourself Before searching for data, start with your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

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Story Report Data Blended 59

Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

Philanthropic responses to the Turkey and Syria earthquakes Candid has been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake and reporting on major giving by public corporations and foundations. of the total dollar value captured in the first 14 days of data collection. to make the gift.

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Syria Turkey Disaster Pledge 111

Global Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2018

2018 has been a busy year in the data world, especially in the social sector. Here are five themes I’ll be looking out for in the data space next year: 1. Here are five themes I’ll be looking out for in the data space next year: 1. Users will insist on increased ownership and oversight of their data.

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Trend Track Data Organization 52

CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For the past few years, the Fiver Children’s Foundation has used CauseVox to grow their fundraising efforts. In particular, they have a track record of running incredible #GivingTuesday campaigns, exceeding their goal year after year. About The Fiver Children’s Foundation.

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Raise Foundation Story Children 77

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s a strategy that I have been using, testing, and adapting since @NonprofitOrgs first launched on Myspace in 2006 and now there’s an ever-increasing flow of data being released that proves that social and mobile media are, in fact, powerful fundraising tools. Track the number of monthly donations and the total given.

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Track Mobile Media Fundraising 227

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

Understanding data is critically important to success in any business. Unfortunately, data can be boring, even confusing. Many nonprofits don’t know their donor data. If we don’t know our donor data, how can we effectively plan a fundraising appeal? Data degrades. But your organization only knows data.

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Attention Data Donor Retention 157

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

I just published this piece guest blog post over at MarketsforGood about how nonprofit data nerds can use data to set some new goals for 2017 to become healthier – Enjoy. The passion that many nonprofit data nerds feel for our work is a double-edged sword. Is there a magic number?

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Specific ways organizations can get the board on board As you put together your summary for the board, try these specific tactics for illustrating the value of a technology change: Highlight return on investment (ROI) Show the board how the new technology will improve ROI, and lean on data. A roadmap is a pathway to the future state!

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Technology Change Analysis Tech 186

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These tools help keep track of all the people who support the organization, like donors and volunteers. A nonprofit CRM tracks donors, manages email and communication history, and provides comprehensive reporting. It’s about making the most of that data to craft compelling fundraising strategies.

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Community Organization Fundraising Integration 85

Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Learn more Safeguard program and participant data Secure data management Having a secure data environment is imperative.

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Tools Management Los Angeles Demonstration 52

Candid

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Knight Foundation ’s progress and commitment to identify diverse-owned asset managers when investing our endowment. So, in 2020, provided with a list of the top 50 foundations in the field from our partners at Candid, Knight Foundation asked Global Economics Group (GEG) to assess the representation of diverse asset managers among foundations.

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