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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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In grantmaking, one word makes more eyes glaze over than any other – data. With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge.

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Candid Data for Academics: Go back to school with better data 

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To college students, it might mean the start of a new year of knowledge and self-discovery. For parents, it might mean shopping for supplies and mapping out carpool schedules. At Candid, it means thinking about how we can get more data into the hands of academic researchers for the betterment of the social sector. nonprofits.

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Get Your Small Business on the Map: 5 Digital Marketing Tips

Nonprofits Source

Whether you own a pet-care business , bookstore, or flower shop, these five tips will help put your small business on the digital map. Start by digging into your customer data to better understand who they are. The post Get Your Small Business on the Map: 5 Digital Marketing Tips appeared first on Nonprofits Source.

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Feel the Heat: Great Tools for Mapping Website Interactions

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Well, if you have, then it’s time to check out heat-mapping, programs that help you gain insights into user interactions such as where on your site they click, what specific areas they explore more than others and generally how they use your site for their purposes.

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Culture, Community, and Technology—A Successful 2022 Convergence

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This format uses informal conversations to explore key questions and weave thoughts and ideas into a collective tapestry of knowledge. She explained how the organization used data to realign its vision and create authentic human connections and a highly personal experience for every member. Growing Together.

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Better Data, Better Decisions, Better World

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At a conference packed with grants managers, talk of data and data systems were abundant and layered. Data governs almost every aspect of our individual lives and plays a significant role in our field. And it's clear that now is the time for philanthropy to step up and collectively be more data-driven.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over. Use Data as a Connector Integrated planning isn’t a one-time event. Data is an important connector. What is the future that we want to avoid?