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What We Talk About When Talk About Open Data

Tech Soup

We talk a lot about data at Idealware, and we're not alone — it's a nonprofit buzzword that's showing no sign of fading. More and more organizations are embracing the idea that collecting and measuring data and acting on what they learn from it can improve their work and better their services. Here in the U.S.,

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Insights That Will Drive Your Year-End Giving

NonProfit Hub

67% of the younger half of Gen X, also called Xennials or the Oregon Trail generation, plan to give more in the remainder of the year. Historic trends in the shrinking number of households that give have heightened a need for good stewardship. Lastly, stay on top of your data. Xennials plan to give more. Watch your KPIs.

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

" Flickr Photo Download: Twitter trending topics - Anatomy of a hashtag as trending topic from Meg Pickard on Flickr. If you like charts for understanding trending and relationships, this is a great one! There have been efforts across the field to gather data about the impact and outlook for nonprofits and funders alike.

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Things We Like (March 2015)

NTEN

Amy Sample Ward was also one of 16 nonprofit experts to round up innovative fundraising trends in this new era of philanthropy. Here’s an innovative trend we’d love to see in a new era of fashion: making textiles from bananas and pineapples. How about this graphic novel version on big data by Al Jazeera America?

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NetSquared Community Events: Get Safer Online

Tech Soup

Huddle up with your nonprofit technology colleagues at a NetSquared meetup to keep warm and learn about the latest trends in nonprofit technology. Portland, Oregon: Being Mindful on the Web: Protecting Yourself and Your Organization. Toronto, Ontario: Sharing Data and Open Data for Nonprofit Organizations — Beginners Workshop.

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NetSquared Celebrates Progress and Looks Forward to 2015

Tech Soup

We have scheduled our next theme month, on open data , for February and will gather the U.S. Portland, Oregon: Website Accessibility 101. 9: Photo Trends and Evolution. Toronto, Ontario: Nonprofit Tech and Design Trends for 2015. We also distributed a simple 12-step guide in English , French , and Spanish. NPTech Social.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Sweet Briar, Virginia: Website Trends and Best Practices. Portland, Oregon: NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Buffalo, New York: Essential Data Management.