The NonProfit Times

MAY 16, 2024

Data and insights in the report were obtained from Benevity’s client base of nearly 1,000 companies and from survey responses provided by more than 400 corporate philanthropy leaders. The demand for trustworthy and standardized data that supports these efforts will dominate the space for at least the next three to five years, Khosla said.

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Achieve

MARCH 10, 2021

As an organization, you must reflect the value of transparency in every decision you make. Having a transparent, user-friendly nonprofit payment processor reflects well on your nonprofit brands. Each step of the donation process should reflect authenticity to your donors to establish rapport. Millennial donors.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Your donor database is only as good as the data you put into it. As with every other industry today, nonprofits are especially dependent on good data to be successful. And donor data is at the top of the critical care list. And donor data is at the top of the critical care list. What is poor data really costing you?

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Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you’ve been waiting for an invitation to the data conversation, this is it. Whether you’re a nonprofit, funder, or a consortium of both, fundamental questions are surfacing about social sector data that merit your attention. Is social sector data a type of public good? Shahar Brukner, CEO, impala .

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Since 2014, Candid has been collecting demographic data about the people who work at U.S. To date, over 54,000 organizations have shared some data about how their staff and/or board identify by race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability status. Demographic data sharing varies by nonprofit subject category.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This data powers tools like Candid’s Foundation Directory , allowing users to see who’s giving what, where, and to whom.

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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. To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data. foundations’ giving.

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Candid

JULY 11, 2023

This campaign encourages the use of a centralized system for nonprofit demographic data accessed through the Candid profile, with an intentional goal of helping connect funders with underfunded organizations without creating extra burdens on those nonprofits’ time. Strong relationships are essential to effective grantmaking.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Note: See all the Best Nonprofits To Work For stories in the 4/1 digital edition … [link] ** There are some surprises in the data from 2023 for this year’s The NonProfit Times ’ “Best Nonprofits To Work For.” There is a curiosity when looking at historical data — a period covering the calendar years 2019-2023.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

It’s that time when we reflect on our work over the past year and set goals for the new one. We get it, who doesn’t love data presented in a nice visual format? But our data doesn’t lie—you love them! And it’s no different for social media managers. You also love a nice chart. Current trends would say those aren’t really “in.”

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 23, 2024

The value is estimated from data collected in 2023, the figure illustrates the valuable and significant contributions volunteers make every day to support our communities and nation. The value of a volunteer hour in the United States during 2023 was $33.49, up $4.95 It’s a 5.3% increase from 2022. The post A Volunteer Hour In U.S.

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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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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 13, 2023

Both for-profit and nonprofit organizations alike collect many different types of data each day. For nonprofits, this might include donor data like the email address, name, address, and giving level of a donor who just signed up to receive your newsletter. Use data management software.

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Kindful

MARCH 25, 2021

No matter the strategy, the best way to optimize your donor communication processes is to leverage donor data. Your donor data should play a key role in your communication strategy, helping you create targeted content and personal experiences for recipients. You’ll be exploring: What type of donor data should you collect?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Last week I participate on a panel on “ Data Visualization for Nonprofits: A Picture Is Better Than A 1,000 Words ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. The day of the panel, I published a blog post that shared our slides, wiki, and resources. Click Thru to See Larger Image.

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Let’s face it … there is a direct relationship between the number of fundraising software systems we are using and the data problems we are creating for ourselves. More fundraising software = more data headaches. Second, nonprofits are not littered with technology experts and data scientists. There’s a lot.

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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. I started with working on getting enough sleep each night.

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Candid

MAY 16, 2024

Here are some of the highlights: Sector leadership does not reflect the diversity of the nonprofit sector The nonprofit sector is racially diverse, but the leadership ranks are not. Majority BIPOC-led nonprofits have smaller revenues Nearly 18,000 of the nonprofits in this data set have a sole CEO/ED and majority racial leadership—i.e.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference. The culmination of these two and half very intense days was an Idea Accelerator Lab. Overnight Reflection.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data. The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. Your team can decide which data points and KPIs matter most to your strategy and your mission.

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Givinga

APRIL 20, 2021

The decrease in average DAF size along with the increase in the number of DAFs is of critical importance to us and the companies that use our technology, as this data reinforces the fact that companies have the ability to invite their employees and customers to make a collective impact for the causes they support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned. There is also an opportunity to weave in analysis of your data from surveys and incorporate storytelling with your data. In other words, how to scale reflective practice in age of connectedness? Does your organization encourage staff to use reflective practice?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Peter Campbell of Legal Services Corporation shares his biggest data fail, and what he'd do differently now. Note: names and dates have been omitted to protect the innocent. Julia Smith. Education Manager. read more'

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

If a friend or family member donates to an organization, starts or shepherds a campaign, or shares an appeal for support, data has shown that we are more likely to listen and even take action – we trust our friends and family and listen to what they say more than just ads or mass-messages.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 14, 2024

Blackbaud has now settled with all 50 states and the District of Columbia regarding the May 2020 data breach which has cost the firm millions in legal costs and fines. Blackbaud’s failure to implement reasonable data security led to a data breach in 2020. million members, reflecting the number of records compromised.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 17, 2011

However, we worry that crowdsourced data are not a good data source for doing statistics or finding patterns. An analysis team from European Commission's Joint Research Center analyzed the text messages gathered through Ushahidi together with data on damaged buildings collected by the World Bank and the UN from satellite images.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently presented a data migration webinar with host Bloomerang. The topic – “10 Decisions You Will Face with Any Donor Data Migration” – focused on preparing for your next CRM or data migration while addressing 10 tough decisions nonprofits encounter along the way. 1-2 = 61%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

DALLE , an image generation tool, Vision, an AI-driven image analysis tool, and Advanced Data Analysis provides the ability to upload a CSV file for AI to identify trends, create graphs, and generate reports. Additionally, nonprofits can create their own custom-trained GPT chatbot with their custom data.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

T]he Commission is concerned, given the current state of affairs, that the Postal Service’s proposal does not reflect reasoned consideration of the potential widespread effects of its proposal, is not prudent, and is not consistent with the best interests of all stakeholders,” according to the PRC approval order.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

One of the questions I was asked, ”Why Data Informed? Why Not Data-Driven?” ” Being data-informed is something very different from a data-driven culture. The term “data-driven” has been used to describe organizations that rely solely on cold hard data to make decisions.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

A very clear point that the data use section of the guide makes involves data for nonprofits — ownership, control, location, privacy, and accessibility. This section calls to attention that nonprofits, as an ecosystem, require broad agency over their data to best serve their constituents. This is genuinely a good thing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Two poster boys of nonprofit data sanity: Bob Penna (l) and Steve Pratt (r). This has given me a lot of opportunities to reflect on how difficult it can be for people whose expertise lies elsewhere to orient themselves to data governance. Steve Pratt ‘s blog article “ Drowning in Data ?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

But it is also a quiet time of year and a good time to catch up on reading. Also, if you are looking for a last minute gift for the nonprofit networking and data nerd in your life, here’s some book recommendations. This book is how to create a data-informed culture in your organization that values outcome based measurement.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2021

Here’s why the data privacy conversation is about more than just keeping our messages confidential, and why IJM’s work — and the protection of millions of vulnerable children around the world — depends on governments and tech companies getting it right. In 2019, NCMEC reflected on “ explosive growth ” in CyberTipline reporting, with 18.4

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Your application should reflect an awareness of these changes, otherwise you might come across as indifferent to the shifts in society and the sector. Your questions should also reflect your values as a funder. would those questions reflect that funder’s value of equal access? Take it out. Streamline your process!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

software, business intelligence, data storage, financial reporting) to ensure they can operate smoothly. Now that we’ve done our audit (at least until next year), I’m taking a moment to reflect on key takeaways from our compliance initiative that all nonprofits can benefit from.

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