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Collecting demographic data: Nonprofits value transparency but need support

Candid

Candid began collecting demographic data from nonprofit organizations in July 2019, encouraging them to share information on their leadership, staff, and board members on their nonprofit profiles. Among organizations that did not share demographic data, 65% were unaware that this section of their profile was incomplete.

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Demographics via Candid: Building a movement to promote equity in the social sector

Candid

A lack of standardized demographic data not only hinders our collective work to create a more equitable sector; it also requires nonprofits to take time away from their mission-driven work to respond to disparate requests by funders for this information.

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Black leadership and Black experiences in the social sector

Candid

One of our major research initiatives over the last two years has focused on Black experiences and Black leadership. Still more striking, we discovered that the average Ivy League school received 178 times more funding than the average HBCU. And do factors such as board demographics or Black population served play a role?

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The Use of AI in Fundraising: Maximizing Donations with Data-Driven Asks

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Artificial intelligence is also changing how we personalize donor experiences and maximize donations. It does this by finding the best timing, messaging, and asking amounts for each donor. They can also improve the donor experience. It considers factors like giving history, demographic data, and communication preferences.

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3 Key Findings from the 2021 Giving Experience Study

sgEngage

In the 2021 Giving Experience S tudy , OneCause made several discoveries that will help your nonprofit make data-driven decisions to help strengthen your year-end campaigns. . In this article, we’ll explore three key findings from the Giving Experience Study and explain what they mean for your nonprofit, including: .

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Fewer restrictions, greater impact: How Candid shifted to unrestricted support 

Candid

But at times, taking on these projects prevented us from focusing on how we could create broader value for the sector as a whole. Not only do we hear this time and time again from the nonprofits we serve, our own experience bears it out. At Candid, we couldn’t agree more.

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Member Retention Strategies For Professional Associations

Association Analytics

Standardize retention calculation: It’s difficult to tell how strong your member base is at any given time if there’s no standardized method for counting it. You should segment your membership by the metrics that matter most to you, such as demographics, tenure, behavior, at-risk status, periods of time and more.

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