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Making meaning of Candid’s free demographic data set 

Candid

In fact, about 1,000 nonprofits are now adding demographic data to their Candid profiles every month. The data set is a goldmine for researchers and evaluators interested in better understanding the demographics of the nonprofit sector. nonprofits voluntarily share demographic data through their profile. For example, U.S.

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Asking For A Legacy Gift: 10 Practical Steps To Get Started

Bloomerang

I usually start my research with the board, volunteers, and staff members of the nonprofit to see if any of them meet the profile for a legacy gift. Profiling donors ready to make a planned gift is not an exact science, but we can identify certain characteristics and indicators that may suggest a prospect’s readiness.

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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the themes that bubbled up was the role of ambient data from social media channels and I agreed to lead a discussion on: How useful is this data for foundations? I got to facilitate a deep dive with a dozen folks and here are the takeaways from the discussion. We discussed some of the social media monitoring tools.

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Four Resources Nonprofits Should Check Out

Care2

For example, one of the case studies that Amy Sample Ward and I profiled in the mobile section of our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere was about “Missed Calls” as an organizing strategy. They share best practices in online campaigning as well as concrete data and analysis from their A/B testing.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

The nonprofit technology community is a robust knowledge sharing network widely dispersed across many blogs, tweets, discussion boards, Facebook walls, etc. See Amy Sample Ward's materials on Community Driven Social Impact for more details on strategically planning online communities.). Some are successful, but messy. rating items.

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New on SSIR: Give Permission to Peer Influence

Amy Sample Ward

The evaluation and recognition of peer influence, something that is not only prevalent but inherent in social media, is something that help empower and sustain your communities AND increase your staff capacity. Let’s discuss! First, let’s talk about permission.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to an email from Ben Rattray, Change.Org founder, "This is not at all meant as a replacement for the profiles organizations have on MySpace and Facebook, which I think are great for reaching younger supporters. Amy Sample Ward has an interesting take on adoption issues as related to micro-media tools. What do you think?