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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

Association Analytics

Solution : Solve this challenge by creating a data capture policy. It can be a challenge to get everyone on board with one language when things have been done differently in the past. Different words can have different meanings depending on the person, and not everyone will be fluent in the same jargon or technical language.

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Thursday Thoughts: attracting passionate nonprofit advocates

EveryAction

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. You need to activate your base and to move the needle on your issue.

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The Fresh, New Approach For How Governmental Leaders Achieve Unparalleled Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Kettl share compelling and instructive stories about some of today’s most successful bridgebuilders—federal state, and local government leaders who transcend boundaries and partner across sectors, to achieve success and meet their goals. Make data the language. No one organization can go it alone on most modern issues.

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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

An expert on agricultural economics and spatial analysis, Jerry most recently served as a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC, where he led major projects on food security and climate change issues.

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Don’t Fear Your Dirty Data

Association Analytics

You have identified your data issues and prioritized what data fields to address first. Establish Data Governance Policies: Put a data source inventory in place if you don’t have one. This will help reduce confusion and create a common business language. Put a plan in place for data quality.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Language barriers For those who are not fluent in English, language barriers can create additional challenges and make it difficult to access certain opportunities and succeed in certain fields.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

For issues with this, check out Vu Le’s 2015 post “ Weaponized data: How the obsession with data has been hurting marginalized communities.” Participatory evaluation is based on the premise that everyone has knowledge; everyone has biases; and the people closest to an issue know the most about it.