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Telling a compelling story: Communicating program impact in a grant proposal

Candid

Often, the reason a foundation declines a grant has nothing to do with you. Funders seek a return on investment With so many applicants and limited funding to go around, foundations view a grant as an investment. One or two metrics that explicitly demonstrate your program impact are worth more than a dozen semi-relevant ones.

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Let Data Drive Your Decisions

Bloomerang

An example of a KPI could be the number of surveys completed after an event. This is a measurable number that could be adapted if the survey needed to be given in different formats. Unsurprisingly, most organizations collect data through forms, questionnaires, surveys, databases, and customer relationship management systems.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

sgEngage

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Learn more: Using Data to Make Annual Giving Work for You Measuring Outcomes Outcome metrics are powerful, necessary tools for demonstrating transparency and accountability.

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Why practicing data hygiene can benefit your association staff and members

Nimble AMS

According to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study, over half of association professionals say investing in business intelligence and data analytics is a top priority, yet only one-third would rate their organization’s data as excellent or very good. What is the state of your association’s data? Use the best tools.

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Program Management Statistics: 12 Stats and How to Use Them

Get Fully Funded

By collecting essential metrics as part of your program management process, you’ll be able to use this information to: Identify program gaps and areas of need. Using predefined metrics can be incredibly valuable for determining how well your nonprofit has been meeting the needs of your constituents and where you can adjust for greater impact.

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Supporting a Nonprofit Business Plan: A Leader’s Guide to Guiding Your Board

Neon CRM

Now, let’s say that, during a proposed budget review, you notice that the board has cut funding for a top-rated yearly educational program with your constituents. Surveys can be a great tool for this. You can provide a few different metrics to show the program’s impact to your board. 1-5) or as a percentage.

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Who is sharing nonprofit demographic data with Candid? 

Candid

Given these results, we can say that organizations working in all subject areas are sharing demographic data with Candid but that there are discrepancies in demographic data sharing rates across these various subjects. iv In comparison, the sharing rate for all other staffing levels is below 60%. Source: Candid, 2023.