Candid

JULY 27, 2022

When a crisis occurs—whether it’s the war in Ukraine or the COVID-19 pandemic—people seek up-to-date information. With breaking news, it takes time for the full picture to emerge. To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data. foundations’ giving.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time. . We focused on two main goals in making this expanded data and information on Candid’s racial equity page freely available. and add them to the racial equity funding map. a major part of the?recent

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You need data collection and data structure skills, not just a data entry person—someone who knows how your organization operates and the best ways for information to be delivered. Name a point of contact who sees the big picture. Start now gathering the information you will need.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Identify What You Need Short-Term By reviewing and documenting your processes, you now have a clear picture of your non-negotiables for a new grant management system. As you are planning your move to a new system, think through what information you would like to have that you aren’t getting now.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

An effective event registration page can also help you collect the right information from attendees to further your connection with your supporters. While asking attendees about seating and contact information, include fields for attendees to sign up for volunteer opportunities or subscribe to your newsletter.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recently attended the US launch event for Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API). It’s a way of interacting with other people, other places, and other times from anywhere you are.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

Start With the Basics: Platform, Domain Name, and Site Map The first thing you need to do in building your non-profit website is choose a platform. Next, you need a site map. This is a map that lays out the pages your site needs. When you think about your site map, think about your audience. Keep it simple.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many organizations struggle with mistrust of their donor data due to inconsistencies, migrations, and information flowing from multiple platforms. Missing the Big Picture: The database coding is set-up for one-off events, reports, or initiatives rather than considering the long-term strategy. Step 3: Map out the Data.

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Candid

JUNE 2, 2021

Inherent in that call to action is an implicit recognition that working together as a field of millions of disparate actors requires the right information to realize our potential to make the world a better place. . The social sector’s information landscape is changing.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Test your current site: Use online or onsite usability testing to learn what information your users look for on your website and how easy it is for them to find it. Information Architecture: Everyone accesses information on your website differently. Use this valuable information to plan your content’s future.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Then, pair those motivations with demographic descriptors to paint a more detailed picture of the audience your direct mail fundraising efforts will target. After the event, leverage attendees’ contact information by engaging them with your direct mail campaign. Gathering missed connection insights.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Because of this, they aren’t incentivized to talk to each other, which makes it difficult to see the full picture and make decisions quickly. Digging into each analytics platform individually to pull your information to try to tell a cohesive story can be frustrating.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Improving Business Process with Process Maps : Is it really an improvement if you can’t measure the impact? They need information that helps them make data-driven decisions. Total Web Solution : We know everyone wants more information on the move to the Total Web Solution.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Understanding the goals and objectives, and the potential data that could serve these goals, Forum One helped develop a system to aggregate payroll and advancement data from employers, then map it to internal data attached to members who had matriculated through the professional development program. Then the tools can be tuned.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

A recent analysis of Candid’s Foundation Maps data by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy ( AAPIP ) found that between 2014 and 2018, approximately 0.2 The reality is we do not have enough information to say whether this shift signals a long-term change or a momentary blip in support of AAPI communities.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Likely, these will also shift throughout the campaign cycle as you gain a clearer picture of available resources. Instead of trying to recruit people who are brand new to your mission, it’s often more efficient and successful to rely on existing relationships when mapping your advocacy campaign. What policies have they opposed?

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Forum One

APRIL 27, 2021

The purpose of a content strategy is to map out the goals for your website and the content that will help achieve the messaging for each section. Your content strategy should be used to inform content creation and migration planning, wireframing, and placement of content in the design and development stages.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

McKinsey recommends “ straightforward feedback [to] serve as a road map ” so that Gen Z will not only improve performance but also envision themselves as the future of the company as they – and the company – grow. Especially with the increase in hybrid work, the opportunities to see and comment on work informally are more limited.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

My Ocean , is a niche social network of more than 9000 divers and this guest post by Darren Barefoot describes some powerful outcomes for ocean conservation by bringing together several strategies: niche social network, crowdsourced data mapping, and deep engagement. For decades, scuba divers have been cleaning waterways. million divers.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

You can start by sharing information and agreeing to work on something for a few short weeks or months. While some work in formal partnerships, many more engage in informal ones where they align funding or work on a project together for a limited time. Advantages of Informal Collaborations .

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

We covered how to do Community Mapping (identifying the segments and goals of the community), Content Mapping (creating a plan for which content goes where, and why), and Data Tracking (pulling all the numbers together). Community Mapping. >> Content Mapping. >> Presentation. YOU can do it! Step 2: Goals.

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Metrics Community Map Template 219

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Extra information is available further down the page, but they encourage action right away instead of trying to educate. If you have a plan for where those announcements go, what they look like, and what kind of information they include, it will be easier to respond to last-minute changes (or, dare I say, “pivot”). 3) Start Early.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

In this picture of the bathroom (complete with a bathtub brimming full of mud) you can clearly see how high the water level was. Douglas Zimmerman VisionLink www.visionlink.org (Note, you can learn more from our disaster maps at boulderflood2013.communityos.org True Flash Floods.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2009

This means time spent translating my thoughts into both words and pictures that convey the meaning in the best, clearest, and most persuasive way. I have noticed that, personally, I respond better to the presentations that rely more on the pictures than the words. Information Aesthetics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

People and Connections Map : Helps you map your network. This informative post, “ Beyond the Toolkit ” assembles a curated list of existing tool kits. Tell stories and make maps. Look at both the detail and the big picture. Evidence Planning: Helps define outcomes for a project.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

I was recently able to get some advice from Bok Tower Gardens’ Martin Corbin on how they manage such a successful social media strategy: Pictures are worth a 1,000 words. Be vocal and encourage visitors to check-in at your property with reminders on welcome signs, maps and brochures. Asking never hurt. Point 4 above is crucial.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It should be seamless, informative and efficient, allowing you to glean new insights from your members, offer them better resources and speed up everyday operations. One of the most valuable parts of an AMS or other data-gathering program is the ability to collect and analyze information from your association’s members.

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Associations Professional Software Tools 141

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. But don’t forget to craft a vision statement, too, that lays a vivid picture of the future you aim to create. That strategy will be constantly evolving and adapting to new facts and circumstances.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Data reports and personal snapshots are often generated separately, then placed side-by-side with the hope that the juxtaposition of hard metrics with an emotional picture and blurb will resonate with a wide range of people. In June, Tides partnered with Rhiza on a data mapping pilot using their Insight software. and "to what ends?"

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Be as we have seen in events around the world, the revolution will be tweeted, photographed, mapped and posted to our status. Over the past few years, the use of social technologies during disaster response has become a central component to news and information delivery. “The revolution will not be televised.” Online Homebase.

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Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

How to glean insights: Having the data is one thing, but knowing what insights to pull with confidence that it is the right picture is quite another. This is likely a combination of detailed information about what is or isn’t working particularly well, and a higher-level overview of your activities.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture. This method makes complex concepts easier for your stakeholders to understand and makes it easier to have more informed discussions on the next steps your organization should take. Be intimate with your data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here. Information flows. It is really a technique to understand relationships. One of the first social networking analysis map was created by Jacob Moreno.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But what Google Analytics — and GA4 in particular — brings to the table is an extra layer of information. These insights can give you a clear picture of what parts of your website — pages, images, forms, buttons — are working to drive conversions and which ones need some help. Where did the donor come from? What pages did they visit?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Since then, it has since logged, mapped, and tracked more than 14,000 reports of petrochemical pollution. It puts one type of data on a map.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On the morning of July 7th, a page was created for the events taking place in central London and as both television news and personal witnesses revealed more information the page content grew – by the minute. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Indirect Content.

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