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Information: The Better Half of IT

sgEngage

And looking forwards through data modeling allows you to make predictions about the future. They are like a compass that uses historical data as one point and forward-looking data modeling as another point to determine your direction and set your course of action. Looking backwards at historical data helps you answer that question.

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Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries

VQ Strategies

The assessments reveal some undeniable benefits to these structures, including volunteers with profound pride in the historical contributions by these entities, remarkable dedication of council leaders, sincere interest in recruiting new volunteers, and a deep passion for the organization’s mission. Mapping the Change.

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Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Systems Mapping for Non-Profits - Part 1

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

See larger image here: Map from: Waddell, Steve. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building. One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques.

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Blackbaud Discontinued Crystal Reports – Now What?

Cloud 4 Good

Some options for visualization include classic bar, line, and pie charts, as well as spatial maps, density or scatter plots, Gantt charts, bubble charts, and treemaps. This level of commitment starts at the top but also needs to be rooted in the organization’s structure. .

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Notes on Structure Lab: Legal and Financial Models for Social Entrepeneurship

Museum 2.0

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. Like many people in the arts, I'm interested in new models that help people combine mission-driven work with an entrepreneurial spirit.

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Navigating Your Upgrade from Drupal 7

Forum One

Each content migration method comes with pros and cons, and provides more or less opportunity to make changes to your site’s structure. Important to note: this automated method preserves the content types and field configurations exactly as you have them in Drupal 7, so you cannot make content model updates.

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Association Strategies: 7 Best Practices for Your Nonprofit in 2024

Neon CRM

7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. Operations & Leadership Programs Nonprofit Membership Models: The What, Why, and How 10 min read Read Now 3. Start by outlining your organizational structures. Don’t stop there!