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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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Making meaning of Candid’s free demographic data set 

Candid

Today, Candid released our latest research manual, Analyzing Candid’s demographic data. nonprofits currently share some demographic data about their staff and board with Candid. In fact, about 1,000 nonprofits are now adding demographic data to their Candid profiles every month. Over 62,000 U.S. For example, U.S.

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Did nonprofit leadership become more racially diverse after 2020? 

Candid

As the largest source of nonprofit demographic data, at Candid we’re often asked whether this push has resulted in actual change. For this article, we use our archival demographic data to examine i whether there has been an increase in racial diversity among nonprofit leaders between 2020 and 2023. The answer is…yes and no.

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[Free Webinar] The Top 5 Benefits of Adopting a CRM System at Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The effective accounting, donor management, and data analysis of donor activity has become essential as nonprofits have embraced online fundraising, virtual events, and fundraising on social media in recent years. Implementing a CRM system can: Establish one system of record for all data.

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Integration: The Ultimate Solution for Nonprofit Data Silos

sgEngage

Many nonprofits struggle to maximize their data usage. In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. So, how do healthcare organizations overcome these data silos?

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Surveys: Collect and Act on Your Data in 2021 and Beyond

Nucleus

With the number of data collection tools available on the internet for little or no cost, it’s tempting to inundate members with surveys about everything from the color of the annual meeting theme to crucial issues like dues increases or social issues. Does some or all of our desired data already exist anywhere within the organization?

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Come join Benchmarks 2022! Help us map the whole year in data.

M+R

The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a wide-ranging exploration of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. Participation primarily involves collecting and coding a big stack of data, which our analytics team will combine (anonymously!) And we provide analysis that helps put all of that into context and guide decision-making.