Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

Just as you’ve finally settled into the shift from Universal Analytics (UA) to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and started to get a handle on its new metrics, Google has yet another deadline for organizations to meet. On July 1, 2024, Google will permanently remove access to all Universal Analytics data.

Analytics 51

Analytics University Data API 51

Candid

MAY 9, 2023

For every $100 foundations give to an Ivy League school, how many dollars do you think foundations give to a historically Black college and university (HBCU)? Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities.

Philanthropy 130

Philanthropy Comparison Student Grant 130

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

All Form 990s had been released as TIFF image files making it both time-consuming and expensive to extract useful data from them. As a result of these efforts, coupled with legal actions, in 2019, the IRS began mandating the electronic filing of all 990s as open data. They are currently in the process of delivering on this goal.

Communication 95

Communication Oregon Grant Portland 95

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Even a quick scan of the form fields above will reveal that much of this information is available from any public repository of 990 forms filed annually by US nonprofits. You can find Robinson's scripts used in this analysis here. Total Number of Paid Staff. Research funding.

Grant 97

Grant Analysis Application Contact 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

million registered tax-exempt organizations file a version of the “Form 990” with the IRS and state tax authorities. Just as most people have gotten accustomed to sharing large files via a service like Drop Box, it would be simple for the IRS to publish the returns online for anyone to download in bulk for free.

Data 106

Data Impact Files Government 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

When standard metrics are discussed, people easily fall into the "mine is bigger or better than yours" comparisons or "numbers data out of context thinking." You typed in a URL and a file with text and links (and later pictures and video) would be delivered. It has established a universal way to measure web sites.

Metrics 56

Metrics Social Media Media ROI 56