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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

The new report, based on both quantitative and qualitative research, is the most comprehensive analysis of institutional philanthropy to HBCUs. Because of this, general operating support is seen as a measure of funder trust in grantee organizations. By comparison, funding to HBCUs averaged $61 million from 2015 through 2019.

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What we know about MacKenzie Scott’s 2020 grants

Candid

In a recent analysis , we looked at the characteristics of the December cohort, which totaled $4.2 Her grantmaking in 2020 appears to follow a regular pattern of proportionality—perhaps a “power law distribution,” a mathematical pattern found across natural and socioeconomic systems where one quantity varies as a power of another.

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Member Round Up: Numbers and Nominations!

NTEN

Socio-economic variables can be extracted from the ACS directly into a Shapefile for mapping or other forms of analysis and modeling. Matt encourages nonprofits to embrace this cultural shift, remarking that, "Influence, measured by digital and social media data, will be a new currency for the 21st century".

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Cyber Security 101: Basics for Nonprofits

sgEngage

New employees are always more than eager to help They don’t know what they don’t know They are unfamiliar with fellow employees’ names They often are not well-versed in company policies and procedures Therefore, an eager-to-assist employee is often an easy win for a cyber criminal: “Hey, this is John in accounting. Welcome to the team!

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Donor Management: The Ultimate Guide

Neon CRM

It also involves careful analysis and upkeep of your donors’ data. Identifying potential donors involves research and analysis that highlights individuals or entities that share the same values and interests as the organization. But you can use metrics and A/B testing to measure how your emails are performing.

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International Organizations and Social Media: News, Engagement, and Social Data for Policy Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. It’s also allowed them to find a new audience that are not as familiar with their policy issues. But they balance news with engagement.

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Discover Your Leader Grade

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Friday, October 8, 2010 Discover Your Leader Grade If you need a tool to measure your leadership skills, check out LeaderGrade , by Quantum Workplace, which measures your leadership influence by asking your peers and followers to rate your leadership skills. Also free is a summary analysis of your results.