Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2011

Dashboards are a nonprofit’s best friend because they can be powerful tools in communicating your organization’s important measurement data at a glance. Try avoid fragmenting your data by having to scroll. So think about a series of data that tells the story. What do you need to compare the data to?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Stories, data, and explanations are your tools. Eileen on data: “As the presenter, it’s your job to bring a statistic to life. Give your audience a real-life comparison to your statistic so they can grasp it immediately.”. Every decision you make should be in service to one or more of these three goals.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2013

They’re a simple way to segment your data and get more out of the reports you already use. For example, you can take a chart of average visit duration and segment it into New Visitors and Returning Visitors, and see an interesting comparison on the engagement of your repeat traffic versus new traffic.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This data powers tools like Candid’s Foundation Directory , allowing users to see who’s giving what, where, and to whom.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Are you struggling to turn your data into meaningful insights that can improve your work or tell your organization's story? At Tableau, we want to empower nonprofits to make a difference with their data. That's why we've partnered with TechSoup to offer basic data visualization tips in Beyond the Pie Chart.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 7, 2024

Whether you’re analyzing patient outcomes, tracking academic trends, or gathering insights from donor demographics, data visualization can be a valuable tool for any organization. Let’s explore key data visualization do’s and don’ts to transform your communication and align your team.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

Charity and Technology in the Online Universe This infographic from Mashable and Shane Snow puts social good into better context with donation numbers, growth charts, and some comparisons to its offline counterparts. Includes data from Blackbaud , American Red Cross , MobileMarketer.com , and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Stories, data, and explanations are your tools. Eileen on data: “As the presenter, it’s your job to bring a statistic to life. Give your audience a real-life comparison to your statistic so they can grasp it immediately.”. Every decision you make should be in service to one or more of these three goals.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

We know nonprofits and libraries gather piles of data, from program outcomes to constituent data to fundraising or advocacy campaign results. And you probably struggle to turn that data into meaningful insights that can improve your work or tell your organization's story. Why You Need to Move Beyond the Pie Chart.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2015

Note from Beth: I met Matthew Scharpnick, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Elefint Designs, a strategic design studio that works with good causes, at the Data for Good Conference in Chicago. One area that he works on is data visualization for nonprofits. Five Tips for Nonprofit Data Storytelling by Matthew Scharpnick.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

How to Avoid: Organizations should consider adopting the Unified Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits (UCOA). Neglecting Month-to-Month Financial Comparisons Month-to-month comparisons are crucial for detecting trends, anomalies, and areas of concern in your financial activities.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Use charts to present statistics and financial figures. Your nonprofit impact communication is bound to be filled with statistical data and financial figures. . You can either present it in words or use data visualization to communicate the same information more clearly and effectively. Source: Venngage. Source: Venngage.

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sgEngage

MARCH 28, 2023

Here are five ways you can make sure you are communicating your organization’s financial information in a single, efficient story to help your board make effective data-driven decisions. Understand the story the data is telling and remove the noise. Also be clear about where the data came from.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

Not only is it a mess to get accurate financial reports, you can’t get the data you need for grants which can wipe out your chances of getting grant funding. And going back to retroactively enter data is a huge time-consuming headache. MYTH: Nobody has time to enter data into an Accounting program. Again, big mess.

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2013

We’ve put together a brief description and a comparison chart to help you find the right products. Here is a table that you can refer for comparison: Features. Curious about TechSoup's donated Brocade products, but not sure where to start? 300 series. 7131 series. Network Standards. Wireless medium. DSSS, OFDM.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Benchmarks are helpful, but your data is what matters most. Assuming you’re using Google Analytics*, here are 4 steps you can take: Year-Over-Year Comparison. Setup Google Analytics to do a year-over-year comparison. If you don’t have two years’ worth of data, compare quarters or months. Examine Visits.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

This post is about how we incorporate Google Analytics data into our Design Process. Once we get access to a client’s Google Analytics data, we first establish a timeframe for reporting. Ideally, we’d evaluate the previous year of data to observe patterns in different giving cycles. Methodology. Research Questions. What’s Next.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

Do you remember the chart your teacher had on the bulletin board or hanging right off the front of his/her desk? Whether it is the top score in Pac Man, bonus programs in business, or your 3rd grade teacher’s star chart, achievement systems can be powerful external motivators. By Seth Giammanco, Principal, Minds On Design Lab.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Even using charts and graphs can help a lot. Here you can review a comparison of virtual tools. Shift the focus away from yourself by presenting someone else’s idea, data, or anecdotes. If you’re meeting in person, try to draw simple pictures. They don’t have to be fine art. People think, and dream, visually—not with words.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2017

There are some interesting and insightful trends when you really dig into the data. For a more accurate view of online giving trends , the use of averages has been replaced with medians because significant outliers in that data tends to skew the information. Compare your own online median gift size trends to the chart above.

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 18, 2018

A dimensional chart of accounts structure creates a separate field in your database for each bit of expense information rather than cramming all the information into one account code field. Dimensions also enable your accounting software to run faster by streamlining the chart of accounts. Provide a basis for comparison.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Year over Year Comparison. ” You’ll end up with some pretty well formatted charts and graphs to showcase your findings, too! .” ” You’ll end up with some pretty well formatted charts and graphs to showcase your findings, too! Bookmark it. Share it with colleagues. Group Rebuilding Specifics.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

To help you pick the right one for your organization, we put together a helpful VoIP solution comparison chart of what we offer. Be sure to check out our donor management comparison chart so you can pick the best tool for your organization. TechBridge Salesforce Data Management Assessment. Other Cloud Programs.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

To help you pick the right one for your organization, we put together a helpful VoIP solution comparison chart of what we offer. Be sure to check out our donor management comparison chart so you can pick the best tool for your organization. TechBridge Salesforce Data Management Assessment. Other Cloud Programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

It is a flow chart that calculates business performance taking into account not only whether the company had a profit, but whether that profit was good enough relative to the assets it took to generate it. Over those 80 years, the chart has been polished, refined and so deeply embedded in business thinking. Communicating the results.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 26, 2024

This could include features like customizable reports, real-time tracking, and data visualization tools.  If your goal is to increase employee engagement with compliance training, then you might look for an LMS with gamification features. Compliance Training: A LMS Selection and Implementation Guide GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS -

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Gyrus

AUGUST 26, 2024

This could include features like customizable reports, real-time tracking, and data visualization tools.  If your goal is to increase employee engagement with compliance training, then you might look for an LMS with gamification features. Compliance Training: A LMS Selection and Implementation Guide GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS -

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

Managers and the board were so overwhelmed by the huge amount of information that their eyes tended to glaze over when the data was presented. They found that simply by undertaking an audit and tidying up the organization's data, they were able to tell a compelling story to current and potential funders. The moral of the story?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2017

Predictive Modeling uses “big data” to help predict the future. It’s the data-driven, more reliable version of a crystal ball. Total expected fundraising = today’s fundraising / % from chart based on # of days out. The most accurate predictor of your event is your own historical event data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

So, here's a comparison between last year and this year and another opportunity to consider improvements. It is not useful to know how many posts you write on a monthly, weekly or daily basis or the number of the words for comparisons either. What metrics or qualitative or quantitative data do you use to measure them?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. On one of the pages, amid all the charts on who volunteers and what they do, is a big banner depicting the following result: "33 percent of Arizona adults volunteered in 2008." One in three. But is it right?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

As a point of comparison, the U.S. The data shows that both digital immigrant and digital native donors have embraced the multichannel wonderland. There is perhaps no more telling data point than this: online donors 65-years and older have the highest retention rate. It’s in our org charts. of total fundraising revenue.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

If you only need a donor management solution, be sure to check out our donor management comparison chart so you can pick the best tool for your organization. NonProfitEasy is an online all-in-one data management software for managing grants, donors, members, volunteers, tasks, and more. Donor Management Tools.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As of 2024, 58% of nonprofits have incorporated AI into their communication processes, and 68% use it to assist with data analysis. A thorough gift range chart can help to guide your fundraising efforts as your team prioritizes outreach to major donors and prospects and then works its way down to soliciting gifts from its broader donor base.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Instead of repeating those numbers, we’ll focus on the practical “in the weeds” analysis that can support you in making data-driven decisions that go well beyond this time of year. The chart above shows that 2023 saw higher overall volumes throughout the day, with a small spike at 9:00 a.m.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 4, 2022

Climate change puts pressure on every aspect of our society, putting philanthropic efforts towards other causes at risk, yet funding remains sparse in comparison. It allows you to tag paragraphs, sections, and charts with labels that correspond to the type of project, philanthropic opportunity, and — post-submission — degree of success.

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