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Looking Past Vanity Metrics to Actionable Analytics

Forum One

We call these big, beautiful, but often distracting numbers vanity metrics high-level data points that dont point to actual performance and its important to know the appropriate time and place to use them. Getting, shall we say obsessed, with this number may lead to inaccurate or incomplete comparisons.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

.orgSource

Developing a consistent format that allows for easy comparison across months and years. Members join an association board because they want to make a difference for their profession and society. To highlight the significant metrics, describe the relationship between the budget, the plan, and initiatives that are important to members.

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Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The thing that is prompting this post is the little storm about the security metric that we used to try and get a handle on the security of the 4 different systems we reviewed. You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk.

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Nonprofit Accountant vs. Fractional CFO: The Key Differences

sgEngage

Plus, different professionals bring unique perspectives and experience to the table so your nonprofit can make the best possible financial decisions. Previous experience working with nonprofit finances is also a plus, since nonprofit accounting requires different priorities and associated duties than its for-profit counterpart.

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How Nonprofits Can Tell Powerful Stories Through Data Visualization 

Allegiance Group

AARP helps policymakers by providing a digital scorecard that measures how states nationwide perform across different categories, such as nursing home costs or long-term care insurance. AARPs data set presented an interesting information design challenge: the numbers and percentages for the various metrics didnt use a consistent scale.

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Checkout.com’s new president is bullish on US expansion, says she ‘welcomes’ comparisons to Stripe

TechCrunch

We also asked how she felt about the comparisons to Stripe…and her answer may surprise you. Can you share revenue/growth metrics (YoY)? What do you think of comparisons to Stripe? Those merchants need a different level of sophistication, as performance of their payments and global reach really matter. We welcome them.

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How to Compare Periods of Time in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) [Updated]

Whole Whale

Compare performance : Assess how metrics change over time. Apply the Selection : Click “Apply” Comparing Date Ranges Enable Comparison : In the date range selector, toggle on “Compare” Select Comparison Range : Options include “Preceding period” , “Same period last year” , or custom.