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5 Ways to Protect Your Nonprofit’s Data

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Odds are your nonprofit has amassed valuable data as a result of regular day-to-day activities like processing online donations; managing virtual staff or volunteers; or capturing details of those who subscribe to your nonprofit’s newsletter. This type of data is both an asset and a risk for nonprofits. So, don’t let them!

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Attention Data Nerds! NTEN Change Journal: It’s All About Data

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

September Issue NTEN Journal. The new issue of the NTEN Change Journal is all about data! Or rather how we all should love data! Whether you call it data-driven or data-informed , the issue has several excellent articles about how to use data for decision-making as well as lots of useful tips!

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Introducing a New NTEN Workbook: Getting Started With Data-Driven Decision Making

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Over the last few years, NTEN has been working with nonprofits to understand how to better wrangle all the data they’re creating and what’s available to them into improved results: more mission impact. In 2010, we organized an online workshop we affectionately titled “Taming the Data Monster.”

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Nonprofits Collect Lots of Data, But Most Don’t Use It Says NTEN/Idealware Report

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The State of Nonprofit Data report was released this week (hat tip to Ted Fickes ). Idealware and NTEN prepared the report based on a survey in April 2012 with nearly 400 nonprofit organizations about how they manage and use data.

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6 Nonprofit Technology Takeaways and One Killer Find from #12NTC

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It’s been a few days since I returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) hosted by NTEN in San Francisco, CA. Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. 5) Data Visualization is the Next Big Thing. Check out the slides.

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Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Technology Reports for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

These reports are, however, some of the most valuable in terms of insight, useful and practical data, and how-to advice. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S. View: All M&R Reseach Labs Reports. Published by Convio.

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14 Must-Know Stats About Fundraising, Social Media, and Mobile Technology

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A slew of new data is released and this year the emerging theme is that online fundraising is rapidly rising, especially on mobile devices. Source: M+R and NTEN. Source: M+R and NTEN. Spring is report season in the nonprofit sector. Source: Waggener Edstrom. For every 1,000 fundraising emails sent. a nonprofit raises $17.