Technology and Data Insights Empower NPOs in Unprecedented Times to Better Serve People in their Communities read more
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Jan
01
Oct
12 Types of Data that Your Social Good Organization Should be Tracking
Data is a crucial part of telling your organization’s story and proving outcomes. Stakeholders and service recipients alike demand transparency and evidence that programs positively impact both individuals and communities. Is your organization one of thousands of agencies in the process of building (or rebuilding) an effective data collection and reporting infrastructure? Or are you one of the tens of thousands who recognize the need to prove program outcomes, but you’re not sure where to start? read more
02
Mar
Data by Design: Collaboration and Data Sharing as a Force for Progress for Multidimensional Social Programs
Data can empower social services organizations to understand how programs are affecting participants, but how do organizations fare against measuring multidimensional interventions that also require close collaboration? Do agencies have a holistic view of participants across a continuum of services provided? read more
01
Feb
Using Storytelling and Data in Nonprofit Fundraising to Yield Results
Using either storytelling or data to display your nonprofit’s outcomes is great – but not using both means you’re missing an opportunity in your fundraising! Using one or the other can alienate donors that process information differently than you’re conveying it. The best way to yield maximum fundraising results is to use both, in some sort of combination, to accurately and display your impact. This way you can tell those inspiring stories AND also back them up with hard facts.
Let’s back up. Why are storytelling and data in tandem so important and how can your nonprofit get better at it? read more
30
Jan
How to Display Your Data to Get 100% Buy In
Reporting on your mission is essential when trying to understand the outcomes of your efforts and telling that story to funders. Of course, as a nonprofit, you’re focused on serving individuals and their communities – not reporting. However, reporting plays a key role in proving your impact. Even though reporting is crucial for your organization, it doesn’t have to be complicated. read more
