Data Mining

Quality Data Is Essential to Maximize Your Fundraising Potential
July 3, 2019 at 9:09 am

Quality data is critical in helping to deepen our relationships with our donors. Data can help develop an action plan to use with each donor. It is needed to determine donor interests, appropriate gift requests, appropriate timing and appropriate recognition and appreciation...

Collaborative Learning Helps Nonprofits Reach Mission Impact Goals
May 30, 2019 at 11:04 am

There has been a growing trend in our space, and it keeps on growing. With over 1.5 million nonprofits in the U.S. alone, those who are supporting various nonprofits are demanding more accountability—they want to know how their dollars are being spent and how those dollars are impacting nonprofit missions...

Artificial Intelligence Will Make Your Nonprofit Smarter
May 24, 2019 at 9:32 am

As a recent blog in NonProfit PRO described, artificial intelligence is all the rage in the nonprofit world. Traditionally slow to embrace technologies employed in the for-profit world, nonprofits have actually been early adopters of AI...

Predicting the Future—It’s in Your Future
March 14, 2019 at 11:55 am

Benchmarking, while less expensive to produce, simply does not answer our questions sufficiently. Peer-to-peer fundraising must begin using predictive analytics to plan, design and change. If not, we’ll be moving a lot of couches...

3 Steps to Start Your Artificial Intelligence Journey
February 28, 2019 at 1:34 pm

There has been a lot of noise around artificial intelligence, and it can sound intimidating, especially for nonprofits. What is it? What do I need it for? And like most questions, if you don’t know the answers, you may assume it’s not for you...

Data Is Helping Boost Donor Engagement for Nonprofits
February 25, 2019 at 12:21 pm

The adoption of tech tools in the nonprofit space has opened a door to unlimited possibilities. As the sector finally understands how technology fits into our landscape, we are also pressed with the challenge of understanding what each of these technologies is capable of...

3 Things Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Know About Using Data to Show Impact
February 8, 2019 at 11:39 am

As a self-proclaimed data nerd, I love digging into a piece of research or sifting through the latest social science data to glean insights that I can apply to my work. But I know that’s not the case for everyone. Over time, I’ve learned that people often fall into two camps when it comes to facts and figures...

What’s the Buzz With Metrics—and How They Can Help Your Nonprofit Measure Success
January 4, 2019 at 3:13 pm

Long gone are the days where your nonprofit is guessing or estimating how well its doing. Every nonprofit needs to establish a process of calculating and measuring its success, if they haven’t done so already. But let’s take a closer look at success—what does that really entail? Success varies from one nonprofit to the other;…