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Practical thinking on data for nonprofit leaders — no jargon, no fluff.
Practical thinking on data for nonprofit leaders — no jargon, no fluff.
Good data management is what makes a nonprofit's impact story hold up. Here is what it costs to get wrong, and the three moves that fix the most.
Most nonprofits have two donor records: one in their CRM, one in Mailchimp. They diverge the moment you stop syncing them. Here's what that costs.
Thinking about migrating off Raiser's Edge or eTapestry? The platform is the easy part. Here's what determines whether a CRM migration succeeds.
Volunteer data usually lives in three places at once, and none of them talk to each other. Here's why that's a risk, not just an inconvenience.
Bad data and unused data are different problems. They have different causes and different fixes. Here's how to tell which one you're actually dealing with.
Most AI hype in the nonprofit sector misses one thing: AI doesn't fix bad data, it amplifies it. Here's what's real and what's worth your time.
Most data strategy advice assumes you chose your systems. For a lot of nonprofits, that's not true. Here's how to handle funder-driven fragmentation.
Most nonprofits can't reliably answer 'how many unduplicated clients did you serve last year?' Here's why, and what actually fixes it.
Your board asks for data you don't fully trust. Here's how to handle those moments without losing credibility, and how to use them to build something better.
Three different numbers. Same metric. Same time period. Here's why your grant numbers don't match across systems, and what to do about it.
Salesforce is a widely used nonprofit CRM — and one of the most underused and misconfigured. Here are the mistakes that come up most often.
A data strategy for a small nonprofit doesn't require a consultant or new software. It requires a day of focused thinking. Here's what it actually looks like.
In small nonprofits, someone is always doing data work they weren't hired to do. Here's what that role involves, and how to handle it without a hire.
Most nonprofit board reports aren't built to be understood. They're built to be comprehensive. Here's a simple framework for reports that actually get read.
Most nonprofits know their data could be better. Fewer know where they stand or what to fix first. Here's a plain-language framework for figuring that out.
The hidden price of bad records isn't just operational. It's showing up in your donor retention, your grant reports, and your board presentations.