Manually creating reports using Excel can be overwhelming to meet the organisational expectations for quality, insights, and velocity. Many business intelligence tools exist: Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Looker, Amazon QuickSight, Google Data Studio. However, moving from Excel to one of these tools can be more difficult than anticipated. This blog by Thomas Spicer provides tips … Continue reading How to Transition From Excel Reports to Business Intelligence Tools
A simple predictive score you can probably build in Excel
Many smaller fundraising and non-profit teams can't make the investment to fully utilise analytics. In this blog, the great Peter Wylie uses data from two schools to demonstrate how to build a very simple predictive score using nothing but Excel. https://cooldata.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/a-simple-score-you-can-probably-build-in-excel/
IDPE Conference 10 & 11 June 2019
New to school fundraising? Prep yourself for #idpe2019's amazing programme by reading the following essential blogs and #makeanimpact when you arrive at the @idpe_europe conference. Have fun! What is the value of a Development Office? Seven Golden Prospecting Strategies for Major Gifts 10 Steps to Create a Fundraising Appeal Letter That Brings in the Money
How data analysis can help your charity to enhance its fundraising results
This article by Becky Slack first appeared in the Guardian some time ago, but it's still a great starting point for those interested in understanding how analytics can drive insight and aid decision making in non-profits. Don't be put off by data. It's all about understanding your audiences. This guide contains some straight forward steps … Continue reading How data analysis can help your charity to enhance its fundraising results
Crowdfunding Appeal: Smart Handpumps reduce pump downtime
Smart Handpumps get fixed within 3 days - not 30, letting people get on with their lives, instead of spending hours collecting water. Many rural communities across the developing world rely on hand pumps for their daily water needs. However, at any one time, one in four pumps is broken. Smart Handpumps have a transmitter … Continue reading Crowdfunding Appeal: Smart Handpumps reduce pump downtime
Thank you!
Propper Fundraising has been live for just over one month now. And what a month it's been. Thank you so much for all your support and interest. The stats are in and I'm blown away that 725 of you have visited and viewed a total of 1629 pages! I never expected to see such huge … Continue reading Thank you!
How To Get Better At Saying “No”
Do you always find yourself saying "yes" to requests and then wondering what to do? While it is always worth being helpful, not delivering on promises made isn't being helpful either. In this blog, Mikaela Kiner provides helpful thoughts on how to say "no". Food for thought. https://www.fastcompany.com/40561649/how-to-get-better-at-saying-no
The change imperative
When deciding on what to focus your time on, it's also important to understand what makes you or your cause distinctive. The change imperative helps you to manage your competitive position. In this insight written while developing the book "The challenge of being distinctive", Susannah Baker explains her thinking. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/change-imperative-susannah-baker
Why You Should Try to Be a Little More Scarce
This is a valuable article on how being too busy or scarce makes you more valuable to your colleagues and clients. People want more of what they can't have, thanks to the psychology of "reactance". Cindy Lamothe explains in this article from the New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/smarter-living/benefits-of-being-scarce.html
Is Your Project Urgent or Important?
How do you cope when others decide which of your tasks take priority? Some tasks seem important and others come by that need your immediate attention. Urgent tasks out us in a reactive mode, so how can we become better at spotting the longer-term important tasks? Fundraising author, speaker and consultant Lynne Wester provides useful … Continue reading Is Your Project Urgent or Important?
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