Technology – Propper Fundraising

New edition of What Small Charities Need to Know About CRM Systems

Posted on 12/09/201912/09/2019 by proppec

Ivan Wainewright acknowledges that buying a new CRM system or fundraising database is a daunting challenge for most charities and not-for-profit organisations, so he has written this book to feature issues that smaller not-for-profit organisations need to consider and be aware of.

This free book has been written for people whose day job is not the procurement or implementation of new databases, so it’s extremely helpful for any fundraiser thinking about stepping outside of their comfort zone.

https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/16/new-edition-small-charities-need-know-crm-systems/

Data Governance: 3 Key areas to focus your efforts

Posted on 24/07/201921/07/2019 by proppec

Data governance is needed to ensure your organisation can consume data which has integrity and quality.

But how do you focus your efforts so that your governance programme can deliver the results needed?

Toochukwu Philip Ibegbu MBA shares with us how he was able to successfully launch data governance initiatives that made the most impact.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-governance-3-key-areas-focus-your-efforts-philip-ibegbu/

Learn Everything about Sentiment Analysis using R

Posted on 14/06/201914/06/2019 by proppec

In this technical blog, Suresh Kumar Gorakala explains how to turn written comments into descriptive sentiment. This is extremely helpful when trying to categorise, segment and understand your audiences better.

This example focuses on Twitter comments, but this technique can be applied to any text field, including telephone call notes and emails.

http://www.dataperspective.info/2013/08/sentiment-analysis-using-r.html?m=1

How to Transition From Excel Reports to Business Intelligence Tools

Posted on 12/06/201912/06/2019 by proppec

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 to help you create a methodology and a process that will help you find success with your new tool as you transition from Excel to a new analytics model.

https://dzone.com/articles/5-steps-to-making-a-transition-from-excel-reports

A simple predictive score you can probably build in Excel

Posted on 11/06/201911/06/2019 by proppec

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/

Powering Annual Giving with Predictive Analytics

Posted on 07/06/201903/06/2019 by proppec

If you’re struggling to adopt predictive analytics, this guide provides guidance on the initial steps to take to create nine segments based on capacity and propensity.

http://www.lesterusa.com/Powering-Annual-Giving-with-Predictive-Analytics.php

The 4 Types Of Data Analytics

Posted on 05/06/201903/06/2019 by proppec

So, data analytics can help us to predict the future and find loads of people who will donate to our cause? Well, yes and no. But it’s a bit of a journey.

In this article, Thomas Maydon explains the four different types of data analytics:

Descriptive
Diagnostic
Predictive
Prescriptive

Follow the link below for more:

https://insights.principa.co.za/4-types-of-data-analytics-descriptive-diagnostic-predictive-prescriptive

How data analysis can help your charity to enhance its fundraising results

Posted on 04/06/201903/06/2019 by proppec

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 to get you started.

https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2014/mar/04/how-to-use-data-analysis-to-enhance-fundraising

15 Stunning Data Visualizations (And What You Can Learn From Them)

Posted on 03/10/201827/04/2019 by proppec

How can you tell a story with your data? Getting people interested in facts and getting them to take notice and understand their meaning can be a real artform. Here, Nayomi Chibana, shows a variety of visualisation techniques to inspire.

http://blog.visme.co/examples-data-visualizations/

How to Start a Data-driven Social Media Marketing Strategy

Posted on 30/09/201827/04/2019 by proppec

Joei Chan describes in detail how you can give your social media strategy an added boost with some simple data metrics.

https://mention.com/blog/data-driven-social-media-marketing-strategy/

Top 10 Skills in Data Science

Posted on 30/09/201827/04/2019 by proppec

What kind of skills does a data scientist need to possess? What kind of data scientist do you need? This is a really useful guide by Bob Hayes for those who know and don’t know much about data.

http://businessoverbroadway.com/top-10-skills-in-data-science

Data Strategy: 7 easy ways to tell if you have a data quality issue

Posted on 30/09/201827/04/2019 by proppec

Having quality data is vital for non-profits to succeed, but there is more to it than simply having an accurate address. Simon Spyre highlights 7 ways to measure quality.

http://www.conduithub.com/blog/data-strategy-7-ways-to-tell-if-you-have-a-data-quality-issue