How do Nonprofits Know When to Shut Down a Program
Sometimes nonprofits struggle to know whether they should continue a program or close it down. This post aims to help you figure it out.
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Counting Bubbles
A sometimes insightful, sometimes sassy blog about nonprofits, data management, and building a better future. Opinions expressed are our own...and they are based on indisputable facts.
Ryan Brooks
- Jun 17
- 10 min
How to Start Tracking Nonprofit Impact
3 Keys to Tracking Nonprofit Achievements for Beginners How will we show that our work matters? How can we demonstrate that we make our...
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Ryan Brooks
- Jun 5
- 4 min
Data-Driven Development for Nonprofits
Use Data-Driven Fundraising to Stay Mission Focused Have you ever worked at a nonprofit that offers a program or service that just...
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Ryan Brooks
- Apr 29
- 5 min
How to Create a Nonprofit Impact Report
Nonprofit annual reports are important, but impact reports focus attention on your work. The annual report is a classic document for...
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Ryan Brooks
- Apr 17
- 7 min
What Data Should My Nonprofit Collect
Collect the Right Data to Show Your Nonprofit's Impact Nonprofits of all sizes collect data to tell their story and show they are making...
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Ryan Brooks
- Apr 3
- 5 min
Ten Tips for Using Duplicated and Unduplicated Counts
Duplicated and Unduplicated Counts: Best Practices for Nonprofit Grant Writing Grant proposals and grant reports are part of life for...
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Ryan Brooks
- Mar 18
- 4 min
Duplicated, Unduplicated, and Simple Total Counts for Nonprofits
What you need to know about duplicated counts, unduplicated counts, and simple total counts for nonprofit data reporting We explained the...
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Ryan Brooks
- Mar 4
- 5 min
Your Nonprofit Needs a Two Year Strategic Plan
Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: Why Shorter is Better Ask a strategic planning expert or consultant how many years a strategic plan...
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Ryan Brooks
- Feb 21
- 7 min
How to Foster a Data-Driven Culture at Your Nonprofit
Building a Data-Driven Culture in Your Organization: 4 Keys for Staff Engagement and Buy-In In many organizations, there comes a point...
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Ryan Brooks
- Feb 5
- 7 min
Four Ways Nonprofits Can Collect Data without Surveys
Moving Beyond Surveys: Four Creative Data Collection Methods for Engaging Clients Working at a human services nonprofit, you are often...
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Ryan Brooks
- Oct 25, 2023
- 8 min
Tips for Writing About Nonprofit Data
How to Effectively Communicate Nonprofit Data Most nonprofits need to turn their data into written information for supporters and...
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Ryan Brooks
- Oct 5, 2023
- 10 min
What Data Should Nonprofits Collect
If you are new to a data-oriented role at a nonprofit or your nonprofit is “getting serious” about data for the first time, then the...
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Ryan Brooks
- Sep 15, 2023
- 10 min
Simple Data Analysis for Nonprofits
Analyze Your Nonprofit Program Data to Understand your Impact Your social service nonprofit will collect lots of data about your...
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Ryan Brooks
- Aug 30, 2023
- 9 min
Demographics Basics for Nonprofits
If you run a social services nonprofit that provides case management, mentoring, basic needs assistance, adult education, housing, or...
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Ryan Brooks
- Jul 14, 2023
- 9 min
Making Good Tables and Charts
Tips for Creating Effective and Engaging Tables and Charts You will probably use tables and charts to analyze your data to find important...
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Ryan Brooks
- Jun 20, 2023
- 13 min
How Nonprofits Measure Their Impact
Your nonprofit’s mission statement demands that you do something, rather than nothing, to change the world for the better. It gives you a...
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Ryan Brooks
- May 31, 2023
- 9 min
Year-Over-Year Comparisons for Nonprofits
How to Use Year-Over-Year Comparisons to Track Nonprofit Performance Our nonprofit can use year-over-year comparisons to gain insight...
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Ryan Brooks
- May 17, 2023
- 11 min
Likert Scales: For Fun and Nonprofits
Most of us have been to a conference and were asked to give feedback at the end. We filled out that little green sheet of paper that...
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Ryan Brooks
- May 4, 2023
- 9 min
Levels of Measurement for Nonprofits
Levels of Measurement: A Key Consideration when Deciding the Data your Nonprofit will Track In a recent post, we talked about the...
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Ryan Brooks
- Apr 19, 2023
- 10 min
Simple Statistics for Nonprofits
3 Easy-to-Use Statistics Every Nonprofit Should Know When we examine our organization’s data, it’s great to have one number, one value,...
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