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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.
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...
Ryan Brooks
Oct 25, 20238 min read
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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...
Ryan Brooks
Oct 5, 202310 min read
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Demographics Basics for Nonprofits
If you run a social services nonprofit that provides case management, mentoring, basic needs assistance, adult education, housing, or...
Ryan Brooks
Aug 30, 20239 min read
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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...
Ryan Brooks
Jul 14, 20239 min read
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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...
Ryan Brooks
Jun 20, 202313 min read
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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...
Ryan Brooks
May 31, 20239 min read
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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...
Ryan Brooks
May 17, 202311 min read
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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...
Ryan Brooks
May 4, 20239 min read
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Simple Statistics for Nonprofits
3 Easy-to-Use Statistics Every Nonprofit Should Know In a hurry? Check out 3 Simple Statistics for Nonprofits (2 Minute Guide) for a...
Ryan Brooks
Apr 19, 202310 min read
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Counts and Percentages in Nonprofit Data
Use Counts and Percentages to Show Your Impact In another post we talked about how nonprofits can use duplicated and unduplicated counts...
Ryan Brooks
Apr 5, 20238 min read
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Duplicated and Unduplicated Counts in Nonprofits
Need the short version? Check out the 2 minute guide to duplicated and unduplicated counts . What are the Differences Between Duplicated...
Ryan Brooks
Mar 21, 20239 min read
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Inherently important outputs in nonprofits
In prior posts, we defined outputs as the things you do, and we defined outcomes as the things you achieve through your outputs. We have...
Ryan Brooks
Mar 6, 20236 min read
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What are outcomes? How can nonprofits pick the right ones?
5 Rules for Picking Outcomes at Your Nonprofit In another post, we defined outputs as the things you do and outcomes as the things you...
Ryan Brooks
Feb 23, 20237 min read
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What are outputs? How can nonprofits pick the right ones?
Nonprofit Data: Choose the best outputs for your nonprofit to track Outputs and outcomes are building blocks of nonprofit data...
Ryan Brooks
Feb 6, 20235 min read
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Nonprofit Data Bootcamp - Intro and Topics
Learn to Track and Analyze Nonprofit Impact You don’t need an advanced degree (or any degree really) to learn how to effectively manage...
Ryan Brooks
Feb 6, 20234 min read
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