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10 Reads for Your 2021 List

We made a list of notable books (and a few articles) from 2020 that will inform and inspire you and your organization this year.

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#GivingTuesday: Global giving born online

In part one of a two-part series, Lucy Bernholz shares her thoughts on #GivingTuesday, data, and giving in the digital age.

#GivingTuesday UK

  According to UK Fundraising, 35% of Britons will be donating on #GivingTuesday this year. As a partner, the Markets…

Interview: Fundraising & Donor Management Software Report

  In the nonprofit market, we focus a lot on fundraising since it’s so important to the sector. Technology has…

The 7 Biggest Mistakes in Handling Donor Data

  So much is written every month in various nonprofit publications and blog posts regarding the insights and best practices…

Better data has the power to save more lives, says Melinda Gates

Our digital world runs on data; from Amazon book recommendations to Netflix movie suggestions, data is vital to companies’ success…

Community Insights: Brian Walsh

“I believe that more informed decision making—with easy access to the right information at the right time—will help all those in the social sector generate more impact.”

Open Data Institute Summit 2015

  The Open Data Institute Summit this year brought together over 700 data enthusiasts for this year’s theme of Generation Open: innovators…

This Time It’s Personal

  As organizations start to get serious about feedback, things inevitably come to the moment where feedback gets personal. To…

The CDP Aids Donors When Disaster Strikes

  According to Robert Ottenhoff, CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, millions of dollars are given by donors every…

Some UK Charities Believed They Were Above Data Protection Laws

  Every week at Markets for Good we hear of the inspiring and innovative ways in which nonprofits and charities…