From 990 tax data represents a wealth of potential insights about the social sector for research purposes, product development, and more. But data complexity and technical barriers to accessing and leveraging this open data set have prevented greater use. GivingTuesday, in collaboration with sector partners have addressed this challenge by building a platform that enables use of this core sector dataset. In this session, GT Director of Projects and Senior Data Engineer give insight into how to leverage the open GT open 990 Data infrastructure and lead a discussion on what we can do to improve its assets and tools for sector needs.

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All of your problems are not solved by technology, but having a staff well-equipped to deal with technological change will help your organization weather the stormy seas of years ahead. This presentation will give you concrete strategies to better understand your technologically-adverse staff, and what they need from your IT leadership.

Working in a client-facing role helping nonprofits of all shapes and sizes choose, use, and improve their tech, Claire Billington has helped organizations like yours embrace (or at least adjust to) change.

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DataKind has been leveraging an advisory group (DAG) of social impact organization leaders for the last 1.5 years to help inform our strategy and enable peer-to-peer learning. In this panel, Advisory Group member(s) will share how their participation in the group and collaboration with other members has helped with their own data-driven missions and social impact, and DataKind will share how we've learned and evolved our strategy through the group. We hope to facilitate an open discussion with session participants on the benefits of leveraging advisory groups such as the DAG for your nonprofit, different strategies for engaging communities and forming sector partnerships through Advisory Groups, and some lessons learned on how to make them successful.

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Data scientists and analysts are often asked to extract so-called "actionable insights" from data. But whether an insight is "actionable" isn't determined by the quality of the insight or the skill of the analyst—it's determined by the context and capabilities of the organization driving the analysis. In this talk, I'll highlight common failure modes of data work that frustrate both organizations and analysts, and I’ll propose an approach that delivers actionable end products from any data analysis.

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The session offers an insightful glimpse into an integrated not-so-future state, wherein impact data drives collaboration and real-time decisions and outdated operational norms are no longer.

We will showcase an integrated strategy for grants and impact tracking, while featuring a streamlined reimagined reporting process with enhanced transparency. Our panelists will bring their expertise in grantmaking, technology, impact, and services (along with a critical eye) to assess how to move from our current ecosystem to an immediate big-picture vision that:

-Integrates grants and impact data by removing silo-creating technological barriers

-Discover vital data points and stories aligned with your mission -- and how they drive actionable insights.

-Demonstrates data visualizations, real-time continuous reporting, outcome-focused benchmarking techniques, and best practices

-Uses longitudinal data to bring foresight to grant distribution and effectiveness

-Achieves true transformation by emphasizing digital literacy across both grantees and grantors in cooperation

This session is ideal for organizations seeking to deepen their understanding of how data and intelligence play a pivotal role in grants management.

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Immerse yourself in the story of how the iconic Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM), celebrated for its 20th-century art, masterfully integrated its heritage with 21st-century technology. NRM streamlined its tech infrastructure into a single source of truth, enabling the creation of a donor portal and an integrated ticket-purchasing tool. Additionally, they have incorporated marketing automation directly tied to user data and engagement so they can deliver relevant and timely messages. Witness firsthand how NRM leveraged user data and engagement to shape a transformative future, offering attendees actionable insights and invaluable lessons from their remarkable journey. This presentation promises to inspire and enlighten, illuminating the role of innovation and data-driven marketing automation in the evolution of cultural institutions in the digital era.

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