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Socializing Data: Making Sure the Right Data is in Front of the Right Person
Interested in data socialization? Review this article discussing how data socialization is an attempt to tackle the ongoing process of making sure the right data is in front of the right person at the right time.
Analysis: Pivot tables
I have been playing around with the pivot_table function in the Python package, pandas. The reason for this is because I was using groupby and wanted to see the difference in functionality and how it could impact my work. Using the pivot_table function is a lot like PivotTables that you may have used or seen in […]
Formatting: Leading Zeros
How many times have you exported data and realized a little too late that the leading zeros in constituent IDs were no longer showing up? I know I have, and much to my chagrin I have had to re-send the file or spend time working through a process of making Excel or CSV format the […]
Tech Nonprofit Collaborates with Organizations to Maximize Impact
Here is a great read and podcast featuring Jake Porway, the founder of DataKind, a nonprofit that connects nonprofits to technologists to solve problems. The article and podcast focuses on data beyond spreadsheets or funder reports, how it can be used in the social sector, and how collaboration can help solve challenging problems. Here is […]
New Tricks Used to Follow Digital Footprint in Browsers
Chances are you know you’re being tracked online. Most of us are at the point where we’re not surprised when an ad for something we searched for on one site appears on the next site we visit. We know that many pages (yes, this one you’re reading, too) drop cookies and other scripts into our […]
Introducing BWF Insight
Bentz Whaley Flessner is pleased to announce a new consolidated division providing services in prospect development and analytics—BWF Insight. After ten years of success, BWF is retiring the name of its analytics practice, Donorcast, and combining forces with its strong team in prospect development to provide a comprehensive service approach for modern pipeline management and organizational infrastructure. […]
Kaggle and Collaboration
Last week I went to an interesting Meetup session called, “What Kaggle Learned from 2+ million models?” hosted by the Statistical Programming DC group and Data Science DC group. Anthony Goldbloom, the CEO and Co-Founder of Kaggle spoke about some interesting data projects that Kaggle had facilitated, how competition results are used, and discussed methods used to win […]
Client Advisory – The Growing Impact of Fundraising Analytics
Bentz Whaley Flessner’s sixth annual survey of the fundraising analytics community reveals the expanded use and growing impact of analytics to support fundraising activity. Survey participants from across the United States, Canada, and Europe provided information on staffing, analytics applications, techniques being employed, and the overall impact analytics has on fundraising. Several of the key […]
BWF Points of Pratice – The Expansion of Fundraising Analytics
In this issue of Points of Practice, the Bentz Whaley Flessner analytics team presents results of its sixth annual survey of the fundraising analytics community. Results demonstrate the significant and positive impact of analytics across our industry, the maturation and continued development of the analytics professional, and a wider variety of the uses of analytics […]
Client Advisory – Your Most Difficult Data Could Also Be Your Most Valuable
An institution’s internal data is one of its biggest assets. In this week’s Client Advisory, Bentz Whaley Flessner introduces a few things you can do make sure you’re gathering and using data to maximize your fundraising results.