White House Seeks Nonprofit Spending Data

90% of nonprofits waste donor data by turning it into reports no one uses. Stop documenting the past. Start building a decision engine that drives action: • Segment donors for targeted outreach • Build dashboards that spotlight what matters • Prioritize outreach based on real-time insights Is your data helping you decide, or just filling reports?

Quick question… Do you ever feel like your organization has a lot of data, but it’s not actually landing with your audience? In my experience, many nonprofits don’t struggle to gather data, they struggle to communicate it clearly. That’s exactly what we’re digging into this Wednesday. I’m teaming up with Alicia Eastvold, CPA for a session on how to take your data from static reports to clear, compelling insights that people actually understand and act on. We’ll walk through practical examples, common pitfalls, and a few simple shifts that can make a big difference in how your financial and program data is received. If you’ve ever sat in a board meeting thinking, “there has to be a better way to tell this story,” you’re not alone. Join us this Wednesday, May 13 at 9 AM PT. We'd love to see you there! https://hubs.ly/Q04dgH_40

Most nonprofit leaders hear "data strategy" and picture a six-month engagement with a consulting firm. It's actually much simpler than that. For a 10-person nonprofit, a data strategy is three things: knowing which decisions need data to be made well, having one person who owns the data, and a reporting routine that runs on a fixed schedule. We wrote out what the whole process looks like, start to finish. Link in comments.

Using Data Science to Get Food and Volunteers Where They're Needed Most: Researchers helped VolunteerMatch and Feeding America improve the algorithms behind their work. Nonprofits that match people and services try to ... #bigdata #cdo #cto

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀: Resource Spotlight 📊 Focused Skills Lab: Basic Pivot Tables in Excel If you're still manually sorting donor data to answer leadership questions, this lab is for you. In 56 minutes, Greg Duke walks you through everything you need to know to create and use pivot tables — Excel's most powerful tool for summarizing data — with examples built around nonprofit giving data. ✔ Summarize giving by campaign, fund, or donor segment in minutes ✔ Build subtotals and multi-dimensional data cubes ✔ Update summaries automatically when new data comes in Self-paced | Lifetime access | 30-day satisfaction guarantee $59 → https://lnkd.in/eXGmmrsx #FridayFundamentals #DevelopmentOperations #ExcelSkills #FundraisingAnalytics

Please join us on May 20; Sharity is partnering with Kindsight and The Chronicle of Philanthropy for: Beyond the Screen: Turning Wealth Data into a Future-Focused Fundraising Strategy Most organizations don’t have a data problem. They have a conversion problem. We see it often: Strong donor data. Clear indicators of capacity. Real potential sitting inside the system. But no clear path from insight to action. This session will focus on: • Why wealth data alone doesn’t drive growth • Where conversion systems typically break down • How to translate insight into practical, forward-looking strategy If your organization has access to data but struggles to turn it into consistent fundraising outcomes, this conversation is built for you. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dNg-7e_r

Plot Twist: Your Data Has a Story — and it's time to tell it. Join us for a live online workshop with Nonprofit Learning Lab on May 21, 2026 where you'll learn how to transform raw numbers into compelling narratives that move people to action. Data storytelling isn't just about charts and dashboards — it's about weaving together data, visuals, and narrative so your audience actually understands (and remembers) what you're trying to say. In this 1-hour session, you'll learn how to: -Define what makes a powerful data story -Spot the patterns, trends, and anomalies worth highlighting -Design clear, effective data visualizations -Make your data more accessible and actionable for decision-makers This workshop is perfect for nonprofit professionals who want to communicate their impact more powerfully — whether you're reporting to a board, pitching to funders, or rallying your community. Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/gii2gVnF #NonprofitLeadership #DataStorytelling #NonprofitData #DataViz #ImpactCommunication #NonprofitTraining #DataVisualization #NonprofitCommunications #SocialImpact #ProfessionalDevelopment

By the end of June, you could have a paragraph like this ready to share with funders: "Last quarter, we served 42 families in our parenting support program. 78% of parents reported feeling more confident in their parenting skills. At our 60-day follow-up, 80% of families reported a reduction in school absences for their child." Three sentences. Three types of data. A clear, compelling case for why your work deserves funding. If you're an executive director of a small nonprofit and you don't have something like this yet — because no one ever showed you how to collect and use this kind of data — this is for you. On June 1st, I'm launching the Data Made Simple Challenge: a free four-week email series designed specifically for small nonprofit leaders who want to measure their impact without a research background, a data team, or an expensive system. Each week, you'll get one email with one clear task. By week four, you'll walk away with: ✅ A simple data collection system you built yourself ✅ Two customizable measurement tools ready to use ✅ A funder-ready data story using your real program data Spots are open now. The challenge starts June 1st. → Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gjiXBymE If you know an ED who's been putting this off because it feels too complicated, send this their way. It's not as hard as it looks — I promise. #NonprofitLeadership #GrantWriting #SmallNonprofit #ImpactMeasurement #NonprofitFunding

You're sitting across from a major donor. Coffee in hand. They just asked: "How much were you hoping for?" Your mind goes blank. Ask too low and you leave tens of thousands on the table. Ask too high and the smile freezes, the energy shifts, the relationship you spent six months building starts to slip. So you mumble "whatever feels right to you," and you replay the moment for hours on the drive home. There's a way to walk into that meeting with a number you actually believe in. Try this prompt the night before your next major donor meeting: ---------- I'm meeting with [donor name]. Past giving: [history]. Estimated capacity: [if known]. Stated interests: [their giving patterns]. Meeting purpose: [cultivation, ask, or stewardship]. Help me prepare: 1. Three ask amounts (entry, target, stretch) with the reasoning behind each 2. Exact language to deliver the ask without flinching 3. Two cultivation questions to ask first that signal whether they're ready 4. A graceful response to "let me think about it" 5. A follow-up email I can send within 24 hours of the meeting Tone: Confident. Donor-centered. Mission-grounded. I want to walk in with a number I trust. ---------- Paste in your specifics. Edit for your voice. Practice it once out loud before you walk in. The ask is the moment your mission either gets funded or gets postponed for another quarter. You deserve to ask for what your mission need. I'm Regis, Colorado’s #1 Nonprofit AI Consultant. Like and follow for more prompts like this, built for nonprofit leaders who want to save time, cut costs, and reduce workload while serving more community members. #ExistToServe

You're sitting across from a major donor. Coffee in hand. They just asked: "How much were you hoping for?" Your mind goes blank. Ask too low and you leave tens of thousands on the table. Ask too high and the smile freezes, the energy shifts, the relationship you spent six months building starts to slip. So you mumble "whatever feels right to you," and you replay the moment for hours on the drive home. There's a way to walk into that meeting with a number you actually believe in. Try this prompt the night before your next major donor meeting: ---------- I'm meeting with [donor name]. Past giving: [history]. Estimated capacity: [if known]. Stated interests: [their giving patterns]. Meeting purpose: [cultivation, ask, or stewardship]. Help me prepare: 1. Three ask amounts (entry, target, stretch) with the reasoning behind each 2. Exact language to deliver the ask without flinching 3. Two cultivation questions to ask first that signal whether they're ready 4. A graceful response to "let me think about it" 5. A follow-up email I can send within 24 hours of the meeting Tone: Confident. Donor-centered. Mission-grounded. I want to walk in with a number I trust. ---------- Paste in your specifics. Edit for your voice. Practice it once out loud before you walk in. The ask is the moment your mission either gets funded or gets postponed for another quarter. You deserve to ask for what your mission need. I'm Regis, Colorado’s #1 Nonprofit AI Consultant. Like and follow for more prompts like this, built for nonprofit leaders who want to save time, cut costs, and reduce workload while serving more community members. #ExistToServe