Trustee Turmoil: Board Turnover Affects Financial Performance, Shows Study
How does board turnover affect nonprofit financial performance? New research, published in the March 2021 issue of Nonprofit Management and Leadership, finds that a certain amount of board turnover is healthy and benefits nonprofits, as new board members bring new...Study Uses Facebook Data to Predict First-Time Donors
Facebook data can be valuable for nonprofits targeting new donors, according to research published earlier this year in the journal Decision Support Systems. The researchers constructed a model using certain Facebook data with high predictive value — data...Report Benchmarks Nonprofits’ Facebook Fundraising
A new report takes an in-depth look at 150+ charities who used Facebook for fundraising in 2019 and 2020. How much money are groups raising using Facebook fundraisers? Note: the report was produced by GivePanel, a firm that produces a tool used for Facebook...Where’s the Money Go? New Research Sheds Light on Michigan Donor-Advised Funds
An analysis of 2,600 donor-advised funds in Michigan sheds new light on how the philanthropy vehicles distribute money. The study was commissioned by the Council of Michigan Foundations and carried out by researchers at Grand Valley State University. The findings,...New York Nonprofit CEOs Snag Higher Salary When They’re in the Room for Discussions, Says New Research
If boards want lower compensation for their executives, they might consider this one neat trick: kicking CEOs out of the room during compensation discussions, according to new research. Researchers recently dove into 990s of over 1,600 New York nonprofits to analyze...Listen to Our Civic Development Podcast!
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