by Bill Jacobs | Jul 29, 2025 | Donor Retention, Non-profit, Nonprofits
Each fall, we here at Analytical Ones survey the trends in fundraising and come up with testing ideas for your fall campaigns. Last year, we recommended testing first class postage, to avoid the USPS’s SOP of delivering all nonprofit postage appeals on the same day....
by Bill Jacobs | Jul 2, 2025 | Donor Acquisition, Non-profit, nonprofit analytics, Nonprofits
I have four graphs that summarize what we are seeing across the fundraising arena. These come from our newest analytical report, The Single Largest Gift – Cohort Analysis (SLG-CA). I know, its name is a mouthful, but its insights are plentiful. Basically, the...
by Bill Jacobs | Jul 1, 2025 | Non-profit, Nonprofits
First, what is algorithm bias? Algorithmic bias happens when the data, assumptions, or methodology that drive an algorithm lead to discriminatory responses. It can result in several ways, including racial, gender, socioeconomic, or geographical biases. Algorithms are...
by Bill Jacobs | Jun 25, 2025 | Non-profit, Nonprofits
This is our fourth blog on some things the nonprofit community should be thinking about regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI). Adopting new technologies is rarely straight forward. For example, remember your last CRM upgrade? How did that go? If you are like most...
by Bill Jacobs | Jun 23, 2025 | Non-profit, Nonprofits
I’ll come right out and say it: Protecting our clients’ data privacy is my biggest concern about using AI. Nonprofits keep a lot of sensitive data: Donor information: Names, addresses, email contacts, and financial contributions. Beneficiary details: Personal and...
by Bill Jacobs | Jun 19, 2025 | Non-profit, Nonprofits
This is the second blog about our views on how the nonprofit community should be thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI). Artificial Intelligence (AI) is promising to revolutionize nonprofit organizations by streamlining operations and enhancing decision-making...
