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Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. A researcher at Texas Tech University , for example, explored more than a million e-filed 990s to overturn long-held assumptions about the role of cash in fundraising.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

2016 Nonprofit Finance + Sustainability Conference. 2016 Nonprofit Finance + Sustainability Conference. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / Less than $200. 2016 National Nonprofit Leadership Conference. 2016 National Nonprofit Leadership Conference. Donor Relations. Apr 20 - 22.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Over recent decades, the public conversation at our conference has evolved to address new developments in our field(s), including social entrepreneurship, social economy and all aspects of civil society, as well as to meet the needs of those who study and lead “the social sector.” 2017 Nonprofit Finance & Sustainability Conference.