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Data Management (2)

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Harnessing the Power of Exhaust Streams: A New Frontier for Association Data Analysis 

An open of an email. A like on a LinkedIn post. A comment left on a community page. The number of seconds spent on a landing page. At a glance these...

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The Critical Role of Data in AI

As the digital landscape evolves, the intersection of data and artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the association and non-profit...

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Future-proofing Your Association with a Common Data Platform

Associations have a choice to make. As technology continues to rapidly evolve, associations can continue on as usual, relying on the same AMS/LMS/CMS...

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6 qualities of good data

Having accurate data is one of the most important things an organization can do to succeed. Data can be used to clarify past events, create...

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Why associations shouldn’t take their data at face value

As we continue through our Strategic Foresight Sprint, a member-exclusive series in which we learn together about how to forecast trends before they...

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2020 Election Lesson for Associations: Predictions are Only as Good as Your Data

Rolling into the end of October, it felt like predictions that were being forecast about the upcoming (now past-tense) 2020 Presidential election...

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6 tips to convince your board to invest in data and analytics

Data and analytics (D&A) have been top of association leaders agendas for several years. However, to reach levels of maturity in D&A that have...

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3 basic metrics all organizations should prioritize

When I first started paying attention to analytics, it all seemed so overwhelming. With a never-ending stream of data, it was hard to recognize and...

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How to pivot away from old and bad data

Just when you think we’re about to close out the pandemic chapter of our lives, you turn the page and alas, the saga continues. It’s been a hard road...

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