Data Culture in Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs)

Abstract

Non-profit organizations contribute to societies and are the first in natural disaster relief efforts. These must keep a record of the data to establish a correct analysis and be able to prepare the required reports in the audits. Every organization must have a data culture. The main objective of this study was to investigate whether the studied organizations have such a culture. Surveys were used to obtain information from the data of different entities, and the data of a particular entity was analyzed. It was found that 37% of the entities do not have this data culture and 68.4%, although they know it, have not developed it, so they cannot integrate it into their operations. It is concluded that every organization must generate a data culture that allows everyone to access information supported by data and make the right decisions. Key Terms - Culture, Data, Grant Agencies, Non-Profit Organizations.