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What is data cleansing?
Modern businesses collect a lot of data. In the internet era, every transaction, visit, delivery, page view, click, and share is registered as a new data point. This is extremely useful, because that information can tell you a lot about how your business is performing and what strategies might improve that performance. But collecting a lot of data is no guarantee of data quality. And that’s where data cleansing comes in.
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Data democratisation: what is it and why are businesses doing it?
GlossaryWhat’s data democratisation? Data democratisation has become a popular industry phrase over the past couple of years. But what does “data democratisation” mean? “Democratisation” is the act of making something accessible to everyone. A company’s data assets, of course, are a resource that shouldn’t always be freely accessed by everyone, because it can be sensitive.

What is data privacy and why is it important?
GlossaryWhat is data privacy and why is it important? To get to the root of the matter, let’s start at the beginning: what’s privacy? At its most fundamental, “privacy” refers to the idea that we can restrict access to information about ourselves as individuals.

The ancient roots of generative AI
Data for AIWith the recent release of GPT-4o from OpenAI, there’s never been a better time for us to dip our toes into the technologies underpinning our newest and most advanced generative AIs. Artificial Intelligence (AI), as we currently use the term, broadly refers to manmade constructs that can complete tasks that would usually require human reasoning.

Tax-Time Tips for Data-Savvy Fundraisers
NFP SolutionsAt the conclusion of another successful FIA Conference, we have an opportunity to reflect upon the experience. The theme for the conference was “where passion meets purpose.” From the opening plenary session on, this year’s conference emphasised the vital role that data has to play in fundraising—now, and in the future.

FIA Conference 2024: Data Driving Purpose
NFP Solutions, NewsAt the conclusion of another successful FIA Conference, we have an opportunity to reflect upon the experience. The theme for the conference was “where passion meets purpose.” From the opening plenary session on, this year’s conference emphasised the vital role that data has to play in fundraising—now, and in the future.

The Salesforce World Tour 2024…and that’s a wrap!
NewsThe DCA team recently packed ourselves off to Sydney for the Salesforce World Tour. The energy at the event was off the charts and its scale was massive: it was the biggest World Tour yet, taking up five floors of the Sydney ICC and attracting ten thousand attendees.