Free, open-source analytics tools built specifically for nonprofits.
Stop paying expensive monthly subscriptions for generic software. These tools are designed by someone who understands nonprofit data challenges and built with the latest data science technology.
- Analyze donor retention rates by cohort
- Calculate lifetime value projections
- Benchmark against industry standards
- Upload your data or try sample dataset
- Create professional board meeting materials
- Executive summary with KPIs and financial charts
- Editable agenda with drag-and-drop reordering
- Generate comprehensive HTML reports
- Include minutes, financial reports, and committee updates
- Discover New England foundations that fund organizations like yours
- Interactive map with 15+ foundations across 6 states
- Filter by state, asset size, and annual grantmaking
- View foundation payout rates and grant amounts
- Direct links to ProPublica to research grant recipients
- Modernize campaign planning with Monte Carlo simulation (1,000 scenarios)
- Multi-year capital campaign projections (3-5 years)
- ROI probability analysis with confidence intervals (10th/50th/90th percentiles)
- Model retention improvement and acquisition strategies
- Animated scenario sliders for interactive what-if analysis
- Risk assessment with strategic recommendations
- Measure program effectiveness with causal impact analysis
- Bayesian structural time-series modeling (CausalImpact)
- Live Census data integration for Connecticut communities
- Multiple outcome metrics per program type
- Interactive geographic mapping of service areas
- Statistical significance testing with confidence intervals
These free tools are my way of giving back to the nonprofit community while showcasing what's possible with custom analytics solutions. I believe in open source development and wanted to provide genuinely useful tools that nonprofits can use right away.
These tools also serve as examples of the kinds of custom solutions I can build for organizations with unique data challenges. Each demonstrates different capabilities—from Monte Carlo simulations to interactive mapping to automated reporting—that can be tailored to solve your specific problems.
- R/Shiny for interactive applications
- Shinyapps.io for professional cloud hosting
- GitHub Actions for automated deployment
- Plotly for interactive visualizations
- DT for data tables
- Leaflet for interactive maps
- CausalImpact for Bayesian causal inference
- tidycensus for live demographic data
These tools showcase capabilities but every nonprofit is unique. Daly Analytics provides:
- Custom Interactive Dashboards - Replace expensive Salesforce/Airtable CRM solutions with purpose-built dashboards outfitted with advanced machine learning & AI, dynamic maps and more
- Automated Reporting - Custom & Branded reports that replace expensive BI tools
- Data Migration Services - Escape spreadsheet chaos or legacy system lock-in
- Ongoing Analytics - Fractional data analyst services
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These tools are open source! If you:
- Find bugs or have feature requests → Open an issue
- Want to contribute code → Submit a pull request
- Have ideas for new tools → Start a discussion
MIT License - Use these tools freely for your nonprofit!
- Website: dalyanalytics.com
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- Email: hello@dalyanalytics.com
Built with ❤️ for the nonprofit community