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Research Friday: ASU is an Important Central Hub for Nonprofit Organizations

ASU Lodestar Center

This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. The type of tie depicted in a social network map depends on a study's content and purpose (Knoke and Yang, 2008) [3].

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How To Get Insight From Data Visualization: SHUT UP and SLOW DOWN!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been a fan of Dan Roam’s work since his book “ The Back of the Napkin ” in 2008. Map the data. Better Method: Create Visualizations of Important Data and Pull Together On One Slide. These are a great set of questions to ask as you look over your data. The steps are: Collect your data.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. The choice of method for transferring and exchanging knowledge will depend on the audience and the message [but] knowledge is most effectively exchanged when using multiple methodsâ?

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

Very cool project from 2008: Twitter Vote Report. Google Earth Outreach from Rebecca Moore: Google’s mapping tools may seem like an obscure tool to use in your work but these aren’t traditional maps: the new generation of mapping technology is fully interactive, enables storytelling, and more. (Did

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Really, How Many.

ASU Lodestar Center

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! For 2008, the CPS put the Arizona volunteering rate at 25 percent. One in three.

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Tools Galore in Online Communications - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

She re-mapped the data in Google Earth and shared the new map with community members, local politicians, and presented it at the community meeeting to a much different response. The new map galvanized the community because they were able to really understand the impact of the plan. Read the full case study here.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I started experimenting with these concepts back in 2008 at SXSW session on Nonprofit ROI and SXSW Session on Nonprofit Crowdsourcin g as well as at the NTC in 2009 on a session mapping metrics to strategy. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences.