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Unlock the Power of Maps to Boost Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising

The Fundraising Authority

Uncover the Benefits of Maps for Nonprofit Fundraising. When we use images that are based on real data and facts, our story, and more importantly – our conclusions – become self-evident. Maps are one of the most powerful tools available to nonprofits when it comes to creating compelling visual stories.

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

Candid

In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” These forms are a primary source of data about U.S. These forms are a primary source of data about U.S. Many of the largest U.S.

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Candid Data for Academics: Go back to school with better data 

Candid

For parents, it might mean shopping for supplies and mapping out carpool schedules. At Candid, it means thinking about how we can get more data into the hands of academic researchers for the betterment of the social sector. However, we know that many researchers don’t have the resources to purchase a custom data set. nonprofits.

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Mapping Your Digital Ecosystem

Forum One

However, mapping your digital ecosystem is easier said than done. You may be trying to organize all your systems and applications within your organization but not be 100% certain how to approach it. What is a digital ecosystem map? As time passes, the number of applications and tools in an organization naturally expands.

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New and Improved Data Visualization Tool: Maps for Media Funding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Media Applications and Tools.

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RAG-Enhanced Conversational AI: A Comprehensive Guide

Forum One

The introduction of Retrieval-Augmented Generation, or RAG, now allows AI applications to enhance the capabilities of machine learning models by integrating them with a retrieval component. However, developing these conversational AI applications in a robust, scalable, and efficient way is no easy task.

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Data and Maps: Making Place Legible

NTEN

Data and storytelling are, to quote the great American sage, Forrest Gump, “like peas in a pod”. Data is vital for powerful analysis, but at the end of the day, we're swimming in it. For us to be moved by it, we need to have data turned into narrative sense. More specifically, what about mapped data?

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