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Information: The Better Half of IT

sgEngage

As a Database Administrator, my world revolves around helping users make sense of the information they receive, from voice-of-the-customer anecdotes and impressions to polished Key Performance Indicator (KPI) graphs, charts, and dashboards. Raw data—such as customer lists with phone numbers and email addresses—is a valuable resource as-is.

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How To: DIY Community & Content Mapping

Amy Sample Ward

During this time, I’ve help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups. More and more often, I get asked at conferences or on the blog for more information about how to create a community map or content plan. Community Map. Why : Why map your community? Content Map.

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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. Click to See Visualization.

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5 Tips for Community Health Centers to Transition to New Fund Accounting Software

sgEngage

It will help you envision the ease of an optimized structure for your chart of accounts and the business rules that will be most beneficial. This enables the vendor to account for everything and map your history to a new and optimized chart of accounts.

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Explore funding for U.S. democracy with our free data tool

Candid

Democracy website is a great resource to help you get started. The website is a publicly available, interactive resource that showcases how funding flows for U.S. Our Foundation Funding for U.S. democracy-related issues from 2011 onward.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

sgEngage

In philanthropy, there can also be worries of time commitment, grantee burden, complicated methods and, frankly, resources circling the drain without adding any function or value. Visualizing Where Meaning Making Can Happen “Mapping” activities are often the starting point of identifying data collection opportunities.

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RESULTS: An Acronym For Nonprofit Success

Bloomerang

U tilize untapped resources. They have all sorts of potential which may go unnoticed; a hidden resource that successful nonprofits learn to access. . Think of it like mapping a route to take. It is more likely that some people are better at hiding their burnout over others. .

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