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The Only Time You Should Use a Pie Chart for Your Nonprofit's Data

Tech Soup

We've covered bar charts, line charts, scatter plots, and maps in Beyond the Pie Chart. We finish the series by explaining the only time a pie chart actually is the right choice. When to Use a Pie Chart. As we state in our white paper, Which Chart or Graph is Right for You? Get Tableau now.

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Beyond the Pie Chart: Maps

Tech Soup

Charts and graphs are useful, but when you have any kind of location data — whether it's postal codes, state abbreviations, country names, or your own custom geocoding — you've got to see your data on a map. Part 4 in our Beyond the Pie Chart series covers mapping. white papers. When to Use Maps.

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Beyond the Pie Chart: What Scatter Plots Can Do for You

Tech Soup

Part 3 in our Beyond the Pie Chart series digs into the wonderful world of scatter plots. These tips from Tableau's Visual Analysis Best Practices and Which Chart or Graph is Right for You? white papers show what a scatter plot can do for you. Use Scatter Plots to Discover Relationships. Image 1: Wes Holing.

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Recruiting Geeks for Human Rights!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world. Design and implement data visualizations, including everything from simple static charts and maps to custom interactive visualizations on the web.

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Financials to Increase Transparency

Connection Cafe

Oftentimes, stakeholders are so far removed from the budget and the balance sheet that they may have no clue how the organization is doing, or they only give the financial statements a cursory review without going deeper. The same mentality should apply in the nonprofit world. Increased Engagement. Transparency breeds ownership.

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10 Tips for Mastering Your Grantmaking Dashboards

sgEngage

Are you reaching the types of organizations you want to? Your dashboard is made up of different visualization options, including charts, links lists, tables, and notes that put the information you need front and center when you log in. Organize your dashboard with your most important information in the top left part of your screen.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

It can justify the work that your organization is doing, help others understand why it is critical, and offer exciting new ways to motivate others to help solve the problems your organization is working on. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. Numbers are a universal langauge.

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