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| Page 1 of 19 | Previous | Next | NTEN MAY 9, 2011 Data Are Not Information By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. Data carry enormous potential. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Research ? | | | NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY OCTOBER 31, 2011 Do you really need all that data? In addition to the great suggestions on using an analytics account, I noted two great takeaways about working with data in general. Collect only the data you need. Too many questions may come across as intrusive, so think about what you really need before you request certain information. web analytics information | | | | | | | |
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 Why Data Informed VS Data Driven?
One of the questions I was asked, ”Why Data Informed? Why Not Data-Driven?” ” Being data- informed is something very different from a data-driven culture. The term “ data-driven” has been used to describe organizations that rely solely on cold hard data to make decisions. MORE >> -
INFLUENCE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2011  Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission
Data is the new black. Data is so much more than a stack of numbers or a server filled with client outputs. One effective way to transform your data from an afterthought into a powerful communications product is through visualizations that help tell your story. Users need a grounding point to understand your data. MORE >> -
AMY SAMPLE WARD | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012  New on SSIR: Data for Promotion, Engagement, and Reporting
I’m focused on data. This year will, I hope, be the year of data. see more organizations looking for ways to be data-driven in decision making, communications, campaigning, and marketing, and I see a growing interest in and understanding of the value in sharing data. Data for Reporting. Day service events. MORE >> -
NTEN | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013 Nonprofit-Centric Data Sharing Sites
Data sharing has become a critical part of collaboration and will continue to do so as we are able to access and create more data. There are many sites that allow you to upload data, as well as download other data, for free. The site hosts a wealth of data searchable by agency, category, topic, or geographically. MORE >> -
NTEN | THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011 Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission
By Kurt Voelker, CTO, Forum One Data is the new black. Data is so much more than a stack of numbers or a server filled with client outputs. One effective way to transform your data from an afterthought into a powerful communications product is through visualizations that help tell your story. And for good reason. MORE >>
- 4 Ways Nonprofits Can Turn Website Click Data into Actionable Steps CONNECTION CAFE | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013
- Data and Maps: Making Place Legible NTEN | WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011
- Case Study from Stories of Our City: Using Qriously to get feedback from the world AMY SAMPLE WARD | FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011
- The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012
- Nonprofits And Data: Are You Doing Enough? TECHIMPACT | SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013
- Case Study: Use Google's Free Tools to Animate Your Data NTEN | WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
- We Heart Social Data: But What Do We Do With It? NTEN | TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013
- Event Recap: Become a Data-Driven Organization TECH SOUP BLOG | THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2011
- Nonprofits Putting Click Data To Work TECHIMPACT | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013
- Do You Have a Chief Marketing Technologist On Staff Yet? You Should. [Infographic] SOCIALFISH | SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012
- Replacing Mobile Advertising with Real-Time Data AMY SAMPLE WARD | FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011
- NTC: Data Visualization Panel BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- Can Stories Be Data? BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011
- Three Ways Nonprofits Can Rein in Social Data TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013
- Data and Story Telling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission INFLUENCE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2011
- World Water Day: The key to sustainability is data AMY SAMPLE WARD | THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
- Worth 1,000 Words: Visualizing Your Data NTEN | TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
- The Cost of Out of Date Donor Information NTEN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013
- Curiosity-Driven, Not Data-Driven BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
- Intuition vs. Data: How VolunteerMatch Uses Data to Change the Way It Makes Strategic Decisions NTEN | WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011
- Big Data Means More Than Big Profits BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
- Data Visualization and Infographics: Using Data to Tell Your Story IDEALWARE | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012
- Information Literacy and Habits of Mind BAMBOO PROJECT | TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009
- Liberating Nonprofit Data for Greater Impact BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013
- Events Are a Means to an End: Collecting Data that Will Help You Raise More Money NTEN | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- Facebook study confirms there’s no echo chamber online SOCIALFISH | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012
- Can Stories Be Data? NTEN | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2011
- Embrace the Data, Change the World BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012
- Money for Good Study: Sharing Information About Your Org’s Results Can Attract More Donors BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- Data and Analytics Tweet Chat Recap TECH SOUP BLOG | MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011
- Data, Data Everywhere: But How Does It Relate to You and Your Work? TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011
- Nielsen Social Media Report: mobile social web use on the rise SOCIALFISH | MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011
- Community Management Continues to Mature [REPORT] SOCIALFISH | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- Making Data Visualizations: A Survival Guide And Other Resources BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013
- Top 10 Spreadsheet Secrets From A Nonprofit Data Nerd BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013
- CommBuild Tweet Chat April 9: Storytelling with Data TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013
- The 2013 State of Community Management Survey SOCIALFISH | TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013
- Government Data Meets Web 2.0 IDEALWARE | SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2009
- Reflections from 12NTC Panel on Data Visualization BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
- Technology and the New Workplace Currency [Infographic] SOCIALFISH | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
- New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead AMY SAMPLE WARD | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
- Your Data is Going to Break Up with You NTEN | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
- #13ntc Nonprofit Technology Conference: Plenary Session on Failing Informatively BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013
- How are association publishers building new and existing revenue streams? SOCIALFISH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013
- Social CRM, part 1 ZEN AND THE ART OF NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2010
- Terms and Trends in DIY and Open Source Online Maps NTEN | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012
- 5 Ways to Drive Donor Retention SOCIALFISH | SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013
- SXSW 2013: Measurement and Making Sense of Your Data BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013
- Data Digest: Moneyball Giving, Data and Philanthropy, Data for Africa TECH SOUP BLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013
- Get Ready For A Sea Change In Nonprofit Assessment Metrics IDEALWARE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009
- Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Overview PCI COMPLIANCE | FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008
- A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say? BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
- Using Cartoons To Make Sense of Your Data BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
- Data Digest: From Presidential Campaigns to Social Good TECH SOUP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013
- Crowdsourced data is not a substitute for real statistics BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
- It's Not Data if You Can't Use It: Case Studies from Modernizing Nonprofit Systems NTEN | FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011
- Nonprofits and Data: Looking for Inspiration | npENGAGE AFP BLOG | FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013
- Learn From Each Other, Not Just the Data NTEN | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
- Best Practices for Association Microsites SOCIALFISH | THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012
- Nonprofits Collect Lots of Data, But Most Don’t Use It Says NTEN/Idealware Report BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012
- What Does the Data Say? BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011
- Data Portability for Good NTEN | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009
- Open Source vs. Proprietary: Nonprofit CRM ZEN AND THE ART OF NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011
- The Fantastic Five GIS Tools for Nonprofits NTEN | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
- Seven Must Read Posts This Week SOCIALFISH | SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012
- Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd and How To Find Them! BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012
- Ensuring the Safety of Your Data in the Cloud NTEN | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012
- How to do data management right. SOCIALFISH | THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013
- The Questions Every Nonprofit Should Ask About Sensitive Data NTEN | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
- Bringing Your Organization's Data to Life: NPdata Tweet Chat Recap TECH SOUP BLOG | FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012
- [Cool Infographic Friday] Social CRM: The Next Generation of Fundraising SOCIALFISH | FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013
- Two Social Media Toolkit Examples and Other Goodies SOCIALFISH | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013
- Good Presentations: Credibility and Story Telling INFLUENCE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011
- Try Qriously for free: Real-time data for your organization! AMY SAMPLE WARD | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- How to do data management right. AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013
- Draw Me a Story: A Recipe for Effective Infographics NTEN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013
- APIs for Social Media Integration and More: A Gentle Introduction for Nonprofits NTEN | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- One Organization. One System for Donor Information. GROUNDWIRE | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2011
- How are non-profits using text messaging? MOBILE COMMONS | MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011
- Attention Data Nerds! NTEN Change Journal: It’s All About Data BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
- Some Data on the Importance of Adaptive Web Design NTEN | THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2012
- Nonprofit E-File Data Should Be Open - Sunlight Foundation Blog AFP BLOG | FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013
- Breaking out of the Volunteer Data Silo CONNECTION CAFE | THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
- New on SSIR: How does celebrity impact your fundraising? AMY SAMPLE WARD | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011
- Measuring Organizational Influence In Social Media NTEN | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009
- The Nonprofit Data Ecosystem: How Does Your Data Flow? NTEN | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
- Applying Avinash Kaushik’s Best Social Metrics Framework for the New Facebook Insights Data BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
- The Guardian Reports on TechSoup Global/Guardian Charity Data Seminar TECH SOUP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012
- Some Reflections about Social Data in the Cloud from the Social Innovation Summit 2012 BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012
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