Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

Smith and his talk "Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media: Creating Maps and Measures with NodeXL." Marc's talk was fantastically insightful and full of ways that community managers can use social network analysis to gain greater insights into and grow their communities. What is social network analysis?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2023

Aggregating all of your data can help streamline your tasks and encourage analysis across multiple sources. Then map out your technology and data ecosystem so you know what you use and how it connects. Augment your reporting with data analysis. Open technology connects you to the information you need faster.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

This week, the call for data measurement in the social sector heightens with the proposition of a Social Progress Index and ways that NGOs can use data maps to increase effectiveness. How NGOs Are Using Data Maps to Communicate Problems. Open Source philanthropy data open data big data maps Social Progress Index' on NetSquared.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. That’s when the movement building can begin. Focusing on those areas where your goals overlap enables you to create a common ground, share a purpose; and that’s where you can build a movement. How does movement building really look? What’s our role?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

Ari Sahagun , a consultant who works with social justice groups on network visualizations, called for a group to discuss Network Mapping and Visualization. We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. The notes are here.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

No matter your biggest challenge, the ticket to solving those issues is figuring out how to break down these silos and make your data analysis easier. If so, it’s best to figure that out now and correct it before getting too far into the weeds of building any sophisticated data warehousing or reporting systems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building. One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. If you missed it, you can read Part 1: Systems Mapping for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Here's what I found, and I'll show you the steps I took in Tableau Desktop , available at TechSoup, to make the following map. All data analysis and visualization packages are able to read a CSV file. Taking the two raw CSV files — crimes and transit stops — I could then build the map of crimes at SFMTA bus stops.

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M+R

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This is from the perspective of a web developer, and this overview leans towards the implementation of GA and Google Tag Manager (GTM) and not on building reports within the GA4 interface once data is flowing. GA4 also incorporates Artificial Intelligence into its data analysis, to enable an enhanced level of forecasting.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2012

The first of these free webinars, Mapping Philanthropy: How You Can Use Data Visualization to Do Good , will be held on Thursday, March 29 at 11 a.m. At the Foundation Center, he builds mapping applications, data visualizations, semantic analysis scripts, and application programming interfaces (APIs). Pacific time.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

Authors Steve Zimmerman and Jeanne Bell have introduced a proven method for change management called matrix mapping. The matrix map cultivates sound decision-making that embraces the entire organization’s capacity rather than one program or person. Intro to the Matrix Map. Check out a sample of the matrix map.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We invite you to dive into key findings from the report and explore granular data on our funding map. . We’ve included their recommendations below, along with examples from the 2019 analysis of donors who use these tactics. . This has been a dominant trend in the past eight years of our analysis.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 17, 2011

Guest Beneblog by Patrick Ball, Jeff Klingner, and Kristian Lum After the earthquake in Haiti, Ushahidi organized a centralized text messaging system to allow people to inform others about people trapped under damaged buildings and other humanitarian crises. We think that this is important and valuable.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

This data is then made available in Candid’s Foundation Directory and Foundation Maps , as well as for use in research. Analysis that relies on real-time data does not provide a final, definitive picture of funding. Any analysis completed in the same year of a crisis (or even the year after) relies primarily on real-time data.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

This builds up your reputation as an established, trustworthy organization. After assessing how these donors already interact with your nonprofit, you can build target donor profiles based on demographics, psychographics, giving habits, and preferred communication channels. Conducting a marketing opportunity analysis.

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fusionSpan

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The key benefits of business intelligence for nonprofits Business intelligence brings several benefits to nonprofit organizations – in a nutshell, it gives you the ability to predict where your organization will be in the future, as well as minimize potential business risk by mapping trends and providing more predictability.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In 2018 analysis by Ben Gose , a reported 57% of nonprofits doubted their ability to continue meeting demand, motiving many nonprofit leaders to consider collaboration with other nonprofits and across sector lines in order to increase organizational capacity. Build a trusted network. Build a trusted network.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Customizable Reports: While GA4 doesn’t have as many pre-built reports as GA3 did, it does let you build reports and customize them to your specific needs. This enables you to map the entire journey to the form so you can see where people are falling off. It doesn’t only track where users go on your website but what they do as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Once this is established, along with goals – the methodology to measure your network relies on having a baseline methodology and using Social Network Analysis. The latter can be a very geeky topic, requiring expertise in statistics, understanding social network analysis terminology, and hard to master software. Radio Bilingue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Building a solid core, participants can use social media tools to easily connect NGOS with new people who have knowledge, resources, and ideas to share to help with the project goals. Once we mapped the network on the wall before our eyes, we reflected on the following questions: * What are the points of connection?

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

The experience you’ve gained building business processes and developing security protocols in a Salesforce-based technology solution will greatly help you get up and running with NPSP. With help from Cloud for Good specialists, an analysis of your current LCRM solution and supporting data will be performed and documented.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2019

This is a good analysis of the evolution of Tech for Good, Cloud for Good, Data for Good, and the latest iteration: AI For Good. 4) Story Mapping Personal Stories: Nonprofits have the potential to use AI to analyze personal stories of key stakeholders to better design pathways to using those programs. What Is AI for Good?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Well, from the planning and analysis side, that is. We covered how to do Community Mapping (identifying the segments and goals of the community), Content Mapping (creating a plan for which content goes where, and why), and Data Tracking (pulling all the numbers together). Community Mapping. >> Content Mapping. >>

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

The top three technology challenges for respondents are building websites, managing data, and fundraising. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

While mapping out these types of plans is important, you should also focus on taking proactive steps to avoid putting your nonprofit in risky situations in the first place. Conduct an operational analysis in which you identify all potential risks and prioritize them based on which ones are most likely to occur.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 28, 2015

The answer is a resounding ‘yes,’ which should be good news to nonprofit organizations concerned about recent news articles portraying the declining fortunes in walkathons and other popular team-building events. So what’s to blame for the declining fortunes of nonprofit team-building events?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Want to build a powerful movement online? Community Mapping. Community Mapping helps you identify not just the various segments of your audience, but also create a clear picture of which tools/platforms are associated with those groups and which messages are best to target where. How do you find a developer to build an app?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

Photo Tweeted by @starfocus during a network mapping session at NWF. Daniel facilitated a network mapping activity with NNF’s 10 education advocacy staff from regional offices and headquarters. Staff members were at the core of the map. They reorganized the map into clusters. Observations.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Complete a needs analysis: Clearly, you see an urgent need in your community, otherwise you could not be going down this road. Build relationships with the leaders already in the space. Build a solid foundation. Sports equipment?

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

Violence, hate, and discrimination against AAPI communities is a long-standing issue in the United States and has been building in recent years. A recent analysis of Candid’s Foundation Maps data by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy ( AAPIP ) found that between 2014 and 2018, approximately 0.2

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

You carefully analyze and map your legacy data, populating your new system until it’s full of your organization’s history. More detailed change tracking can be supported via Change Data Capture, allowing you to construct a history of crucial data points for more longitudinal analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2011

She begins with the basic assumption: When we apply a network mindset to our work, we affirm that value is created through our interactions, relationships build social capital, and that relationships are capital. Social network analysis can reveal knowledge flows and roles. Network analysis provides a new measurement tool.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

To learn about fundraising and marketing best practices… Emily Wisniewski, Development Manager at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center , will present a deep dive into the building blocks of a successful year-end campaign. Map out a session grid: I recommend that you ask yourself what you want to get out of bbcon.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The influx of nonprofits building annual reports into their websites offers two huge advantages: 1) It takes transparency to the next level if the report is a living, breathing section of the website. We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. offers a profound analysis of #MeToo. YBlc.org annual report.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

TechSoup's mission is to build a dynamic bridge that enables civil society organizations and changemakers around the world to gain effective access to the resources they need to design and implement technology solutions for a more equitable planet. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

She pointed out that an individual’s knowledge and skills will be out of date within 5 years and a college degree will be out of date long before the loan is paid off. This means we need to build the skill of learning the new and this means building online social network competence. He asked to reflect on our network map.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

We received copies of his Luma’s book and cards, “Innovation for People,” which is a synthesis of landscape analysis of design-thinking and human centered design methods. A frequent question Peter is asked about how an organization can become more innovative. “What are the skills that we need to practice for 10,000 hours?

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