sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis. The following image conveys what this looked like in practice for the same cultural intermediary that used the matrix tool above. For datamaking, visuals like charts, diagrams, or maps are important for more than data collection.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 97

fusionSpan

MARCH 30, 2022

The quality and accuracy of the datasets you’re working with increase when you present them in attractive graphs, charts, shapes, and plots. The Ask Data Tool. Tableau’s Ask data tool has increased its popularity among users all around the world. Trend Lines & Predictive Analysis. Conclusion.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base. You need two key ingredients – people and tools to connect and engage with them. From “texting&# to location based apps like FourSquare this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest apps and tools organizations can use to effectively moblize and energize people online.

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NCE Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The nice folks at Wolfram Blog have created a set of charts identifying how people talk on Facebook as they age. That’s not too surprising but some of the other charts might be of interest to you and your organization. Research Tools datadonors facebook use wolfram' More than one million people have done so to date.

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Social Media People Media Chart 124

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Scientist / Data Analysis Engineer / General Techie Want to help save the world with your code? We're Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group, and we're hiring right now ! This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Most of think about infographics as part of our marketing and communications tool box. I’ve been looking for free, low cost, easy-to-master tools and templates to reduce some of the sweating. But the bonus was the tutorial to help you better understand and apply charts. My favorite free tool for doing that is Wordle.

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Chart Tutorial Template PowerPoint 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

It makes really easy to do a quick content analysis, figure out what content resonated, and build community. It is a Twitter analytics tool. Crowdbooster is another Twitter analytics tool that gives you a lot of interesting charts and graphs and data. Storify is a content curation tool.

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Twitter Tools Learning Measure 110

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments. How would you describe Virgin America in social networking analysis and mapping terminology? . I flew back from DC last night on Virgin America.

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Analysis Social Network America Network 95

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 29, 2021

An acronym is a much beloved tool of English teachers and PowerPoint presenters all over the world. It might be even useful to locate a volunteer with a background in sales or data analysis and see if you can get them to come on board as the one person in your organization who can go through the feedback and present the results.

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Results Nonprofit PowerPoint Map 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

In organizations, people struggle to capture knowledge and to find answers across organizational boundaries and silos. A new comfort with transparency combined with easy access to online social networking tools, makes it easy to share what we do, but also how we do it. Impact and Excellence by Sheri Chaney Jones. Evergreen.

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Network Data Chart Case Study 134

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. He agreed to write a four-part primer on a visual diagnostics, mapping, and social networking analysis primer and how nonprofits might use these tools for social change. There are a couple of tools that can help you out. .

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Analysis Social Network Network South Africa 71

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are two solutions for integrating your data — either build an in-house centralized data platform or research an analytics vendor to outsource data collection and analysis. Use analytics tools to surface new patient insights. So, how do healthcare organizations overcome these data silos?

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Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 77

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. It does close-ended questions and displays a bar chart or can also create a word cloud. Help participants evaluate the session in real-time – replacing the use of a flip chart in a plus/delta analysis.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

How to Avoid: Organizations should consider adopting the Unified Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits (UCOA). Skipping this analysis can lead to missed opportunities for adjustment and improvement, potentially causing long-term financial issues. Use financial management software with analytical tools.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 78

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. You may begin with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. The plan also incorporates a timeline chart depicting when each goal is projected to be completed by.

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Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 117

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

Data analysis is a process, not a one-time thing. Data nerds know how to clean and recode data, look for patterns, calculate key statistics, and then show off the most important information in graphs and charts. You can follow this syllabus to boost your skills at all stages of the data analysis process. Why get good at Excel?

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Data Tutorial Chart Statistics 139

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Mine includes markers , sticky notes , index cards, and flip chart paper. When I facilitate training, I use analog and digital tools and materials. Speaking of documentation, that’s where digital tools can come in handy – for example your mobile phone camera. What’s in your facilitation toolkit?

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Facilitation Arts Pakistan Exercise 139

The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

A free and very easy-to-use tool, that I recommend and use, is an Excel Spreadsheet. Here’s an example of the chart that I created: Tasks Start Date Completion Date Who is Responsible? Time management is a great tool for running a successful fundraising campaign.

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Campaign Fundraising Channel Mail 90

3rd Sector Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Check your reply cards, online forms and every other tool that you use to intake donor data. Use charts and diagrams to help them visualize your organization’s impact. Data Cleaning Data Management data cleaning data enrichment data management donor data fundraising fundraising data analysis fundraising mistakes holiday appeal'

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Data Time Fundraising Retention 184

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2011

That’s some great advice from KD Paine for the last chapter of our forthcoming book , ”Measuring the Networked Nonprofit,” which is on data analysis and turning data in action. So, look at every chart, every graph, every number and ask does it make sense.

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Map Twitter Washington Chart 96

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Instead of repeating those numbers, we’ll focus on the practical “in the weeds” analysis that can support you in making data-driven decisions that go well beyond this time of year. The chart above shows that 2023 saw higher overall volumes throughout the day, with a small spike at 9:00 a.m. It can have an immediate impact on revenue!

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Lesson North America New York Kentucky 52

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

You will also find a well-curated resource toolkit that includes articles, books, tools, and resources. The Playbook offers a clear definition and steps for using basic statistical analysis, even if you are not an expert. The four key questions are: What data to collect? How to collect data? Making meaning. Communicating Results.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

However, throwing a million charts and graphs together or writing a 10,000-word essay on why your nonprofit is the best isn’t going to be so effective (or worth anyone’s time). In a traditional PDF, this would take 5 separate charts and even then we wouldn’t get the same effect of watching this program grow on a national level.

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Report Template Org Nonprofit 85

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Though originally focused on advertising, Ogilvy’s wisdom contains enduring truths around driving action and results that can aid any cause, even with today’s new tools and platforms. A great tool to see how different companies make their product the hero is by looking through swipe files curated by sites like [link].

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2013

Oftentimes with other applications, data needs to be prepped before it can be converted into visual form (such as a graph or chart), whether that means adding a column, combining data sets, inserting a new formula, or the like. The exact opposite is true. Expert Session Webinar. Eastern time. Try It Out and See if You're a Data Geek.

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Data Chart Report Oracle 44

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

Tools 59

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making. It is about how social media (and other digital tools I might add) help an organization move towards longer-term outcomes in their theory of change or articulated goals. Click to See Larger Version.

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Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

NTEN

JANUARY 8, 2013

These are just a handful of nonprofit-focused data sharing sites to get you started: National Center for Charitable Statistics: NCCS provides data, as well as analysis tools and reports, on Nonprofits around the US. You can filter the raw data, RSS feeds of the data, charts, maps, or even widgets made of the data.

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Site Share Data Journal 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. Over those 80 years, the chart has been polished, refined and so deeply embedded in business thinking.

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ROI Social Media Media Social 103

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

If you don’t use analytic tools, it’s impossible to know how many people are engaging with your content and what, if any, action they’re taking after that engagement. What kind of Gift Chart represents your current distribution of donors, and how many donors do you need at each level to meet your goals? . How many donors do you have?

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It also creates a resource called the Horizon Navigator an online, open-content database of free research on emerging technologies, is a dynamic social media platform overlying an innovative set of intelligent search tools and a comprehensive collection of resources.

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Analytics Teach Training Train 97

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Determining what data to collect is necessary in order to find the right tool to gather and make sense of it. As Louie observed, “analytics is about giving you meaning from data,” a feat the right tools will help accomplish. A Few Good Web Analytics Tools. Additional Resources. Data Warehousing For Nonprofits.

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Analytics Data Analysis Chart 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Delight: Check out these charts and graphs! Elearning space defines it as: “Use of intelligent data, learner-produced data, and analysis models to discover information and social connections, and to predict and advise on learning.” Denial: You can’t measure social media! I tested each one. Please leave a comment.

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Social Media Measure Analytics Learning 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Step 6: Select your data collection tool(s). ” KPIs are simply data points for charting progress towards results. I use the chart below, which comes from Chapter 5 of our book. They also look at qualitative data, including doing a content analysis of their member feedback. What tools are you using?

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Results Metrics Measure Associations 97

Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2012

Here at TechSoup, we are collaborating with the Foundation Center on upcoming webinars designed to provide you with new ideas and tools to aid your organization. This live event will focus on visual tools designed to assist organizations in seeking support. Pacific time. Register for the webinar here.

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Map Philanthropy Data Script 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. He agreed to write a four-part primer on a visual diagnostics, mapping, and social networking analysis primer and how nonprofits might use these tools for social change. This another area of Steve's interest and expertise.

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Map System Profit Guatemala 86