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 co-authored a paper called " Visual Diagnostics and Mapping for Scaling Change " and we had an opportunity to discuss it. If you missed it, you can read Part 1: Systems Mapping for Nonprofits.

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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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Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

The goal with your analysis is to have actionable data. Format for your stakeholders’ preferences and needs Once you have a good sense of your analysis and recommendations, you need to think about how you package it for different decision makers. Clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are crucial for meaningful analysis.

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Candid

JULY 1, 2021

Based on our analysis, the answer is, it's (currently) impossible to know —but it’s important to get right. . This data is available on our racial equity map.[ Microsoft has also made public some of the exact amounts they’ve donated to specific organizations. billion dollars. Here are the top three challenges we found:

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

upon 12 data sources, t he report documented $30 billion in private, public, corporate, and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2019. We invite you to dive into key findings from the report and explore granular data on our funding map. .

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

To achieve this, Forum One conducted a comprehensive landscape analysis and full audits of their technical ecosystem, communications, and analytics as well as stakeholder interviews. To do this, the dashboard provides city leaders and communities with an array of regularly updated data that is specific to neighborhood and/or city boundaries.

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Forum One

JUNE 2, 2022

Agencies traditionally oriented toward serving the “American public” are now asked to understand that public as customers—customers who deserve and demand excellence in customer service. . Embark on a gap analysis to discover where you are today, where your plans are headed, and what changes you may need to make.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

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 Candid has recorded $179,000 donated and $10 million pledged to AAPI communities by public charities. The vast majority of these funds ($66.3

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Candid

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

First, it’s important to note that this analysis is based on U.S. For much of our analysis, however, we are trying to answer the most basic question: Who has given for what, for who, and for where? . This means that none of their grantmaking will be included in Candid’s analysis of funding for the pandemic.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 10, 2012

”" Microsites for Nonprofits: Your Questions Answered | NTEN – "What do you do when you want to give extra publicity to a specific cause or campaign? Thanks to Deanna Zandt for being so thoughtful and smart in her analysis: "Let’s break down why the meritocracy myth is both so pervasive and problematic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Two themes come together in an article by the Chronicle’s Peter Panepento about the “ How America Gives ” online tool: Public Data and Data Visualization. This tool allows users to dig into detailed geographic data about how much money Americans give to charity. I could compare it at the county level.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. Contrary to popular belief, social networks and social network analysis (SNA) both existed long before Facebook.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As a community service we have deployed a situational analysis map with information about the burn area, evacuation zones, locations of destroyed homes and structures, road closures, photographs, twitter feeds and more. Go to the map.

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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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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. (I 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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I recommend using a tool like Netvibes because it allows you to have a public and/or private dashboard, and is easy to use and customize. You can see an example of a dashboard by visiting my public Nonprofit Tech Dashboard. Community Mapping. Dashboards or RSS Readers rely heavily on RSS, or Really Simple Syndication.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

In June, Tides partnered with Rhiza on a data mapping pilot using their Insight software. After doing some research and testing out some of the data mapping tools, we started with just making basic maps of where grants were made and partners are located, from which initial story threads emerged. and "to what ends?"

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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. Data.gov: Data.gov provides public access to datasets generated by the Federal Government.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. National Public Radio (NPR). NPR (National Public Radio) does an excellent job of making their annual report relevant. offers a profound analysis of #MeToo. that allows readers to change years and see how their program market has increased over time.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

On the most basic level, illegal dumping confronts us with garbage in public spaces, which is unpleasant and unhealthy. Jozef’s analysis is that the application will be used in different ways by different people. At its most basic level, you photograph the dump and post a pin on a global Trash Map. The Problem.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The March of Dimes is an 85 year old organization with broad name recognition and a proven track record, but limited public understanding of the organization’s current work on maternal and infant health equity. Presenter(s): Cindy Rahman, Chief Marketing Officer, March of Dimes; Elisabeth Bradley, Chief Strategy Officer, Forum One.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Work Transparently: The more public you are, the easier you can be found, the more opportunities you have. Mapping Your LinkedIn Network. What surprised me was how densely connected people who work in nonprofit technology (the green), while examining it detail the map revealed a mini-history of the field. What surprises you?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. 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. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

Well, thanks to Azavea and TechSoup Global (both NTEN members), this GIS analysis technology is going to be more accessible and affordable for your nonprofit. We just saw the announcement that Azavea's Cicero API is now part of TechSoup's donated technology program. police districts, school districts, and watersheds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2009

To see Mailana live map Marshall Kirkpatrick wrote a piece called " The Inner Circles of 10 Geek Heros " using a tool developer Pete Warden's service Mailana. The tool is quite fascinating because it combines a light weight social network analysis (see this page. There's lots of friends in my network that you explore. jasonfalls.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. 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. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

This mapping exercise helps funders meet unmet or underfunded needs and populations. . For example, one collaboration’s gap analysis revealed that a city’s private funders offered minimal support in the areas of health and drug addiction prevention. Loose, short-term affiliations also can be valuable for advocacy work.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 4, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! The headline in the East Valley Tribune was, "More Arizona public schools are excelling."

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! I appreciate your analysis of the claims that the sector is becoming more commercialized.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Los Angeles, California: Data Visualization with Tableau Public and Power BI. Chicago, Illinois: Knowledge Mapping for Greater Social Good. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Dublin, Ireland: Digital Street Mapping Workshop.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Written narrative is best enriched with graphs, maps, photos, and other illustrations. These collections are free for the public to access. It provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy. She uses information from the University of Iowa College of Public Health's Rural Policy Research Institute.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 25, 2017

In fact, many of our placements are responsible for crafting the first cash flow analysis their boards have ever had). With their cash flow forecast, they had a road map and an early warning system that allows them to react and plan well in advance of running out of cash. Nonprofit Finance: Cash Flow is Do or Die.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Safer Internet Day is an annual Microsoft sponsored public service campaign to take practical steps to protect ourselves against identity and data theft, email phishing scams, cyber bullying, social media over sharing, and other perils of life on the Internet. public schools to have access high speed broadband within five years.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

New Orleans, Louisiana: Glossophobics Anonymous (or How to Hone your Public Speaking Skills). Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Seattle, Washington: Social Network Analysis: Mapping Your Nonprofit's Connections. Monday, June 5, 2017. Mississauga, Ontario: Geek Talk — Coffee and Convo.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Click here to read Dr. Mark Hagers analysis of current research on this topic.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

Socio-economic variables can be extracted from the ACS directly into a Shapefile for mapping or other forms of analysis and modeling. While the primary focus of their project was short-term forecasting of crime risk, ACS Alchemist is a great, user-friendly, free-to-the-public tool for anyone interested in analyzing complex Census data.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

They use data visualization and sharing tools like Swivel , Widgenie , Many Eyes , Google Maps , Google Motion Charts , APIs and more to make their data more available and more compelling. At the heart of most issue-focused policy and research is data analysis. Connect the dots from raw source to visualization to analysis.

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