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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

sgEngage

Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis. Datamaking, as an aspect of knowledge building , can even contribute to civic engagement and participatory democracy. These visual analysis tools illuminate potential connections and spaces where relationships exist or are possible.

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Can Stories Be Data?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive by analysis. Using unstructured qualitative data alone is pretty stupid unless you bring intelligence analysis, link to a quantitative analysis and link it back to decisions. Do numbers only matter? The only valid data is quantitative data. How do you make sense?

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Can Stories Be Data?

NTEN

Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive-by analysis. Using unstructured qualitative data alone is pretty stupid unless you bring intelligence analysis, link to a quantitative analysis, and link it back to decisions. Do only numbers matter? Make data-driven decisions only, don't trust your gut ever.

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Your Local Tech4Good Club Is Ready to Help

Tech Soup

Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Participatory Analysis with Data Placemats in Nonprofits. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Seattle, Washington: Storytelling Made Easy for Boards and EDs. Mississauga, Ontario: Geek Talk — Coffee and Convo. Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

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From Community Arts To Community of Online Learners: Janet Salmons, Ph.D

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These programs involved cultural, educational and training efforts that used interactive theater and storytelling. whether the collaboration is across sectors, disciplines and organizations, or within a given organization, with participatory decision-making and teamwork. What was your most exciting moment as an online instructor?

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nov 10 - 11. Mar 20 - 23.

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The Mobilisation Journal: A Way To Spread Learning About Social Change Movements Innovative Use of Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been following it for a while now and it is very inspiring on many different levels. The laboratory gives Greenpeace and its partners a space to design, test, iterative, and roll out new strategies and techniques for participatory campaigns or what has been called “People Powered.” What do you think?

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