Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

For example, we correct errors in addresses, add geographic coding, and map pieces of information into a standardized format. We also link grants from different funders to the same recipient to visualize the broader funding ecosystem. The chart below shows how the percentage of our data sources shift as more 990 data comes in.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2012

The first webinar in this series, Mapping Philanthropy: How You Can Use Data Visualization to Do Good , was held on March 29. Remember: your goals may be slightly different, but do not forget to have them clearly mapped out ahead of time. geospatial resources – a collection of visual maps illustrating U.S.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

Because each can attract a different audience, and may be better-suited for certain types and lengths of content, coordinating among them all can be difficult. In a recent survey of NTEN:Change Journal readers, we learned that organizations are using an average of almost four different channels as part of their communications mix.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

But you must learn to manage numbers if you want to grow your nonprofit, fulfill your mission, and make a big difference in the world. While Donor Management is crucial, it’s crucial for different reasons. Plus, once you set it up and map the fields (i.e. A simple report with a pie chart can easily show you that.

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System Help Nonprofit Track 98

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Use different links on different sites to see what really gets people clicking through. 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.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

On a flip chart or whiteboard (or if you are working through this by yourself, just use a piece of paper or a spread sheet on your computer) draw 4 vertical lines, creating 5 columns. You may want to turn the flip chart sideways or use separate sheets for each column. #1: 1: Who are “They&#. 2: What we Want. 4: What they Want.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

They capture their discussion by taking notes on the “tablecloths,” (in this case, it is flip chart paper). As I do this in different places around the world with different types of nonprofits, different themes bubble up. One of the topics includes stress triggers in the workplace.

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Culture Nonprofit Chart Flickr 98

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

First, overall: And when you click on “What does this chart mean?&# it actually tells you, with much richer context: I personally love data-map mashups and Qriously uses them brilliantly! Qriously could be used to test different messages and groups to measure where responses are strongest. Campaigning.

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Data Mobile Time Map 154

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. Mine includes markers , sticky notes , index cards, and flip chart paper. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? But wait, paper??? And, I’m not alone. Project Planning: Includes two methods, one for agile planning and the other for complex projects.

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Facilitation Arts Pakistan Exercise 139

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. Users can input data in seconds with a couple of points and clicks. The exact opposite is true. Images: SAP.

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Data Chart Report Oracle 44

3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The second blog, Why Mid-sized Businesses Need CSR , gives us a map of the problem. One corporate partner’s needs may differ from another’s. Without it, your organization is lost … like a ship at sea with neither a map or stars to guide it. We need the workplace. Read more than one, by the way.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A great tool to see how different companies make their product the hero is by looking through swipe files curated by sites like [link]. For nonprofits, this means rigorously testing different emotional appeals, stories, and calls-to-action and then reusing what proves most effective. Use time-limited offers to create urgency.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

Tableau is professional-grade data-visualization software that helps you create powerful, interactive data visualizations in the form of charts and graphs. Tableau's intent with this product donation is to empower nonprofits to make a difference with their data. Beyond the Pie Chart: When to Use a Bar Chart or Line Chart.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The latter requires a different type of attention and whole new set of information coping skills. I liked this map so much that I printed it out and keep at my desk. I schedule my writing time during peak concentration hours in the day. (I’ve charted those – so I know when they occur).

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Content Tips Help Exercise 139

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

A focus on the bar charts without taking the time to understand the challenges and open up creative thinking will not inspire organizational buy-in which is so important. Here are two stories about two very different nonprofits and how they approached designing their dashboards with human-centered design techniques.

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Design Marketing Metrics Measure 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Next, each person got to introduce themselves and their challenge, while the instructor, Pete Maher, expertly facilitated a network map on the wall. Being able to do concept mapping on the wall with sticky notes is a core technique in a number of the methods that we practiced throughout the two days. Round Robin.

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Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 132

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2015

He has organized clusters of tools around different concepts of use that a social media professional might need. In other words, you have a learning journey here in this resourced, mapped out in 15 minutes a day over the next month or so. Pablo: Create engaging images for your social media posts in minutes.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Unlike a fun run or a 5K fundraiser, you don’t need to map out a racecourse or organize volunteers to man your event. If you’re hosting a read-a-thon as a school fundraiser, consider displaying these progress charts in the classroom so classes can see how well they’re doing and stay motivated to reach their fundraising and reading goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. 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.

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Analysis Social Network America Network 95

Candid

APRIL 27, 2021

The same principle lies at the heart of a mind map. Mind maps help us stay organized in the world of content shock, informational chaos, and short attention span. They say mind mapping makes people more creative and retentive. Why use mind maps in your nonprofit practice? Mind maps can help you: Plan nonprofit projects.

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Map Mind Free Tools 121

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

Org charts, like maps, aren't given the attention they should be, especially in large institutions. Org charts are not just about putting people in their place. Each homepage is designed differently (ugh), so you have to hunt for the "Members" page to find all the people on that committee. I was captivated.

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Chart Org Social Network Network 20

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

25+ Fundraising Apps for Your Nonprofit to Consider Fundraising apps can be powerful tools for raising more for your mission, but each one is different and will provide different benefits to your organization. The app has full access to your different projects and the “cards” (things to do) within that project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo By Mastery of Maps. Outcomes, indicators, metrics, logic models, flow charts galore – measurement and evaluation are in season these days. Measurement springs from many different motivations. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Evaluation Measure Seattle Lesson 95

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

I’ve talked before about how to map your community and the messages within it. What’s so great about the chart from Forrester at the top of this post is that it shows you a great way to view segments of your database in an influential way. Now, what about peer influence? Giving permission to peer influence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Batchgeo is a free mapping tool that helps you visualize the data that lives in your spreadsheets. Once you’ve gathered data from important stakeholders, completing a SWOT Analysis can help you map the internal and external factors that are assisting or hindering you. Captricity is a tool that extracts data from forms and documents.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture. “Map out the story you need to tell. Hearing from different nonprofit leaders and fundraising professionals left us feeling inspired and refreshed for the work we do—helping changemakers like you!

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Social Media Trend Storyboard Montana 52

Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

Data visualization presents an opportunity to tell stories that foster community building in a different and compelling manner. Charts, graphs, or maps are a common and practical way to relay information. When using data to tell a story, it’s important to understand what information matters to your community.

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Storytelling Data Community Chart 36

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Draw it out into an organizational chart so you can see who will report to who. The important thing is that you map out a plan and get Board buy-in. Create a process that exposes your new hire to different facets of your organization but doesn’t overwhelm or intimidate them. Think three to five years into the future.

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Guide Nonprofit Interview Job 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

They may have very different ideas on this topic. Create a heat-map to show them where they live, or a series of charts to breakdown their values. By identifying and describing these fictional members and potential supporters, you can achieve more clarity around your communications activities. ” Facebook Ads as Filters.

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Analysis Audience Test China 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Pivots can make the difference between a successful session and disaster. These could done by one person or could be shared if mapped out in advance. This can be done with a flip chart and markers or there might be one graphic facilitator dedicated to this task. You can see a word cloud of the different words that emerged.

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

The Ambassadors are senior NetSquared leaders who offer their support to other organizers in their country or region, allowing us to serve members in different time zones and in languages other than English. San Francisco, California: Marc Smith on Charting Connections in Your Community — SF Online Community Meetup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

It was a fantastic opportunity to identify similarities and differences between building networks of organizations as well as individuals - and of course how to weave together the two. Later, I found the chart in Net Gains. I tend to map my "working the clouds" work in short, time boxed bursts.

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Network Authoring Social Media Ipod 95

NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

This approach misses two key facts: one, users are already using your website on their phones, and two, mobile web users have different needs than desktop users. Web surfing behavior on a mobile phone differs from the desktop Traditional web pages are a place where users seamlessly browse a multitude of links in a discovery process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

A Communications Evaluation Guide by Asibey Consulting I've been exploring different ROI and communications evaluation approaches and how they might be adapted for social media strategies. The guide is an excellent road map for designing and planning an evaluation of your overall communications plan. Source: Are We There Yet?

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Social Media Media Social Evaluation 50

NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

Look how elegantly they tell the story of the need for fresh drinking water, and the difference their prorgrams are making. This map-based interactive data visualization makes it simple to select a neighborhood, and quickly see the neighborhoods income distribution, the real cost of hosing in that ‘hood, and then reveals the gaps.

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Data New York City Storytelling New York 100

Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

about providing feedback at every turn – they are sticklers for data and statistics that you can toggle into charts or hard numbers to find out. YouTube branding, and free licensing for Google Earth and Maps. Google applies their hallmark innovation with apps like Google Maps Coordinate. They are also great. Change.Org.

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Awareness Tools Marketing Online 36

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2017

After an hour, I had 12 different versions of our staff structure, each in its own little box. When we had seven people, we barely needed an organizational chart. At Keri’s urging, we first mapped out a new structure for the organization, one that could scale if we grew (which we did, almost immediately). Some were impractical.

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