NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

During this time, I've help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups. More and more often, I get asked at conferences or on the blog for more information about how to create a community map or content plan. Community Map. Why : Why map your community? Content Map.

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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. As an example, Jake highlighted three possible goals: show the flow of money from foundations to nonprofits and NGOs; identify trends, gaps, or concentration of funding; and place funding flows in context.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Give me an interactive map, a pivot table, even a plain old pie chart and I’m happy. A common example of this that I hear often is with volunteer engagement. An organization has, for example, 20 volunteers, and they want to track the hours contributed, the impact on programs, and so forth.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Try the New Chart Types. What's new with Excel charts? If you look carefully at the Excel 2016 "Insert" ribbon tab, you will notice the new chart types, which will help you better share your data with your audience. Use Power Maps Like A Pro. What Are Power Maps? These new types are. Box and whisker.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For example, if your home page and contribute pages are the highest visited pages consistently, and then one month there is another page that makes it to the top above those, you know something interesting is going on. You can see an example of a dashboard by visiting my public Nonprofit Tech Dashboard. Community Mapping.

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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! So, although you may only have 100 people give you an answer, if your question said, for example, “Have you heard of NTEN?&#

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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. Take for example my colleague Eugene Eric Kim who shares his facilitation toolkit which includes links to his favorite Post It notes and markers. What’s in your facilitation toolkit?

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

You’re unlikely to create a lot of conversation through your direct mail program, for example, but it might very well be a focus for your Facebook page or blog strategy. We like to use a pie chart, as it provides a tidy circle for each channel that you can then combine into additional diagrams.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam "Oxfam is responding to the biggest earthquake for 200 years in Haiti. "You've got data.

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The second blog, Why Mid-sized Businesses Need CSR , gives us a map of the problem. Here is just one example – a great example – of a corporate social responsibility report , just released by Allstate. Without it, your organization is lost … like a ship at sea with neither a map or stars to guide it.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. For example, during a severe snowstorm on the East Coast of the U.S., LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. It puts one type of data on a map. Check out Ushahidi Surveyor.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

Plus, once you set it up and map the fields (i.e. Here’s a visual example for you. A simple report with a pie chart can easily show you that. So set up your Chart of Accounts right from the get-go. There’s no need for duplication of effort with the automation that’s available through most programs.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

By deepening their commitments to sustainability, organizations across sectors have the opportunity to enact more sustainable business practices and set an example for peer organizations. org’s Climate Justice Action map , which connects people with local groups and other activists. University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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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). We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. Charity: Water’s annual report is the perfect example of keeping it simple, but effective.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2013

Start off in SAP Visual Intelligence by pulling data from a broad range of sources: Excel spreadsheets ("personal data sources") as well as many types of databases (for example, Access, Oracle, SAP HANA, BusinessObjects). Users can input data in seconds with a couple of points and clicks. The exact opposite is true. Images: SAP.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2015

A stellar example of content curation : Content curation is not aggregation or a big gigantic list of links. A content curator v ets, filters, organizes, and presents information in a instructional way. And, he has not selected the same old, same old social media tools that we hear about all the time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

I liked this map so much that I printed it out and keep at my desk. What are your tips to help you focus in an age of distraction? Are there tips not on the mind map? I’ve been trying to curate content that offers ideas, tips, and resources to get past that ugly feeling of “content fried.”

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

For example, if a participant has a pledge from a family member that they’ll donate $10 for every 50 pages that they read, the participant will log how many pages they read at the conclusion of the fundraiser and collect their donations based on that amount. How to host a read-a-thon fundraiser. Thank your donors and readers.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

For example, what strategies would you use if your goal is to build your brand and grow your audience online? Once you select the Channels tab it will bring up a chart showing your organic traffic: Selecting the Landing Page dimension will filter data to show individual page performance. Heat maps, Click Maps, and Session Recorders.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, if a mailed appeal with a matching gift incentive consistently outperforms others, keep using that format. The lessons went beyond just copy length and media slots, but those were prominent examples of the difference in mindset. Use surveys and donor journey mapping to understand how people engage initially and over time.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The presenter gave the example of a cable TV installer who goes to homes to turn on cable services. Capriza Zapps can also connect to things like barcode scanners, Google Maps, and other outside devices and services. This internal mobile app includes only tasks that are needed by the people using it. It requires no API and no coding.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2012

For example, if I have to do some writing that requires a higher level of attention for me than does scanning Twitter or reading and responding to email, I schedule my writing time during peak concentration hours in the day. I've charted those – so I know when they occur). Establish Rituals: Rituals in your work life are valuable.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

Check out the winners of SlideRocket's Nonprofit Presentation Contest for great examples. You can also use Visio 2013 to make dynamic diagrams and charts for your story. Use Esri’s geographic information system software to create maps that tell your story.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

They also included a photo and "My dream title" (examples: banana queen, marathon master, didjeridooer). 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. Consider, for example, the U.S. I was captivated.

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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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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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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

If there’s not much overlap between particular constituent groups (for example, your clients aren’t likely to be donors, and your donors aren’t likely to become clients), there may not be enough of an upside to a single database to make it worth your while. Are volunteers likely to become donors, or vice versa?

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

You can’t use this tactic in China, for example, where Facebook (and Twitter, among other social media channels) is blocked. Create a heat-map to show them where they live, or a series of charts to breakdown their values. This is an excellent way to test possible messaging around a campaign as well. Survey Your Tribe.

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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. Through their efforts they ended up raising $45,000 and counting—a great example of how Gen Z can successfully fundraise and be engaged by a cause!

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 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. In April at our NTC conference panel, we'll dig in and discuss some strategies, advice, and real examples from groups that have had success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

We wanted to get into the weeds and asked for thoughts and examples of nonprofits using social media for program delivery in these areas: Volunteer or board recruitment strategy. What I found most thought provoking were the questions we should ask about technology in charting the future. Ooutreach or educational program delivery.

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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. In April at our NTC conference panel, we'll dig in and discuss some strategies, advice, and real examples from groups that have had success.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For example, a donor might use a mobile bidding app at your annual gala auction to bid on your nonprofit’s best prizes. With interactive maps, private meeting scheduling, and a personalized agenda, attendees have everything they need to get more from the event.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

My favorite example of this technique is the Descry Project's Obesity Epidemic visualization. In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky's claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus' - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. Everything else is just noise.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

San Francisco, California: Marc Smith on Charting Connections in Your Community — SF Online Community Meetup. Logo and Map : Elijah van der Giessen / CC BY-NC. HTML EXAMPLE Image: NetSquared : Tannis Sullivan / CC BY-NC 2.0. --> spanhidden. Victoria, British Columbia: Women in Technology Panel #2.

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