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#datanerds: Six Steps to Great Graphs and Charts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Source: Gemma Correll – I Love Charts. Note from Beth: I just knew that I was going to start obsessing about charts and graphs after my Excel spreadsheet obsessions started. What better way than in Excel. Step 1: Which Chart is Best? If your data adds up to 100%, you might choose a pie chart.

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Making the Web Accessible: Color Choices

Media Cause

For me it’s a subtle issue with greens and reds — deuteranopia is the medical term for it. I can most easily explain it like this: if you show me a bold ketchup red, and a strong Kermit green, I can tell you what colors those are, no problem. The vague shades are usually indistinguishable to me.

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A Nonprofit Staffer's Guide to Green Investing

Tech Soup

Fortunately, by using a green investing approach, you can find ways to save for retirement and also save the planet. is involved in green or socially responsible investing. Take a look at the mutual funds listed on the Sustainable & Responsible Mutual Fund Chart to see how well they are meeting your green objectives.

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Why Every Organization Should Make Sustainability Part of its Mission

Saleforce Nonprofit

They also use Salesforce to plan and chart a future path to growth. From creating more green campuses to encouraging research and dissemination of sustainability knowledge, education institutions around the world have an important role to play in creating a more sustainable future for all. University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Make This a More Inclusive Season of Giving: Tips for Diversity in Your End-of-Year Fundraising Appeal

sgEngage

Symbols and language to make your appeal more Kwanzaa-inclusive: Candle-lighting is central to Kwanzaa, in the colors of red, green, and black. Include the color green, popular with many cultural traditions but especially to Muslims, for whom paradise is depicted as a garden. Bodhi Day: A Buddhist Tradition.

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How to Set Up Your Nonprofit Accounting System RIGHT So it Helps You Grow

Get Fully Funded

To make matters more complicated, some people donated green marbles to pay for dog and cat food. A simple report with a pie chart can easily show you that. So set up your Chart of Accounts right from the get-go. Without an Accounting system, how will you know how many red marbles there are? One size does NOT fit all here.

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Social Media Analytics: The Basics

NonProfit Hub

On Twitter, you can find this chart on the right side of your profile (not your analytics page) when in desktop view. On Facebook, click the “Posts” tab in “Insights” and drag your mouse across the chart to view when the most users are online. If you’re noticing a lot of growth and green, keep doing what you’re doing!