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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

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. If you really want users to understand the story your data tells, you need to remove everything except the story.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

Forum One

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. If you really want users to understand the story your data tells, you need to remove everything except the story.

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Data and Story Telling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

Forum One

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. If you really want users to understand the story your data tells, you need to remove everything except the story.

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Why Segmentation Is So Important in Email Marketing

NetWits

Try referencing past interactions or observed behavior whenever possible. Importantly, keep a shared calendar (Gantt charts make the best) of planned offline and online communications. Warm your audience up first with a newsletter or general info communication. This could encompass the season, time/day, and frequency.

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Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting

Get Fully Funded

Ask him if he’d like to use a different email address to make sure he gets the info. You might even kick off this conversation at your meeting by going around the room asking everyone to share their idea and writing it on a white board or flip chart. Invite a guest speaker. Is there a topic that you want your Board to learn more about?

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Overcoming Declining Nonprofit Website Traffic

Connection Cafe

Social: Constituents may be turning more to social media to interact with nonprofits, as the study’s authors point out. Hover over each pie chart section to compare whether Visits have decreased year-over-year from Search, Referral or Direct Traffic (Campaign Traffic might also be visible). Was it search engine visits?

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The Role of Data Warehouses in Higher Education Technology Strategies

Cloud 4 Good

Touch points are established with prospective students and their interactions with the institution across several mediums and communication methods (mail, phone, email, etc.). Consequently, this often means that it is more difficult for business users to interact with and extract value directly from data lakes.