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The Only Time You Should Use a Pie Chart for Your Nonprofit's Data

Tech Soup

We've covered bar charts, line charts, scatter plots, and maps in Beyond the Pie Chart. We finish the series by explaining the only time a pie chart actually is the right choice. When to Use a Pie Chart. As we state in our white paper, Which Chart or Graph is Right for You?

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Beyond the Pie Chart: Maps

Tech Soup

Charts and graphs are useful, but when you have any kind of location data — whether it's postal codes, state abbreviations, country names, or your own custom geocoding — you've got to see your data on a map. Part 4 in our Beyond the Pie Chart series covers mapping. white papers. When to Use Maps.

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Beyond the Pie Chart: What Scatter Plots Can Do for You

Tech Soup

Part 3 in our Beyond the Pie Chart series digs into the wonderful world of scatter plots. These tips from Tableau's Visual Analysis Best Practices and Which Chart or Graph is Right for You? white papers show what a scatter plot can do for you. Use Scatter Plots to Discover Relationships. Can you spot the fraud?

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Recruiting Geeks for Human Rights!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Design and implement data visualizations, including everything from simple static charts and maps to custom interactive visualizations on the web. Familiarity with python, R, and JavaScript libraries for charting, mapping, and vis is helpful. Perform a little bit of GNU/Linux system administration.

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

NTEN

It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. Let User's Explore, Discover, and Control Moving beyond info-graphics and simple into interactive tools that let the users take control of the data themselves are another powerful way to reveal your story through data. Tell Your Story, Literally!

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

Forum One

It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. Moving beyond info-graphics and simple into interactive tools that let the users take control of the data themselves are another powerful way to reveal your story through data. It's hidden away in project output reports and research excel files.

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

Forum One

It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. Moving beyond info-graphics and simple into interactive tools that let the users take control of the data themselves are another powerful way to reveal your story through data. It's hidden away in project output reports and research excel files.

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