sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 103

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

They’re trying more tactics, using more social media platforms, growing in their internal knowledge and skills, and focusing on becoming better storytellers. In fact, sixty-six percent of nonprofits are focused on becoming better storytellers and sixty-three percent are working on creating better visual content.

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Content Storytelling Marketing Chart 45

Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Next, use your knowledge of current expenses like wages, rent, utilities, program costs, etc. First use this year’s revenue to establish a baseline for all your expected revenue, including but not limited to individual giving, major gifts, events income, expected pledges, and grants. to project what your costs will be for the coming year.

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Analysis Project Donor Retention 52

NTEN

JULY 23, 2014

Last week I met some rock stars of the data visualization world (yes, it’s true, there is such a world) at the Data Visualization Knowledge Summit hosted by Periscopic in Portland. And, for the growing league of data storytellers out there, it actually has ‘Story’ as one of the top menu options. These folks call it “data exploration.”

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Data Portland Chart Journal 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

It was also an opportunity to learn about co-design and co-facilitate. The downside is that when you have four very experienced facilitators, with different styles, methods, and subject matter knowledge, it takes longer to design and you have to allow time for getting into a rhythm as a team. Then we opened up for discussion.

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And this is one where these guys definitely have a lot of knowledge. And like I say very often on these sessions, I always look for folks with that firsthand fundraising knowledge. You know, that all flows up the org chart to me at the top. But I think fundraising and capital campaigns are all about storytelling.

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Campaign Video Project Process 93

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Nicholas Kristof brought out a few tears (at least from me) in his keynote session that covered everything from the value of storytelling, the struggle of partisan politics, Random Controlled Trials (RCT’s), the role of media for causes, demining rats, deworming children and teenage pregnancy rates in the Us compared to Europe. Take a Risk.

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Austin Alabama Memphis Blackbaud 20