Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Diagramming tools are great if you want to create a flow chart or map of your computer network, projects that are too complicated for Microsoft Paint but too simple for Photoshop. A closely related subject is charts: pie charts, line charts, scatter plots, Venn diagrams, and the like. Tools Web 2.0

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

Not only is it a mess to get accurate financial reports, you can’t get the data you need for grants which can wipe out your chances of getting grant funding. You can run reports and see quickly the key pieces you need to monitor to assess the nonprofit’s financial health. Plus, once you set it up and map the fields (i.e.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

I''m so excited to have these regular opportunities to report out from NTEN, share udpates about our work, and hear directly from all of you. Below is a full report from topics covered on the Town Hall call and questions raised from participants. Interally, we have a new organizational chart (if you can call it that!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2013

Oftentimes with other applications, data needs to be prepped before it can be converted into visual form (such as a graph or chart), whether that means adding a column, combining data sets, inserting a new formula, or the like. The endless options and the stylish look might make you think these reports are difficult to achieve.

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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. Who doesn't have a financial report to do every now and then? Use Power Maps Like A Pro.

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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 This map shows some of the sites where Oxfam is providing water and sanitation, as well as employment through the cash-for-work program.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Source: Nonprofit Next Report form David LaPiana Last week we invited people to help us crowd source a Hollywood Ending for the WeAreMedia Wiki. David La Piana released a report last week on the " Next Nonprofit " Blog taking a look at how five key trends are helping shape a new social sector. Professional development.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While they aren’t the most comprehensive of reports, there is no point in ignoring free metrics! If you do, check out Nutshell Mail for reports on your various social media presences. Community Mapping. Then, for each group, create a chart with 4 columns and identify: Their goal: why do they engage with you.

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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. Unless you are going to open up the volunteer opportunities, I question whether reporting that you have 20 volunteers, at least as your lead metric, is helpful at all. —– I love data as much as the next person.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Since then, it has since logged, mapped, and tracked more than 14,000 reports of petrochemical pollution. Check out Ushahidi Surveyor.

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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. To fulfill their CSR missions, to report to their stakeholders, companies need data. Here is just one example – a great example – of a corporate social responsibility report , just released by Allstate. We need the workplace.

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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. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? But wait, paper??? And, I’m not alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2011

OK, reports of the death of traditional media may be greatly exaggerated. There are still reporters out there with column inches to fill, but far less of them than there used to be. Over the course of the past year we have continued to test this format with our clients and refine it. Earned Media is Dead. Align Your Team.

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NTEN

JANUARY 8, 2013

These are just a handful of nonprofit-focused data sharing sites to get you started: National Center for Charitable Statistics: NCCS provides data, as well as analysis tools and reports, on Nonprofits around the US. You can filter the raw data, RSS feeds of the data, charts, maps, or even widgets made of the data.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

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. SAP Crystal Reports : Make your charts and yearly reports jump off the page when you make them interactive and animated with SAP Crystal Reports.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

—– A new report from the team at Forrester came out last week: Tapping The Entire Online Peer Influence Pyramid. Give permission for your community to report back – and provide the mechanisms to do so. I’ve talked before about how to map your community and the messages within it.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Unlike a fun run or a 5K fundraiser, you don’t need to map out a racecourse or organize volunteers to man your event. If you’re hosting a read-a-thon as a school fundraiser, consider displaying these progress charts in the classroom so classes can see how well they’re doing and stay motivated to reach their fundraising and reading goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

A focus on the bar charts without taking the time to understand the challenges and open up creative thinking will not inspire organizational buy-in which is so important. They created a concept map of the different themes that emerged. Metrics for Movements.

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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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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Poor suffer digital deficit in disasters - Red Cross : In its annual World Disasters Report, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) charts the revolutionary impact of technology on humanitarian aid, but also explores the barriers to its adoption.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2010

The report we did with Idealware on Donor Management Systems proved very popular, as well. Air Force, in part for differentiating between "Trolls" and "Ragers" in their flow chart on how to respond to blog posts.). You don't need to be a Bonnie Tyler fan to appreciate the best flowchart of all time. Hand drawn!)

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

13NTC tweets during the conference: 3000 from 806 unique tweeters from over 128 locations (thanks, Chris Tuttle for these cool visual charts). Report From 13NTC , Norman Reiss. Cary Walski , MAP TechWorks. Resources from Tech Support Confidential , Cary Walski , MAP TechWorks. Session Notes. NTC 2013 , Simren Deogun.

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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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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. Make this an everyday habit so that you become the master storyteller of the insights within your reports and help a broad audience understand complex data.

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

In the past, rows and rows of data would die a quick death in thick policy reports or inscrutable spreadsheets. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2007

The site says: The TouchGraph Google Browser reveals the network of connectivity between websites, as reported by Google???s You enter a URL, it crunches a bit, and returns a node map with lines to sites that are ???similar??? My chart was fairly accurate, although a few missing sites. s database of related sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo By Mastery of Maps. Outcomes, indicators, metrics, logic models, flow charts galore – measurement and evaluation are in season these days. Data, reports, and dashboards are all well and good, but if they aren’t tailored to the needs of the core audience, the information will never be accessed or used going forward.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

Charts, graphs, or maps are a common and practical way to relay information. And practical and common doesn’t have to be boring as the visualization of VolunteerMatch's annual report demonstrates. Once you identify the story within the data the next step is to find a way to make it visual.

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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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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

In the past, rows and rows of data would die a quick death in thick policy reports or inscrutable spreadsheets. 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. Make it easy to find.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Draw it out into an organizational chart so you can see who will report to who. The important thing is that you map out a plan and get Board buy-in. By mapping out the employees you need for your organization to grow and thrive, you can calculate how much money you need to raise. Think three to five years into the future.

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

13NTC tweets during the conference: 3000 from 806 unique tweeters from over 128 locations (thanks, Chris Tuttle for these cool visual charts). Report From 13NTC , Norman Reiss. Cary Walski , MAP TechWorks. Resources from Tech Support Confidential , Cary Walski , MAP TechWorks. Session Notes. NTC 2013 , Simren Deogun.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Or maybe you’re just finishing that first brainstorm meeting to map out your December plans? Once you’re there, look in the Fundraising section for the webinar called “End-of-Year and Year-Over-Year Donation & Email Reporting.” Perhaps you’re almost done with your end of year fundraising prep.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2013

But being a nonprofit data is not just about being an Excel ninja, it is also about visualizing data and being a chart master. When Ann told me she has lots of secrets and time saving tips for charts and offered to write this guest post, I was thrilled. Charts can be one of your strongest communication tools. Secret #10.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. The wiki becomes an electronic flip chart and resource collector. Report Out Technique With such a large group, I thought ten reports using the same scenario would be deadly boring.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With interactive maps, private meeting scheduling, and a personalized agenda, attendees have everything they need to get more from the event. Compliant reporting. Automate your reporting to save your organization time and energy. Remember, events play a vital role in your nonprofit’s overall fundraising plan.

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