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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

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However, throwing a million charts and graphs together or writing a 10,000-word essay on why your nonprofit is the best isn’t going to be so effective (or worth anyone’s time). In a traditional PDF, this would take 5 separate charts and even then we wouldn’t get the same effect of watching this program grow on a national level.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Digital Nonprofit: A Participatory Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” Each facilitator’s “corner” has two pieces of flip chart paper on the wall which was divided into a two x two grid and a stack of colored sticky notes.

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Getting Started Again (After A Break)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” I was half-expecting to hear crickets in response, but people replied with humor and excellent advice. Someone suggested that I get a sled and slide down the chart! Another person astutely said, ”Good for you, you took a break.” That always gets folks talking and sharing.

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Cheap and Cheerful Audience Analysis for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When I ask an NGO “who are you trying to engage with?”, Create a heat-map to show them where they live, or a series of charts to breakdown their values. But not all kinds of audience analysis are evil. It’s an important but often-overlooked practice for any organization. No Donuts Required.

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Measurement Wisdom for Nonprofits from Bill Gates

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At the Germana Gale Health Post, I saw charts of immunizations, malaria cases, and other health data plastered to walls. You have to measure accurately, as well as create an environment where problems can be discussed openly so you can effectively evaluate what’s working and what’s not.”

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Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Systems Mapping for Non-Profits - Part 1

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Every non-profit works with “systems” – internal ones relating to how work gets done, issue systems relating to the topic that the NGO is working to address, and mental model systems about strategy. The production system maps aid an organization to understand how work actually gets done, in comparison to formal org charts.

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Write Your Nonprofit Business Plan in 9 Sections

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Or maybe your nonprofit is actually an NGO based in another country. Management and Organizational Charts. Break up the sections for easy reading, and use graphs and charts where you can. Use color, graphs, and charts to draw the eye and keep the reader moving through the document. Do you have (or will have) a facility?

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