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#datanerds: Six Steps to Great Graphs and Charts

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Source: Gemma Correll – I Love Charts. Note from Beth: I just knew that I was going to start obsessing about charts and graphs after my Excel spreadsheet obsessions started. What better way than in Excel. Step 1: Which Chart is Best? If your data adds up to 100%, you might choose a pie chart.

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No Sweat DIY Infographics

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After helping my kids with math homework (they had to represent some data in a chart), I found this awesome, free chart maker at the National Center for Education Statistics. But the bonus was the tutorial to help you better understand and apply charts. That’s the most important thing to me, anyway.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

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” Or if you are a self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials. Presenting Data Effectively: Communicating About Impact by Stephanie Evergreen. Impact and Excellent: Data-Driven Strategies for Nonprofits by Sheri Chaney Jones.

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TechSoup's Top 10 Tech Topics of 2016

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We provide tutorials on video production processes and photo editing so you can tell your story like a pro. Discover how to identify, enter, group, and present information in your accounting system. Read more › Step 2: Setting Up the Chart of Accounts. Read more › 9. Step 1: Planning and Implementation.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd and How To Find Them!

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Or if you are good self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials. If you go to a session at a nonprofit conference, you will probably not only find data nerds presenting, but the room might just be packed with them too. The skills are out there.

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Connect with TechSoup at NCVS!

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On June 7th TechSoup representatives Elliot Harmon, Susan Tenby, and Evonne Heyning will present in a unique Interactive Strategy event at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New Orleans, LA ( NCVS ). Check this chart for a comparison of web conferencing tools.

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Free Webinar: Sharing Trainer's Social Media Bag of Tricks and Secrets

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Social Media Trainer's Bag of Tricks View more presentations from Beth Kanter. I also try to scaffold Webinars - and give more overviews and point people to the presentation for links, resources, and more self-directed learning. . Use A Wiki For Electronic Handouts, Electronic Flip Chart, and Leave Behind.