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Social Media Marketing White Paper: Key Findings and Nonprofit Lessons

NTEN

I came across a great white paper about the use of social media by marketers. You can download the whole report for free. The report starts out by summarizing the top 10 questions marketers have about using social media. Those who put in more time report more positive results. Kudos to Michael A.

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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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Guest Post: Next Generation of Donors Meet the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leadership at NTEN

NTEN

" The report of my death was an exaggeration." Chart 1 below shows that the next generation of donors, Gen X and Boomers are truly multi-channel. As you can see in chart 2, that's a lot of channels that people use and are important, so start breaking down those walls today. " Mark Twain. Is it all consistent?

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10 Tips for Mastering Your Grantmaking Dashboards

sgEngage

Your dashboard is made up of different visualization options, including charts, links lists, tables, and notes that put the information you need front and center when you log in. The dashboard parts enable you to try different chart types so you can find the best fit for your role and how you like to review data.

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Financials to Increase Transparency

Connection Cafe

Learn more about the benefits of financial transparency in Blackbaud’s new white paper: Compliance Risk Management for the Empowered Nonprofit . According to this article on npENGAGE, building trust and open relationships with donors can help retain ongoing support. . 5 Ways to Use Financials to Increase Transparency .

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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. It's hidden away in project output reports and research excel files. And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. Tell Your Story, Literally!

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Gobs and Gobs of Data: Strategies for Visualizing and Sharing Policy Content

NTEN

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. Get your data out of your reports.

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