sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

How to Avoid: Organizations should consider adopting the Unified Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits (UCOA). Failing to Communicate Financials Beyond Spreadsheets An effective Statement of Activities goes beyond numbers to tell a compelling story of your nonprofit’s financial health and mission impact.

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Bloomerang

JULY 9, 2021

Can you look at numbers like these, quickly understand them, and extrapolate the stories they tell? Now look at the same data in a pie chart. . Today’s technology makes it fairly easy to build a good financial dashboard. If so, congratulations, you’re a part of a small, elite group! Isn’t this more engaging?

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Some of the most common types of projects are: Building or renovating a space Buying land Starting a new program Purchasing supplies or equipment Increasing staff Upgrading technology. Check out this great donation tier chart example from the Capital Campaign Toolkit. Focus on their impact and show that impact through stories.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees representing big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many socially good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. SXSW Recap and Highlights. At SXSW, there…. “We are all cyborgs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world. We help the human rights movement speak truth to power, because we believe each story of human rights abuse is a tool for justice.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 8, 2010

A while back, we looked how your non-profit can use visualization tools to help tell the human story behind your data and statistics, along with some free tools and inspiring examples to make your own infographic. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Non-profit Communications application. read more ).

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3rd Sector Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Certainly fundraising data management isn’t as interesting as writing good copy, telling stories about your nonprofit’s successes, or chasing new potential donors. Good data, however, and the technology systems that depend upon good data, are THE key to your fundraising success. It intimidates us.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Keeping up with the fast-changing world of media and technology is hard for anyone. Fortunately, they can turn to Common Sense Media , a nonprofit organization that serves as the leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools. It’s not the beginning or the end of the conversation.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

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). DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI).

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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 How do you transform it into charts, graphs, and maps that will help your audience understand the data and move them to take action?

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Organizational chart. Download Now: How to Tell a Story Worksheet. This means instead of saying in your grant proposal that you’d make a great recipient, show that you would be by detailing past data that demonstrates your performance or sharing stories of individuals who have benefited from your services. Most recent Form 990.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

During her tenure, she played a critical role charting NYPR’s path forward in the midst of an evolving media landscape, setting the course for the organization’s digital content and local news, talk, and cultural programming. But McGruder’s strong passion for Classy extends beyond its origin story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. My chapter lays out a traditional ROI process that Nonprofit technology staff use to make major IT investment purchases such as hardware, video conference system, database system, etc. Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Even using charts and graphs can help a lot. You can view a couple of visual idea generation and sharing techniques in a video by Jack Elkins (The idea “T” and the “Story Board”). If you’re meeting in person, try to draw simple pictures. They don’t have to be fine art. People think, and dream, visually—not with words.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

One effective way to transform your data from an afterthought into a powerful communications product is through visualizations that help tell your story. Here are 6 ways to tell your stories with data that you can apply to your own web and communications work: 1. Focus the Story We touched on this principle above.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

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. What’s your story? .” I hear this too often from nonprofits. The skills are out there. We are not talking about a person with a Ph.D from MIT in rocket science.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

As a nonprofit professional, you’re probably all too familiar with some of the many ways in which technology has completely changed how work gets done in our sector. Either way, it’s critical that you and your organization get a strong grip on technology if you want to continue growing your reach and impact into 2020 and beyond.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

” Porter’s definition about networking is about charting your own course, following your passions, and making meaningful connections, which in turn increase your happiness and productivity. In my book, Your Network Is Your Net Worth , I share several stories that demonstrate the potential impact of mentoring.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees represented big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many social good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. At SXSW, there…. Crowdfunding Social Ventures at SXSW. We are all cyborgs.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

It can inform members of a community of critical information as it happens, and tell an event's story visually with maps, interactive charts, and other visualizations. It can display data with maps, lists, charts, timelines, and other visual reports. Check out Ushahidi Surveyor. It puts one type of data on a map.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2010

They now work with higher level books with charts, graphs and equations and can turn around books for us in 24 hours if necessary. Today two years later they digitize about 150,000 pages a month and have far surpassed their goal of a million pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

” 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. In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection. Google offers the free MOOC called “ Google Analytics Academy.”

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

We welcomed the following experts: Amy Sample Ward , Membership Director of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). During its Member Appreciation Month , for example, NTEN invites its members to share how they are using technology at their organizations to make a difference. Collaboration Tools Chart for Libraries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. Consider the difference between a book project in which an institution sources stories from users (contributory) and one in which the institution works with a small group of users to design the publication (collaborative).

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Technology can help – “Fuzzy Look-up” is an add-in for Excel, and is available free from Microsoft. Moral of the story? They explained how nonprofit organizations these days need to make sure they are utilizing scarce resources to truly reach their goals, and that they’re generally good at reporting activities and stories of success.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

If you’re looking at your technology budget and wondering whether you’re getting your money’s worth, join Digital Strategist & Technology Coach Maureen Wallbeoff and learn exactly how to harness the power of your technology to help your organization grow. They’re just technology.” ” I love it.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 7, 2022

In a previous blog post written by Kestryl Lowrey (Managing Director, Technology Services) and Stephen Earheart (Director, Campaign Services ), Cloud for Good explored the role of data warehouses in nonprofit technology strategies. You May Also Enjoy: Blog: The Role of Data Warehouses in Nonprofit Technology Strategies.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2015

You Need Technology Training. You Want to Tell Better Stories. Learn how to plan and implement QuickBooks, how to set up the chart of accounts , master coding and reporting , and more. You scoured the Internet until you found the perfect image for your newsletter, and it's going to look AWESOME. Find out in our image guide.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. She's been working in the area of nonprofit technology for more than twenty years. In that process, we heard many stories.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

Managing change can be difficult, but in looking back over the past 30 years of technology, it’s easy to see the benefits of continued evolution. Check out our webinar for an overview of the changes and tips for moving your team into the current technological era: The Times They Are A-Changing: Is your Finance Office, Too?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. It's how you use technology that makes all the difference. Victoria, British Columbia: The Indigenous Technology Talent Development Strategy.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 7, 2016

I’m thankful for the MCON wakeup call that served as a re-set, and for people like DeRay Mckesson , Miki Agrawal , Ayesha Barenblat , Chris Temple , Vivien Labaton , Angela Rye , and Meagan Bond , whose stories and journeys reminded me that one person really can make a difference. Doing Good is for Everyone, Not Just Nonprofits.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

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. You should spend as much time and energy making your data, charts, and tables findable as you do making your reports and other content.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

People frequently write news stories or opinion pieces for some channels, like their websites, email newsletters or blogs, while using others to share reposts, links or other means of “re-using” content. We like to use a pie chart, as it provides a tidy circle for each channel that you can then combine into additional diagrams.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

It is also serving as a focus group, producing deep insights and stories for my next book on social media measurement, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , that I’m co-authoring with goddess of measurement, KD Paine. The chart above is a small example of how GRIST tracked its results on a campaign against staff investment.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

Managing change can be difficult, but in looking back over the past 30 years of technology, it’s easy to see the benefits of continued evolution. Check out our webinar for an overview of the changes and tips for moving your team into the current technological era: The Times They Are A-Changing: Is your Finance Office, Too?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

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