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Can Stories Be Data?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Your numerical data can tell stories , but can stories be data that leads to continuous improvement? There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning from Karcsig.

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Can Stories Be Data?

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Your numerical data can tell stories , but can stories be data that leads to continuous improvement? There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning: The only valid data is quantitative data. As @orgnet says, “Turning data into stories is the real trick.”. By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog.

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12 Ways to Use ChatGPT and Other AI Tools for Fundraising

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This will create a great first draft, but it’s important to personalize the content by adding stories from your community or sharing updates on the progress made towards achieving your mission.

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Unlocking the Power of APIs: The SKY is the Limit!

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This is a story about acknowledging how there isn’t one piece of software that can solve all your problems, which is why the extensibility of your systems is so important. You just signed a multi-year contract for a new student information and learning management system (SIS/LMS) that does everything you want it to do.

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The Impact of Your Donation: Ray Smith, 14LCS Scholarship Recipient, Shares

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Can you give an example of how you applied what you learned from the 14LCS to your daily work? Alexandra Samuel’s Telling Stories with Data presentation definitely permeates the way I think about collecting data, evaluation, and presenting information in my daily work.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One hopes that nonprofits deciding to roll their own social networks, aren't creating their own social silos and have gone into it with a solid strategy, clear objectives and measurable metrics , and can evaluate the ROI. May be created and consumed using mobile technology and distributed using other social media tools.

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94 Free or Low-Cost Tools and Resources for Nonprofits

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The analytics tool evaluates the effectiveness of your posts and provides the best times to share your content. A useful tool for hybrid workplaces. Story Swag :: iTunes. Story Swag is a mobile app that specializes in easy-to-create story videos for social media. Buffer :: buffer.com. Lumen5 :: lumen5.com.

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