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Data and Maps: Making Place Legible

NTEN

Data and storytelling are, to quote the great American sage, Forrest Gump, “like peas in a pod”. More specifically, what about mapped data? Creating display maps – in print or as digital images – is easier than ever before, and interactive, web-based mapping is all over the place, so to speak.

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5 Creative Ideas & Tips for Nonprofit Email Campaigns

Nonprofits Source

Email mapping allows you to link email addresses to IP addresses, serving targeted ads to specific people on your list. It’s hard to connect with an institution, so a message from “info@XYZ.org” is not very compelling. Instead of sending a series of appeals, make storytelling and impact reporting part of your content strategy.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky's claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus' - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. If you really want users to understand the story your data tells, you need to remove everything except the story.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

Forum One

In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky’s claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus’ - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. If you really want users to understand the story your data tells, you need to remove everything except the story.

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Google Media = Nonprofit Grants, Blogs, Video and Maps Galore

Connection Cafe

Free domain mapping. You might have at one time or another used Google Earth or Google Maps to find a geographic location online but Google Earth is also making a push to help nonprofits use Google Earths and Maps for advocacy and outreach. Integration with YouTube, Picassa, and other rich media sites and files. 41 languages.

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Unicef’s Little Bet on Pinboard

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It really came to life when we started to build in the authenticity and storytelling we could offer from our own skills. With this particular activity being an experiment we didn’t formally map out a ladder. Then an agency approached us with the core idea. The images link to your fundraising landing page.

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How to Create a Content Strategy for Your Nonprofit

Media Cause

If you have a popular post that has outdated info in it (i.e., can come in handy Map out what you want to create and when. This is a great time to assess any old posts that have great content, keywords, or traffic, but may be outdated and need a refresh. there have been changes to platforms), take the time to make updates.

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