Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Community Mapping. Community Mapping helps you identify not just the various segments of your audience, but also create a clear picture of which tools/platforms are associated with those groups and which messages are best to target where. You can see an example of a dashboard by visiting my public Nonprofit Tech Dashboard.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Since then, it has since logged, mapped, and tracked more than 14,000 reports of petrochemical pollution. It puts one type of data on a map.

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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). We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. that allows readers to change years and see how their program market has increased over time.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

nap and dusted the snow off, we want to share the huge outpouring of blog posts, videos, pictures, and other media from the NTEN community. 13NTC tweets during the conference: 3000 from 806 unique tweeters from over 128 locations (thanks, Chris Tuttle for these cool visual charts). Cary Walski , MAP TechWorks. Whew, what an NTC!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

We introduced ourselves by drawing a picture on a sticky note and using the speech bubble sticky to articulate a challenge in our practice. Next, each person got to introduce themselves and their challenge, while the instructor, Pete Maher, expertly facilitated a network map on the wall.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture. “Map out the story you need to tell. Storyboarding can help you understand the full picture of what you want to show and what the most important aspect is to focus on.”

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

nap and dusted the snow off, we want to share the huge outpouring of blog posts, videos, pictures, and other media from the NTEN community. 13NTC tweets during the conference: 3000 from 806 unique tweeters from over 128 locations (thanks, Chris Tuttle for these cool visual charts). Cary Walski , MAP TechWorks. Whew, what an NTC!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. He co-authored a paper called " Visual Diagnostics and Mapping for Scaling Change " and we had an opportunity to discuss it. If you missed it, you can read Part 1: Systems Mapping for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Once you’ve defined how complex and related each constituent is, plot your constituent groups on a chart for a look at your overall constituent picture. You can read the complete article, including examples of mapping your constituent graphs, in the December Issue of NTEN:Change when you subscribe for free.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

This map-based interactive data visualization makes it simple to select a neighborhood, and quickly see the neighborhoods income distribution, the real cost of hosing in that ‘hood, and then reveals the gaps. Their Envisioning Development project helps people understand “What is Affordable Housing” in New York City.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2013

But being a nonprofit data is not just about being an Excel ninja, it is also about visualizing data and being a chart master. When Ann told me she has lots of secrets and time saving tips for charts and offered to write this guest post, I was thrilled. Charts can be one of your strongest communication tools. Secret #10.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2011

The map overlay, the second item on the list of reports , is both a fun visualization and can give you important insights about your visitors. If you click on the US in the map, you can drill down to a view of traffic by state. It can be eye opening to see the complete picture beyond a simple average. pages per visitor.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

This map-based interactive data visualization makes it simple to select a neighborhood, and quickly see the neighborhoods income distribution, the real cost of hosing in that ‘hood, and then reveals the gaps. Their Envisioning Development project helps people understand “What is Affordable Housing” in New York City.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

This map-based interactive data visualization makes it simple to select a neighborhood, and quickly see the neighborhoods income distribution, the real cost of hosing in that ‘hood, and then reveals the gaps. Their Envisioning Development project helps people understand “What is Affordable Housing” in New York City.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

My favorite bit so far is the jobs map. . You can see the administration gets that -- from the jobs map and the chart of how money is being spent. How do we turn all those spreadsheets into the pictures and maps that clearly tell our story in an instant? In our work, we need to apply the same lesson.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Excel recommends charts and graphs for you based on the data you’re trying to display, and it allows you to display selected workbooks collaboratively via Lync. OneNote now also allows integration of pictures, video, and Excel spreadsheets into your notes. And Word now includes the ability to reply to comments within a comment.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

That's why TechSoup has partnered with Tableau on a new blog series called "Beyond the Pie Chart." Tried to create a report and couldn't find a chart or graph that would clearly illustrate your point? Picture a spreadsheet with a long list of individual donations. Why You Need to Move Beyond the Pie Chart.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Think of it like this: In “Community-driven Social Impact,” the driving is up to the community; but you can act as the vehicle and event the map for those “drivers.” Especially with the increased use of social media tools to help community building activity around causes or specific organizations. So, what is that opportunity?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Paint a picture of your organizational structure so the reader can understand quickly what your nonprofit looks like from an operational point of view. Management and Organizational Charts. Break up the sections for easy reading, and use graphs and charts where you can. Do you have (or will have) a facility? Use only text.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

And like photos, they can also paint a picture, especially when transformed into charts, infographics, dashboards, etc., From written words to photos, videos, colorful maps, and graphs, there is no shortage of visuals that say, “this is what we’ve done, what we’re planning, who we impact, and how your money makes it all happen.”

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. Here’s how to do nonprofit strategic planning in a way that will give you a clear picture of where your nonprofit is headed and how to get there. Yuck, right?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And so before their case for support was even dry, before they mapped out their gift tables, their leadership team was. . You know, that all flows up the org chart to me at the top. And then as I always talk to my clients about, you really need to paint a picture as to why are you uniquely positioned to meet that need?

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

It provides a reasonably easy way for non-technical people to enter data into an online template or upload a spreadsheet to create interactive maps, tables, pie charts, and line graphs. Note that to imbed your interactive map or chart, your website must support iFrames. Why Data Visualization? Getting the Data Right.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Are you looking at a map or the rearview mirror? What you really need are metrics that provide you with a plan of action, or a map, to help bolster your fundraising efforts. . Map Metrics. The only thing keeping you from obtaining a clearer picture of your organization’s fundraising is a bit of time and some elbow grease.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2015

It provides a reasonably easy way for non-technical people to enter data into an online template or upload a spreadsheet to create interactive maps, tables, pie charts, and line graphs. Note that to imbed your interactive map or chart, your website must support iFrames. Why Data Visualization? Getting the Data Right.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

We can provide a map, the vehicle, and even the road snacks, but the community needs to be the driver. Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community. Where’s the sweet spot?

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

How might your perception of your work change if you mapped your organization's service areas over low income housing geographies? The problem is, most of its storytelling power is usurped by the Excel charts that typically imprison it. We've got to get better at visualizing our data in compelling ways.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

So I can picture your office or your home office. So make that map and keep it updated so when a new product comes into your environment, somebody. Third thing, back to your technology inventory, mapping your universe of all the stuff you’ve got. It’s going to be a lovely, low-tech conversation about high-tech stuff.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

They value and appreciate a book-style annual report with detailed stories, infographics, and charts. Instead, break up the text with infographics, graphs and charts, images of supporters and volunteers, and other interesting graphics. On the page above, we can see how the foundation used charts and spacing effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2012

In addition, Sinatra mentions that figuring out their ‘no matter what’ messages was important to mapped out in advance. We also did media outreach and placed a couple member stories, interviews and opeds by our ExecDir, and shared several pictures from UpWorthy. 6) Curate Visual and Other Content from Trusted Sources.

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