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How To Get Insight From Data Visualization: SHUT UP and SLOW DOWN!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He has some terrific advice about how to apply visual thinking to your data visualization and to get insights. But first, he simplifies what visual thinking is: Look, See, Imagine, and Show. I use survey monkey and grab the visual chart for each question and dumping each chart into its own Powerpoint slide.

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Nonprofit Blog Carnival: Personal Productivity Tips for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. I particularly like the “Heat Chart” where you color code priority tasks.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . We’re going to do a little intro. . no, no, no.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . If you don’t believe that phone calls make a difference, that story should change your mind. . So one of the charts is individual giving by category. And, Steven, you weigh in if you create these charts for folks right in Bloomerang.

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[VIDEO] How to Talk about Legacy Giving Without Seeming Creepy

Bloomerang

Although you can find some exclusive advice from her on our blog as well, which we’ll link to if you’re interested in learning that. And let’s see if we can get your slides going here, if you don’t mind sharing again. She was AFP’s Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year. Here we go. there we go.

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

So my advice for you here, low tech. So my piece of advice here is if you’ve got end users who are good at their jobs, get their input. Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. People love to see like the run charts or, you know, the circle getting filled in. You read my mind exactly, Jennifer.

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Why Women Are the Market for Changing the World, and How to Reach Them: Interview with The She Spot co-author, Lisa Witter

Have Fun - Do Good

She is a co-founder of the award-winning SheSource.org , an online brain trust of women experts designed to close the gender gap among commentators in the news media. Just don't have it be some organization online where you see graphics of bar charts and research reports, but not real human beings. She wants her advice to be asked.