Another day greets you with the gently sound of the morning alarm. Reaching your phone to turn it off, you notice there are a couple of emails and app notifications. It only takes a minute to have a glance, right? OK, nothing important (but could be, right?) so you carry…

Michael P. Johnson in his work “Data, Analytics and Community-Based Organizations: Transforming Data to Decisions for Community Development” considers the role Analytics plays in mission-driven Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) with limited budgets and small staffs. The following key findings emerge from his research: CBOs can articulate their information needs, but lack…

The Data Evolution project, run by Data Orchard and DataKind UK in 2016–17, is a unique research initiative supported by the Digital Impact Grant programme. It’s main objective: “explore both the theory and real-life practice of how [social sector] organisations improve and increase their capability in using data [a.k.a. data…

So your organization is on a quest to make good use of its data. Perhaps you already have an idea how to enhance your messaging or otherwise drive your mission with meaningful data visualization and you also have the right data in place to tell a good story. …

Today I’d like to share with you a great introductory resource for those interested in harnessing the power of data to advance their organization’s mission: Data Literacy Workshop by CanadaHelps. First part of the workshop is about applications of data methods in two primary areas of focus for any charity…

One of the leading data-centric organizations in the non-profit sector is Pencils of Promise. They have realized the value of data in a number of ways, from making more informed program decisions to developing operations efficiencies and taking transparency to the whole new level with online real-time impact reporting. Fortunately…