For more, see Noveck and Goroff, Information for Impact: Liberating Nonprofit Sector Data.
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Your one stop shop for all you need to know about visual storytelling: http://t.co/ugfABM7nU4 Via Karen Dietz 
Ozzie Gontang, Ph.D.'s curator insight,
April 22, 7:34 AM
Thanks to Zach and Team Juice for a site with insight on telling stories using data that is outa sight for all that is shared. II thank Karen Dietz of www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it for the cite. Look for her book coming out in the fall on storytelling for business. 
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April 22, 11:42 AM
Thanks for this great set of resources. I'm working on a module/workshop on data visualization so this is really timely
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April 23, 9:52 PM
Wonderful Beth! I'm glad the list is going to be helpful for you. I know you will wow them at your workshop :)
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For many data visualization projects, information comes from a source that has already done some aggregation. This is both a blessing and a curse. Aggregation definitely simplifies the analysis and visualization process, but it can also greatly reduce the visualization and analysis options. This is because aggregation often destroys connections in data. For this reason, it's critical to have an in-depth and thorough knowledge and understanding of the information from aggregated information. There are several different visualization techniques that open up once we have the original data, such as Euler diagrams and parallel sets. The extra information that can be obtained from visualizations is important to gaining a full understanding of the data, and it can lead to a much more interesting story, as well as far better visualizations and more accurate connections and links within those visualizations. So, when gathering data about something, remember to dig deeper into it, as there are many important connections that happen within data that can provide knowledge beyond just a simple average or total. To learn more about the value of these connections, sourcing accurate data, and how it is transformed into useful graphics, read the complete article and check out the case study used to convey the main points outlined above... Via Lauren Moss 
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November 15, 2012 5:17 AM
the last graph on that page is really useful for understanding the data?
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Turn tweets into action by looking at Analytics and making data actionable. Delete the scoop?
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Marketers are all over big data - but are they looking to big data at the expense of true insights and missing the heartbeat of their customers? Via janlgordon 
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January 28, 1:35 AM
Timothy Leyfer, Thank you for your comment, the only thing I can ad is I'm in complete agreement, well said!
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January 28, 1:36 AM
Guillaume, we're watching curation evolve, exciting times ahead for sure!
William J. Ryan's curator insight,
March 4, 8:35 AM
Same can be said for learning as well, we track a lot in LMS's but are we measuring what matters? Have we defined, and agreed upon, the metrics that will help the business and the performance of the community we serve? Delete the scoop?
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Between the 2012 U.S. election, Big Data, and online listening, data is the topic of the moment in nonprofits and business. Today, we take a look at "The State of Nonprofit Data" - a new report from NTEN and Idealware. Delete the scoop?
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The data that the IRS collects about nonprofit organizations present a great opportunity to learn about the sector and make it more effective. Yet this data could be made far more useful than it is today. It’s time to “liberate” 990 data and make it easier to gain insight into the workings of America’s nonprofits.
The IRS does make nonprofits’ Form 990 returns available, but only on DVDs for a high fee. A single year’s worth of 990s costs over $2,500, arguably to recoup the costs of pressing and mailing all these dics. But there is no reason to charge for the Form 990 data at all. Just as most people have gotten accustomed to sharing large files via a service like Drop Box, it would be simple for the IRS to publish the returns online for anyone to download in bulk for free. This week two groups committed to government transparency, Public Resource and the Internet Archive, used their own resources topost 12 years of returns online, demonstrating that it can be done.