Harnessing the power of data visualization for good
Does your organization deal with serious issues? Do you struggle to communicate the impact of your organization? Do you feel like your audience needs to know more about the situation?
If a picture worth a million words, then a data visualization worth a million rows of data.
Data for a Cause is a competition for creative data visualization professionals with the talent, commitment and energy to produce data visualizations for not-for-profit organizations. We explain complex issues and inspire others to take action through data!
Data for a Cause makes data stories come alive with impact and communicates complex issues simply and visually. Expressive visualizations enable you to get beyond annual reports and static charts to create interactive, multi-layered data stories. Data for a Cause brings experienced data visualization professionals ready to volunteer for your cause, making it easy to get started with this new medium.
Learn more about Data for a Cause through stories of other nonprofits
Where do donations go on DonorsChoose.org?
What employees with mental health issues experience at their workplace?
What is the state of the last intact forests of the world?
Data for a Cause volunteers have created over 40 data visualizations for nonprofit organizations for free. Their work have been seen by thousands of people around the world. Participating nonprofit organizations used these data visualizations to communicate on social media, newsletters and blogs.
Does your organization need to communicate complex issues? Do not have a budget for hiring designers and analysts? Join the 2017 data for a cause challenge — this is a great way to try out data visualization for your nonprofit.
