I’ve been noticing a possible trend among news outlets: covering an issue, often a complex one, using ten charts. Here’s an example. This strategy could work well for nonprofits. Organizations can explain a need they are addressing or show their impact during the past year in ten charts. I can see it elevating presentations, websites, and reports because:
Just alerting folks that you are going to explain, explore, or enlighten in ten charts seems to pique interest in reviewing each one of the charts, at least briefly.
The strategy allows you to shed light on an issue or topic from different angles.
Numbered subtitles allow you to provide ten key takeaways with the charts providing more detail for interested readers.
Of course, the charts should be well-designed so that their meaning can be easily extracted and digested. Give it a try. And let me know if you’d like some help with it.
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