If you ever need quick context about what’s happening across the nonprofit sector, the Nonprofit Trends Tracker is a tool worth bookmarking.
What is it?
An interactive online tool that brings together national data about the nonprofit sector. You can explore trends in areas like charitable giving, nonprofit employment, volunteering, and the number of nonprofit organizations over time. The charts are simple, clear, and easy to navigate.
Who’s it for?
Anyone who needs context for their organization’s data—especially nonprofit staff preparing reports, grant proposals, presentations, or strategic plans. It’s a quick way to answer questions like: Are donations changing nationally? Is nonprofit employment growing or shrinking?
Who’s behind it?
The Urban Institute, a respected nonprofit research organization that analyzes social and economic policy.
Why I think it’s cool
Your organization’s data tells your story, but sometimes you also need to show the bigger picture. This tool makes it easy to add credible sector-wide context to your charts and reports, often with just a quick screenshot or citation.
Let’s talk about YOUR data!
Got the feeling that you and your colleagues would use your data more effectively if you could see it better? Data Viz for Nonprofits (DVN) can help you get the ball rolling with an interactive data dashboard and beautiful charts, maps, and graphs for your next presentation, report, proposal, or webpage. Through a short-term consultation, we can help you to clarify the questions you want to answer and goals you want to track. DVN then visualizes your data to address those questions and track those goals.
