The event has ended and it was a success. Participants are fired up with new knowledge. A graphic recorder captured the event (either virtual or in-person) and people loved seeing their ideas and discussion points come to life, or they were inspired by the speaker’s innovative story-telling. They feel connected to the message and want…
As the decade draws to a close, I was inspired to create a personal visual annual report on the past year. In putting this report together (which I drew on an iPad Pro) I learned that self-tracking “the quantified self” is a movement that started even before this past decade. I guess I was never…
Here’s an interesting – and challenging – project I recently completed: the How to Plan Your Meeting or Workshop process map. This step-by-step infographic provides a color-coded, single-page pathway to the significant components of an important meeting or workshop. Background This past spring I earned a certification as a Structured Professional Facilitator with the goal…
I was supposed to write a final paper for a grad school class, an elective, on Educational Leadership but took a risk and designed and wrote a graphic poster instead. The assignment was to read a scenario and respond as if I was a student in the principal preparation program. Which I am very much not – and the…
If you dream of making your content more engaging so people actually read it, try adding some simple infographics. This engages the reader by making it easier for them to understand your point. It’s kind of like a visual pull-quote. Here’s five ideas – and lots of examples – of how you can use simple…
I read a good article today on NPR’s All Tech Considered, Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts. Except I figure people who aren’t schooled in figuring out the difference aren’t likely to be reading an NPR article. So I quickly put together this infographic based on the article and a…
I just can’t stop writing about infographics. They teach people, tell stories, and compel with powerful information—which is hard to do in today’s age of information overload. Since the majority of people learn things visually (I myself am certainly a visual learner), the subject is as topical as ever. Recently I’ve been presenting webinars on…
It seems that, with all the focus on social media, multi-channel campaigns, mobile technology, etc., it’s important to not let slip to the back burner some key reminders of how your nonprofit website plays an anchor role in your nonprofit’s brand. In this post I explore what are some website-specific branding considerations? How does your nonprofit website support your brand *and* all the other online presence considerations?
This e-book of resources was provided to attendees of the webinar ‘Not Your Grandma’s Pie Chart’, presented in conjunction with nonprofitmarketingguide.com by Julia Reich on 11/14/12.
