1. If you joined the training via telephone, please select Telephone and enter your audio pin if you haven’t already. If you joined with a microphone and headset or speakers (VoIP), please select Mic & Speakers. We will start promptly at the hour. Welcome to Beyond Reporting- Data and Analytics

2. Maximize/minimize control panel with the orange arrow. VOIP users select Mic & Speakers. Telephone users select Telephone, and then enter the audio pin. Ask a question or tell us something in the Questions box. A few logistics before we start…

3. Today’s training is being recorded. Materials will be posted to probono.net/learningcenter

4. Beyond Reporting- Data and Analytics December 9th, 2014

5. Agenda Defining Data Visualizations Community Examples Creating a graphic- Telling our story Data Visualization Tools

6. http://www.probono.net/statewebsi tes/gatoolkit/ … a few key resources 2014 LawHelp.org and probono.net Training Series www.probono.net/learningcenter/ www.probono.net/learningcenter/ HelpDesks support@probono.net and support@lawhelp.org support@probono.netsupport@lawhelp.org SWEB support site www.probono.net/statewebsites LSNTAP Webinars Data Visualizations through Dashboards Data Visualizations through Dashboards and GIS MappingGIS Mapping

7. What will you learn today? Storyboard concepts Community examples of data visualizations Third-party tools to help you tell your story How might you use information from today’s training to make improvements to your site? http://www.probono.net/statewebsi tes/gatoolkit/

8. WHAT IS DATA VISUALIZATION?

9. Data Visualization is… any effort to help people understand the significance of data by placing it in a visual context. (WhatIs.com)

10. Why use Data Visualization? ● Effective communication tool ● Collaboration/information sharing ● Promote audience engagement

11. Data tells a story Who accesses information User types What information they access – Emerging legal/legislative trends How users access information – Dedicated portals, site navigation, direct searches etc. Why users access information

12. COMMUNITY EXAMPLES

13. Do you have favorite examples of graphics or data visualizations? Share them! Type them in the chat box!

14. LawHelpNY- Divorce Aggregation

17. Montana Legal Services Association

18. Board Metrics

19. Human Trafficking

20. Georgia Advocates

22. CREATING A GRAPHIC- TELLING OUR STORY

23. Purposes Audience Data Story board Tools Identify your… And disseminate your visualization

24. Identify Your Purpose Why are you creating the graphic? What information are you communicating? What is your call to action? What insights would you like your user to take away from your visualization?

25. Identify your audience o Funders o Board members o Public o Client population

26. Identify your data ● Big Data ● Government Data Sets ● Site analytics ● Site surveys Validate!

27. Identify/create your storyboard Key components of your purpose Pair them with the data you’ve collected Determine best story-telling method The story of one person Historic arch of an issue Arch of several issues

28. Identify your tool What tools do you already have? What tools do you already use? Why do you need a new tool? Remember: There is time involved in learning new tools!!!

29. Integrate and Disseminate your Graphic

30. DATA VISUALIZATION TOOLS

31. Google Charts

32. Tableau

33. Javascript Libraries http://d3js.org/ http://www.highcharts.com/

34. Infographics Free Online Infographic Editors ● Piktochart Piktochart ● Visual.ly Visual.ly Templates for download Smashing Apps Smashing Apps

35. Mapping Free Online Mapping o Polymaps Polymaps o OpenLayers OpenLayers o CartoDB CartoDB o Google Fusion Google Fusion LSNTAP/LSC GIS Mapping Webinar Series!

36. Pro Bono Graphics Solicit a designer on a volunteer/reduced price basis

37. DON’T FORGET THE BASICS

38. But I’m Not a Graphic Designer... ● Graphics: Inkscape & Gimp ● Online tools: o colorbrewer2.org o onextrapixel.com ● Symbol fonts

39. Choose Your Content Carefully ● Short Points ● Plain language ● Empty Space ● Relevant Graphics

40. Maintaining privacy ● Review the privacy policy of your tools ● Use large data sets without identifying information ● Usually avoided with free tools

41. Key questions Once you’ve collected the information… What is the purpose of your graphic? Who is your audience? What data do you need? What type of story are you looking to tell? What are your tools? http://www.probono.net/statewebsi tes/gatoolkit/

42. Wordle.net

43. Find the 2014 probono.net and Lawhelp.org training series presentations and more at probono.net/learningcenter

44. Thank you for attending today! http://www.probono.net/statewebsi tes/gatoolkit/