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Chicago Tribune: Chicago breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, weather and traffic Ethical investment is more than beating one bastard while funding three others As part of ethical investment week, now drawing to a close, the Charity Finance Group published a survey of its members that found that just over half had any sort of ethical investment policy, and that of those who did, most only used “negative screening”, where they avoid companies which have activities that go against the charity’s aims. There is little, in short, to suggest that charities are displaying higher ethical standards in their investment than the average man on the street. This is a bit of a worry. American School Counselor Association Business News & Financial News - The Wall Street Journal - Wsj.com Using Cartoons To Make Sense of Your Data Note From Beth: If you’ve picked up a copy of the newly released “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World” than you no doubt noticed the cartoons, created by Rob Cottingham, that begin each chapter. Rob worked with us as we developed each chapter to pick out the key idea and poke of at it – we wanted to write a book about measurement that was accessible and fun to read.But, cartoons can be terrific infographics or used as technique for sense-making. Cartoons are good communication tool. Because of the combination of humor and brevity, cartoons are a great way for your organization to share information and ideas. Cartoons can encapsulate an idea or message with a single image, people pressed for time can absorb them quickly and share them more easily.Okay, you like the idea of using cartoons to visualize your data or communicate your ideas.
Ballston Common Mall Evacuated; Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into Food Court Get Breaking News First Receive News, Politics, and Entertainment Headlines Each Morning. Sign Up LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) — A person of interest is in custody in connection with an incident at Ballston Common Mall where a Molotov cocktail-like device was thrown into the food court. The man was standing in the upper portion of the mall when he threw the device down into the court shortly after noon on Thursday.
6 Reasons Most Infographics Don't Cut It You might have noticed that there's been an explosion of infographics over the last year or two. Unfortunately, they seem to have jumped the shark a bit lately with companies cranking out any old thing and sticking the "infographic" title on it. We get tons of pitches from companies about their latest infographics, but only a small fraction actually make the cut. While we love infographics at ReadWriteWeb, we want them to be high quality. Want to have a shot at getting traction with your infographics? Avoid these six flaws that doom any infographic. Do Multiscreen Experiences Fragment Attention, or Focus It? When was the last time you watched television without simultaneously interacting with a second, third, or fourth screen? A smartphone, tablet, or Xbox? Without tweeting, IMing, or posting to Facebook? A plethora of devices, as well as social media are changing the way we watch, particularly when viewing is tied to an event – last night’s vice presidential debates, for example. Viewing is likely more often than not a multiscreen experience: there’s the televisions (or a live video screen), as well as additional screens (tablet, phone) and activity (reading, tweeting, commenting).
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