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Create beautiful dynamic data driven maps | CartoDB. The Functional Art: An Introduction to Information Graphics and Visualization. Data Visualisation Resources | on think tanks. Welcome to the Visually Marketplace | Infographic Design Services. About JumpStart International. JumpStart International began in 2003 with a vision to empower Iraqis through rebuilding projects. Today, JumpStart advances economic and civil society development in under-resourced communities through technology. Currently JumpStart supports Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia-based JumpStart Georgia. In 2010, JumpStart Georgia created the first complete, digital, open source map of Georgia through a community-based mapping model powered by 1,000 volunteers.

Today JumpStart Georgia is working to make data easy to understand through analysis and visualizations. Examples include Feradi Info, which showcases infographics, and this web site for Georgia election data. Our Mission JumpStart fosters the exchange of information, building community capacity for social progress through locally-driven partnerships in under-resourced areas.

Annual Reports Audited Financial Statements JumpStart International’s financial records are audited annually by a certified independent auditor. Feradi.info. Make Your Own Infographic. Infographics are to data what storytelling is to an annual report: a more engaging way to help bring attention and understanding to your nonprofit’s cause. Yesterday we looked at an interesting infographic that suggested a new way to view your volunteers. Today, let’s look at infographics in general – and resources to help your nonprofit get started on making your own. As Wikipedia explains, “Information graphics are visual devices intended to communicate complex information quickly and clearly”: Information graphics or infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge. These graphics are used where complex information needs to be explained quickly and clearly, such as in signs, maps, journalism, technical writing, and education. ...

For example, compare the Portrait of a Volunteer infographic we talked about yesterday with Pew Internet’s more conventional Portrait of a Twitter User, where a similar type of data is presented in a simple table. Infographics & data visualization gallery.