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Geospatial Software for Fundraising Strategy Development
David PetersonManager – Data & AnalyticsUniversity of Minnesota Foundationpete2084@umn.edu
linkedin.com/in/david-peterson-366bb02a
Lucy TobinProspect Researcher University of Minnesota Foundationtobin031@umn.edu
linkedin.com/in/lucy-tobin-599a2165
Today’s Learning Objectives
• Participants will learn why geospatial thinking is of importance to non-profit fundraising
• Attendees will learn of the specific applications of geospatial technology for addressing research questions
• Attendees will learn the methods for translating the data and findings derived from the technology to key stakeholders
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Basics
• Based on….
– Points, lines, polygons
– Raster (grids)
– Coordinates!
• Addresses…
- The spatial relationship(s) between objects/data/people and their geographic placement
The 2016 Distressed Communities Index: An Analysis of Community Well-Being Across the United States. The Economic Innovation Group
What do I need to answer the following question……?
• 1. Define the population
• 2. Latitude and Longitude data (x/y)
– List of addresses from your constituent database
– http://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/addressbatch?form
• 3. County boundaries (shapefile)
– https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cbf/cbf_counties.html
Data Sources and Tools
• United States Census Bureau
– TIGER/Line: https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-line.html
– Census Geocoder: https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/geocoder.html
• NHGIS: https://www.nhgis.org/
Training
• Esri Training: http://www.esri.com/training/main
• University of Minnesota U-Spatial https://uspatial.umn.edu/training
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