For a brown bag presentation at USAID, Jan 2012. Provides brief overview of the GlobalGiving Storytelling Project method and examples of data analyzed with Cognitive Edge SenseMaker(R), Gephi, python, mapbox, and our own custom-built who-who tool.

1. How it works (www.GlobalGiving.org/stories) What we can learn from it

2. last week…

3. Story method 30,000+ stories in 2011 start end 2,000 12,000 15 of 470 36 people

7. Tools

8. SenseMaker® Gephi network mapping Mapbox On-platform tool kit Community of 400 NGOs in 3 clusters FGM

9. SenseMaker ® big picture

10. SenseMaker ® big picture

11. SenseMaker ® drill down Mathare slum (951 stories) Who / What are they talking about? International NGOS Local NGOS Individuals

12. Two words to describe yourself:

14. http:// chewychunks . wordpress .com/2011/10/22/1-percent-who-stand-with-the-99-percent-more-meta-analysis/ 29 of 97 stories identify root causes of the problem Story analysis without structure

16. Inspiration? This interactive tool makes over 10,000 journal articles on health easy to digest for general public:

18. Everywhere Mombasa http:// globalgiving community .com/who-where. php

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26. Maps

27. HIV in Africa (USA Today Infographic)

32. 2007 paper 2003 data 135 known ART Sites in 2003

33. Stories mentioning HIV ( positive to negative tone) 2003 DHS survey cluster data of HIV prevalence https://tiles. mapbox .com/stories/map/map-yjb5jlwq

34. Ira Glass on Storytelling

35. Epilogue: All maps are distortions. But these distortions should make it easier to understand the world and help us make smarter decisions.