Support these Data Visualization Organizations

As the year comes to a close, you may be considering some last-minute charitable donations. You may not realize that a number of tools and organizations within the data visualization community are supported by donations and need your help. Here are four data visualization tools and organizations that are donation-funded.

• Processing Foundation

  • Processing Foundation is the non-profit organization behind Processing, p5.js, and the p5.js Editor. Every year, they support over a million creative coders of all ages around the world through software development and public programs.

  • 100% of your donation will support software development and maintenance.

• RAWgraphs

  • RAWGraphs is an open source data visualization framework built with the goal of making the visual representation of complex data easy for everyone.

  • Primarily conceived as a tool for designers and vis geeks, RAWGraphs aims at providing a missing link between spreadsheet applications (e.g. Microsoft Excel, Apple Numbers, OpenRefine) and vector graphics editors

• Data Visualization Society

  • The Data Visualization Society fosters a community where every member benefits from resources that support growth, refinement, and expansion of data visualization knowledge regardless of expertise level.

  • Their mission is to invest in communication platforms and events to connect members, education platforms for teaching and learning, and leveraging those resources to foster skills growth, knowledge exchange, and meaningful critique.

• Viz for Social Good

  • Non-profits around the world are driving positive social change, but many of them lack the in-house resources to effectively tell their story with the data they have.

  • Viz for Social Good helps non-profits thrive in the digital age by connecting them with talented data visualization enthusiasts in collaborative projects. The impactful visuals created by our volunteers have helped our partners raise awareness of their causes, advocate for their initiatives in front of important stakeholders, aid in fundraising efforts critical to their operations, and make data-driven decisions.