Data Visualization for Nonprofit using Tableau Public Training Course
This course is tailored for professionals in the nonprofit sector who wish to learn how to communicate data effectively to a wider audience using Tableau Public.
Designed for those who are new to Tableau or require a refresher, this course guides you step-by-step through creating your first visualization from scratch. You will also learn to apply essential design principles to your Tableau visualizations. By the end of the course, you will be able to create and share your insights with a broader audience.
Course milestones:
- Configure your Tableau Public profile.
- Connect to and work with your data.
- Use the Tableau interface.
- Build an insightful visualization.
- Share your work with a broader audience.
Format of the Course:
- Interactive lecture and discussion.
- Lots of exercises and practice.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Outline
Introduction
- Setting up Tableau
- Overview of Tableau Software
- Navigating the Tableau User Interface
Connecting to your data
- Available data connections
- Simplifying and preparing data
- Joining database sources
- Inner, outer, left, and right join
- Blending different data sources in a single worksheet
Working with Data in Tableau
- Using multiple measures in a view
- Showing the relationship between numerical values
- Viewing specific values
- Customizing your data
- Dimension vs. Measure
- Data types, discrete versus continuous, for measure
Creating calculations in Tableau
- Row-level calculations
- Aggregate calculations
- Arithmetic, string, and date calculations
- Custom aggregations and calculated fields
- Quick table calculations
- Working with dates and times
Design Principles and how to implement them in Tableau
- Pre-attentive attributes
- Usage of the color
- Choosing the right chart
- Inclusive design
Building your first data visualization
- Tables
- Bar chart variations - bar chart, column chart, bullet charts, bar-in-bar
- Stacked bars and area charts
- Pie charts
- Scatter Plots
- Maps
Taking the most out of formatting
- Labels
- Legends
- Tooltips
- Highlighting data with reference lines
- Annotations
Telling a Data Story with Dashboards
- Dashboard framework
- Filter actions
- Parameters
- Highlight actions
- URL actions
Sharing your work with others
- Publishing your work
- Sharing options
Summary and Next Steps:
- Learning about Tableau Community
- Helpful resources for further learning
Requirements
No previous experience in Tableau or BI tools is needed.
Audience:
All people working in nonprofit organizations.
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