SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Changemakers
around the globe are discovering data is a powerful ally in their
effort to create a better world. Tableau Software, working through
the Tableau Foundation, is helping to accelerate change by making
free licenses of its powerful visual analytics software to small
non-profits, NGOs, and charitable community-based organizations in
192 countries. The company has also created the Tableau Service
Corps, a volunteer network of Tableau employees who are eager to
help non-profits see and understand their data.
"We started the Tableau Foundation with a mission to encourage
the use of facts and analytical reasoning to solve the world's
problems," said Neal Myrick,
Director, Social Impact at Tableau. "By removing the barriers to
entry, small non-profits can better manage programs, tell impactful
stories, or increase the effectiveness of fundraising efforts
through data."
Data can have enormous value to these organizations, enabling
them to increase transparency and accountability, expand their
relationships with funders, discover new trends in their programs,
and tell more powerful stories about their communities.
Tableau Desktop is drag-and-drop software that helps people to
analyze and answer questions with data in real-time. Results can be
shared with other Tableau Desktop users through the free Tableau
Reader, or posted online with Tableau Public.
The Tableau Service Corps is a volunteer network of Tableau
employees who are eager to help non-profits see and understand
their data. Regardless of organization size, a non-profit can
request help on a data-focused project from one of the many
volunteers listed on the Tableau Service Corps website. While
separate initiatives, the two programs are launched simultaneously
so that any non-profit can use Tableau software and have access to
experts who can help make the most of it.
The Global Journal estimates that there are approximately 10
million non-profits and NGOs globally, and a 2013 Johns Hopkins University study projects that 7.4
percent of the global workforce is involved in non-profit work.
However, few organizations are harnessing the vast volumes of data
that exist in and around their work.
This announcement also fulfills the commitment that Tableau made
to the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data in
October 2015. At the launch event,
Tableau pledged to make its business intelligence software
available to small organizations in all non-embargoed countries to
promote inclusiveness and data driven development in pursuit of the
UN Sustainable Development Goals.
To qualify for the software donation, organizations must be
recognized as a charitable institution in their home country and
have an annual operating budget under USD $5
million. Organizations of any size can request volunteers
through the Tableau Service Corps.
To learn more about the Tableau for Non-profits program and to
obtain free Tableau software, please visit
http://www.tableaufoundation.org/free. To book a Tableau Service
Corps volunteer visit,
https://servicecorps.tableaufoundation.org/browse.
The program is administered through TechSoup, a non-profit that
offers free resources to non-profits and libraries and charges an
administration fee to facilitate the product donation.
About Tableau Foundation
The Tableau Foundation is an initiative led by the employees of
Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA) that encourages the use of facts and
analytical reasoning to solve the world's problems. Tableau
Foundation grants combine Tableau's two most valuable resources –
its people and its products – with financial support to non-profits
that are using data to reshape communities around the globe. Since
2014, the Tableau Foundation and Tableau employees have contributed
more than 2,000 volunteer hours and $10
million in cash software and services to 460 non-profits
worldwide. To learn more, please visit
www.tableaufoundation.org.
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