# Useful Resources

**URL:** <https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/useful-resources/47>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [18 October 2017 21:50 UTC](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/useful-resources/47 "2017-10-18T21:50:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![mor.rubinstein](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/forum.threesixtygiving.org/mor.rubinstein/32/3_2.png) [@mor.rubinstein](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/u/mor.rubinstein)\
**Post date:** [18 October 2017 21:50 UTC](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/useful-resources/47/1 "2017-10-18T21:50:52Z")

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I thought it would be useful to have a thread of good resources about data, open data and digital that are relevant for 360Giving publishers and users.

Here are some of my go-to resources, add yours!

- [Open Data Handbook](http://opendatahandbook.org/) - This is a very good intro to open data and how to do it! It also has a very useful [glossary](http://opendatahandbook.org/glossary/en/) with basic terms that can be useful for newcomers to the tech lingo.
- [The Periodic Table of Open Data’s Impact Elements](http://odimpact.org/periodic-table.html) - A great canvas for checking what are the elements (challenges and opportunities) that can make data useful and impactful.
- [DataBasics.io](https://databasic.io/en/) - a website with basic tools for data analysis which teach people about data cleaning and basic analysis.
- [Data Kind’s data maturity model](http://dataevolution.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2017/01/Summary-Designed-Data-Maturity-Framework-Social-Sector-FINAL-v1.pdf) - A framework for the civil sector to understand how they work with data and what is needed for improvement.

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**Author:** ![suraj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@suraj](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/u/suraj)\
**Post date:** [19 October 2017 08:40 UTC](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/useful-resources/47/2 "2017-10-19T08:40:30Z")

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A few tools and resources I use…

**Data exploration**

- [Open Refine](http://openrefine.org/)
- [Tad](http://tadviewer.com/)

**Data analysis**

- [Jupyter](http://jupyter.org/)
- [R Studio](https://www.rstudio.com/)

**Data visualisation**

- [Data Viz Project](http://datavizproject.com/)
- [Google Data Studio](https://datastudio.google.com/)

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**Author:** ![BobHarper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/forum.threesixtygiving.org/bobharper/32/36_2.png) [@BobHarper](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/u/BobHarper)\
**Post date:** [14 November 2017 12:17 UTC](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/useful-resources/47/3 "2017-11-14T12:17:33Z")

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Recommend the DataKind Social Sector Maturity Model Framework that @mor.rubinstein posted. Used it it the charity I previously worked in to set out our Data Strategy and actions for our Data Management Plan.