How SumAll.org Puts Analytics in Good Hands

• Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization
• Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics
• Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

• Business Operation

• Data Science Services
• System Integration

Though nonprofits want data, they don’t always have the ability to get it. “When we start a project to help a nonprofit, we sometimes see a data collection issue, and not collecting data can have implications on funding. Funders are the biggest group demanding data from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), nonprofits, and even government,” says Heeke. At the same time, funders aren’t always keen on the idea of their donations going towards analytics tools. “There’s a huge opportunity to use enterprise-level tools for social impact and finding ways to make this technology accessible to the non-profit community is critical.” “It’s really about the quality of data and the ability to make the data visible and useful to a wide audience. People forget that good ideas come from people on the ground, and not necessarily from the analyst in an office,” says Heeke.

SumAll.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making enterprise-scale problem-solving accessible to other nonprofits. The organization focuses on using data to help nonprofits further their causes and make a difference. By providing powerful analytics tools, SumAll.org enables nonprofits to illustrate the need for funding and develop more effective strategies for achieving their goals. The organization is led by Stefan Heeke, who emphasizes the transformational power of easy-to-use and flexible solutions. SumAll.org is currently working extensively in New York City but aims to expand its model to other cities and increase its technological sophistication.

Having worked in the business, Heeke knew what Spotfire could do and asked for a license donation for SumAll.org. “TIBCO Spotfire helps us visualize data quickly and make it accessible to social impact stakeholders who are not technical. If we can engage stakeholders with their own data, they’ll come up with the right questions, and we can explore the data together,” says Heeke. With visual data exploration, nonprofits have the ability to make a better case for their cause. “Working with TIBCO, we have a better way to process data and present it to policy stakeholders and change makers,” says Heeke. Spotfire gives nonprofits the ability to dive deep into their data and generate insights that can inform how they operate. “When people are affected by crises such as poverty, school dropouts, crime, and drug addiction, they also send signals in the form of data. We have a huge potential to predict and prevent a lot of problems that society may be experiencing in the future,” says Heeke.

• With visual data exploration, nonprofits can make a better case for their cause, presenting data to policy stakeholders and change makers.
• Spotfire enables nonprofits to dive deep into their data and generate insights that can inform their operations.
• Nonprofits can use data to predict and prevent societal problems such as poverty, school dropouts, crime, and drug addiction.