The Cornell Lab of Ornithology announced the release of AviList— the first unified global bird taxonomy. Today, I'm excited to share that this groundbreaking dataset is now available to R users through the avilistr package on CRAN.

In this post, we walk through how nonprofits can dramatically expand their social impact by embracing interactive data storytelling. Learn why tools like R Shiny, thoughtful user design, and a little empathy can help your data tell the story it was meant to — and how even small organizations can start today.