Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

And while I haven’t done an in-depth map of this space, I keep thinking that a network of intermediaries (people who teach skills, connect skilled volunteers, generate discussion — those data nerds ) is missing. (I I may be wrong, let me know in the comments).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2012

Keeping up with e-reader technology can feel overwhelming. Learn more about e-reader teaching tips during TechSoup's free 30-minute webinar. Please contact webinars [at] techsoupglobal [dot] org with accessibility requests within 72 hours of the event.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training. They focus on three areas to provide digital equity and to increase diversity in the tech sector: Byte Back is working toward equal access to digital skills training, broadband, and digital devices for people of all ages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Last week I was got to work on a week-long service trip in Cusco, Peru as part of Wake: Women’s Alliance for Knowledge Exchange #Tech2empower program where womwn in who work in technology volunteer to share their professional skills and knowledge with women-run business owners. That is what the #Tech2Empower program is all about!

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2014

Bringing mobile devices into adult library programs can be an excellent way to promote library e-media and teach digital literacy skills. She will share tips for instilling technology confidence in staff and providing user-driven training. Join us next Wednesday, July 30 at 11 a.m. Pacific time (2 p.m.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

A new survey from McKinsey finds responses to the Covid-19 pandemic sped business adoption of digital technologies by several years—and many of these changes will likely be here for the long haul. Do your donation pages require multiple clicks to access? . Digital Transformation Action Steps. We’re in unusual times right now.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

At TechSoup, we support the efforts of nonprofits and public libraries working to build digitally inclusive and literate communities through donated technology from our corporate partners. Additionally, community centers at these parks can become information hubs for citizens, empowering them with information and communication technologies.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 12, 2006

We discussed literacy and access for the blind, and I learned about one of Mr. Kohli's passions, which is adult literacy. Citing a lack of trained teachers, TCS had built a PC-based curriculum for teaching reading in 40 hours. Since pattern recognition was my career prior to Benetech, I was fascinated.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2011

These tools can help organizations that work with individuals who have general writing concerns, English language learners, people with learning disabilities or physical handicaps in typing, people with dyslexia or recovering from strokes, and even those learning literacy and spelling. What Does Assistive Technology Mean For You?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Year Up is just one of the five nonprofit organizations Microsoft has partnered with along with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, City Year, Junior Achievement USA (JA), and Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. More Resources. Microsoft YouthSpark Hub. TechSoup for Libraries: Edge Benchmarks: Gadget Instruction.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to address the digital divide, one in five American adults still do not use the Internet. Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion digital literacy tspubliclibraries' I say thorny because despite the nearly $300 million in stimulus funding awarded by the U.S.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

You can learn more about the m and how they use technology to further their missions on TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map (LIM). Since 1993, GRuB has been using its farming programs to reduce high school drop-out rates b y teach low-income youth about proper nutrition and sustainability. million books per year.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Whether you're educating yourself or your staff, or teaching others technical skills, we can help you stay up-to-date on the latest technology, fundraising tools, or development strategies. Online courses from easyLearning by Serebra provide busy nonprofiters with access to more than 1,500 technical and professional courses.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

In just the last year, we saw the shift to work from home, a necessitated reliance on technology and tools , and a larger focus on employee mental health and wellbeing. This was initially a struggle, as the lack of face-to-face interaction makes it much harder to teach concepts and learn about a new role.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

She is a favorite on TechSoup for Libraries because she is always open to new technology. Like most libraries, La Conner Library provides public access computers to patrons to use however they wish. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. 1 USB Hub.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

She is a favorite on TechSoup for Libraries because she is always open to new technology. Like most libraries, La Conner Library provides public access computers to patrons to use however they wish. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. 1 USB Hub.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

The study reveals that current leaders in the local nonprofit sector believe the skills most needed in the nonprofit workforce are financial literacy, communication (verbal and writing skills), knowledge of laws pertaining to the nonprofit sector, information technology, volunteer management, and donor cultivation.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

HART needed a technology solution that would allow it to go from a staff of 5 to 50 people — without having to pay additional costs or have extra maintenance. The library ordered 60 Dell refurbished desktop computers from TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) to provide its patrons with Internet access.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

It was a quintessential Davos moment that drives home the accessibility of world and corporate leaders to each other and to social entrepreneurs, religious figures, artists, and the leaders of non-governmental organisations and trade unions. Instant accomplishment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

To my delight, the Akshay Pratishthan school had a focus on teaching students with disabilities: roughly half the students had disabilities and were mainstreamed with students without disabilities. The school has almost a dozen different social enterprises that provide access to these job skills. She's very sharp!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Henry Jenkins notes that it isn't about the tools and that it was more about the culture growing up around the technology. " He described a new digital divide that wasn't about having access to computers. Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. Interested? Alright you got me, I’m in. What’s next?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. That sounds great. How do you plan on doing that? b) Content.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

For example, there are many just in the area of open source foundations: nonprofit organizations structured as social enterprises writing open source software for the benefit of society, with many examples in each of the five claimed areas.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Ensure your technology is up-to-date. Virtual advocacy opportunities — Teach volunteers to be strong advocates for your cause. For example, if your nonprofit specializes in teaching financial literacy, you can set up an advice line for community members to call in with their financial questions.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Nonprofits have needs that can be addressed using mobile technology, particularly with apps or texting services. But in order to make that happen, they need to align with developers who can make that technology work. LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. Let's dive in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2012

From restricting wireless access points to encrypting data on your organization’s portable laptops, keeping a secure environment is an integral part of preventing data leakage and upholding your constituents’ trust. We guide parents through raising kids in this digital age, and provide digital literacy curriculum to educators at no cost.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The speakers were part of a presentation during the "Broadband Technology Summit" held as part of the United Minority Media Association's Midwest/Southeast conference on October 15. He spoke about FCC's expansive efforts to increase "digital literacy" for both individuals and small businesses.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The accelerating rate of technological change suggests that we have no way of determining what comes next on a ten-, twenty-, or fifty-year timescale. For example, you could imagine a spectrum in the world of intellectual property from unlimited free access to assets to controlled costly access.

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