Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

National Forest Foundation. First Nations Development Institute. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. National Forest Foundation.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

2-1-1” was designated by the Federal Communications Commission in 2000 as the national 3-digit telephone dialing code for health, and human community services. million nonprofit organizations in the United States plus scores of government agencies, finding help can be confusing and intimidating. With approximately 1.5

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

In general, we have patents and copyrights and trade secrets as commercial objects because we as a society think that it helps bring the benefits of new creations to everyone. But, what happens when something falls short of its potential to help all of humanity? What about literacy and education?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. But, it’s not the only one!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Although reports of the massacre appeared in the United States, Salvadoran army and government leaders denied them and, all too soon, El Mozote was forgotten. The tough question that ran through my mind was: How can we as technologists in Silicon Valley help prevent this kind of atrocity?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

The first part of the problem is that India still has low literacy rates - the 2009 Annual Status of Education Report shows that between classes 1 to 8 only around 40% of children can read a class 2 level text in their own language and an even lower 23% of children can ready easy sentences in English - sentences of the kind "What is your name?"

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

While visiting the country, I met with members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) who are using a growing collection of technology tools to confront reported human rights incidents. They also helped the NHRC upgrade their computers so that they could prepare for our arrival in Nigeria.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

They will create and promote digital literacy programs. It is a Scotland-based charity that has to date helped more than 20,000 people to gain digital skills. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is a new U.S. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is a new U.S.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The marriage of refurbishment and accessible technology started in the early 1980s with the founding of the National Cristina Foundation. The software applications WordQ + SpeakQ provide writing assistance and speech recognition help for people with disabilities, new language learners, and those who are learning literacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. This adaptability isn’t just for people with disabilities: personalized content helps everyone. I believe in the power of books to change the world.

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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. The National Commission on writing stated that 80 percent of grade school students are not proficient at writing. Board Governance.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” More often than not, people who are described as “illiterate” likely have a low level of literacy. This is because literacy is not a binary descriptor, as it is often made to seem. Illiterate. Stakeholder.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

This helps to address the problem that 100 million Americans do not have a broadband connection. government initiative that aims to bring accessible broadband access to residents of low-income housing throughout the U.S. It is being developed at the University of Southern California to help victims of stroke and traumatic brain injury.

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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. Use the “Story” section of the form to tell us the great things your organization has been able to do with the help of TechSoup. Alright you got me, I’m in.

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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. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. That sounds great.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

How do we think about virtual worlds and help us study human behavior. National Science Foundation. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Government funders have a congressional mandate for evaluation of anything that is funded and to use quantitative methods and research analysis. New set of research methods for this.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

Forum One received 10 awards in seven categories in this year’s awards for Canopus (platinum), Centauri (gold), and Arcturus (rose gold) across the categories of government, health care services, diversity & inclusion, art, nonprofit, education, and financial services. Canopus – Website for Government. The Harry S.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Oh, and her work with her husband has helped to lay the groundwork for much of our understanding of modern science today - no big deal.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

When I started in the nonprofit field, over 20 years ago, you know, all of the annual appeals said, “Please help us keep our lights on,” or, “please help us keep our doors open.” That’s going to help you determine what information do we need to track in order to get that engagement we’re looking for.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2007

They talked about the economic value of housework, and the importance of education and literacy in gaining economic independence." In addition to supplying financial support, sponsors are asked to exchange letters each month with the woman they are helping. Sissel of the Sissel Byington Photography blog sponsors a women each year.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

government tells them, or what the corporate media tells them. It's a 250,000 square foot building that they are tenanting with green companies, and we are helping them in that process, helping them recruit companies to be there. We do that in a number of ways. It's like being too rich or too beautiful or too smart.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. Dream big, share it in the comments, and help this be a more productive study. What’s in the crystal ball for museums and libraries?

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