Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cultural Literacy : growing from the richness of diversity around us. Information sharing and the proactive dissemination of knowledge among the team will contribute to the culture of mutual benefit. Curiosity : discovering the joy of wonder. Creativity : enabling our inner child; this is intelligence at play.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Simply getting new members to understand how to read a finance statement is another first step to financial literacy for board members. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Start at the recruitment stage.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading'

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In Tableau’s Building Data Literacy Guide , 80% of employees report they’d stay in their job if they were trained in technology. Prioritizing data literacy will empower your staff as innovators, helping staff to enact lasting change at your association. . Routine training is key to better skilled and more productive employees.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

Here are the first steps for using AI in ways that do not cause harm: Stay human-centered: Responsible adoption requires informed, careful, strategic thought to ensure the technology is used to enhance our humanity and enable people to do the kinds of relational, empathetic, problem-solving activities we do best.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

With analytics, the benefits sell themselves: Reducing manual work Optimizing processes Growing revenue Having consistent, trusted data Increasing engagement Driving your association’s mission For example, consider an association dedicated to promoting literacy. This insight can then inform course scheduling, content creation, and more.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

The more you put into these efforts, the easier it will be to implement the approaches discussed, make better, data-informed decisions, and maintain your association’s relevancy and revenue!

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2013

Thinking about providing health information training for your community? Dana Abbey is the Health Information Literacy Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental region. Information Rx has free materials. libraries community Webinar health information NN/LM library edge MedlinePlus'

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

Becoming informed about the overall state of how associations use their member data alerts you to whether your organization should also act. . How to get informed about the state of your member data. Take your information-gathering process a step further by surveying members or forming a focus group.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Sources: ^ [1] " Financial Literacy for the Long Term ," Philanthropy Matters, Vol. ASU Lodestar Center. Welcome to Research Friday !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

The most important listening literacy skills are. Reiteracy is Social Media Listening Literacy. This is probably where you're wondering about how to manage the work without getting information overload. How does one person manage all of that information? What else makes up listening literacy skills?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 29, 2023

Data silos can hurt your association causing outdated information, a reporting breakdown, security issues, and a disjointed member experience. Does your association value technology and data-literacy? When you provide personalized options, your members are more likely to engage in your organization, boosting your ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

There are only so many homes that can be built, but when we’re able to help prepare people for homeownership through education, financial literacy, and sound advice, we can help even more.”. The Challenge.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Children's Literacy Initiative. The Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) began as a way to provide collections of excellent children’s books & trainings in reading-aloud to teachers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

While we’re extremely proud of our achievements in the field of accessibility and disability rights, we know that we’ve just scratched the surface of what we could possibly do to bolster parity of access to information by people with disabilities. We invite you to read more information about our international membership.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. We want to help lead the charge into a future where the advantages of digital information touch the lives of all people, not just of the richest and most able five percent of humanity.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Use softer, more open-ended questions to get detailed information that you will capture in writing for your plan. Drive strategy by using data to inform your association’s strategy and departmental strategies as well as drive business metrics and KPIs. Ask, “Do you want better member insights to inform strategy?”

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

] By Beth Kanter, Author of Beth's Blog Content curation is the process of sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network. Rather than another potential recipe for information overload, content curation can actually be a method to tackle this problem.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It serves as a guide to navigating the information, how your mission aligns, and the attainment of each goal. Let’s say your organization advocates for high-speed internet access in rural areas, helping students of all ages achieve digital literacy and support quality education.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

Funders providing these types of gifts have a responsibility to trust their grantees to do what’s best for the organization while also supporting them with financial literacy. Grantees and communities provide valuable perspectives that can inform a funder’s strategy and approach, inherently making our work more successful in the long run.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. We also want to enable effective information sharing among agencies about what does and doesn’t work. and James L. with the books they need for educational success.

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Blue Fox

MARCH 17, 2021

We’ve been in those meetings and we understand that financial literacy does not always span the entire boardroom. In fact, many new executive directors struggle to pinpoint exactly what financial information to discuss with board members. Side note: Our team can help with that!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Junior Achievement USA is an organization with over 100 local Areas that empowers the next generation by providing lessons in financial literacy, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship. An effective event registration page can also help you collect the right information from attendees to further your connection with your supporters.

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

Investments in data governance, data literacy, programs that build awareness of the value and impact of data within an organization, represent an important step in the right direction. This will enable them to make more informed decisions and will quickly deliver a return on investment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. For veterans with visual impairments, traumatic brain injuries or other disabilities, reading standard print is difficult, if not impossible.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

Participants track the number of pages they’ve read or books they’ve completed on a leaderboard to support literacy and education. Funds raised might support a nutritional education program, empowering individuals to make informed lifestyle decisions.  Read-A-Thon   Combine the love of reading with friendly competition.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Banner images are a great way to set the tone of a page and one area your organization can use to relay important information to donors. Leap for Literacy. Leap for Literacy added a video about their organization at the top of their landing page. Donation form and landing page best practices.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2013

It has been amazing to see the impact financial literacy can have on a person, and just how crucial financial literacy is on the future of our young people. people supposed to go for information? integrate financial literacy into our school systems, or at least make. Moreover, many parents feel. We need to find a way to.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Connect the dots and remind supporters that libraries promote literacy by offering free access to literature for all community members. And keep in mind that simply capturing a patron’s information can prove valuable for future campaigns. Target donors who have given to your library over the past three years.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 7, 2015

FGC will ensure the database is updated, comprehensive, current, and viable, which will provide Nevadans one number to call to obtain information on valuable resources and will provide a number of benefits for all stakeholders.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Scott Pinkelman, digital literacy innovation specialist at the Free Library of Philadelphia , recently presented on this important topic at the Digital Shift online conference. Following tech and general news sources on the subject can help you keep informed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

.” This week, the Poynter Institute Katie Hawkins-Gaar and Ren LaForme joined forces to host a series called #40 Better Hours , a project to improve newsroom culture by looking at things that cause stress like workflow and communication and teaching journalist skills to combat information overload, part of a technology wellness routine.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

You may already know that I plan in earnest to provide my personal President’s Updates as quarterly informal reports, but that all too often I fall behind on this well-intended schedule—as is the case with the update you’re reading now! Don’t get me wrong: I love writing my updates. While the majority of our members are U.S.

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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. often leads the way towards that better tomorrow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I’ve been thinking a lot about this idea of ”data literacy” lately. I told this crowd of data geeks that they should volunteer with nonprofits by signing up for the Analysis Exchange or serve on a nonprofit board – that nonprofits would welcome their expertise.

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