NTEN

JULY 22, 2021

While many in the digital inclusion sector have been pushing for digital equity for decades, there are others for whom the pandemic brought these issues to light. It also helped us reframe what it means to have access to the tools that allow us to fully engage with the world around us.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Areas served: Worldwide. Areas served: US.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Moreover, it provides a platform to address issues affecting the Hispanic community, enriches cultural competencies for the organization, fosters stronger relations with Latino clients or partners, and boosts the organization’s visibility among diverse audiences. This could range from financial literacy workshops to mentoring programs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I met key Congressional staffers who deeply cared about disability issues, and who had comprehensive knowledge of the issue. Bookshare today is part of a broader effort by Benetech’s Global Literacy Program to improve the lives and learning of students with the biggest challenges.

Advocacy 176

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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Data silos can hurt your association causing outdated information, a reporting breakdown, security issues, and a disjointed member experience.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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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

Contributions range from tens of thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars—depending on the size of the recipient organization—while spanning a broad range of institutions and issue areas. It prioritizes new ways of approaching problems or issues—along with the financial health, stability, and sustainability of the organization.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

We also found nearly 20% of respondents aged 45-64 did not have checking accounts, revealing that our older clients needed more financial literacy programming to avoid slipping into poverty. We found striking data points , such as that only 54.5%

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 3, 2014

After all of these years, I now know that Jamila has been working hard on these issues, with minimal supports, as a very dedicated social entrepreneur. book caravan books librarians literacy Marrakech Marrakesh Morocco women women''s rights' And though she doesn''t ask, I''m sure she could use more donors, too.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

1 This study, Financial Literacy and Knowledge in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF) , "engaged a random sample of primarily human service nonprofits, as well as health, civic, environmental, arts, and education nonprofits." Sources: ^ [1] " Financial Literacy for the Long Term ," Philanthropy Matters, Vol. The Moody’s Foundation, 2011.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

Chris says Habitat is helping address these issues, not only through physically building homes and neighborhoods, but by educating people and helping them navigate what can be an overwhelming and complicated process. The Challenge.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals outline the most pressing and complex social issues facing the earth and offer a framework for ending world poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring peace and well-being for all its people. The UN Foundation created them to highlight what needs to be achieved by 2030 and track progress.

Impact 78

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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. Benetech is tackling these issues on two fronts, thanks to the leadership of Enrique Piracés, who joined us last year from Human Rights Watch. But what about everybody else?

Literacy 158

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2006

Having the chance to talk to an expert like Jenny helped me understand the development environment, which cell phone capabilities are widespread in China as well as practical differences in the issues that would be facing us in a country like China.

China 100

China Phone Literacy Ideas 100

Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

While load times typically aren’t an issue with desktop devices, the majority of your donors are on a mobile device with suboptimal connections to the internet. 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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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. What methods do you use to teach privacy and surveillance issues to new Internet users?

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Teach Internet Literacy Library 68

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. However, you can help fix this issue by embedding a map onto your event registration form.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We get a huge amount of pro bono assistance from the legal profession, both because of our social impact as a nonprofit, and because of the challenging and interesting issues we tackle. We are now looking for a half-time general counsel to join our team and manage the host of legal issues we are always investigating.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2011

Each of our quarterly meetings tends to focus on big strategic issues facing Benetech. Last quarter Betsy Beaumon presented the future of our Literacy program including Bookshare. One hypothetical example of this issue that came up in the meeting was SMS traffic after a large earthquake and tsunami.

Literacy 150

Literacy Disaster Phone Press 150

Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Agitation: Without access to a creative outlet, young people may feel unheard, invisible, and may suffer from anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues. They may also lack the support and resources they need to grow their skills and share their work with others.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Glenn Stein became became the go-to guy for computer setup and issues while he was working as a community organizer. They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training. Background. He realized that IT professionals didn’t need a degree to get a great job.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

As a Visiting Scholar, Bernholz will advance the Foundation’s literacy on a range of issues, particularly digital civil society, open data, and social good. com. She is working on her second book, tentatively titled, The Future of Good. She will be working with the Foundation’s multiple grantmaking programs on myriad projects.

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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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

The Day aims to raise awareness of disability issues with a focus on the rights of persons with disabilities and the benefits derived from their integration in the social, economic, cultural and political life of their communities. Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program.

Impact 140

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Literacy, particularly from birth through 3rd grade, is their primary focus because reading skills form the foundation for all childhood learning.

Education 111

Education Grant Fund Resource 111

Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

With technology solutions, organizations were able to reach volunteers and clients who lived too far away or had other mobility issues. The issue of accessibility goes beyond simply having a computer and internet. Volunteer managers witnessed a microcosm of that huge and complex issue. English as a second language.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The ABC would wrap together efforts such as TIGAR as a sharing portal, capacity building efforts for countries trying to create accessible book services and looking at issues like licensing. My experience with the international publishers was such that I expected there would be a way to work through this issue.

Accessibility 247

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Her experience includes 8+ years of Marketing, Communication, and Program Management for organizations working on issues such as poverty, financial literacy, voter engagement, health research, and the public arts. Cierra believes effective internal communications are essential to nonprofit success.

Causes 92

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The new Pollination Project is giving $1,000 seed grants to individual changemakers, every day, 365 days a year. You can find information about how to apply on the Pollination Project website, follow them on Twitter at @Pollinationproj, and like them on Facebook.

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Project Grant Change Detroit 79

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Youth unemployment was a critical issue for the city at that time – an issue that aligned with John Hancock’s business goals of providing meaningful job opportunities to young people in the community as well as helping them to be better prepared to enter the workforce. How did these groups come together?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Without them, young people on our waitlist continue to face the challenges that low levels of literacy create in their lives. For every four monthly gifts of $25, we are able to enroll one student from that list into our Learning for Literacy program – empowering them with vital knowledge and skills to change their futures!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

provides a succinct visual summary of the issue and potential solutions, including: Why Internet access matters to individuals, communities, and the U.S. digital inclusion tslibraryorg digital literacy' Picturing the Problem. The infographic. as a whole. Who is getting left behind.

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Internet Kansas City San Francisco Literacy 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Building infrastructure, in-house expertise, and data literacy of all staff is critical to their success so they have invested. I was curious so I asked Mario Marino who wrote the book, Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes , about this issue. Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 4, 2012.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 10, 2012

The issues you're the most passionate about are (you chose your top 3): Arts and Culture 40% Women 36.7% Education and Literacy 23.3% How long you've been reading: 3 months, or less 30% 1 year 26.7% 2 years 16.7% 6 months 13.3% 5 years 6.7% 7 years 6.7% Human Rights 30% Volunteering 30% Children and Youth 26.7% Animals 23.3%

Learning 55

Learning New Zealand Europe Literacy 55

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Nonprofit organizations dedicated to addressing natural resource issues on national forests and grasslands can apply for support to complete projects through three distinct grant programs. The mission of the National Forest Foundation is to bring people together to restore and enhance the United States’s national forests and grasslands.

Conservancy 57

Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

A realistic agenda, focused on substantive issues. Your chair and ED must do a delicate dance around creating a decision-based agenda, one that keeps the meeting focused on discussion and voting around issues that require board verdicts. Take any regular group meetings that have gone smoothly in your life. Prompt start and end times.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

data literacy, device preferences)? What issues do they have? Example : Marketlinks , a USAID-supported platform that helps users consume and contribute online content along a spectrum of issues. Defining your needs and identifying past areas of success or opportunity provide a clearer direction to move forward.

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