Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2010

Maria was raised by the sisters of the local Chennai Church, given a basic education and was sent off to Worth Trust to learn life skills. The partner we chose, Worth Trust employs people with disabilities, in addition they conduct life skills classes and provide training.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. I was just learning how to write a book. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources. It was articulated as: “We don’t have the skills to analyze, slice and dice, and make sense of our data, so it is hard to do it well.” I hear this too often from nonprofits. The people with skills are out there.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. I was just learning how to write a book. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Continue reading below to learn about the new offers and products we featured this year. The 400-foot range, 12-hour charge, Skype compatibility, and secure encryption let you move around the office. Skype Credits Help You Save on Calls. This is our idea of a fun gift to you. Headsets.com More Headset Options and New Offer.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Future Cause Camps experiencing last-minute speaker cancelations used the “when all else fails, form a panel” plan, learned from 2010.). This was long before Zoom, and Skype was still relatively new. Attendees were impressed with the last-minute change, and surveys indicated the panel was valuable. About the Author.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

One of the reasons cited in the report and also from participants on the webina: “We don’t have the skills to analyze, slice and dice, and make sense of our data – so we don’t look at it.” The skills are out there. ” I hear this too often from nonprofits. from MIT in rocket science.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

It is redefining workforce learning methods and tools, allowing organizations to nurture their talent in the most effective way. is encouraging organizations to leverage mobile learning technologies for their workforce training. It’s estimated that the mobile learning industry will grow to over $37 billion by 2020.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

The audience had very good English skills so no translation was needed. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion. . Format: Our session was 90 minutes. Henry Khu (@HenryKhu) May 7, 2013.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2014

Whether you're managing volunteers or an online community, the SF Online Community Meetup is a great place to learn from (and share with!) They might have particular skills or expertise to share with your organization or community. Screens in volunteers that do have the time, interest, temperament, or skills. You ask them!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2015

At a recent talk entitled Jobs for the Future: Using Technology to Empower in the Digital Economy , Tess Posner of Samaschool explained that although on-demand freelance technology work is proliferating, those lacking in digital skills will be the most likely to be left behind.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 22, 2007

Just got some information on this cool program: The Hadley School for the Blind has launched an innovative program of English language learning and empowerment which spans the Pacific Ocean. When that happens, the chat participants use Skype instead. Chinese are still eager to learn English, because it remains the language of business.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. I was just learning how to write a book. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

I’ll be sharing insights on my blog as the project unfolds — it is going to be a rich opportunity for learning because it is a capacity building project that leverages a networked approach. The implementation team was in the conference room in San Francisco for the first time, plus we had in-country leaders on Skype and phone.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

There are new skills and experiences. graduate without having acquired basic skills. skills” and lack more enterprising “life skills” needed for the jobs of. 40% of private sector employers believe low workforce skills are constraining economic growth. outcome is the same everywhere. poor health.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

Some production teams will use storyboarding, but a production grid is helpful for teams that don't have illustrative or design skills. One valuable trait your collaborators should have is good communications skills. Working with his distributed production team required Skype, cloud storage, and email. Building a Team.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Consider interviewing volunteers with a video chat or conferencing tool, like Zoom or Skype. As soon as a prospective volunteer lands on your site, their journey to learn more about virtual volunteering and the opportunities you offer should be seamless and streamlined. Online document collection.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. I was just learning how to write a book. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. I was just learning how to write a book. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

It thought it might do some good in another part of the world rather than collecting dust on my bookshelf -- I've internalized my learning from the book. Computer classes are very popular, and these skills are a real help as students look towards future employment. It was the first book I read on blogging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2007

To celebrate, I concocted an action learning experience in user generated content, the Beth 5.0 I blogged the invitation, I emailed friends, family, and a few colleagues, I skyped, and sent an invitation to join the flickr group to all my flickr contacts. Click here to view the video. Flickr Photo Birthday Remix Contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2008

To learn more about the Sharing Foundation, see this article ) I've been reaching out to my network, and Vicky Davis is one of the people I turned to for to ask for help with the from her network of wired educators. " Mam Sari was thrilled to learn about the Web2.0 Computer education groups repeat on a rotating basis.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether it’s providing an effective guide to grant writing or delving into expert advice on digital marketing strategies for nonprofits, these free nonprofit resources provide invaluable knowledge to help you develop your fundraising skills. Nonprofit Learning Lab’s Free Nonprofit Webinars. Enhanced outreach. Moz Webinars.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Some of these recommended solutions include QuickBooks online (accounting), Salesforce.com/Common Ground (database/CMS), Google Apps (email), Dreamhost (website server), Ring Central/Skype (Telephony). How easy is the solution to adopt/learn? There is much more to learn than price when you engage an Account Executive (A.E.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

I learned one from Nancy White when I took her online facilitation workshop. Nancy observes: For one shot interactions where you cannot expect a lot of investment in learning tools or processes, the conference call (land line and/or VOIP) is still the dominant choice, but I try to include SOMETHING visual in the mix.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Some of these recommended solutions include QuickBooks online (accounting), Salesforce.com/Common Ground (database/CMS), Google Apps (email), Dreamhost (website server), Ring Central/Skype (Telephony). How easy is the solution to adopt/learn? There is much more to learn than price when you engage an Account Executive (A.E.).

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Here is one of the complete drafts it generated for our example… What writing models/skills does Fundwriter.ai is the growing library of writing models(skills) specific to nonprofits and fundraising. They also learned about new treatments, radiation options, and other approaches. The Fundwriter.ai Meeting Invite Draft #3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

the skills identified in this workshop or sessions at the upcoming NTC designed to look at change issues that technology surfaces from the viewpoint of executive directors or IT staff might help. Gavin Clabaugh tells us how to embed "Skype Presence" in a SharePoint Web Part. for NGOs there. Haven't dug into Digg yet?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

He summarized some learnings from NTC sessions he attended and the keynote by David Pogue. Questions from the audience: What skill sets do smaller nonprofits need to have? Two basic skill sets: a.) The program introduces how to use the technology, but also social skills. He came back an evangelist for social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2012

With so many people, it was a challenge to make this Webinar interactive, but there was a lot of discussion in the chat and some online activities. One important skill of the curator is to provide context, so I started with sharing my lens on this topic. The list of skills might, at first blush, feel like a lot of extra work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

One thing I have learned about myself is that I have to adapt and shift. That means building in more structure and more discipline, and for myself, it was a lot of letting go of doing everything and knowing how to do it, you know, figuring everything out and really bringing in people who bring that different set of skills.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 5, 2016

They are not, as might be feared, wedded to using the more esoteric forms of electronic communication (Skype, texting, etc.). They have developed the skills to accomplish complex tasks with virtual work and to utilize web tools that facilitate collective and simultaneous input without the time consuming process of sequential revisions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Launched to enable donors and supporters to easily learn more about the nonprofits they support (or are considering supporting), the Giving Library is a portal to nonprofits that have created informational videos explaining their work, mission, accomplishments and future goals. Skype Premium :: skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/premium.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Learn more at: petitions.whitehouse.gov. Free for nonprofits, it’s an easy way to tap into a skilled volunteer network without committing a lot time to volunteer management. Skype Premium :: skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/premium. VoiceTexter :: itunes.apple.com/voicetexter. SimpleBooklet :: simplebooklet.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Launched to enable donors and supporters to easily learn more about the nonprofits they support (or are considering supporting), the Giving Library is a portal to nonprofits that have created informational videos explaining their work, mission, accomplishments and future goals. Skype Premium :: skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/premium.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2005

I met Lucy Hooberman, of BBC R&D at the Global s London Summit where I learned about her pledge on pledgebank. I, Lucy Hooberman, will mentor a minimum of two people in the developing world in the area of my skills base and expertise (media, communications, broadcasting , democratic media building, participatory media, community video).

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