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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. Thanks again!

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Digital literacy resources aim to keep seniors safe and connected during pandemic

Charity Village

Connectivity has never been more important than in this last year, when the pandemic separated people from their friends and families for an extended period of time. The post Digital literacy resources aim to keep seniors safe and connected during pandemic appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Three reasons kids need digital literacy and citizenship education — and three ways to provide it – Guest Post by Emily Esch. Three tips for teaching digital literacy and citizenship: Start with a clear vision.

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Literacy for a billion: PlanetRead

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One of the most exciting literacy social enterprises that I've run into is PlanetRead. Hundreds of millions of people now see these videos, eager to learn the words of their favorite videos and becoming literate along the way. They have also done extensive measurements of their impact and see real progress on advancing literacy.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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Yes, you can get people to put down their phones and pay attention. Create a casual atmosphere that makes it easy for people to feel comfortable discussing what they don’t know and asking about what they don’t understand. Financial literacy workshops. Keep it Simple Many people don’t feel comfortable with numbers and statistics.

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2023 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

9: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay. 9: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 3: International Day of People with Disabilities — #IDPwD23. 11: WorldPopulationDay — #WorldPopulationDay. 18: Nelson Mandela International Day — #MandelaDay.

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Twitter’s Claire Williams Shares Why Literacy Is Her Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. This week, nearly a year after first beginning to work with Room to Read, we’re proud to be taking part in promoting Literacy Day.