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. Our members are now downloading accessible books at a rate of more than one million books per year! and James L. with the books they need for educational success.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. They were surprised that these partners still wanted to help and were okay with re-allocating those funds to other program needs, such as moving event table fees to sponsor online auctions.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

How can our existing successful programs reach ten times more people? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. 10X: ten times the impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Meet Bib Filbon and Jeff Bladt who have the job title, “Data Scientist,” and are on staff at DoSomething.Org. They work in partnership with DoSomething’s program staff to collect, analyze, and make sense of data to improve impact of DoSomething’s programs. DoSomething.org does not consider this overhead.

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NTEN

JANUARY 26, 2021

Optimize Program Efficiency. With an expansive and expanding ecosystem of nonprofit rating systems, nonprofits are often competing against one another to demonstrate their efficiency and effectiveness. Professionalism in financial literacy & intentionality. Overhead projections. Transparency in record keeping. Conclusion.

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

For example, if someone gave $50 to a literacy group, the email could say, “Your donation of $50 helped us give 100 books to 50 children.” In the for-profit sector, direct mail can have a response rate as high as 37%. You could share updates on your programs, feature guest speakers, or answer questions from donors.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Subject lines with questions have higher open rates. Another note about the right photo: In an appeal, your success rate will be higher if the person in the photo is not smiling. Dear Ellen, Your gift could not have come at a better time to guarantee a seat in our program to a deserving student! Personalized salutation.

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 6, 2021

We’ve been stuck for a long time and the poverty rate hasn’t changed in 50 years. And if anybody’s looked at the poverty rate, being in poverty means you make very, very little money. This program, that’s helping 25,000 people. Some problems are just stuck. Take poverty, for instance.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

Harkin’s work, especially his efforts to guarantee that every child has the opportunity to pursue quality education, infuses everything we at Benetech do through our Literacy Program to transform the lives and outcomes of individuals with disabilities.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

And w e would like to spotlight a few in the TechSoup community who have joined us in championing this second annual national day of giving : InvestED has launched a volunteer and donation program specially designed around Giving Tuesday. And while you’re at it, c heck out PEC’s and InvestED tech stories on the LIM.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

" Program is creating new distribution channels for affordable produce to low-income people. Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. BUILD actively works to increase high school graduation rates for at-risk youth with a four-year entrepreneurial program.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

These factors also affect your recruitment rates, as a company that values its employees enough for them to stay is also one that others want to work for. If your own organization doesn’t keep up, your recruitment and retention rates will be impacted. Instill programs that both in-person and remote employees can take advantage of.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Survey results suggest a seven-year increase, on average, in the rate at which companies are developing digital products and services. “Identify and then eliminate the obstacles standing in the way of the desired behavior.” — Kurt Lewin. Digital product acceleration is trending across businesses worldwide. .

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. Among all developing countries, Vietnam has one of the lowest unemployment rates. They have a 1.7-percent

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Conversational messaging in-platform (directly through Messenger), has up to 10x higher open and engagement rates, 40x higher event participation rate, and 40x higher advocate response when compared to communications sent via email. Amplify existing programming. Create educational resources about Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Listening Literacy View more presentations from kanter. He notes that they have a 80% retention rate with members and "you can't do that without listening." The most important listening literacy skills are. Qui Diaz, The Big Dig Beth Kanter, Listening Literacy Skills 3. Program, services, and event names.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The school system had one of the worst high school dropout rates in the nation and a high level of crime per capita. She saw a tremendous need for literacy and outreach services, particularly to the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood, where the aftereffects of Katrina were the most devastating. Libraries as Evacuee Resource Centers.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

With more than 50+ breakout sessions, roundtable discussions, short talks, and plenaries on the program agenda, there’s sure to be knowledge-sharing, career-building, networking, and solutions that you can take home with you. The Reading, Literacy and Learning Conference. The Reading, Literacy and Learning Conference.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

Despite the good effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the unemployment rate for disabled American adults is 72% , about three times that of non-disabled people. Many of these organizations operate loan programs as well as assessment and training to use the devices. In the U.S. 20% of the population are disabled.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2023

For example, if you ran a literacy organization and you had a blog post about how one of your former beneficiaries just became the poet laureate for a nearby city, that would be an excellent candidate. When a donor enrolls in a recurring gift program, they should also get the opportunity to become part of an exclusive club.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Read on to learn how the World Food Program USA, Partners in Health, and The Mission Continues have customized one story for different platforms so they can reach more people with their impactful work. World Food Program USA: Rani’s Story. WFP USA shared their blog post of Rani’s story on Facebook for Literacy Day on September 8.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 7, 2023

Say you’re writing an appeal that will support your summer literacy program: Imagine a character that’s similar to people who have donated to that cause in the past. Whether you’re looking for ways to improve your open rates or want pointers for creating eye-catching subject lines, you’ll find what you need in this report.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? And that’s when you deliver a program or a good, it can be tangible or non-tangible, to a person, or it could be a pet, or in the community. And that includes the extended effect on the programs delivered. Are they wanting to fund capacity-building initiatives?

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A campaign for a children’s literacy program might make their campaign page more user-friendly by including: A Clear Donation Section: Prominently placed near the top, this section highlights the action you want your supporters to take. Putting Design Elements Into Practice Let’s consider an example.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

And these conversations weren't exclusive to the program events. Casual discussions were steeped in government policies, national literacy rates, and worldwide attitudes towards science. It was not unusual for a person to pull out a document showing national dropout rates for their country in the middle of a cocktail party.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Makphet Restaurant Vientiane, Laos (and other locations) Makphet Restaurant, photo by Backpack Foodie Like DDD, Friends-International started its efforts in Cambodia and then spread its programs to Laos. Apparently, it’s the best-rated restaurant in Vientiane (maybe the country) on Trip Advisor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

in 2011 to be involved in disaster training programs leading up to the 10th anniversary of 9/11, called the “March to 1 Million” program. We are Rape Crisis and Victim Services, Employment (80% placement rate for women and men), Adult Literacy, general counseling for women and families, legal clinic…and on and on.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The accelerating rate of technological change suggests that we have no way of determining what comes next on a ten-, twenty-, or fifty-year timescale. Two related but contradictory truths reigned over talk about the future: (1) the future is already here in bits and pieces, and (2) most predictions about the future are wrong.

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