Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? And what if a person, regardless of age, could learn anything from typing to HTML to using an iPad without any cost or accessibility barriers? Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy?

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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. This is especially critical for organizations that have historically gone without the same access to networks or level of support than their more established peers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

One of the themes that came up is the gap in skills of citizens and nonprofits and the use of data. It is all about the data, but data is playing a huge role in civic engagement strategies and if people or nonprofits lack the skills to use it for civic engagement goals, that poses a problem.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

And your role (board or staff) determines how you contribute to the overall security of the nonprofit with which you are affiliated. The third section of the study addresses the role of the governing board and asks and answers the following question, "Do board function and performance affect organizational effectiveness?"

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Create a donor persona chatbot and then have a conversation with it and test what it thinks about marketing messages in a role-playing game. Agitation: Without access to a creative outlet, young people may feel unheard, invisible, and may suffer from anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

In fact, funding for digital initiatives increased more than anything else—more than increases in costs, numbers of people in technology roles, and numbers of customers. . Do your donation pages require multiple clicks to access? . Next look at what you didn’t change from the BC period. Is your website mobile responsive? .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

This raises some interesting questions for how nonprofits and libraries talk about the digital divide and how they advocate for public access technology and technology skills development. I think this has interesting implications for how organizations talk about and advocate for public access technology and skills development.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The human rights technology we eventually built and that anchors our Program— Martus —has since played a crucial role in strengthening the human rights community. Having pioneered the idea of making strong security accessible to human rights practitioners, we helped dramatically change the way in which human rights work is done.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Chris Jarvis (2010) points out that volunteer programs can offer additional skill development, improved morale and productivity, as well as a more cooperative corporate culture. She previously served a term for AmeriCorps with an adult literacy program in Flagstaff. The role of strategic philanthropy in marketing strategy.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

For easy access you can download all these incredible conferences to your Gmail, ICal or outlook click. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. It doesn't just stop here! So don't wait! Did your event make the list? Associations.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

This was initially a struggle, as the lack of face-to-face interaction makes it much harder to teach concepts and learn about a new role. When recruiting, it’s not rare for employers to have trouble finding candidates with the exact experience and skills they need. Courses that are recommended based on your learners and past data.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

VietNet-ICT’s vision is to narrow the digital divide by providing ICT access to poor people in Vietnam. The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers. All people deserve equal access to opportunities. It is densely populated with 92 million people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

For the past five years, I’ve been teaching social media workshops for nonprofits and lately doing deeper dives on the techniques of listening both for nonprofits and in my role as Visiting Scholar in Residence at the Packard Foundation. Our session covered: Why listening offers value. A Living Case Study of Red Cross Listening Techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

Second Life: NMC Campus Amphitheater (number 5 on the map) (see picture of me above) (NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater). What role do video games, cell phones and social networking websites play in the development of today's children? Webcast link: [link] (beginning at 10:00 a.m. The John D.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

While formal titles and roles are certainly not a be-all and end-all, it is important to make sure you’re giving people the full credit and respect they deserve. When either is misappropriated or used casually to refer to someone who is skilled at any random thing, their importance and significance are greatly diminished. Illiterate.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. It cannot and should not be all about fundraising. You want interoperability, yes, but with a single point of accountability.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2015

And one in five, or 23 percent of the adult American population , is functionally illiterate or lacks basic skills past a fourth-grade reading level. Pamela began by homeschooling her own children, and then transitioning into a leadership role in the charter schools of northern Ohio. " Equal Access Through Online Collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

But it was pointed out that there is a lot known about the numbers and less is known about how they are using, the role it plays, and what it means to them. " He described a new digital divide that wasn't about having access to computers. The young people who don't have pervasive access will fall behind in terms of skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Gaming is a literacy of transgression. Subvert the rules explore the limits of system propose alternate responses Great skills for social change. Gaming is literacy. A commitment to creating access - if we want to change game design. We have to change access. They make up improvisational dancing. Important to test.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Offer skills-based volunteer opportunities for participants to enhance certain skills, especially tech-related ones. Plus, you can still make your virtual opportunities hands-on by giving participants an active role in driving your mission forward. Volunteers play an important role in any nonprofit organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

WFP USA shared their blog post of Rani’s story on Facebook for Literacy Day on September 8. This uplifting post included one hashtag, #EverySinglePerson, highlighting PIH’s belief that every single person deserves health care access. It goes a long way in helping readers get to know Rani and consider donating to help kids like her.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. In some of the places where we work, women are very often not in professional roles whatsoever, much less the media.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2023

That kind of team will have a large role to play in your data strategy, but identifying ownership and buy-in from other representatives throughout your organization is how you make it stick. Knowledge: Ensure you have the right skills and capabilities lined up to achieve the goals of your data strategy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

We have reality tours where we take people out to other parts of the world, kind of reverse Club Med, "get your butt off the beach and meet real people," see the development projects, the literacy campaigns, the women's groups, the political opposition parties, the trade unions, but focused on positive, build the next system kind of things.

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