ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2013

It has been amazing to see the impact financial literacy can have on a person, and just how crucial financial literacy is on the future of our young people. uncomfortable talking to their children about money, so where are young. integrate financial literacy into our school systems, or at least make. Like this article?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. This is good, basic digital literacy principles that have been taught by educators and librarians taught in the early 2000′s and continue today. He suggests these goals: 1.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

The Northstar Digital Literacy Project has 33 questions, but only a few touch on safety and security. Slide Decks and Activities. Here are a few slide decks and activities to get inspired by: The slide deck Austin Stroud uses for teaching online safety at the Monroe County Public Library. The quizzes are divided by grade level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Room to Read , a San Francisco based non-profit, will help us make that happen by bringing libraries and literacy to the world's poorest regions. You can follow us throughout this initiative and even participate in barrel tastings and other activities along the way thanks to the folks at Crushpad. Good wine has never been better!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. India has a reading problem and the problem is two fold.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Illuminate India and Clubhouse Guatemala both completely cover the cost of many of the children in their programs with monthly sponsors. Without them, young people on our waitlist continue to face the challenges that low levels of literacy create in their lives. Monthly donors make this work possible! The Bottom Line.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

VietNet-ICT also actively participates in policy discussions to formulate laws and policies relating to information, technology, and communication towards sustainable development and equity. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. It is densely populated with 92 million people.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

This new program is rolling out this month in 39 states offering $10 per month broadband Internet program to low-income families with children who are eligible to receive free school meals. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S. A number of U.S.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

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. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Benetech melds the mission and heart of social activism with the powerful methods and tools of the technology community. During Arkenstone's 11 years, Benetech sold literacy products under the Arkenstone brand in more than a dozen languages to over 35,000 individuals in 60 countries. Matilda Ziegler Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Children love it. The intruder was able to get names, addresses, genders, birth dates, and even photos of children — more than six million children. Privacy and Security.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Challenge Events Challenge Events encompass a wide range of activities, from weightlifting to hot dog eating to (insert second obligatory mention of the Ice Bucket Challenge). While the five events on this list speak are all about physical activity, hosting a themed trivia night makes for a slightly brainier night out.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Both of these designers presented compelling images and evidence from exhibit work and child development experts about the idea that you can make sophisticated, muted exhibits that help children slow down, focus, and enjoy themselves with interactive content.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

These pre-existing tools allow you to seamlessly integrate and activate them in your campaign, saving you time and effort. Engaging Success Stories: Visual storytelling elements like images or videos of children reading, accompanied by their success stories, are placed where they’re easy to find.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

How do increase internet literacy with communities? Spectrum - passive observer to active participants. Use this to communicate with your children. If there is what should it be? What technologies do you need to encourage user-generated content on video? What are the best examples of social networking use?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

These teens are actively involved what Jenkins calls "participatory culture" - a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing one's creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices.

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

Endowments Endowment fund capital campaigns are designed to grow the organization’s long-term investment fund so it can support ongoing activities. Endowments Endowment fund capital campaigns are designed to grow the organization’s long-term investment fund so it can support ongoing activities.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

This foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. Areas served: US.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. Areas served: US.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Book Sale Promote literacy and generate funds by selling donated books, offering the community affordable reads while contributing to your nonprofit. Any parents with children who are not so young anymore will likely have lots of kids’ books they’ll be happy to offload.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Do they have children? They were active in their church. If they are families with children, seek out events with activities for kids. If your organization promotes literacy, partner with a bookstore. This is a great time to plan out your Fall fundraising activities. What are their jobs? Do they run 5Ks?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. If the experience of those children is not positive, then is it really a celebration?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

Building on this concept, Beth asked nonprofit leaders to enter the contest by explaining what their organization’s singular, most important activity would be in 2011 that would at-once drive social impact, engage supporters and increase revenues. Women’s Center of Tarrant County , Susan Fine. We are NOT a shelter.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Artivist Film Festival "'ARTIVIST' is the first international film festival and awards dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Rights. Just an fyi (: Photo taken by me at March 2003 Iraq War protest in Oakland, CA creativity activism art film craft photography music.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. Women and their children are disproportionately victims of outside violence as well.

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