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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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Building A Nonprofit Board That Understands Financial Stewardship

Kindful

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Teach them about fundraising. Simply getting new members to understand how to read a finance statement is another first step to financial literacy for board members. Take advantage of National Literacy Month.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . Areas served: US.

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Membership Retention Rate: How Associations Can Retain More Members

Neon CRM

The biggest benefit they provide is more than financial—it’s continued support that drives awareness and outreach activities for your cause. For example, consider an organization for educators focused on improving literacy rates. Membership has an impact because it can help uplift other educators and improve overall literacy rates.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. He suggests these goals: 1.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

Qgiv

Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Your participants get the chance to showcase their unique skills–whether it’s singing, dancing, or any other talent they’d like to show off. Offer prizes for winning participants to add a little competitive spirit to the event.

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