Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Picturing the Problem. The barriers to increasing broadband Internet adoption. What we can do to address the problem. " It highlights ways that we can all work together to address the problem. digital inclusion tslibraryorg digital literacy' The infographic. as a whole. Who is getting left behind.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. In the U.S., However, I don’t want to understate the challenges we face.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

They will create and promote digital literacy programs. This program addresses the relevancy of the Internet problem. federal government action toward broadband adoption , like the proposed Lifeline broadband expansion. The new NTEN fellows have just started their training. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

One deeply entrenched problem that the pandemic laid bare was the difficulty for low-income individuals to access technology, or at least adequate technology. Yes, accessibility and equity in volunteering was a problem even before the pandemic, but as COVID swept across the globe, low-income communities bore the brunt of the consequences.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. A new copyright exception has been adopted nationwide just a couple of years earlier, the Chafee Amendment (also known as Section 121).

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

In creative fields, “brainstorming” is not just a requirement of the job, it’s also seen as a very positive thing—it’s an uninhibited way to get your ideas flowing and come up with creative solutions to problems. When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” But this wasn’t always the case.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2008

" And every year since she became a grandmother to an adopted Cambodian child, I said, "Make a donation to the Sharing Foundation." Unfortunately they don't have credit cards (that's a problem for some of the potential donors like the bloggers I met in Cambodia - take for example Denith ).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. It is not just that people need to know of a technology, but they really need to have it already integrated into the way they communicate and share for adoption to take hold during a crisis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Collaborative Problem Solving - (working toether in teams - informal/formal to comlpete tasks and develop new knowledge. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. s surroundings as a form of problem-solving. vlogging, and podcasting).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

He mentioned that they will be sharing the work process and issues around adoption of social media. How do increase internet literacy with communities? How you ever encountered problems related to your funding and what you're doing on the site? Paul Taylor gave an overview of their work. If there is what should it be?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

The most sustainable, reusable, scalable solutions that will truly move the needle must be designed with the expertise of those closest to the problem – local climate action experts and the communities they serve. She cites an example from her work helping communities adopt deep energy retrofits in San Diego, California.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Betsy, a former teacher with a Master's in Education and Learning Disabilities, has a keen understanding of what educators need to adopt Bookshare.org and other technology in the classroom. Route 66 Literacy was put on the back burner last year because it ran out of funding.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

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. So earlier I mentioned maybe a parent who took English as a second language classes or maybe they got their GED or they took those computer literacy programs.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2014

affected by the digital divide and the real problems they face, every. ” Another reason for low Internet adoption is a lack of digital literacy skills. It seems like the Internet is everywhere, with everyone tweeting, posting, reading, and enjoying its many resources. But as educators and. We see the people who are.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

Second, organize local veterinarians, municipalities and animal rescue organizations in working together to provide low-cost spay/neuter and promote adoption of the satos.’”. The Women’s Center of Tarrant County has a name problem, as we serve women, men and children…about 82,000 a year. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Now that we believe we’ve really begun to solve the problem of making the text in books accessible for the 1% of the population with a severe print-related disability, we’re busy thinking about the next frontier. Literacy, human rights and the environment are critically important to the future of humanity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

Strategies that advance equity and justice seek to address the full reality of communities rather than narrow solutions to solve social problems. Such shifts require attention to the root causes of inequality, a process that should ideally take place in parallel with organizational efforts to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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