Neon CRM

JUNE 9, 2023

For example, consider an organization for educators focused on improving literacy rates. One proven method of addressing literacy—especially in children with learning challenges—is approaching reading as a science. While many schools are adopting this approach, few educators have the funding for an entire curriculum shift.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. Thankfully, there are many free or inexpensive training programs that can help you polish your technology skills. Digital Literacy Resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

We have been successful with pleas explaining our loss of revenue due to canceled fundraising and adoption events. When you’re busy working towards fulfilling your nonprofit’s mission, it can be easy to forgo the time needed to invest in “auxiliary” tasks that build your skills and fuel your mission.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We hope to help paint a fuller picture, invite hard questions, and showcase the power of what these AIs are capable of with skillful prompting. This session will explore ethics and privacy in the age of AI as well as the benefits experienced through Blackbaud’s adoption of AI within its own solutions.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

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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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2016

But if you're not relaxing on a sandy beach, why not learn some new tech skills? Join TechSoup on August 23 for a tour of training resources available to help your nonprofit, library, church, and foundation staffers increase their technology literacy and grow their tech skills. OK, I may have exaggerated a tiny bit.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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. Your supporters can pay an entrance fee for the chance to show off their decorating skills and even win a prize for their hard work. Tax tips event Taxes are stressful!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

A new survey from McKinsey finds responses to the Covid-19 pandemic sped business adoption of digital technologies by several years—and many of these changes will likely be here for the long haul. It’s Mission Critical. To stay competitive in this novel economy requires new strategies and practices. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

As many of you know who read this blog, I am an early adopter of social media and set up my listening post 5 years ago to scan for people, trends, and ideas related to social media and nonprofits. Last month I wrote a guest post for Brian Solis titled " Listening Literacy for Nonprofits " which outlines some of the basic how-tos.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

They will create and promote digital literacy programs. It is a Scotland-based charity that has to date helped more than 20,000 people to gain digital skills. federal government action toward broadband adoption , like the proposed Lifeline broadband expansion. The new NTEN fellows have just started their training.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

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. When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” This is because literacy is not a binary descriptor, as it is often made to seem.

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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. The LIN mission is to foster a culture of philanthropy and social responsibility by providing support services to local nonprofits, skilled volunteers, and donors who are committed to building strong communities.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Relying too heavily on technology means that those who lack the resources, language skills, and savvy to use technology to its full potential are left behind. Across the US and Canada, the pandemic forced technology adoption at breakneck speed. Failure to engage the digital immigrants. The Big Theme and Conclusion.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Global Fund for Women's blog Maine Coon Adoptions They rescued and helped us adopt our Maine Coon cat, Dora! blog Streetside Stories Mission: "Through the power of storytelling, Streetside values and cultivates young people’s voices, fostering educational equity and building community, literacy and arts skills."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The papers points out the benefits of these forms of participatory culture, including peer-to-peer learning, changed attitude toward intellectual property, skills valued in the modern workplace, etc. Some argue that young people acquire these key skills by interacting with popular culture. The skill set: Play ??? Performance ???

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

One would like to think that after 20 years of testing, more testing, conferences, webinars, and pithy blog posts about online giving that there might be wide adoption of best practices. Data literacy will become one of the most important skills for a nonprofit professional to possess. Common Best Practices Remain Uncommon.

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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.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Pet Adoption Events Collaborate with local animal shelters for pet adoption events where a portion of adoption fees goes to your cause. DIY Craft Workshops Offer virtual craft workshops with participants paying a fee to attend and learn a new skill. This will be a great event for social media promotion and engagement.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Pet Adoption Event Obviously, pet adoption events make perfect sense for animal shelters and other animal welfare-focused groups. Have your organization collaborate with local animal shelters to host adoption drives, connecting animals in need with caring families.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

The project has been so successful at raising student reading skills that they hope to provide similar services to their non-disabled students as well. 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.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2014

There are three main barriers: cost, relevancy, and skills. financial issues such as the expense of owning a computer or paying for a connection; some said they had no need for the Internet; others cited a lack of digital skills. ” Another reason for low Internet adoption is a lack of digital literacy skills.

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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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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2023

Knowledge: Ensure you have the right skills and capabilities lined up to achieve the goals of your data strategy. If those skills or even the bandwidth to get things done are not available, it’s time to think about a hiring strategy or bringing on some outside help—or potentially both!

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