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Top 10 Spreadsheet Secrets From A Nonprofit Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

First I had to “ Stop Fearing the Spreadsheet ” and then started to interview nonprofit data nerds about their Excel secrets. That’s why I’m sharing the tips, tricks, and insider advice to transform you into a data nerd. Here’s some advice for those moments when you hit a wall. Why get good at Excel? Ask for help.

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What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good, the Best Content Curator on the Planet?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This area, content curation , is a social media competency that I’m focusing in my own learning and teaching. One of the best ways to learn is the study, observe, or interview the experts. One 21 century work place literacy is sense-making of information together and alone. That’s less true.

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An Interview with Silvia Tolisano of Langwitches Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The past five years I have been teaching Spanish at an Elementary School and serve as the school???s I wanted to combine my two passions in teaching: Foreign Languages and Technology. I enjoy sitting down with my girls and teach them about the tools that I am experimenting with. s webmaster. Why did you start Langwitches blog?

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5 Tips to Plan Engaging Virtual Volunteer Opportunities

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Virtual advocacy opportunities — Teach volunteers to be strong advocates for your cause. A virtual advice line for community members — Train volunteers to answer questions and offer guidance on topics relevant to your nonprofit’s mission. For instance, you can host a virtual session on how to write effective letters to representatives.

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Solutionary Women: Mei-ying Ho

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Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast. And in terms of how I got involved with SOUL, I was actually teaching for a very brief period in the Oakland middle schools. SOUL is a training center based here in Oakland. So I’m only 26.

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New Pew Research Report: The Future of Digital Life and Well-Being

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Pew interviewed technology experts and scholars (including me) about the benefits and drawbacks of our digital lives. Life-saving advice and assistance. Schools must teach digital street smarts … from an early age, kids should learn about bots and automatically-generated content. 11, 2017, and Jan. Trust tensions.

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