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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend. Here are common trends and examples of areas where local news coverage has waned: Rural areas: Many local newspapers and broadcast stations in rural areas have closed or reduced their coverage due to declining readership and advertising revenue.

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How to successfully recruit and retain staff with innovative technology

Nimble AMS

Receiving this feedback will identify organizational trends and help you prioritize which tools are best for your association. Why this disconnect in data literacy? However, all changes in prioritizing technology and data literacy must begin at the top. Download now. Create a data-driven culture at your organization.

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Pickleball and Paddleboards: Get Creative with Activity-Tracking Events

sgEngage

Nonprofits have jumped on this trend, harnessing the power of activity trackers to create innovative fundraising events that go beyond the traditional marathon or walkathon. Think Participants track the number of pages they’ve read or books they’ve completed on a leaderboard to support literacy and education.

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Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

Forum One

Nation’s Report Card, National Assessment of Educational Progress Long Term Trends. Since then, Forum One has completed multiple reports each year under the NAEP program, including the most recent 2019 Nation’s Report Cards for Mathematics, Reading, and Science, and the 2018 Technology and Engineering Literacy, Civics, Geography, and U.S.

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Mobile for Good: Earth Month Edition

Tech Soup

To celebrate, I've rounded up some of the latest news in green mobile technology news. As always, I'll also cover other mobile news and trends. The report examined how mobile devices are making an impact on literacy in developing countries. Happy Earth Month! Let's dig in! iFixit and Fairphone.

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WeAreMedia: Listening for Nonprofits in a Connected World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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