Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

In fact, his reading skills are above average and he is on track to be an honor roll student. We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. For example, Martus can now be configured in less than 10 minutes by anyone with basic digital literacy skills.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Monthly giving can change the game for your new, young, or small nonprofit! Knowing where and how to find monthly donors for your nonprofit is a key skill in successful fundraising, and one you’ll certainly want to get good at! Why More Monthly Givers? Let’s look at the math. If someone gives you a donation of $100, that’s great.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Creating Change Conference. Creating Change Conference. Jan 23 -27.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Now seems like a good time for nonprofits to educate their constituents about the privacy issues surrounding these and other smart objects. This rule change will give more than 18 million low-income Americans $9.25-a-month "Closing the digital divide will take more than one year and more than one policy change.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. With technology solutions, organizations were able to reach volunteers and clients who lived too far away or had other mobility issues. The changes in technology are more difficult for some of our older volunteers.”.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Think about what changed for you, your nonprofit, and your constituencies. . Did your external messaging shift to embrace issues of diversity, inclusion, and systemic equality ? When their experience of the world changes, they adjust their behaviors accordingly. Next look at what you didn’t change from the BC period.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book. What will the future 2020 be like?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Now imagine if you could harness the talent, skill, vision, and drive of all the smart people you know to create massive change for good. Whether you are a hacker at heart, a social do-gooder, a youth activist, or a developer with an innovative mind and skills to implement, we want your creativity entering the Microsoft marketplace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Building infrastructure, in-house expertise, and data literacy of all staff is critical to their success so they have invested. As I go around and give presentations on the ideas of “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World ,” with co-author KD Paine, I’m hearing a few repeated themes.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Youth unemployment was a critical issue for the city at that time – an issue that aligned with John Hancock’s business goals of providing meaningful job opportunities to young people in the community as well as helping them to be better prepared to enter the workforce.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Did you know that defining the digital divide in different ways can actually change public perception of who's responsible for addressing the issue? " The skills definition : "The gap between those who have the skills to use information and communication technologies effectively, and those who do not."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning. Interested in games for learning and social change. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Issues: What is our assurance of quality of the game? For our interest, less interest in games for skill development. How do you measure the change?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Youth Connection, Part I: Field Building with University Students Moderated by Katie Salen (Parsons, the New School of Design) Description: Aside from creating "future leaders," let's talk about what University students are already contributing to social change gaming by creating a new kind of gaming environment. Gaming is literacy.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

Here's a roundup of recent work to address this issue. They will create and promote digital literacy programs. In addition to NTEN's fellowship project, NTEN's March 2015 edition of its quarterly journal, Change, is devoted largely to digital inclusion. Nearly a third of U.S. Citizens Online.

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the rest of the article, and the complete issue on Content Curation, when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] One 21st century work place literacy is sense-making of information together and alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

What do they think about your issue area? How are their preferences changing? How is the conversation around your organization, issue area, or program changing? Who are the influential voices in the social media space covering your issue area or topical domain? Social Listening Literacy Skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2008

What will you change? What do they think about your issue area? How are their preferences changing? How is the conversation around your organization, issue area, or program changing? Who are the influential voices in the social media space covering your issue area or topical domain? If so, what reader?

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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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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2016

Cultural Vistas is a nonprofit cultural exchange organization that gives young professionals and students the opportunity to work in another country and develop their skills. I really like how this issue of their newsletter is focused on the Cultural Vistas participants. How it impacted the person ("changed his life").

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

But now, the process of listening has changed concerns into strong interest about what people have to say." The first project was to listen to what was being said on blogs about the Red Cross. The examples would show how engaging with people changed them from complainers to fans. Listening skills and tools upgraded.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

A changing social media environment is going to drive changes in strategies and tactics. When they engage on an issue or interact with a nonprofit, it will happen more often than not on a mobile device. Data literacy will become one of the most important skills for a nonprofit professional to possess.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

"As a blogger, one issue is 'who is reading?' MacArthur wants to know: How is digital media changing the way that children learn and develop and what are the implications? There is a gap in social skills, experience, and knowledge when you only have 10-15 minutes of access in library versus 24/7 access at home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the issues they champion have taken a backseat in people’s minds this year, as our nation’s attention has been captured by one shocking event after another. WFP USA shared their blog post of Rani’s story on Facebook for Literacy Day on September 8. For the feature image, they used a photo of Rani looking directly at the camera.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. I had an amazing opportunity to cover the civil war, but also to cover a lot of the human rights issues that were emerging as a result of the war.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

tools and my outlook on literacy, available information, research, and cross-referencing opinions has changed completely. I am pleased that students who were somewhat limited in their exposure to multiple points of view on issues and culture are now being introduced to them and like this are broadening their horizon.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Fashion Show Hold a fashion show that gives local designers and businesses a change to display their latest styles while creating a theme that ties into your cause. Educational events hosted by nonprofits are powerful tools for sharing knowledge, developing skills, and empowering communities.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

How do you overcome institutional resistance to change and uncertainty to do something wild and hopeful? Or maybe education staff are not willing to engage real-time visitors in dialogue around controversial issues. These transactions will make change possible. It takes six steps. That’s fine. People took out two business cards.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

Casual discussions were steeped in government policies, national literacy rates, and worldwide attitudes towards science. The Congress exposed some places and issues in severe need of attention, but I fear these are indignations quickly raised, quickly forgotten. And these conversations weren't exclusive to the program events.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

To that end, I’ve compiled a list of funders who spend their time and grantmaking resources on assisting women-led movements to advance meaningful change. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

To that end, I’ve compiled a list of funders who spend their time and grantmaking resources on assisting women-led movements to advance meaningful change. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

We focus on political education and organizer skills trainings, and we definitely think it is critical to see the fusion of those two things. I was at that time working at a wonderful organization called Streetside Stories , which is a literacy arts organization with programming in various Title 1 middle schools in San Francisco.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Here are some examples of ways people have used the arts to create social impact: 50 Crows Social Change Photography "Images inspire people to act. Unfortunately, mainstream media narratives often work to envelop public perspective on these seminal issues by presenting limited viewpoints and images.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

Barry Joseph of Global Kids recently came to visit the Nonprofit Commons to discuss the potential of gaming for social change. It has become increasingly popular in gaming to blend fantasy-based solutions with real-life social issues. Global Kids' Online Leadership Program. Global Kids' Online Leadership Program.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

OneWebDay provides an opportunity for communities to celebrate the power of the Web for positive change, to take action to protect what they value most about it, and to educate the public and policy-makers on the social, economic, and political impact of the Web. Unfortunately, these issues rarely break through the noise barrier.

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