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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

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Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers. National Society of Black Engineers The National Society of Black Engineers is a student-governed nonprofit organization with chapters at universities all over the world.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

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I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. 11-12: Email. 4-5: Email. 10-11 pm: Book Reading.

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August Awareness: National Back to School Month

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From tissue boxes and hand sanitizer to markers and notebook paper, every classroom needs resources to support their students and that’s where you can help. JA teaches students financial literacy, professional skills, and everything else they need to become independent adults in both in-school and after-school programs.

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Net Smart: How To Thrive Online

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The book covers five digital literacies – each starting with an illustration by Anthony Weeks that graphically communicates the key points. The attention chapter is about why and how to control your attention when you’re online. Don’t make attention training so rigid that it destroys flow. Pay it forward.

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What is the Funder’s Role in Supporting Good Measurement?

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Building infrastructure, in-house expertise, and data literacy of all staff is critical to their success so they have invested. Kris Moore, Karen Walker, and David Murphey of Child Trends , expresses this well in this chapter from Leap of Reason – Performance Management: The Neglected Step in Becoming an Evidence-Based Program.

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Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World

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I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it The chapter on reflective practice is also essential if want to transform your social media metrics intos meaningful wisdom to improve your social media strategy – the chapter offers a process for doing so. This book will help.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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At the conference, you will receive up-to-date information from top experts in the nonprofit sector on vital issues affecting exempt organizations as well as indispensable written and digital resources to take with you. Association of Fundraising Professionals, DC Chapter / National Harbor, MD / $765. Cause Camp 2019. Cause Camp 2019.

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