Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 29: World Internet Day — #WorldInternetDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. September.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Connect the dots and remind supporters that libraries promote literacy by offering free access to literature for all community members. Show the Impact of All Libraries You know all the great things libraries bring to communities—now make sure potential donors do, too.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

this summer is the Comcast Internet Essentials Program. This new program is rolling out this month in 39 states offering $10 per month broadband Internet program to low-income families with children who are eligible to receive free school meals. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Remote learning for refugee children in Lebanon: Malala Fund Education Champion Nayla Fahed created Tabshoura, an award-winning e-learning platform that helps Syrian refugees and girls in vulnerable communities in Lebanon learn for free. It doesn’t require internet access. The game-changing part of Nayla’s platform?

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester added a banner image with cute pictures of children. While load times typically aren’t an issue with desktop devices, the majority of your donors are on a mobile device with suboptimal connections to the internet. Leap for Literacy. Let’s look at some examples: Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. The Northstar Digital Literacy Project has 33 questions, but only a few touch on safety and security. This Softpedia article outlines topics to cover when teaching seniors how to safely use the Internet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 29: World Internet Day — #WorldInternetDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. September.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

He references the leading thinkers,writers, and researchers in this area – from Linda Stone ( email apenea ), Roy Bautmeister/John Tierney ( Will Power ), and Nicolas Carr, ( Internet Shallows ). His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2009

Brenda loves the Pulaski County Public Library's Literacy Bell, a simple way to celebrate children's literacy. Tools Using the Web and Internet. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Stephanie announces a free webinar next week, Technology Grants for Libraries 101.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

The library ordered 60 Dell refurbished desktop computers from TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) to provide its patrons with Internet access. The program offers year-round dance lessons and an annual event in which 80 children are joined by volunteers from professional dance schools. The Pumpkin Church.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

In addition, Matt co-founded and served as Director of Technology for 2MC, a Chicago-based internet consulting firm. Matt has served in roles focused on the strategic application of technology across a broad spectrum of industries, including healthcare, telecommunications, high-speed discrete manufacturing, and capital markets.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Internet connectivity was via a T1 line. Also the admin station had full Internet access, but the four user stations had limited Internet access. Installation Date: August 24, 2012.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Internet connectivity was via a T1 line. Also the admin station had full Internet access, but the four user stations had limited Internet access. Installation Date: August 24, 2012.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

We all have ongoing technology expenses, such as phone service, internet, web hosting, and computer replacement costs. Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy. These items should be part of every one of your proposals.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet. But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. These are toys like Mattel's Internet-connected Hello Barbie that can have a truly interactive conversation with a child.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Over the next three years, Symantec is investing $900,000 in Room to Read , an international nonprofit dedicated to promoting literacy and gender equality in the developing world. Their support will help Room to Read extend its operations into new parts of India and reach over 20,000 children.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2005

The poetry program uses poetry books recommended by ReadBoston , one of the first citywide programs designed to help children learn to read. It unites children, families and the community to help children be successful readers by third grade. Use of tags to organize and bookmark Internet Resources related to subjects.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

Programs like this often add an array of useful freeware software to their AT computers like GCompris , Childsplay , and the Zacbrowser , which is an Internet browser specifically designed for autistic children. Touch the Future. These are now available to eligible nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup's donation program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2005

" Over the years, I taught many workshops for arts educators on how to integrate the web into the curriculum, although not as much recently since I have two small children. Note to self: Time to rethink the old 1998-99 version of " Zen and the Art of Internet Searching " to incorporate tags/blogs).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

According to recent study from Pew Internet and American Life project, more than one-half of teens have created media content and roughly one-third have shared ocntent. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

How do increase internet literacy with communities? Use this to communicate with your children. If there is what should it be? What technologies do you need to encourage user-generated content on video? What are the best examples of social networking use? How do you decide which sites and tools are right for your audience?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2012

Prevent children from dying from lack of access to clean water or medical care: @ Water , @ AlexsLemonade. Prevent students from dropping out of high school and increase literacy: @ CISNational , @ FirstBook. Empower entrepreneurs at the grassroots to start micro-enterprises: @ Kiva , @ DarfurStoves.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

We have reality tours where we take people out to other parts of the world, kind of reverse Club Med, "get your butt off the beach and meet real people," see the development projects, the literacy campaigns, the women's groups, the political opposition parties, the trade unions, but focused on positive, build the next system kind of things.

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