The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Here are some suggestions to get started: Educational Endeavors: Host webinars and workshops spotlighting influential Latino figures who have added value to America’s prosperity. These events can help educate participants about the Latino community’s role in shaping the nation. These narratives can inspire and educate.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. Accordingly, U.S. federal law supports braille instruction.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

For example, if your after-school club has a donor who is passionate about childhood literacy, they may want to volunteer to read to the kids one afternoon. Newer donor relationships, however, benefit from more educational content about the history of your organization and its work. Respect their engagement level.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

"What are the best ways to foster collaboration?" How to pick the best tools for your particular collaboration challenges. Collaborative Conversations have been convened in client companies such as Genentech, NASA, The National Park Service at Yosemite, UCSC, and The Center for Interfaith Relations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. We are also doing far more to spread the word about technology for rights activists, often in close collaboration with major partners in the human rights field such as Human Rights Watch and WITNESS.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Forum One received 11 awards in seven categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of government, DEI, education, arts, health, cultural institutions, and annual reports for corporate communications. Distinction – Website for Education.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. with the books they need for educational success. and James L. We passed this milestone in less than 3.5 years, and continue to expand rapidly.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. Educational institutions have an abundance of data, but they are often challenged by making sense of it in the most effective ways possible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

Harkin’s work, especially his efforts to guarantee that every child has the opportunity to pursue quality education, infuses everything we at Benetech do through our Literacy Program to transform the lives and outcomes of individuals with disabilities. history, but the work ensuring equality of opportunity is far from over.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Fort Meyers, FL/ $445. USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / TBD. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Nonprofit Management / #AMI2019 / @NPL_Alliance.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Glenn Stein, a community organizer who wound up as “the guy in charge of computers” before founding Byte Back, started the organization in collaboration with his friend Barbara Altman. They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training. Background.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

We expect to significantly improve access to books that blind people in India need for their education, employment and inclusion in society. You can read more about how this project will create lasting impact in India in a blog post by Betsy Beaumon , VP and General Manager of our Global Literacy Program.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Also, don’t miss out on my lists for Education and Arts & Culture funders. They provide access and opportunities in education, housing, mentorship, health care, environment, and the arts. Their work has three core objectives: environmental education, demonstration-based restoration, and community engagement.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

That statistic is disturbing enough, but an even starker picture emerges when you dig deeper, as the infographic does: As you can see, Internet access and usage continue to vary hugely by age, income, education, and disability status. digital inclusion tslibraryorg digital literacy'

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2017

From improving literacy to helping communities recover after natural disasters, nonprofits take on vital roles to do good in the world. But in order to educate the community and remain visible and vital, you need to keep these three simple truths in mind. There are currently over 1.5 You Need a Professional Web Presence.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

In response to the growing needs of professional nonprofit managers, numerous university-based nonprofit management education programs have emerged, but few offer continuing education for nonprofit professionals. We too dersire more instruction on financial literacy. Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2016

Kylander and Stenzel’s book is the result of more than two years of research and collaborative effort, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, to examine the role of brands in the nonprofit sector and recognize that nonprofits are over-relying on corporate sector practices to oversee their brands.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

A lot the products of my sense-making are shared through this blog, flickr, YouTube, and Slideshare – as well as offline through presentations, book and article writing, and facilitating workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2008

This ended up being a collaboration because Harry had to go to bed and I didn't want him to miss story time -- so I finished the narration. Since her parents work in the Sharing Foundation's farm program, she attended the Foundation's Khmer Literacy School which helped her enter the local village school.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

"The library is a place for lifelong education, and needs to resonate with the community. The concept of] family literacy is also very important in our community. Initially they were perhaps less sure of its outcomes, but the program's mission certainly fits the mandate of the library.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries. "There have been numerous initiatives to create educational spaces within Second Life." The Rise of Virtual Libraries.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Defining the issue in terms of having the necessary skills to use technology effectively makes people more likely to think educational institutions and individual learners should address the problem. What does this mean for organizations involved in public access technology, digital literacy, and technology training? What do you think?

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

In addition, Fifth Third Foundation decided to focus on financial literacy teaching kids in classrooms about money management. Panelists emphasized the importance of embracing collaboration across a diverse, multi-generational workforce. Conversely, often millennials need education on what form professional communication look like.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. Our New NGO Partners in Vietnam.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Gaming is a literacy of transgression. Education is a context for a change. Kids are collaboratively working together to build a tale. Gaming is literacy. That's where dancing takes place. Subvert the rules explore the limits of system propose alternate responses Great skills for social change. Important to test.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m. Educators need to intervene and make creative alliances.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2007

Shirley Williams ponders the Communities of Practice Online Collaboration Exercise "The best way for doubters to control a questionable new technology is to embrace it, lest it remain wholly in the hands of enthusiasts who think there is nothing questionable about it." How easy was it to collaborate with your team mates?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

How to find the right funding mechanism to facilitate collaborative teams? Emphasis is on digital literacy. Translate what gamers do into the language of "normal traditional education" and out of school time learning? There are two areas - one where applicants collaborate and one where we the funders collaborate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Another point of intersection here for me is Henry Jenkins recently published 72-page white paper " Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century." Collaborative Problem Solving - (working toether in teams - informal/formal to comlpete tasks and develop new knowledge.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

Consider what your technology is good at, communicate that clearly, and collaboratively explore the role your tech can play. Part of sustainable implementation is ensuring that education underlies the process of addressing acute need. Climate change is a global, systemic crisis and there are many points of entry.”. VP of IT, NAACP.

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

You might see these in educational or family-focused nonprofits as they expand their services to help people in need. It’s a structured yet collaborative process where you investigate the strengths and weaknesses of your campaign plan. Conducting a Feasibility Study A feasibility study is all about early due diligence.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Without getting too deeply in the weeds, 21st Century Skills is a phrase that has gained a lot of traction in US policy circles around education and workforce development. The point of the project is to train educator staff to be able to appropriately scaffold visitors' experiences at the museum.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 9, 2007

style collaboration has set the stage for “Massively Popular Scientific Practice,” in which people work with real data to solve real problems through the harnessing of collective intelligence. Serious games now are viewed as “resources” (for education, training, instruction, simulation) or “platforms” (for messages, persuasion).

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Book Sale Promote literacy and generate funds by selling donated books, offering the community affordable reads while contributing to your nonprofit. School Partnerships Collaborate with local schools for joint fundraising efforts, involving students and parents in activities like car washes, bake sales, or themed events.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).

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