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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Data to pinpoint needs in specific communities Unfortunately, government survey data does not accurately represent “hard-to-count” at-risk populations who are less likely to speak English or to trust the government—which includes many of the people nonprofits like CASL serve. For example, aggregated data from the U.S.

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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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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Instant updates to your whole community? Make it a whole-community priority. Location sharing?

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Technology Training Resources for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

Thankfully, there are many free or inexpensive training programs that can help you polish your technology skills. TechSoup Training Products. Did you know that you can get access to discounted training programs through TechSoup? Idealware Training in Technology Planning. Basic Computer and Digital Literacy Skills.

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How Nimble AMS empowers your stakeholders to become innovators

Nimble AMS

Empower your staff as innovators through technology training. Routine training is key to better skilled and more productive employees. Additionally, training your staff helps them invest in your organization. Empower your volunteers by giving them a place to connect, like an online community platform. B oard members.

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How to Maintain Relevance and Revenue in Today’s Economy

Association Analytics

Other options to consider are social and community listening. The same can happen by listening to conversations in your online community. Learn more about how to leverage your virtual community conversations with this on-demand webinar. You can see conversations grouped together by sentiment: positive, neutral, or negative.

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

Bloomerang

Training and capacity building: Offer training programs, workshops, and resources for journalists to improve their skills, adapt to new technologies, and stay competitive. Within our own Bloomerang community we celebrate two nonprofits that are keeping local news alive, 90.7 Will your nonprofit apply?

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