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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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Government of Canada will support organizations to counter harmful disinformation

Charity Village

This open call for proposals will fund projects that increase digital media and civic literacy, help Canadians identify content […] The post Government of Canada will support organizations to counter harmful disinformation appeared first on CharityVillage.

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2024 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Participants will learn how to create a social media strategy, how to craft a content marketing plan, and current best practices for using social media for community engagement and fundraising. The program requires the completion of three webinars and costs $100 USD. The program requires the completion of three webinars and costs $100 USD.

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Literacy for a billion: PlanetRead

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One of the most exciting literacy social enterprises that I've run into is PlanetRead. They have also done extensive measurements of their impact and see real progress on advancing literacy. They first created original visual story content, and then added different languages. Another example of scale, South Asian style!

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Making the Case for Analytics to Secure Your Slice of the Budget Pie

Association Analytics

With analytics, the benefits sell themselves: Reducing manual work Optimizing processes Growing revenue Having consistent, trusted data Increasing engagement Driving your association’s mission For example, consider an association dedicated to promoting literacy. This insight can then inform course scheduling, content creation, and more.

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Membership Retention Rate: How Associations Can Retain More Members

Neon CRM

Seventy-one percent of donors report feeling more engaged when a nonprofit offers personalized content. For example, consider an organization for educators focused on improving literacy rates. One proven method of addressing literacy—especially in children with learning challenges—is approaching reading as a science.

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

Bloomerang

Collaborative reporting: Nonprofits can facilitate partnerships between different news organizations to pool resources, share content, and cover stories more effectively. Training and capacity building: Offer training programs, workshops, and resources for journalists to improve their skills, adapt to new technologies, and stay competitive.

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