Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

With shrinking budgets, providing increased access to the Internet and training for computer literacy can be particularly challenging for libraries and public computing centers.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. 15th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Jan 24 - 25.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Also, don’t miss out on my lists for Education and Arts & Culture funders. Grant funds are made available across a variety of categories, based on donor intent and the guidance of our Governing Committee. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. Gray Family Foundation. Areas served: Oregon.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Revelations about government interception of these confidential stories has caused us to redouble our efforts to lower the barrier to the use of strong, secure crypto software like Martus. For example, Martus can now be configured in less than 10 minutes by anyone with basic digital literacy skills. Martus Desktop 4.5

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BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

Ideas include financial literacy training, fundraising discussions, or a presentation about a political or economic issue that affects your organization. There is almost always a major issue looming, be it the impending loss of a large funder, the shift in government interest away from (or to!) The big picture.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

Some of these names and labels are also culturally appropriative and can be offensive. The title of “guru” holds a place of high esteem in Buddhist and Hindu religions, and being a “ninja” has deep cultural roots, history, and implications in Japanese society. Illiterate. For a while, the preferred term was Hispanic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

The first part of the problem is that India still has low literacy rates - the 2009 Annual Status of Education Report shows that between classes 1 to 8 only around 40% of children can read a class 2 level text in their own language and an even lower 23% of children can ready easy sentences in English - sentences of the kind "What is your name?"

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy. Businesses often offer a discount on their products for nonprofits and government agencies. When you prepare your budget, include technology-related expenses that you will incur to carry out the project. If it’s not advertised, it never hurts to ask!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

A host of cultural, economic, social and infrastructural barriers keep women locked out from the empowerment potential of Internet access. We’re delivering these ideas to key forums, including the Silicon Valley Rights Conference and the Internet Governance Forum, to make sure they are heard loud and clear. That’s just the beginning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

This sounds like a great opportunity for corporate culture shock. Technology is not fully appreciated, and computer literacy is limited in an environment where users can’t experiment. Strategic opportunities that arise on the web are not noticed and factored into planning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Henry Jenkins notes that it isn't about the tools and that it was more about the culture growing up around the technology. He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. Media literacy and creation skills can't be add-ons in schools, but have to be integrated across the curriculum in all subjects.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

On Financial Narratives and Financial Footnotes: The Truth Is in the Fine Print Guest Beneblog by Teresa Throckmorton, Benetech's CFO and VP, Finance In a previous blog post, we shared the Seven Benetech Truths : the core values that define our identity and culture, that guide our work, and that tell our story.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The board’s mindset should reflect current business dynamics and its demographics should mirror the social and cultural landscape. Fluency with digital tools for communication, collaboration, and decision-making leading to efficient and effective governance. Creating a culture that embraces these and other Association 4.0

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

She’s also certified by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, in the USA, for facilitation. So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. So, Marie, thank you so, so much for doing this.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2023

Define your data vision Mission-driven organizations—nonprofits and government agencies like yours—are under ever-increasing pressure to demonstrate their impact. Successful data governance makes managing your data repeatable and can provide an organization with the support they need to grow sustainably.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

government tells them, or what the corporate media tells them. What we are trying to do with The Green Festival is to say to people look, it is great that there is this culture of protest and Global Exchange has done tons of protest, we are really professionals at it, but my analogy is like the Titanic. We do that in a number of ways.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The goal, from IMLS’s standpoint, is for NAS to create a report that can address the fundamental issues facing museums and libraries in the 21st century, with an intended audience of industry professionals, trustees, funding sources, and government representatives. Of course, that audience is a long way from seeing such a report.

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