The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. National LGBTQ Task Force / Detroit, MI / $500. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2019 Creating Change Conference convenes in Detroit, Michigan January 23-27, 2019. Fundraising & Grants.

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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 want to help lead the charge into a future where the advantages of digital information touch the lives of all people, not just of the richest and most able five percent of humanity.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. This fair use victory is crucial not only for our present work, but also for our social mission at large and for the future of our work under our Global Literacy program.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A focus group participant with an LGBTQ+ youth organization said: [Digital technology] is…really beneficial to reach out to the disabled community. Going digital, perhaps unsurprisingly, turned out to be an effective way to reach younger crowds, the “digital natives.” Not all of technology’s effects are so beneficial.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Today, more than 15 years after the creation of Bookshare, we’re now the largest digital library dedicated to serving people with disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

at a Department of Education meeting on the new digital textbook repository, the NIMAC. The goal of this repository is to ensure that students with print disabilities have easy access to textbooks. Perhaps it's because I work in the fields of disability, literacy and human rights. They face barriers enough without adding more!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

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. Ken is currently working as the Worldview Literacy Project Manager at The Institute of Noetic Sciences.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2011

These tools can help organizations that work with individuals who have general writing concerns, English language learners, people with learning disabilities or physical handicaps in typing, people with dyslexia or recovering from strokes, and even those learning literacy and spelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

World Food Program USA (WFP USA), the US affiliate of the 2020 Nobel Prize-winning United Nations World Food Programme, has beautifully adapted the story of Rani—a precocious student in India who receives meals fortified with micronutrients—for their blog, Facebook, and Instagram. World Food Program USA: Rani’s Story.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News Here are the steps for getting coverage of your organization’s work in newspapers, TV news, and digital publications: . Include digital publications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

National Science Foundation. Solicitation on the streets for programs at the k-12 level to train students to use cyber tools for science. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Funded a project to work with state of Michigan - requirement for high school graduation is that all students have an online learning experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. Some notes from the white paper, I'm still digesting it (not being a digital native, I had to print it out). Go read it.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

We had a similar experience recently here at Microsoft when we heard a story about a student who participates in our Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program. And don't forget to enter TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with your own story by April 30 to win prizes!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Calvin Osborne, an attorney with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), underscored the urgency in improving broadband -- essentially fast Internet access -- to keep the US from lagging behind other nations. He spoke about FCC's expansive efforts to increase "digital literacy" for both individuals and small businesses.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

See this post by a law firm , and this post by the National Council of Nonprofits for more info on staying within the limitations of the IRS. A high school or college student who’s looking for experience in digital marketing could be a great candidate. Step 3: Use Your Juju. Your organization’s juju is your fingerprint.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

This past year, we’re getting most of our content directly from top publishers: high-quality digital content for free. The amazing thing about serving 100,000 students right now is that our commitment to the U.S. Department of Education was to serve 100,000 students by the end of our five-year contract in late 2012.

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