Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. The Role of Schools.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In the Salesforce State of Marketing report, 84% of marketers surveyed said customer expectations were changing their digital strategies. . According to Salesforce Customer Success Metrics , organizations that adopt Marketing Cloud report a 27% decrease in costs to acquire new constituents.

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

This Odd Couple disconnect happens to even savvy digital organizations. My writing about digital leadership often focuses on values and attitudes. Periodic technology assessments guarantee that those resources are in good order to deliver on the ambitious goals you’ve set. Hopefully, a crisis is not in your future.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2011

(Broadband Technology Opportunity Program) and are busy creating and updating. How to Evaluate Your Digital Literacy Program Thursday, June 30, 11 a.m. the systems they use to track their impact, what they report, other indicators. highlight some reporting tools. their computer skills. grant recipients.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 30, 2014

can now be configured in less than 10 minutes by anyone with basic digital literacy skills, so that even less tech-savvy users can easily and quickly implement Martus’ secure documentation capabilities with distributed backup. activists crypto digital security human rights Internet Freedom journalism Martus privacy'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

28: Digital Learning Day — #DLDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. Based upon the survey results of 6,057 donors worldwide, the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report summarizes donor data across six continents about how online and mobile technology effects giving.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

Be sure to share genuine, personal thank you messages that greet the donor by name, reference the specific ways they are supporting your mission, and report on the impact their gift will make. Start with more intimate, one-on-one communications like emails or digital greeting cards. Keep in mind that this process is rarely linear.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the new Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund. Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to address the digital divide, one in five American adults still do not use the Internet. So why is Kansas City investing more money on digital inclusion?

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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. Truman Scholarship Foundation. The Harry S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

One finalist's pitch was: "We have buy-in from the community, we have rich networks on the ground, and we are building on pre-existing technologies." " Digital Democracy (Dd) was a prize winner in that challenge. Empowering Marginalized Communities Using Technology.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back’s mission is to close the digital divide by providing historically excluded communities an equitable pathway into the digital economy. They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training. Programs and Impact.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

One thing experts agree on is that the digital divide has far-reaching consequences at the individual, community, and. national nonprofit focused on eliminating the digital divide. information on low-cost computers and digital literacy training brings. It’s a great way to close the digital divide and.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

From creating digital learning opportunities and initiatives to protect girls’ mental well-being to securing national funding for education — the Champions we support are driving solutions to girls’ education challenges in their communities. . The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. Are you excited about technology benefiting the world?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

World leaders and technology firms should be paying attention to their solutions—and backing them up. According to the Women and the Web report, 200 million more men have access to the Internet than women. Today, she is using technology to help fellow trafficking victims. That’s just the beginning.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Although reports of the massacre appeared in the United States, Salvadoran army and government leaders denied them and, all too soon, El Mozote was forgotten. The human rights technology we eventually built and that anchors our Program— Martus —has since played a crucial role in strengthening the human rights community.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2013

According to a Pew Internet report in mid-2012, over half of American adults older than 65 are using the Internet and email, and about a third of them are using social networking sites like Facebook as well. Security symantec digital inclusion tssymantec digital literacy tscommunity org'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

So, this is an in-depth report on the two days I just spent at the end of last week in Geneva. Bookshare’s role was mixed: we didn’t end up attending many of these meetings and critiqued early efforts that were crippled by heavy-handed publisher influence, although we did propose at one point to supply technology to TIGAR based on Bookshare.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The VietNet Information Technology and Communication Center ( VietNet-ICT ) is a Hanoi-based NGO working in information technology and communication. VietNet-ICT’s vision is to narrow the digital divide by providing ICT access to poor people in Vietnam. Most Vietnamese people (80 percent) report having no religion.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

The most recent state of privacy report found that Americans have "a deep lack of faith in organizations of all kinds, public or private, in protecting the personal information they collect." The Pew state of privacy in America report is a fascinating read for both individuals and organizations. Have a Clear Privacy Policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

The Pew Research Center has released a research report called “ The Future of Digital Life and Well-Being.” ” Pew interviewed technology experts and scholars (including me) about the benefits and drawbacks of our digital lives. Positive Personal Impact of Digital. 11, 2017, and Jan.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

The most recent state of privacy report found that Americans have "a deep lack of faith in organizations of all kinds, public or private, in protecting the personal information they collect." The Pew state of privacy in America report is a fascinating read for both individuals and organizations. Have a Clear Privacy Policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

While in the early early 1990's I was helping people figure out which dipswitches on their modem to push or write and send email using PINE, this later morphed into helping people learn how to build web pages or develop web literacy skills. The drawing is from one of the many, many technology training workshops I did in those early web1.0

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. Let’s start embracing the fact that the next 20 years will bring tremendous digital transformation in the nonprofit sector. But digital technologies have transformed these techniques in amazing ways.

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

The Internet, and technology as a whole, is so intertwined with day-to-day life that the decisions made by governments and corporations directly impact how we use the Internet and how CSOs work — now and in the future. Here’s more evidence: A recent UN report declared Internet access a human right. Not convinced yet?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

We worked with Young Pham, ARC’s technology support person. He did use instructions for that and reported that they were complete and easy to follow. It will also be used for digital literacy classes, and perhaps for ESL classes. He reports very much appreciating having to maintain just one computer.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

She is a favorite on TechSoup for Libraries because she is always open to new technology. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. He reports that very little maintenance is needed beyond insuring Microsoft updates, and clearing browsing histories.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

She is a favorite on TechSoup for Libraries because she is always open to new technology. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. He reports that very little maintenance is needed beyond insuring Microsoft updates, and clearing browsing histories.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Virtual events are much easier to run as they create a complete digital footprint in real-time. It’s also very easy for just about anyone to put on due to modern portable karaoke technology. One huge benefit of technology is that these are no longer cash-only events. With the US Golf Foundation reporting that 37.5

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. We worked with ACLS to translate their new strategic priorities into an engaging digital experience. Nation’s Report Card, National Assessment of Educational Progress Long Term Trends. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Last week, the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) held their annual meeting in Ft. I participated in three sessions: a Pecha Kucha design blitz, a dialogue on bridging online/onsite connections, and a discussion of the IMLS 21st Century Skills report. Worth, Texas.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Last month, I gave the closing keynote at the National Digital Forum in New Zealand. Especially when working with technology, leading with tools instead of mission-driven projects is a mistake. There is a preponderance of reports about the value of new media literacies towards educating productive citizens of the 21st century.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Ensure your technology is up-to-date. For example, if your nonprofit specializes in teaching financial literacy, you can set up an advice line for community members to call in with their financial questions. Ensure your technology is up-to-date. Ask volunteers what they’d like to see. Offer a valuable training process.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

Virtual events have skyrocketed in popularity, with more and more nonprofits moving to the digital space to facilitate traditional face-to-face engagement efforts like auctions, galas, and walkathons. This is an example of a peer-to-peer event page by BEACON for Adult Literacy.]. Let’s dive in! Need virtual fundraising ideas?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Nonprofits have needs that can be addressed using mobile technology, particularly with apps or texting services. But in order to make that happen, they need to align with developers who can make that technology work. Reporting Problems. So, what are these nonprofits and developers working on? Let's dive in. LocalFreeWeb.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

We saw the potential in this story and dispatched a reporter and photojournalist to interview the town's residents, write up a feature for our online newspaper, and create a photo essay. 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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