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Member Round Up: A busy September with new research, a cure for website obesity, and world literacy day

NTEN

On September 8, Unesco observed its 40th International Literacy Day, from which Care2 highlights some shocking statistics on literacy around the globe and reminds us that the ability to read and write is a human right. Download the full report, Nonprofit Challenges: What Foundations Can Do. Download the report.

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How to Make This Your Most Successful Library Giving Day

sgEngage

Download the Toolkit Good news: Library Giving Day has created a free online toolkit to help you plan your campaign. This includes those event-specific logos to use in all your marketing as well as guidelines and samples of donor engagement strategies. Encourage staff, volunteers, and supporters to create buzz about the event.

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Resources to Sharpen Your Technology Training Skills

Tech Soup

Access short how-tos, microlearning videos, online resources, live events featuring training experts, training plan samples, and more on TechSoup's new Learning Management System (LMS). Access professional resources and downloadable documents. Digital Literacy Resources. Register now for online training.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. As always, you can also review the speaking notes by downloading the file for your own review. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Here are my slides from the presentation.

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ASTC Recap: Questions, Colors, and Reflective Research

Museum 2.0

Download my slides here. Download our slides here. The basic idea is that there is a set of skills that need to be emphasized for kids today to be good citizens, workers, and leaders in the 21st century--skills like collaboration, global awareness, and media literacy.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

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 earlier I mentioned maybe a parent who took English as a second language classes or maybe they got their GED or they took those computer literacy programs.

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4 Things Non-Designers Should Know About Graphic Design

Tech Soup

These days, people often share images that communicate a wealth of nuanced information (rather than relying on words), and visual literacy is becoming a requirement. Here are some of the tools she likes to use for fonts: 1001 Fonts — You can preview your text with the font before downloading it, saving you time and avoiding frustration.

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