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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Additional resources: Digital Skills Framework — a taxonomy of digital skills, plus further learning resources to help build skills in each area, aimed at global nonprofits. If you teach people to operate software, have them follow along on their computer instead of just watching the trainer perform the task.

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How We Learn – Capitalize On Knowing

Gyrus

I personally am a bit of a hybrid, I start as a global learner and apply an analytical style of learning when I find topics that interest me. Convey teachings in a manner that doesn’t sound like a dictionary definition. Use language that relates to the user. Why do I care about 55 oranges and 16 coconuts?

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Game On: How Gamification is Changing the Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

Let’s face it; every day we use our smartphones and mobile technology to get through daily and simple tasks, from finding information, to exercise, to learning new languages, even finding the nearest grocery store. The best part about both of these gamified spaces is that they are 100% free to the user.

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You Can Code It! Free Resources for Learning HTML, CSS, and More

Tech Soup

Sounds scary? One big difference, however, is that the Khan Academy is a nonprofit that relies on donations for its global mission. Codeacademy is different from the other sites listed here because it is just dedicated to teaching people how to code. You can take classes in different coding languages, from PHP to Ruby to Python.

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Solutionary Women: Mei-ying Ho

Have Fun - Do Good

And in terms of how I got involved with SOUL, I was actually teaching for a very brief period in the Oakland middle schools. I think it’s important ‘cause we all have lessons to learn, but we all have lessons to teach, and I think sometimes we forget that it’s not easy for any one of us. That sounds cheesy, but it’s true.

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10 Power Words Nonprofits Use to Increase Conversions

NonProfit Hub

That’s why we’re going to teach you about power words. It makes your copywriting sound more personal and direct. They made their donation page sound more personal by framing it as “your” donation. The power word “difference” instantly instills in the mind of the reader that helping out will impact the local or global community.

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

Bloomerang

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students.

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