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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

provides a succinct visual summary of the issue and potential solutions, including: Why Internet access matters to individuals, communities, and the U.S. Closing the Internet access and adoption gap is not something that nonprofits (or libraries or government or the private sector) can do alone. The infographic. as a whole.

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JUNE 7, 2016

A realistic agenda, focused on substantive issues. Your chair and ED must do a delicate dance around creating a decision-based agenda, one that keeps the meeting focused on discussion and voting around issues that require board verdicts. Take any regular group meetings that have gone smoothly in your life. Prompt start and end times.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. But, it’s not the only one!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Have you interacted with your local government, or spoken to your peers about their programs? Boston University provides in-kind space to host professional development forums, EVERFI supplies financial literacy coursework, and Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment adds expertise in the youth development space.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

That’s why we were excited to participate in the Skoll Foundation’s second annual Skoll Social Entrepreneurs Challenge , a fundraising campaign committed to strengthening the capacity of organizations like ours to accelerate impact on some of the most critical issues of our time. The Challenge ran for six weeks through December 5th.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Nonprofit organizations dedicated to addressing natural resource issues on national forests and grasslands can apply for support to complete projects through three distinct grant programs. Grant funds are made available across a variety of categories, based on donor intent and the guidance of our Governing Committee. Areas served: US.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Did you know that defining the digital divide in different ways can actually change public perception of who's responsible for addressing the issue? Further, they suggest that this can create "different attitudes toward particular government initiatives when it comes to gathering support for a policy." suggests just that.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

Financial literacy is an area where “fake until you make it” doesn’t apply. Income types that are unique to nonprofits include grants, donations, endowment funds, and government funding. . Basically, this is a way for your board or accountant to review all checks issued during a given period. But, for now it’s still a thing.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

governments, foundations) can put out an “ask” for a specific outcome (e.g. Second, align your measurement efforts to your outcomes as much as possible; ideally, measure the outcomes directly, and when direct measurements aren’t possible due to practical reasons (e.g., Learn what Matt Groch and his team are working on at @MissionMeasure.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

Read the rest of the issue when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] 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. [Editor's note: The following is an article from NTEN:Change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2016

If your nonprofit works to teach adults to read, for example, you are definitely working on a natural capital issue. In the US alone the effects of low literacy cost at least $225 billion annually in crime, loss of tax revenue due to unemployment, and non-productivity in the workforce. However, this is only the first step.

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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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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

Here's a roundup of recent work to address this issue. They will create and promote digital literacy programs. federal government action toward broadband adoption , like the proposed Lifeline broadband expansion. Nearly a third of U.S. adults still don't have broadband Internet access at home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

government to close the real prison and the other to encourage public discourse. government???s government to close the real prison. 47618 Two virtual representations of Guantanamo Bay prison ( gitmo ) have launched this week, one with the specific goal of encouraging the U.S. namo by signing a pledge protesting the U.S.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” More often than not, people who are described as “illiterate” likely have a low level of literacy. This is because literacy is not a binary descriptor, as it is often made to seem. Illiterate. Latine / Latino / Latinx.

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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. Consider the issues with printed books. I believe in the power of books to change the world. I’m a big fan of the printed book and always have been.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

There are digital literacy trainings for women springing up in Bangladesh, Internet cafés for women opening doors in Argentina, and women leaders in Kenya prototyping mobile apps that send out alerts if a woman’s safety is threatened. Today, she is using technology to help fellow trafficking victims. That’s just the beginning.

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MAY 8, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services, the government awarded $726.1 Government grants are often more complex and can take much longer. Government Grants (Federal, State, Local) These grants are funded by different departments within the government. The first stop for government grants is www.Grants.gov.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The software applications WordQ + SpeakQ provide writing assistance and speech recognition help for people with disabilities, new language learners, and those who are learning literacy. There are local government based nonprofit programs like Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities in Ohio, and ARC Broward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Technology is not fully appreciated, and computer literacy is limited in an environment where users can’t experiment. Opportunities to monitor discussion of your organization and issues, and meaningfully engage your constituents are huge. Strategic opportunities that arise on the web are not noticed and factored into planning.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Now seems like a good time for nonprofits to educate their constituents about the privacy issues surrounding these and other smart objects. government initiative that aims to bring accessible broadband access to residents of low-income housing throughout the U.S. Nearly half of them were in the U.S. ConnectHome is another new U.S.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. Interesting proposition. But, besides the tablet, what’s in it for me?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

When they engage on an issue or interact with a nonprofit, it will happen more often than not on a mobile device. Get your data governance practices together – now. Data literacy will become one of the most important skills for a nonprofit professional to possess. (Oh, and the whole “online” distinction is going to disappear.)

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. We are offering a Dell Latitude 10 tablet refurbished by our friends at CDI to the best “ Digital Connector ” story lead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Emphasis is on digital literacy. Issues: What is our assurance of quality of the game? Government funders have a congressional mandate for evaluation of anything that is funded and to use quantitative methods and research analysis. Not only those that apply metrics but need to rethink them. Microsoft Corporation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

"As a blogger, one issue is 'who is reading?' 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. It has to be governed by Web2.0 - kids will be making media.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. We go on our gut instinct from people's answer to that one question, and then there is literacy testing involved as well.

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JUNE 20, 2008

I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Our financial story begins with Benetech’s forward thinking funders: our users, individuals, foundations, corporations, partners, and government agencies. There are two GAAP issues that create the appearance of declining reserves. When you control for these two GAAP issues, it becomes clear that our actual reserves increased in 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

Personal identity issues. Government officials and political leaders at all levels will add to the vitriol online, posting quick hits that don’t advance democracy in any meaningful way. Glorious connectedness. Invent, reinvent, innovate. Life-saving advice and assistance. Efficient transactions. Connectedness overload. Trust tensions.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Classes Nonprofit organizations often offer classes that cover a wide array of topics, from literacy and language skills to financial literacy and job training. These events ignite thought-provoking discussions and promote personal growth while shedding light on pressing issues.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2014

It’s an issue that reaches across all age groups and state lines. They need access to sign up for a healthcare plan and enroll in other government benefits. knowledge to enroll in government programs and receive benefits. knowledge to enroll in government programs and receive benefits. Internet or email.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2015

It's not just technologists or data experts, but also community members, activists, and government officials. Allowing people to access, visualize, and sync to public information promotes a new kind of civic engagement and allows Citizens to provide valuable feedback on local issues." be involved in civic hacking.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Do you love ladies in literature? Sheroes in the Sciences. Gertrude B. Wangari Maathai was a renowned environmental political activist in Kenya.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Unfortunately, these issues rarely break through the noise barrier. For All. -- is all about digital inclusion, digital literacy, and working to close the many digital divides we face in our global society. This year's theme -- One Web. The Web is valuable because of the decentralized network of people who make things happen online.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2007

They learned about reproductive health issues, such as their anatomy, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy and child birth. They talked about the economic value of housework, and the importance of education and literacy in gaining economic independence." Together they shared their lives, their hopes and dreams.

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