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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

.orgSource

And, in the current volatile environment, you need the best governance you can get. Financial literacy workshops. Provide an opportunity for board members to get personal training in reading statements and financial reports from a staff member or other expert. Don’t limit the possibilities to understanding monthly statements.

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

Last year, as jobs, schools, government services, social gatherings, and everyday tasks moved online, there blossomed a growing recognition that digital access and skills are critical in our society and should be a universal human right.

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How Digital Democracy Empowers Marginalized Communities

Tech Soup

" Digital Democracy's approach to achieving this mission is based on the following three stages: Digital literacy: Getting individuals to understand the tools and how to use them. Digital citizenship: In the final stage, communities can use these tools and knowledge to work with governments and affect policy.

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Words to Avoid—2023 Edition

Candid

Chances are, even if you have, that’s not your actual title (although we recognize some job descriptions do use this language). It’s similar to how calling someone “a natural” can inadvertently undermine the years of training and education people have gone through to achieve their skillset. Have you been called a “fundraising ninja”?

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Back to School at TechSoup

Tech Soup

And, organizations that provide workforce and job skills training can share easyLearning courses with constituents. Check out guides to available online tools for training staff. Train on QuickBooks with QuickBooks Made Easy. Board Governance. About 75 percent of unemployed adults have reading or writing difficulties.

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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

Many of these organizations operate loan programs as well as assessment and training to use the devices. 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. How Accessible Technology Works.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Solicitation on the streets for programs at the k-12 level to train students to use cyber tools for science. Looking at how to be less of training but more on learning. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Translate what gamers do into the language of "normal traditional education" and out of school time learning?

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