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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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And, in the current volatile environment, you need the best governance you can get. When directors understand their role in stewarding and growing resources, keeping track of that progress becomes a lot more interesting. The treasurer and the finance committee also have important roles to play. Financial literacy workshops.

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Building A Nonprofit Board That Understands Financial Stewardship

Kindful

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. You want board members who are able to successfully function in the role of financial stewardship of your nonprofit. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Their roles and responsibilities have greater weight. Here’s how you can build that board.

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Apply for the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellowship

NTEN

Whether it was trying to attend classes, apply for government benefits, or practice religion, many people were excluded from fully participating in their communities. NTEN has long advocated that every organization needs to recognize the role of digital equity in meeting its mission. adults do not use home broadband. Learn more.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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Government, Community, and Corporate Partnerships to Expand Broadband Access

Tech Soup

With shrinking budgets, providing increased access to the Internet and training for computer literacy can be particularly challenging for libraries and public computing centers. read more.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

VisionLink''s Role VisionLink customers are among those providing 2-1-1 services, from New York to Washington state, from Florida to Maine, and here in our own state of Colorado--and for many regional and metropolitan systems in between. In the basic needs category 27% of the calls were for housing and utilities and 10% for food and meals.

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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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