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How to successfully recruit and retain staff with innovative technology

Nimble AMS

Next, consider the following: Survey your staff to learn how much time they spend on various company-wide processes. Why this disconnect in data literacy? When interviewing potential hires, ask about their interest in learning and development and reassure them they will have professional development opportunities. Download now.

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Understanding Impact Metrics for Your Nonprofit: A Guide

DipJar

For example, an output metric for a literacy program might be the number of books read by program participants. For example, a quality metric for a literacy program might be the number and length of activities. . For comprehensive results, consider collecting data through a range of approaches, such as: Interviews. Assessments.

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Top 10 Spreadsheet Secrets From A Nonprofit Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

First I had to “ Stop Fearing the Spreadsheet ” and then started to interview nonprofit data nerds about their Excel secrets. Maybe the program participants skipped a survey question because they didn’t understand the wording, or maybe the program staff forgot to enter the information into your nonprofit’s database.

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Microsoft's YouthSpark Initiative Seeks to Close the Opportunity Divide

Tech Soup

TechSoup for Libraries surveyed and interviewed organizations that received Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) funding. Gadget instruction is an incredibly important component of digital literacy as more people are accessing the Internet from their mobile devices. More Resources. Microsoft YouthSpark Hub.

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Using a Matrix Map to View Impact and Profitability

NonProfit Hub

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. and Canada about their technology use.

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Technology in the Arts Conference:Funding Technology Projects

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I interviewed Christopher J. Technology literacy is important and in order gain literacy you need get people to put fingers to keyboard. Jeff Forster mentioned that his survey of nonprofit technology benchmarks - comparable data from the last six years - the next segment comes out next week! Mackie following the session.