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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. Using adult learning principles in technology trainings — an NTEN Digital Inclusion Fellow shares a few key lessons about how to (and how not to) train adults.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. Route 66 Route 66, our online platform for teaching reading, has officially launched thanks to support from the Peery Foundation. and James L.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

And so, we kind of scrambled to learn things like Zoom. And…they know technology, so they’re also an asset to help teach other volunteers. Relying too heavily on technology means that those who lack the resources, language skills, and savvy to use technology to its full potential are left behind.

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Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We discussed literacy and access for the blind, and I learned about one of Mr. Kohli's passions, which is adult literacy. Citing a lack of trained teachers, TCS had built a PC-based curriculum for teaching reading in 40 hours. This is the sort of unexpected learning that I've come to expect.

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Beyond Survival: Post-Disruption Nonprofit Digital Strategy

Bloomerang

You need to test and learn quickly in order to move forward with confidence. Google Analytics can help you learn what donors care about via the web pages they land on, articles they open, and links they click. A/B testing can help determine which language resonates and which does not. . We’re in unusual times right now.

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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. That said, there are wonderful organizations working with State Governments to improve literacy and reading levels across the country such as Pratham and the Akshara Foundation and much progress has been made.

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Writing and Speech Assistance Tools Are Now Available at TechSoup

Tech Soup

These tools can help organizations that work with individuals who have general writing concerns, English language learners, people with learning disabilities or physical handicaps in typing, people with dyslexia or recovering from strokes, and even those learning literacy and spelling.

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