Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

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. We believe that having more minds working simultaneously on a problem increases the odds of solving that problem well and quickly. and James L.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This is not new, but it was on the minds of our volunteer managers, and in a big way. 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. The challenges of remote volunteering are front-of-mind for many volunteer managers.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

In the donor’s mind, they can’t close the loop on the gift until they receive a receipt. Hero language: When you tell a donor that your nonprofit wouldn’t exist without them, you are speaking the truth. Hero languages reinforces the idea that they made the right choice and increases the possibility that they will give again.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 4, 2022

Thanks to a combination of six dots, people with visual impairments are able to translate a whole language with their fingertips. Braille literacy — and the ability to spell and write that comes with it — is important for everything from employability to not having to rely on technology.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

As with all Asks, center your language around the things you’ll be able to do with the donor’s money – like the lives they’ll be able to change. Without them, young people on our waitlist continue to face the challenges that low levels of literacy create in their lives. Very good question. Monthly donors make this work possible!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

A/B testing can help determine which language resonates and which does not. . You can’t build meaningful connections with folks unless you know what matters to them. Google Analytics can help you learn what donors care about via the web pages they land on, articles they open, and links they click.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

For example, while we recognize the challenge of people still being in—and expressing—a pivot/unprecedented/back to normal state of mind, we won’t be rehashing that one this year. Chances are, even if you have, that’s not your actual title (although we recognize some job descriptions do use this language). Illiterate.

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