Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Knowing where and how to find monthly donors for your nonprofit is a key skill in successful fundraising, and one you’ll certainly want to get good at! 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. More on that in a moment.

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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

Chances are, even if you have, that’s not your actual title (although we recognize some job descriptions do use this language). When either is misappropriated or used casually to refer to someone who is skilled at any random thing, their importance and significance are greatly diminished. Have you been called a “fundraising ninja”?

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers. The LIN mission is to foster a culture of philanthropy and social responsibility by providing support services to local nonprofits, skilled volunteers, and donors who are committed to building strong communities.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

ARC already has a training lab there that provides lifelong learning opportunities for older adults, many of whom speak languages other than English. Young Pham, who regards his tech skills as medium, set up the MultiPoint Server system. It will also be used for digital literacy classes, and perhaps for ESL classes.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, education is essential to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether you're educating yourself or your staff, or teaching others technical skills, we can help you stay up-to-date on the latest technology, fundraising tools, or development strategies. September's here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

I immediately saw the potential of being able to connect to my friends and family across distances and being able to read news and research in my other languages and from different perspectives than the media in the US provided. I wanted to combine my two passions in teaching: Foreign Languages and Technology. The tools of Web 2.0

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

While many nonprofit professionals are digital immigrants , we’ve had 20 years now to learn the language and customs of the digital native world. Data literacy will become one of the most important skills for a nonprofit professional to possess. Build these skills and hire for them too. Add to that agility and empathy.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Translate what gamers do into the language of "normal traditional education" and out of school time learning? For our interest, less interest in games for skill development. What do libraries look like in the future?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Microsoft is developing a Mandarin-language version of something like that for the Chinese market called Xiaolce. "There are many groups, locally and nationally, making real impact around digital skills and access to devices. Finally, here's the sci-fi technology that is becoming reality. My Prediction: The U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

The blog’s vibrant design and vivid language warmly invite readers into Rani’s narrative. WFP USA shared their blog post of Rani’s story on Facebook for Literacy Day on September 8. They also highlight how kids like Rani refer to the micronutrient powder they get from WFP USA as “magic sprinkles.”.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

Here is a partial transcript from my interview with Viet-Ly: Viet-Ly: Streetside Stories is a nonprofit literacy arts program based in San Francisco and we work with the middle schools -- the public middle schools -- of the San Francisco Unified School District. A lot of that has to do with language development, too, that I've seen.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

When women have access to specific skills, training, and education, all of a sudden their survival and livelihood statistics shoot way up, not only their own, but entire communities. It was written in very scribbled Nepali, her literacy skills were incredibly rudimentary, but what she ended up writing was a piece of journalism.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

When you speak in the language of the institutional mission, executives will understand you better and be attentive to the new connections you draw from the mission to proposed projects. There is a preponderance of reports about the value of new media literacies towards educating productive citizens of the 21st century.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Educational events hosted by nonprofits are powerful tools for sharing knowledge, developing skills, and empowering communities. Classes Nonprofit organizations often offer classes that cover a wide array of topics, from literacy and language skills to financial literacy and job training.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

One of their programs is to have restaurants that provide employment opportunities and skills development for street kids on their way out of poverty. I especially appreciate Big Brother Mouse because of their shared focus on access to literacy. Their goal is to help protect vulnerable children.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

We focus on political education and organizer skills trainings, and we definitely think it is critical to see the fusion of those two things. I was at that time working at a wonderful organization called Streetside Stories , which is a literacy arts organization with programming in various Title 1 middle schools in San Francisco.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students. So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2023

Knowledge: Ensure you have the right skills and capabilities lined up to achieve the goals of your data strategy. If those skills or even the bandwidth to get things done are not available, it’s time to think about a hiring strategy or bringing on some outside help—or potentially both!

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