DipJar

AUGUST 9, 2022

Not a librarian by training, she started her career in public relations before moving into nonprofits. Laptops and hotspots were offered. More power stations and a laptop bar. We recently spoke with Joyce Fehl of the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine. In response to Covid, the library had to adapt. The solution?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2010

Congrats to Megha Bhagat , Winner of HP Laptop/Printer Bundle Contest that I ran on my blog last month. To enter the contest, readers had to share their " Theory of Change." Megha is a passionate human rights advocate in India and also lawyer. Her blog is here.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Libraries have helped fill the void by providing hot spot access and in some cases laptops computers to students. A 2010 study by the American Library Association found that libraries were crucial during the economic recession, offering valuable job-seeking technology, training, and resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes. Designing training that is interactive, that goes beyond presenting takes upfront planning. If you are trying to do an interactive lecture, it stops group interaction.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 13, 2013

400 purchases a laptop so students can study at home. provides a free, immersive IT training program to young adults, ages 18-25, who have their high school diploma or GED but have not moved on to college. Each student is given corporate-class career guidance, interview training, and connections to dozens of possible employers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes learning. If you are trying to do an interactive lecture, it stops group interaction.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 19, 2010

I was sitting in Washington, DC's Union Station on Friday, waiting for my 7 pm train home and available networks popped up on my iPhone as I was checking email. I feel sorry for anyone whose laptop is set to auto-join available networks, because apparently they've been pwned. Leave a comment »

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 19, 2010

I was sitting in Washington, DC's Union Station on Friday, waiting for my 7 pm train home and available networks popped up on my iPhone as I was checking email. I feel sorry for anyone whose laptop is set to auto-join available networks, because apparently they've been pwned. Leave a comment »

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Program Design. Participants Own Their Learning. The Importance of Energizers Throughout.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Tech Impact’s ITWorks is a free and demanding 16-week IT training program that is working to permanently change the lives of young adults. 400 purchases a laptop so students can study at home. We depend on support from the commnity to keep this program going. 100% of students earn the Cisco IT Essential Professional Certification.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

The theme for the training was “ Data, Data.” 1. Test, Test, Test: When the hosts arrived at the conference location for set up, we tested the connection and Google Hangout on location. The site had great wireless and Tharum was able to test on his laptop and give me a tour of the facility, including a walk outside.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2017

Slido allows you to crowd source questions from the audience who can use the web site from their mobile phones or laptops in real time. Now I’m curious about experimenting with weaving together online interaction with interactive exercises in the room as part of training. Conference. Stay tuned.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Do you need a lot of training, or just the basics? In fact, that fundamental training allows me still today to be independent and not to rely on office assistants, and it helps make grant writing a snap. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer? What classes are best? Would volunteering help?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. I have the honor of co-training with some of the best folks doing work in this part of the world. How can we identify “ free agents” and involve them in our work?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Rather than waste your time, get some good training and learn how to do it right. Text Alerts Subscribers.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 5, 2009

Without policies, procedures, training, management, and ongoing attention, databases will become filled with inconsistent, unusable data, and data will be scattered hither and yon in spreadsheets, shadow databases, and desk drawers. Do all you can to prevent staff from downloading sensitive data to laptops and memory sticks.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 1, 2020

Train Your Staff. We recommend that all nonprofit clients hold regular training sessions or, at the very least, send regular updates to staff and volunteers about the latest malware, ransomware, and phishing schemes. . At the very least, make sure you’re hosting an annual IT security awareness training session.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

That fundraising contractor whose laptop was stolen? If that laptop held a copy of your donor data, losing it is just as harmful as a hacker plotting an attack. Staff should also be adequately trained and informed about potential threats, and security should be part of new hire (and volunteer!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

It is a simple, elegant way to train your attention while working online to keep mindful how you are spending your time. These can wetware ( training our minds ) or software/hardware as the Pang advocates. Peter greeted me at the airport and as I got into the car I noticed a copy of Rheingold’s book NetSmart in the back seat.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 19, 2016

More and more people nowadays—the majority of people really—are accessing websites on their mobile devices rather than on traditional desktops or laptops. A good designer will offer—sometimes as part of their standard contract, sometimes for an added fee—backend support and personal training. Scary indeed. •

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Computerless February 20, 2007 My laptop is in the shop. It’s a lucky thing my partner has a laptop I can beg and borrow (stealing might cause issues.) I’ll spare you the details.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

I think we need also what Howard Rheingold calls “ Infotention Skills or training our attention and developing productivity habits in a networked age should go hand-in-hand with the use of these tools. Here are some of the tools that can help make better habits or break bad ones.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But then, your coworker calls and informs you that your donation page is broken, your organization's CRM just ate half of its entries, and the kitchen dishwasher is flooding… Guess you probably should pack along your laptop. Luckily, I backed it up before I left on my laptop, but I lost all the photos I took on my trip.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

Across two days full of interactive sessions, workshops, and hands-on training, I had the chance to meet members of my Chicago Ohana Salesforce group and connect with new people with similar passions, challenges, and solutions to share. It was also the first in-person event I’ve had a chance to attend in two years.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2016

I remember the day my boss set my first laptop on my desk. "I think it's time we replaced your laptop. That's why Idealware, in partnership with TechSoup, is offering a practical, step-by-step Tactical Technology Planning learning track through TechSoup's new online training program. Check it out!

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Gyrus

APRIL 26, 2016

Mobile training not only offers learning on-the-go, but also allows learners to gain an instant access to information whenever and wherever they need it. However, there is often a misunderstanding on mobile learning capabilities and its usage for corporate learning and training. Mobile Learning is Not Secure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Rather than waste your time, get some good training and learn how to do it right. Text Alerts Subscribers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

Note from Beth: This week I’ve been in Finland at the invitation of the US Embassy to do trainings. One man I supervise planned on taking his laptop on his honeymoon. Find a training that sparks your interest. Flickr Photo by Sam Livingston. So, to avoid my own burnout, please enjoy this guest post by Julie Fanning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Broke and living in community housing, I came home one evening to find my room burgled, my laptop and cash savings gone. Dan was the sole anonymous donor for the program, which brushed off my indignity and furnished me with a new laptop, a mentor, and monthly checks for books, food and travel. I think he’d be proud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. I have the honor of co-training with some of the best folks doing work in this part of the world. (Here’s the posts from Day 1 and Day 2 ). Mary did a fabulous job!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

But, since it was a train ride away and they had some great discussions planned on topics like email marketing and big data, I decided to go for the day as a participant. The morning of the conference, my bag felt too heavy to lug around all day (laptop, charger cables, notebook, etc). My laptop, Twitter, Instagram, and stealing ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

I thought we could use the chat back channel but since there was only laptop in the room we needed another system for backchannel communication. Tags: Conferences Tips Training Design ffog remote presentation skype twitter video. When you’re live and in the room, you can observe body language and adjust accordingly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

is all of the above except that the Web experience is no longer limited to desktop and laptop computers while stationary in one place. Related Link: Comprehensive Social Media and Mobile Marketing Training for $150. Friends, fans, followers, connections, etc. Web 3.0 = Mobile Websites, Text Campaigns and Smartphone Apps. How about you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

In a few weeks, I’ll be facilitating a training in the Ukraine with Wake International. They would also make sure that the camera on the video conferencing system is moved around so the remote person can see the person who is talking.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2013

In a perfect world, your nonprofit would have the resources to equip every worker and volunteer with a secure laptop. Train Staff Members. Treat it like one by training staff members to take basic security precautions. That’s not a bad thing. Your staff, on the other hand, is a serious investment. Image: lars_o_matic.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2013

Some organizations are based in workforce development, while others offer primarily training and education services. Basic training. Partners that provide additional training and support services. The core products and services provided by SDFF include low-cost computers, technical support, and education and training.

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Global Giving

MAY 22, 2018

This goes for laptops as well as any servers or databases. Be aware of social engineering risks and train staff on how to avoid them. Protect confidential information by encrypting it, limiting access to it, minimizing the number of copies of it, and deleting the data when it is no longer needed.

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