Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2011

Idealware , a partner of TechSoup's recently posted an article addressing how to train staff in simpler, more cost-effective ways. All of the methods listed use the web or some form of computer technology in order to avoid the hassle of going to off-site training seminars or conferences. Tools for Training Staff Online.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2011

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is essential to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether your organization is training its own staff in nonprofit management, or teaching others technical skills, TechSoup can help you get started. read more.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

How does your library address questions about Internet safety? Internet safety can be a tricky subject to teach. essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. determining what content to include and how to teach it can present many challenges. We will hear from the Monroe County Public Library.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. " The Role of Libraries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Leadership skills are only just about our inner-selves, it is also how we relate to other people and manage those relationships, especially in the workplace. One of the workshop exercises was to teach leaders a process they can facilitate back in their organizations to begin the discussion about how to activate a culture of well being.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. The author of the book, Giving 2.0 , has just released all her teaching notes and syllabi, along with philanthropy library. The goals for the Giving 2.0 3) Giving 2.0: 3) Giving 2.0:

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

TechSoup is justifiably famous for our product donations, but we also have great digital and in-person training resources for your charity, foundation, or library. Find out about our trove of how-to articles, weekly webinars, discussion forums, Netsquared in-person training events, and new step-by-step online courses.

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Global Giving

APRIL 10, 2020

As a program officer at GlobalGiving, I use it for our one-on-one catch ups, our staff meetings, crowdfunding training, and our worldwide Peer Learning Networks. Subscribe to get the best content from the Learn Library once a month. Featured Photo: Design-Driven Stories Teach Kids Skills by Going to School Fund.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 15, 2020

These programs help your staff members develop skills that can be applied at your organization for more efficient processes and a productive work environment. . We’ve written this guide on professional development programs to help nonprofit executives like you empower employees to develop skills and hone their craft.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2014

The Storym akers campaign empowers nonprofits, libraries, and charities with the tools and training to tell their stories, get noticed and make an impact. Our live webinar and workshop events are a great way to teach web skills, engage with our community, expand digital media learning, and empower story makers to make impact.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2011

Coming from a library background, I know that it is both a challenge and a priority to provide clear and basic computer training for an adult audience. Free Windows 7 Curriculum: Basic Computer Training at Your Library or Nonprofit Thursday, August 18, 11 a.m. Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Although the challenges differ by region, the outcome is the same everywhere: young people are simply not gaining the 21 st century skills and experience required for today's workforce. Through the program, the native San Franciscan learned valuable business skills, received tech training, and made job connections.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

But, being a manager is a learned skill. A few suggestions were about outside training to improve your skills. Training, reading, and practicing are three key elements in becoming a better leader. As someone texted me recently, Art History grad school didn't teach us anything about working with others in museums.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2015

With lines of code projected on a screen, these children listen intently in a conference room at the Mountain View Public Library, as part of a four-week course on programming. It has trained more than 470 students seventh grade and up in 13 libraries throughout Silicon Valley. The Power of Kids Teaching Kids.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

At TechSoup, we believe that everyone should have basic security skills, but it is especially important for nonprofits and public libraries. Public libraries have always been champions of security and privacy, from keeping patron data secure to teaching Internet safety basics. Kick Off NCSAM with a Free Webinar.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

All April long, we’ll provide your organization with training and resources to tell its story digitally. TechSoup for Libraries. In addition to the Edge Initiative, TechSoup for Libraries has been highlighting public libraries across the United States that use technology in innovative ways.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

TechHire spans the corporate, nonprofit, government, and educational sectors and has the ambitious goal to "give Americans the opportunity they deserve, and the skills they need to be competitive in a global economy." "It's not just about training the young adults; it's about making them relevant to corporate America."

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2011

Back in June, you may have seen a post from Stephanie Gerding on the TechSoup for Libraries blog about My PC , a free Windows 7 curriculum. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking with My PC program manager Todd Watts on the TechSoup webinar, Free Windows 7 Curriculum: Basic Computer Training at Your Library or Nonprofit.

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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.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2012

in schools, libraries, local governments, and nonprofits, it was tough to choose just one to profile this week, but I chose YouthBuild Boston because of my fondness for green tech. They even use TechSoup Microsoft software donations to rehab used computers for their training labs. Technology moves so fast.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Waukesha Public Library. An increasing number of public libraries are discovering TechSoup donations, but few are maxing them out like Waukesha Public Library in Wisconsin.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2013

As someone with questionable math skills and zero computer programming experience, this has been a daunting subject to overtake … so I thought. Let's dive in: Online Courses/Training. offers a library of free courses, including a whole index of computer science courses. It doesn't have to be!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

Skillsoft's Information Security Essentials online training can help your IT staff and end users implement security best practices. " If you do any sort of digital literacy work or job training, privacy and online security is likely already a big part of your curriculum. Educate Your Constituents.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2015

And one in five, or 23 percent of the adult American population , is functionally illiterate or lacks basic skills past a fourth-grade reading level. It was there that she discovered her passion for teaching others: "When I was working with kids with autism or ADHD, something happened within me where I identified with their experiences.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

" If you do any sort of digital literacy work or job training, privacy and online security is likely already a big part of your curriculum. Over the last few years, TechSoup has been curating resources to help nonprofits and public libraries teach online security and privacy skills to their communities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2015

Gentle Carousel also has a literacy program called Reading Is Magic that brings the horses into schools, libraries, and at-risk youth programs. These unreasonably adorable miniature horses go through a two-year training program to be therapy horses. Helena Library). Other Animals to Learn From. Bad Rap Pitbull Rescue.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We we use the “with” instead of the “for” perspective, we are able to see skills and contributions the community can make, opportunities for growth outside of your programs or your walls; we are able to see that we are part of a solution and not responsible for engineering the entire fix. But, we have to train them! Remember the car?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. You may be seeking funds for technology, training, capital improvements, planning, research, materials or other support. based on the types of projects they fund.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Research backs up their claim: Studies show that incarcerated individuals who participate in prison education programs are 43 percent less likely to return to prison than those who did not enroll; yet, only a quarter of people in prison participate in vocational training programs.

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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. What do libraries look like in the future? Solicitation on the streets for programs at the k-12 level to train students to use cyber tools for science. Looking at how to be less of training but more on learning. How do you measure the change?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Think back to your school days, and which teaching style was most likely to keep your attention long enough to learn something â?? These might include knowledge or skills tests, observations notes, evaluation forms, even anecdotal reports collected after a presentation, workshop, training session, meeting or other communications event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

If you are with a job training program, maybe you make a bookmark that is focused on job interview tips. Plug donor skills into the work. Free access to trainings or programs that normally have a fee. Does your organization do in-person or online trainings? Same for any grants, regrants, mini-grants, or loans you offer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

I've even taught my children about creative commons (check out Harry's screencast - What A Second Grader Knows About Creative Commons that earned him a feature story in the School Library Association Journal) All of this assumes that people really bother to look at the license, understand it , and respect the rules.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In fact, I am planning to post a how-to article to teach you how I go about writing a typical appeal with Fundwriter. uses artificial intelligence that has been trained on billions of real-world examples. Fundwriter further trains this AI using nonprofit-specific writing samples from websites to appeals to proposals to social posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Earlier this month, I participated in a social media library giveaway organized by Steve Cunningham , who like me, loves books. For the social media library giveaway I asked folks to leave a comment on how they would use the books to shape their 2010 social media strategy. and externally (with all of your fine readers!). .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned.

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