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. Defining Digital Literacy.

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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. Being able to read is crucial for life success and independence, and we’re hoping to empower thousands of people to become readers as teenagers and young adults.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2014

Through thousands of community-run events around the world, the Maker Party unites educators, organizations, and enthusiastic Internet users of all ages and skill levels. Similar to Mozilla, we share the belief that the web is a global public resource that’s an essential part of our modern life.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Their grantmaking aims to ensure that American public education prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to fully participate in democracy and thrive in the global economy. The education program’s developmental target is the first eight years of life. Areas served: US (limited worldwide).

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2014

Free Geek accepts electronic waste of all kinds, refurbishes items that can be reused, and ethically and responsibly recycles items that have reached their end of life. There is no skill requirement for getting involved. Electronics that live to see another day are given back to the community or sold in Free Geek’s thrift store.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book. What will the future 2020 be like?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Here are just a few really good, real life examples: Draft Gratitude relies on their Monthly Giving Team to cover about half of their monthly expenses for the horses. 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!

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Your participants get the chance to showcase their unique skills–whether it’s singing, dancing, or any other talent they’d like to show off. Your supporters can pay an entrance fee for the chance to show off their decorating skills and even win a prize for their hard work. Tax tips event Taxes are stressful!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

You can follow this syllabus to boost your skills at all stages of the data analysis process. I call these “housekeeping skills” because these techniques keep my data neat and tidy. My favorite housekeeping skill is freezing panes. Pivot tables will change your life. Top 10 Secrets of Excel Data Nerds.

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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. More Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2007

Right now there's a group of us trying to do some action learning about how to facilitate virtual collaborative work and learning in Second Life. To make life easier the boxes will grow bigger and after about an hour they will disappear. The first level is the second life literacy skills - how you move around and communicate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

There are many tasks in a nonprofit day-to-day life - like grant writing, hiring someone, or prepping a board meeting where personal productivity matters most - connectedness really doesn't play a factor in getting these tasks off the to do list. Certainly we have a baseline of digital literacy skills , but what does that mean in web 2.0,

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

In addition to journalism training, the women attend literacy and computer skills classes and are ultimately employed as by GPI where their experience and relationships enable them to report from the perspective of community members on the social injustice and other issues that impact them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. Everyone in the tribe meets with that person to tell them of all the good deeds they’ve done in there life as a part of several days of celebration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. I’ve been doing this for two years now. In 2009, my three words were: Streamline, Weave, and Einstein.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the broadest sense, employee retention depends on a combination of factors, including work-life balance, benefits, compensation, development and learning opportunities , and more. When recruiting, it’s not rare for employers to have trouble finding candidates with the exact experience and skills they need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Listening also gives me the opportunity to observe and participate in conversations that don't, and won't, happen in my offline life. Beth Kanter - Listening Literacy Skills: What keywords or phrases have brought you some insights? I often "hear" things that I wouldn't otherwise. Laura Quinn , Michelle Murrain , and Holly Ross.

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

One 21st century work place literacy is sense-making of information together and alone. This skill is called “Transdisciplinarity,” or the ability to understand and translate concepts across multiple disciplines, another 21st century skill. It’s about curation, creativity, and coordination across channels.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. New Door Ventures is a San Francisco faith-based job skill-building employment organization that helps at-risk youth prepare for work and life. They specialize in providing both hard and soft job skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Listening Literacy View more presentations from kanter. Listening should be linked to real life decisions or your social media strategy objectives. The most important listening literacy skills are. Once you've started to monitor the results of keyword searches, it's important to put your pattern analysis skills to work.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

To them, there isn''t a distinction between work and life and this is a lesson that Nicole has taken in her own approach to work. It''s important to equip them to learn leadership skills and hear what they are thinking. Many engaged in the pre-session morning exercise program and the post-session fireside chats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

because the session will take place in Second Life and will also be webcasted. Second Life: NMC Campus Amphitheater (number 5 on the map) (see picture of me above) (NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater). I would love to hear Howard Gardner talk about digital learning.

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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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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

By the end of this post and with a bit of practice, you’ll understand and have the skills to turn your story into a great video, from planning to shooting to editing to publishing to sharing, all on the smartphone you carry in your pocket! Featured Photo: Using Texting to Increase Literacy in Afghanistan by Afghan Institute of Learning.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2016

Cultural Vistas is a nonprofit cultural exchange organization that gives young professionals and students the opportunity to work in another country and develop their skills. How it impacted the person ("changed his life"). Nonprofit Example #1: Cultural Vistas. What the person did (interned at a tech start-up in Berlin).

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

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. Almost two years since the pandemic sent us all shuffling into our homes, life is slowly returning to normal. Failure to engage the digital immigrants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

According to recent study from Pew Internet and American Life project, more than one-half of teens have created media content and roughly one-third have shared ocntent. Some argue that young people acquire these key skills by interacting with popular culture. The skill set: Play ??? the capacity to experiment with one???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Gaming is a literacy of transgression. Subvert the rules explore the limits of system propose alternate responses Great skills for social change. Gaming is literacy. They make up improvisational dancing. What you do inbetween the beats is up to you. That's where dancing takes place. Gaming is about questioning everything.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

"Affordable connections to the Internet are critical, but if we don't also address issues around affordable devices and, critically, the digital literacy and life skills to use those devices to go online, we will do nothing but change policy, and not impact the digital divide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2005

Starting way back in 1995-96 when the web was just starting to explode with content, I focused a lot on searching skills, information literacy skills, how to organize and retrieve your finds, etc. A source that has a shelf-life - that is I want to make sure that the site will still be here six months from here. *

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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. We are training women at all levels in their life. Who are the women who are showing up? CH: Right, exactly. Well, they are all of the above.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

WFP USA shared their blog post of Rani’s story on Facebook for Literacy Day on September 8. Through creative copywriting and compelling visuals , The Mission Continues brings Dustin’s challenging and encouraging story to life on their blog. For the feature image, they used a photo of Rani looking directly at the camera. Final Thoughts.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Last month, the radio show This American Life ran a fascinating episode called " Kid Politics ," which starts with a long segment about the Air Force One Discovery Center immersive experience at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. A specific example of the positive impact it made in the life of a constituent, in the area of digital inclusion. The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. Interesting proposition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

t feel I can ever balance my online life with being a parent and working full time the way I would like to. tools and my outlook on literacy, available information, research, and cross-referencing opinions has changed completely. Blogging and other social media support reading, writing, listening, and critical thinking skills.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. A specific example of the positive impact it made in the life of a constituent, in the area of digital inclusion. Just tell us a little bit about your organization, and we will do the leg work in regards to story writing and polishing.

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