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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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How to successfully recruit and retain staff with innovative technology

Nimble AMS

Automation improves the employee work-life balance, and simultaneously lowers job stress levels. Modern technology streamlines work processes, allowing employees to take on new projects and grow their skill sets. . Offer technology training for all employees. Why this disconnect in data literacy?

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. At Common Sense, we believe these skills are as essential to thriving in the 21st century as reading and writing.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . Educational Assistance and Training Programs. New Earth Foundation “seeks to fund innovative projects that enhance life on our planet and brighten the future, furthering peace.”

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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

Qgiv

About Black History Month Black History Month began when Harvard-trained historian Carter G. In September of 1915, he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) before establishing the second week of February as Negro History Week in 1925. Donate to support their mission here.

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Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are six fantastic books that I read this year that help you gain 21st century skills like learning from failure, reflection, visualization, and more. Each of these life-changing innovations was the result of many missteps and an occasional brilliant insight that turned a mistake into a surprising portal of discovery. Schoemaker.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

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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