Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days provided that your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 19: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Calendar 270

Calendar Awareness Causes International 270

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days can inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. September.

Calendar 259

Calendar Awareness Causes Giving 259

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days often inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. September.

Calendar 261

Calendar Awareness Causes Giving 261

Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Literacy, particularly from birth through 3rd grade, is their primary focus because reading skills form the foundation for all childhood learning. Areas served: US. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Education 111

Education Grant Fund Resource 111

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. You serve on a nonprofit board of directors. Or, you are a member of management for a nonprofit organization.

Literacy 45

Literacy Research Activities Active 45

Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

When you work for an active and dynamic nonprofit or charity, it might feel like you're constantly learning new skills or building knowledge in different areas. QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits. Basic Computer and Digital Literacy Skills. Training Tailored for Nonprofits. Idealware Training in Technology Planning.

Training 87

Training Train Resource Technology 87

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

On September 8, Unesco observed its 40th International Literacy Day, from which Care2 highlights some shocking statistics on literacy around the globe and reminds us that the ability to read and write is a human right. Download the full report, Nonprofit Challenges: What Foundations Can Do. Check out their work at [link].

Literacy 58

Literacy Research Websites Business 58

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

“There are only so many homes that can be built, but when we’re able to help prepare people for homeownership through education, financial literacy, and sound advice, we can help even more.”. The Challenge.

Chicago 211

Chicago Case Study Goal Time 211

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Many nonprofits however, are not made aware of such campaigns until the day of (via social media) which is too late. Thus, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 8: International Literacy Day || #IntLiteracyDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day || #ChildrensDay. 12: International Youth Day || #IntYouthDay.

Calendar 231

Calendar Causes Campaign Social 231

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Literacy 208

Literacy eBook Images Accessibility 208

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM. Malala Fund is partnering with Haroon’s nonprofit, Orenda Project, to scale Taleemabad’s reach and respond to the sharp increase in remote learning during the pandemic. Malala Fund is partnering with ACE Charity in Nigeria to provide children.

Education 92

Education Lebanon Nigeria Broadcast 92

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Using Generative AI To Drive Your Fundraising Outcomes Allison Fine, President, Every.org Beth Kanter, Author, Trainer, and Nonprofit Innovator Carrie Cobb, Chief Data Officer, Blackbaud Artificial intelligence promises new models of fundraising, using machine learning to drive better outcomes.

Generation 96

Generation Education Blackbaud Model 96

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Universal City Studios, Inc., As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative.

Copyright 196

Copyright Law Accessibility Library 196

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

As a Visiting Scholar, Bernholz will advance the Foundation’s literacy on a range of issues, particularly digital civil society, open data, and social good. Since then, she has served as a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society where she co-leads the Digital Civil Society Lab.

Foundation 100

Foundation Philanthropy Literacy Law 100

Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

The Urban Institute is a “nonprofit research organization that provides data and evidence to help advance upward mobility and equity.” This tool provides data on schools across the country – School Districts, Colleges and Universities, Legal Units (i.e. American Council of Learned Societies.

Award 69

Award Communication Arkansas Drupal 69

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

The real-time, in the moment nature of social media increases the likelihood that donors will be inspired to give to your nonprofit on cause awareness and giving days provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote them effectively. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. September.

Awareness 100

Awareness Calendar Causes Giving 100

Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

At Kennari Consulting, we believe strongly that nonprofits should build relationships with donors – you are doing important work in a community they care about, and they are partnering to provide resources to ensure that work can happen. For many nonprofits, there are a lot of barriers to doing that effectively with their donors.

Communication 52

Communication Donor Guide Mail 52

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 20, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Ahmad is currently pursuing a master's degree Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Administration at ASU's School of Public Affairs. Public Administration.

Research 83

Research Policy Michigan Literacy 83

Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

NetSquared gathers together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who's interested in using technology for social change. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Upcoming Events.

United Kingdom 36

United Kingdom Cameroon San Francisco South America 36

BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

All of these factors ring especially true for volunteers who spend many hours sitting through board meetings on behalf of a nonprofit. Make Your Nonprofit Board Meetings Magical. Ideas include financial literacy training, fundraising discussions, or a presentation about a political or economic issue that affects your organization.

DC 40

DC Government Nonprofit Classroom 40

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Our Nonprofits Live interactive series is designed to address such questions and find solutions for the toughest organizational issues. Ken is currently working as the Worldview Literacy Project Manager at The Institute of Noetic Sciences. Pacific time on the October 25th episode of Nonprofits Live.

Collaboration 68

Collaboration Online Michigan Literacy 68

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. TechSoup's Tech Training for Nonprofits and Libraries. Learn how to implement and conduct effective tech training for your nonprofit or library staff!

Skills 36

Skills Training Train Resource 36

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? Youth in the program work at local nonprofits, but program organizers know that to truly achieve their goal of reducing youth unemployment, participants need additional support and training.

Boston 27

Boston Collaboration Help Literacy 27

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

What about literacy and education? Universities and government labs encouraging their technology transfer offices to make social licenses of new technology. Like companies, university tech transfer offices are encouraged solely to find commercially valuable applications of inventions. Regulation is helpful, but not enough.

Proposal 100

Proposal Government University Switzerland 100

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 15, 2011 Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead and Manage a Nonprofit Organization posted by Laura L. A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1] 1] In the past few decades, the nonprofit workforce has become increasingly professionalized.

Research 67

Research Arizona Literacy Studies 67

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

To most patrons, HDL merely delivers titles and page numbers as results, but the University of Michigan’s Library, one of the HathiTrust members, does allow access to the full text of copyrighted works for people with qualifying print disabilities. It allows users to search book content that contains a match for their search terms.

Accessibility 205

Accessibility Copyright Law Library 205

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Round three of #CelebrateAdobeCC — our three-month contest highlighting how nonprofits use Adobe products to spotlight their work and mission — is a wrap. Enjoy the video, and thanks for all the creativity shared by the nonprofits that participated in our contest. Our last round closed with more amazing submissions.

Adobe 36

Adobe Wisconsin San Francisco Literacy 36

Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

I based this largely on a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed rule change to expand the Universal Lifeline Program to include affordable $9.25-a-month Nonprofit Organizations Advocating for the Lifeline Expansion. Many nonprofits and libraries all across the country are doing great work around digital inclusion.

Celebrate 36

Celebrate California United States Literacy 36

Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

I based this largely on a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed rule change to expand the Universal Lifeline Program to include affordable $9.25-a-month Nonprofit Organizations Advocating for the Lifeline Expansion. Many nonprofits and libraries all across the country are doing great work around digital inclusion.

Celebrate 36

Celebrate California United States Literacy 36

NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!).

Communication 94

Communication email Marketing Reflection 94

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Facebook is hardly a new platform for nonprofit organizations to interact with supporters. According to GoodUnited , these fundraisers have since raised billions for nonprofit organizations. For your nonprofit, that means it’s a good idea to rely more heavily on Facebook Groups in your social media strategy in the new year.

Social Media 52

Social Media Media Fundraising Change 52

Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. The reason the Internet Essentials program came about was because of Comcast's recent acquisition of NBC Universal. Learn more about broadband and, in particular, get resources for expanding Internet access and digital literacy through our broadband wiki.

Internet 47

Internet Digital Program Green 47

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Third, the print book is not universally accessible. I believe in the power of books to change the world.

Accessibility 135

Accessibility eBook People Copyright 135

Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We like to think that most nonprofits are concerned about their reach toward individuals who might struggle to connect with their offerings, at least in the best of times. So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S.

Accessibility 100

Accessibility Technology Language Oregon 100

Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The Lifeline Program is funded through the Universal Service Fund via contributions from telecom companies (and their customers). They will create and promote digital literacy programs. nonprofit organizing effort advocating for U.S. Organizations Doing Notable Digital Inclusion Work. A Human Right.

Accessibility 36

Accessibility Internet Work San Francisco 36

Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

"The digital revolution is changing the hierarchy of information," said Dr. Valerie Hill in her recent visit to the Nonprofit Commons. " Dr. Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself.

Second Life 48

Second Life Library Virtual Life 48

Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

It's one of the great untold stories of nonprofit enterprise. That's where nonprofit computer refurbishers come in. There is a surprising number of nonprofit computer refurbishers in North America that now supply accessible technology equipped computers, and lately iPads and iPods to disabled people at no or low cost.

Accessibility 64

Accessibility Ohio North America Nevada 64