NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

Toms Aguilar , Progressive Technology Project; Yee Won Chong , Fundraising Consultant; Nadia Khastagir , Design Action Collective; and Chris Tuttle , Tuttle Communications. On day 2, I was part of the Visual Communications panel with four panelists (some you might recognize from the NTEN Community!):

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2010

Photo credit: Robert Leslie via TED Via Twitter, I "throw my hat into the ring" for TEDxVolcano and quickly get invited by Nathaniel to be a speaker, joining the likes of Jeff Skoll, Sally Osberg, Matthew Bishop (US bureau chief for the Economist), Larry Brilliant and other Skoll refugees. I thought it was apropos of a volcano theme.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

To celebrate, I've rounded up some of the latest news in green mobile technology news. One of the features is a new lens blur mode, which lets you play with the depth of field in your photos (you can find a similar feature on Instagram). Happy Earth Month! As always, I'll also cover other mobile news and trends.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

This raises some interesting questions for how nonprofits and libraries talk about the digital divide and how they advocate for public access technology and technology skills development. I think this has interesting implications for how organizations talk about and advocate for public access technology and skills development.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The first time I really "got" the power of accessible technology (AT) to improve the lives of people with disabilities was when I saw the PBS documentary Freedom Machines. This simply means that disabled people often have little money and can't afford the assistive technology that would greatly enhance their lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Photo By h.koppdelaney. Paul Schoemaker, founder and executive chairman of Decision Strategies international and research director of Wharton’s Mack Center for technological innovation, shares critical insights on the benefits of making well-chosen mistakes. There are countless books that tell you how to avoid mistakes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Twitter Photo by Jennifer Barr @rjenbarr. Conference is a one-of-a-kind event in Silicon Valley that brings together an unusual mix of technology leaders, Zen teachers, neuroscientists, and academics, to explore how we can live with deeper meaning and wisdom in our technology-rich age. The Wisdom 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2008

Flickr Photo by PaulGi. How are technologies and social trends impacting your supporters? Social Listening Literacy Skills. Last year, I was in a room at the BlogHer Conference where there was a discussion about how we might focus BlogHers Act Campaign on maternal health. There were many different ideas expressed.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

We worked with Young Pham, ARC’s technology support person. It will also be used for digital literacy classes, and perhaps for ESL classes. Image: Young Pham of ARC, photo by Charles Brennick. This was a five-station donation: Server computer: Core 2 Duo Dell Desktop, 6 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive. One USB hub.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Photo by Andy Field I think Chris Brogan said that the secret to Twitter is listening (or search), not blasting your message out. How are technologies and social trends impacting your supporters? Social Listening Literacy Skills. I'm paraphrasing. What are they saying about your organization? How are their preferences changing?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

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. Photo: phonakins. Enroll in Online Courses from easyLearning. About 75 percent of unemployed adults have reading or writing difficulties.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Featured Photo: Using Texting to Increase Literacy in Afghanistan by Afghan Institute of Learning. Because Instagram has a limit on the length of the video (60 seconds), consider creating an abridged or teaser version of your video. You just learned how to make a video for your nonprofit with your smartphone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. Henry Jenkins notes that it isn't about the tools and that it was more about the culture growing up around the technology. He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. NMC Flickr Photos. It starts in the home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Photo by Marcopolos I'm a few weeks away from SXSW where I'll be leading a session called " Nonprofit Social Media ROI Poetry Slam " which will incorporate a lot of audience interaction. What's different is that the backchannel is being used in non-technology conferences.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The intruder was able to get names, addresses, genders, birth dates, and even photos of children — more than six million children. Finally, here's the sci-fi technology that is becoming reality. I have some recommendations my What Is Nonprofit Technology article, featured in this month’s NTEN Connect."

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It’s also very easy for just about anyone to put on due to modern portable karaoke technology. One huge benefit of technology is that these are no longer cash-only events. Photo Contest Photo costs are incredibly diverse. Charge for tickets and offer prom-themed activities like photo booths, limo rides, etc.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

We're sure we can do this because our technology allows us to cost-effectively and rapidly scale Bookshare.org. In this photo, Tyler is listening to a book from Bookshare.org on his school's laptop with the assistance of the Kurzweil 3000 audio software. Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Especially when working with technology, leading with tools instead of mission-driven projects is a mistake. There is a preponderance of reports about the value of new media literacies towards educating productive citizens of the 21st century. Second, you need to find the right tool to implement your idea.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Makphet Restaurant Vientiane, Laos (and other locations) Makphet Restaurant, photo by Backpack Foodie Like DDD, Friends-International started its efforts in Cambodia and then spread its programs to Laos. I especially appreciate Big Brother Mouse because of their shared focus on access to literacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2012

Photo by Sean MacEntee. We’re streaming video, posting photos, sharing personal information and listening to music, not to mention “checking in” wherever we go. We guide parents through raising kids in this digital age, and provide digital literacy curriculum to educators at no cost. And now it’s your turn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Flickr Photo by DonkeyHotey. Ironically, many of these users might buy commercial ebooks, but the anti-piracy technology built into many ebook systems are not compatible with the technology these users employ to get the books in Braille or synthetic speech. He offered to do this guest post about it. government or even (heavens!)

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

This is an example of a peer-to-peer event page by BEACON for Adult Literacy.]. BEACON for Adult Literacy’s peer-to-peer page draws users in with a branded banner image showcasing what this event is and the core mission—adult literacy. The fundraiser leaderboard and thermometer are testaments to the success of the event.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

We saw the potential in this story and dispatched a reporter and photojournalist to interview the town's residents, write up a feature for our online newspaper, and create a photo essay. Take the time to package the story as best you can: add photos, video, audio, pull quotes, infographics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

Photo by James Jordan I'm actually in the clouds, flying to California on Virgin America using the (not free) wifi listening to Mark Pesce's keynote via Mike Seyfang delivered the other day at Connecting Up Australia the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Australia (see web site for details). I keynoted the conference last year.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

" Joseph's initiative, the Online Leadership Program , integrates a "youth development approach when tackling international and public policy issues with youth media programs that build digital literacy, foster substantive online dialogues, develop resources for educators, and promote civic participation." Photo: Br3nda.

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