ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

1 This study, Financial Literacy and Knowledge in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF) , "engaged a random sample of primarily human service nonprofits, as well as health, civic, environmental, arts, and education nonprofits." And there should be board policies about how reserve funds can be used and the authorization for such use.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

The Zero to Three Policy Center, an organization is an independent, non-partisan research-based voice that educates the public and political leaders about the unique developmental needs of babies and toddlers. ” We partnered with the Urban Institute’s Center on Education and Policy to reinvision their Education Data Explorer.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Over the course of a three-year grant , Champions implement ambitious, goal-oriented projects and participate in advocacy campaigns aimed at changing local and national policies that hinder equal access to education. The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM. About the Authors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S., as well as our Human Rights Program, which supports activists fighting injustice around the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2011

The centerpiece of our Benetech board of directors meeting this week was the Benetech Human Rights Program. Last quarter Betsy Beaumon presented the future of our Literacy program including Bookshare. Each of our quarterly meetings tends to focus on big strategic issues facing Benetech.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

early childhood development programs, supplemental learning opportunities, and innovative educational programming for indigenous children, migrants, refugees, child laborers, and children with disabilities. They provide education tailored to girls’ needs. Areas served: Worldwide. International Paper Foundation. Kars4Kids Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

A thought leader in the intersection of philanthropy, law, policy, and technology, Bernholz writes about the business of giving in books, articles, and her award-winning blog, Philanthropy2173.com. She will be working with the Foundation’s multiple grantmaking programs on myriad projects.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Scott Pinkelman, digital literacy innovation specialist at the Free Library of Philadelphia , recently presented on this important topic at the Digital Shift online conference. But with proper education, Internet users can fight back against these digital creeps.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

Financial literacy is an area where “fake until you make it” doesn’t apply. While most undergraduate programs cover the basics of accounting, the practices of a nonprofit bring a new level of complexity to the art of numbers and reporting. ” After all, you need to build sustainable support for your programs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

Harkin’s work, especially his efforts to guarantee that every child has the opportunity to pursue quality education, infuses everything we at Benetech do through our Literacy Program to transform the lives and outcomes of individuals with disabilities. million to 6 million by 2015.

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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 This verifier will use existing programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to determine eligibility. a-month home broadband.

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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 This verifier will use existing programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to determine eligibility. a-month home broadband.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

"We hope that free Wi-Fi will be a resource that the city and other local groups will be able to use in their efforts to bridge the digital divide and make their community stronger," said Veronica Bell, a senior manager for public policy and government relations at Google, in a statement. Powering Communities with Tech.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

Have a Clear Privacy Policy. A privacy policy can help your nonprofit gain your constituents' trust and shows that you care about protecting those who support your cause. When you're crafting your privacy policy, you might also assess every piece of information you collect or plan to collect for a future campaign or project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Activities are typically group undertakings in the form of programs that help nonprofit staff acquire self-care habits and practices that address well-being, not just physical health. Interfaith literacy events and interesting learning opportunities. 5 floating holidays and 7 fixed holidays per year.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

Have a Clear Privacy Policy. A privacy policy can help your nonprofit gain your constituents' trust and shows that you care about protecting those who support your cause. When you're crafting your privacy policy, you might also assess every piece of information you collect or plan to collect for a future campaign or project.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community, policy, government and business leaders who work for fairness in banking, housing and business.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

VietNet-ICT also actively participates in policy discussions to formulate laws and policies relating to information, technology, and communication towards sustainable development and equity. The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Are there insights we can gather than can help us improve a program? What do they like or dislike about your program or service? What is your policy about responding? Are there negative issues/complaints that we need to correct? Is there an articulated need that we can help fulfill? Who in the organization will do the listening?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Listening Literacy View more presentations from kanter. Listening Literacy Skills Whether your nonprofit is using listening tools that are free or a professional tool to take a deeper dive, after you figure out who will do the listening and how to make it actionable , it's time to address the nitty gritty of what and how. .

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

" Digital Democracy's approach to achieving this mission is based on the following three stages: Digital literacy: Getting individuals to understand the tools and how to use them. Digital citizenship: In the final stage, communities can use these tools and knowledge to work with governments and affect policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Earlier in the week, USC Institute for Media Literacy and the Seton Hall School of Law launched a "Virtual Guantanamo" to focus on public policy issues surrounding the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in June to expand the Universal Lifeline program to include broadband, following a public comment period. "Closing the digital divide will take more than one year and more than one policy change. We're not talking about the race to expand Internet access in space here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Facebook is also being used for internal communications - conversations between staff about how programs are going as well as cultivate the next generation of donors. How do increase internet literacy with communities? User policies - a standard policy of user/community conduct is useful. they have a YouTube Channel.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

By elevating the voices of community leaders and shining a light on the importance of climate justice, we can help bridge the connection between policy-level decisions and tangible impacts on local communities. It’s twofold: It’s the policies we can set, but how we act upon those comes down to the local community level.”.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A story about your organization’s history, programs, and future goals is unlikely to get picked up by a newspaper, TV station, or digital publication. Do you have a new program or a program expansion? . Keep the pitch focused on the issue, not what programs your nonprofit offers to help people. It’s just too broad.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

They fund organizations and programs in economic security, freedom from violence, and health. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities. Areas served: Chicago metropolitan area. New Venture Fund.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

They fund organizations and programs in economic security, freedom from violence, and health. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities. Areas served: Chicago metropolitan area. New Venture Fund.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Without getting too deeply in the weeds, 21st Century Skills is a phrase that has gained a lot of traction in US policy circles around education and workforce development. In the session, MOSI staff showed video of themselves engaging with visitors before and after working in the REFLECTS program, and the difference was impressive.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

Urban Sprouts is a school gardening program that serves low-income youth from San Fransico's underserved neighborhoods. Abby Rosenheck: Urban sprouts is a school garden program where we support middle and high schools in San Francisco to build school gardens at their school, so the students grow, prepare, eat--the whole thing.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

And these conversations weren't exclusive to the program events. Casual discussions were steeped in government policies, national literacy rates, and worldwide attitudes towards science. It was not unusual for a person to pull out a document showing national dropout rates for their country in the middle of a cocktail party.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

” We partnered with the Urban Institute’s Center on Education and Policy to reenvision their Education Data Explorer. The Urban Institute is a “nonprofit research organization that provides data and evidence to help advance upward mobility and equity.” Farm to School Census. Arcturus – Website for School/University.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Without a solid financial story, the impact our programs have made, and will continue to make, would not be possible. Those who envision what could be possible by having Benetech apply innovative technology to the areas of Literacy, Human Rights, and the Environment, and who enable us to explore new opportunities for creating social good.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

I was building social media contacts with progressive policy organizations and conducting a routine communications capacity audit. We had a similar experience recently here at Microsoft when we heard a story about a student who participates in our Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2023

From membership to social to programs to surveys to fundraising to research, it may seem like every department in your organization is drowning in data. And you need to align your organization around policies and processes to make sure data is handled in a standardized—and even more importantly—ethical manner.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

Global Kids' Online Leadership Program. The Online Leadership Program has been working with youth in New York City to design video games for 10 years now. It has become increasingly popular in gaming to blend fantasy-based solutions with real-life social issues. " The Playing 4 Peace Challenge.

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