Nimble AMS

MAY 17, 2022

Modern technology streamlines work processes, allowing employees to take on new projects and grow their skill sets. . Why this disconnect in data literacy? However, all changes in prioritizing technology and data literacy must begin at the top. Explain your organization’s emphasis on technology training and data literacy.

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Technology Literacy Associations Retention 141

Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

In this article, we unpack the lessons learned from a nonprofit’s chatbot project to dispense mental health advice that went wrong, and how nonprofits can reduce the risks when adopting ChatGPT and other generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. Responsible use also requires people to be in charge of the bots at all times.

Literacy 138

Literacy Advice Test Training 138

Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Simply getting new members to understand how to read a finance statement is another first step to financial literacy for board members. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Start at the recruitment stage.

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Build Literacy Nonprofit Exercise 109

NTEN

APRIL 29, 2021

Fellows join a year-long, project-based, professional development cohort. They create and implement ambitious projects to increase opportunities for adults in their communities to learn essential digital skills and receive grants to help launch their programs. Previous fellows have implemented impressive and groundbreaking projects.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. The Global NGO Technology Report is a biennial research project that seeks to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use web and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, mobile technology, and productivity software.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

In addition to these approaches, we asked a handful of industry experts (including our CEO) what else associations should be doing, and they offered these pro tips: Develop a data strategy (we recently held a webinar about how to create a lightweight framework for building your data strategy) Build an executive dashboard (see what our Pulse Dashboard (..)

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Associations Product Virtual Survey 320

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

He also championed an open source ethos so that our work can be broadly shared (you can view all our open source projects on GitHub ). Overseeing the Accessibility Metadata Project , with which we led a collaborative effort to develop standards for accessibility metadata.

Open Source 184

Open Source Literacy eBook Empowerment 184

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Do you have an idea for a world-changing project that could bloom with some seed money? The new Pollination Project is giving $1,000 seed grants to individual changemakers, every day, 365 days a year.

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Project Grant Change Detroit 79

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 8, 2006

Route 66 Literacy began its first beta at Community Association for Rehabilitation, Inc. We were delighted by the feedback from the users and the C·A·R staff about the results, and we're planning to press ahead to raise money to take this project to the next stage. C·A·R) in January, here in Palo Alto, California.

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Literacy California Press Children 100

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. This is important here in the U.S.,

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Literacy eBook Images Accessibility 208

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

You can also check out projects like “The 1619 Project” and look up educational events led by expert guest speakers and historians near you. Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers. Donate to support their mission here.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In this sense, impact metrics are the specific measures of the positive and negative effects of an intervention, action, or project on individuals, communities, or the environment. Your impact metrics should be relevant to the intervention, action, or project being evaluated, as well as your organization’s broader mission and goals.

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Metrics Impact Guide Literacy 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Source: Pew Internet and America Life Project: " Networked Workers " Study. Michele Martin and Tony Karer have been blogging at the Work Literacy blog for several months now. The topics they look at are what I might call social media literacy skills. Mostly they are aware, but haven't experienced it.

Literacy 50

Literacy Social Media Skills Media 50

sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

Funders providing these types of gifts have a responsibility to trust their grantees to do what’s best for the organization while also supporting them with financial literacy. The Trust Based Philanthropy Project is a five-year funder initiative that addresses inherent power imbalances between foundations and nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

In Chicago, Habitat’s commitment is to local families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance through housing and development projects. 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.”.

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Chicago Case Study Goal Time 215

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. The Vice President of Global Literacy leads Benetech’s biggest program, standing at the confluence of some of the most active and rapidly evolving fields: digital content, EdTech, domestic and international education, and user-centered design.

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Technology Literacy Social Uganda 100

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. CityOptions The best idea we received last year for a new project is getting underway! and James L. with the books they need for educational success.

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Guatemala Literacy Qatar Open Source 159

Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

More time – your staff can spend more time on valuable projects rather than creating reports or developing Excel spreadsheets. Lifetime value – you can use data analytics to project the lifetime value (LTV) of members and you can break down the LTV by segments. Some associations have saved hundreds of hours on report creation per year.

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Analytics Language Associations Case Study 169

Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

of firms report that the pace of investment in these projects is accelerating. Investments in data governance, data literacy, programs that build awareness of the value and impact of data within an organization, represent an important step in the right direction. Demonstrate your commitment to a data-driven transformation.

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Associations Data Analytics Culture 130

Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Let’s look at some examples: The Soul Box Project. The Soul Box Project added images and a brief description so donors know how their donation will make an impact. Leap for Literacy. Leap for Literacy added a video about their organization at the top of their landing page. Paz De Cristo Community.

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Los Angeles Impact Donation Kansas City 116

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Literacy eBook United Kingdom Accessibility 158

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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Digital Literacy Community Build 66

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2009

Betsy Beaumon, formerly of BEA Systems and numerous other high tech roles (including founding her own social enterprise in the 1990s), has joined us as our new Vice President and General Manager of Literacy Programs. Tags: literacy Benetech Beaumon Bookshare. The press release on the appointment has much more detail.

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Leadership Literacy News Press 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

But, everyone can raise their data literacy, especially visualization. So, as I curate resources on this topic, I was excited to discover Rahul Bhargava – a data nerd who writes the Data Therapy Blog for the MIT Center for Civic Media. .” Why this resource? To create change, data must lead to action.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2014

They are keys to web literacy and innovation. There are many organizations fueling the maker movement and teaching web literacy. The Mozilla Foundations Webmaker project is doing both. Alan Rosenblatt. Director of Digital Strategy. What do words and phrases like Webmaker, Maker Parties, and Thimble have in common?

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Web Literacy Open Source Teach 63

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! We’re also expanding our efforts to help more people in the U.S.,

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India Literacy Global Accessibility 142

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2011

We use technology to create products and projects that serve humanity where the market will fail to go because they offer modest financial returns. We are expanding our new projects pipeline, growing our capacity to make social change through technology. And we’re nowhere near done!

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Technology Change Social Literacy 150

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Their first project is a secondary school for 1,200 girls in Afghanistan where the female literacy rate is only 12%. Also known as Project Wonkhai, the school opened it’s doors in March 2009. Let’s help them get started on Twitter by following them at @CoWReachnTeach.

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Twitter Afghanistan Literacy Nonprofit 192

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. She will be working with the Foundation’s multiple grantmaking programs on myriad projects. She is working on her second book, tentatively titled, The Future of Good.

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Foundation Philanthropy Literacy Law 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

We are looking for examples of youth blogging projects, i.e., cases where the organization encouraged, supported, and/or facilitated the teens in blogging (presumably as part of the organization's mission and goals, e.g., to help youth learn leadership skills, literacy skills, build community, etc.). What examples do you know about?

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Teen Examples Project Literacy 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Through this three-year project—made possible with support from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind as well as India’s adoption of a new copyright exception for people with print disabilities —we will pilot Bookshare International at scale in India.

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Global India Mobile Impact 134

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Many of our projects turn on legal questions, and our attorneys are a core part of figuring out solutions that will have real positive impact on society. Right now, we have multiple law school clinics that would love to tackle new projects with us, projects we actually have but lack the bandwidth to pursue.

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United States Library Copyright License 134

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2011

Last quarter Betsy Beaumon presented the future of our Literacy program including Bookshare. Next quarter will be our new projects meeting, where we talk about the pipeline of new ideas for Benetech social enterprises. Each of our quarterly meetings tends to focus on big strategic issues facing Benetech.

Literacy 150

Literacy Disaster Phone Press 150

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program. Bookshare is dramatically exceeding its five-year collection and member targets at the close of the fourth year of our Bookshare for Education (B4E) project funded by the U.S. We’re honored and proud to embark upon this new project!

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Impact Technology eBook Student 140

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Here’s some things she mentioned that I thought were useful: The new digital literacy is not finding the information, but being able to make choices when you had enough information flood your brain and take the time to synthesize. “Batch Concepts” – If you are working on five different stories, don’t jump around.

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Arts Literacy Brain Reflection 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

SocialCoding4Good We are very excited about our SocialCoding4Good project, one of our Benetech Labs initiatives, which is working to increase the engagement of the technology sector with social good initiatives beyond just the scope of our own programs. billion poor and unbanked. Martus Desktop 4.5 and Mobile Martus 1.2

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Open Source Africa Zimbabwe Malawi 183

NTEN

JANUARY 26, 2021

Knowing how much employee and volunteer time is spent on projects and priorities equips leaders to be more strategic with their decisions, ensuring that every dollar goes further. More than half want a list of specific projects supported by the nonprofit before they contribute. Overhead projections. Conclusion.

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