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Building A Nonprofit Board That Understands Financial Stewardship

Kindful

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. You want board members who are able to successfully function in the role of financial stewardship of your nonprofit. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Teach them about fundraising. Their roles and responsibilities have greater weight.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Success in highly technical roles relies just as much on customer service and change management as on technical abilities. One approach to documenting skill requirements could be to create a matrix of skills and roles for your organization. Northstar Digital Literacy has some online assessments free to individuals.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

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. Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. Defining Digital Literacy.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is all about the data, but data is playing a huge role in civic engagement strategies and if people or nonprofits lack the skills to use it for civic engagement goals, that poses a problem.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. There is also a social change role. He suggests these goals: 1.

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How to Show Visual Impact on Your Online Donation Forms

Qgiv

In fact, you’ve most likely heard every industry leader teach this until they’re blue in the face! Leap for Literacy. Leap for Literacy added a video about their organization at the top of their landing page. Donation form and landing page best practices. Check out this article on mobile friendly donation pages to learn more!

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Client Spotlight: Byte Back

Qgiv

They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training. There are short-term, mid-term, and long-term volunteer roles available to fit a variety of schedules. You can volunteer as a career assistant, workshop presenter, tutor, a success coach/mentor, or a Board member.