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. With our Read2Go app, Bookshare members can now search, download and read Bookshare books and periodicals on their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices. and James L.

Guatemala 159

Guatemala Literacy Qatar Open Source 159

Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

You can also search in your community for existing school supply donation drives to donate to. JA teaches students financial literacy, professional skills, and everything else they need to become independent adults in both in-school and after-school programs. Then, drop off donations to schools in need. Volunteer at your local school.

National 52

National Awareness Student Classroom 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

It allows users to search book content that contains a match for their search terms. This fair use victory is crucial not only for our present work, but also for our social mission at large and for the future of our work under our Global Literacy program.

Accessibility 205

Accessibility Copyright Law Library 205

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

He is constantly searching for new opportunities clients can leverage to achieve differentiation, develop competitive advantages, and better communicate their brand story. It is his mission to help clients transform their data into strategy and provide an integrated approach that blends creativity with technological sophistication.

Causes 92

Causes Consultant Empowerment Storytelling 92

Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Internet.org also plans to develop leaner apps for e-mail, search and social networks that will be very low-cost or free. Google's Free Zone program offers wireless users free access to Gmail, search and the first page clicked through from a search’s results on any phone that can connect to the Internet. Criticisms.

Global 64

Global Digital New York Literacy 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Occasionally, I would egosurf , or search for my name on the Web. I could search and quickly add that search to my reader. Just follow these steps: Go to Google's Blog Search. Search for your name or your organization's name. Refine your search terms, if necessary. This started when I was in high school.

Massachusetts 91

Massachusetts Literacy Search Mail 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Can we expect that down the road five or ten years that we might have "social literacies, skills, and competencies" at the nonprofit staff level? Certainly we have a baseline of digital literacy skills , but what does that mean in web 2.0, 4) IGoogle - this would your customized gateway. social media context?

Social Media 87

Social Media Product Google Social 87

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. . Technorati.

Literacy 51

Literacy Technorati RSS Bookmarking 51

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

Financial literacy is an area where “fake until you make it” doesn’t apply. These can be searched and read through the IRS and organizations like Guidestar. . In a sector where budgets are typically tight, there is no position exempt from understanding some basic accounting principles.

Team 77

Team Nonprofit Profit Fund 77

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. Social Listening Literacy Skills. This is a listening project and you'll be "searching" as well as participating. Use Twitter Search or one of the other Twitter search clients.

Twitter 94

Twitter Mashup Profile Search 94

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. Also, don’t miss out on my lists for Education and Arts & Culture funders. Gray Family Foundation.

Conservancy 57

Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 3, 2010

There are probably a zillion places to search for information about grant funding opportunities and you could spend countless hours doing so. Let’s try to speed up your search. To search for government grant opportunities, follow these 5 steps. Step 4: Click on the category of the grant opportunity you are searching for.

Fund 59

Fund United States Grant Foundation 59

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Their mother might be in one of those photos. More and more, now we can.

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Also involved in your organization is her daughter Nina, a 22-year-old literacy coach who volunteers her time for many of your projects focused on children. You have Rhonda, a 65-year-old novelist and a regular supporter of your literary foundation. She has both donated to your annual fund and volunteered for events like galas and dinners.

Database 52

Database Guide Nonprofit Gift 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The ability to search effectively for information online and to be able to discern the quality and veracity of the information one finds and then communicate these findings well (referred to as digital literacy). Synthesizing (being able to bring together details from many sources). Being strategically future-minded.

Network 110

Network Work System Teen 110

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

One 21 century work place literacy is sense-making of information together and alone. The discovery tools help you discover the best stuff through the use of RSS feeds and persistent search. (You That’s less true. Robin suggests that you need two sets of tools: discovery and curation tools.

Content 101

Content Skype Learning Slides 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2007

Search on flickr using creative commons licensing. The point that blogging builds literacy - you show me a bunch of photos of kids at computers and a screenshot of the Starbucks campaign. What are you trying say about the connection between blogging and literacy? Did you have to use your own photos as part of the assignment?

Slides 50

Slides Integration Music Literacy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

It made remember the workshops I taught way back in 1993 for arts people about Internet literacy - the web was just getting started. What does the Internet look like ? Liz Strauss asks if crayons qualify as social media. I handed them crayons and paper and asked them to draw a picture of the Internet and then share with someone else.

Social Media 50

Social Media Media Remix Slides 50

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! The Reading, Literacy and Learning Conference. The Reading, Literacy and Learning Conference. It's finally here! These conferences range in size, location, and topic. We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants.

Calendar 111

Calendar Conference Las Vegas San Diego 111

Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

For example, North Texas Library Partners mentioned that they created Information Assistant , an Android app that promotes information literacy. services, including catalog search and patron account management. Some organizations are already building their own apps. There was some interest in using apps to improve processes and.

Library 61

Library Survey Sample Nonprofit 61

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The program specializes in Internet job search, resume preparation support, software training workshops, English as a second language (ESL) classes, and an Earned Income Tax Credit Program developed in conjunction with United Way of King County. It will also be used for digital literacy classes, and perhaps for ESL classes.

Seattle 36

Seattle Case Study Associations Studies 36

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

But while global experts search for solutions to bridge the worsening digital divide for women, it turns out the answers are at our fingertips. In mid- to low-income countries this statistic soars to a 25-40 percent access gap between women and men. Today, she is using technology to help fellow trafficking victims. That’s just the beginning.

Digital 20

Digital Empowerment Argentina Literacy 20

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Create a training program to ensure social media literacy. Learn more from yesterday's Blogwell Conference by searching the #blogwell hashtag on Twitter. In case you missed this freezing cold yet informative day, here are my favorite key points from each session.

Social Media 33

Social Media Conference Media Social 33

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

I opened up a search on the tag in one tab and in another tab the replies to me. . Looks like the work would take approximately 3-6 hours (figure out interview questions, conduct the interview, post the transcript) depending on your twitter literacy skills. The mechanics of participating were fairly easy for me.

Interview 50

Interview Reflection Experiment Brain 50

Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

Consider what happens on the online every 60 seconds ( source ): 4 million Google searches. American Literacy is Iffy. Often, they’re searching for something specific. You’re not just competing with other nonprofits in your space; you’re also competing with the Internet as a whole. 1 million hours of YouTube videos are watched.

Web 37

Web Effective Attention Structure 37

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. I also use Google desktop search and search when I need to retrieve. changing habits is another story).

RSS 50

RSS Listserv Tools Blogher 50

Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The software applications WordQ + SpeakQ provide writing assistance and speech recognition help for people with disabilities, new language learners, and those who are learning literacy. The website has a free search service that lists hardware and software products and vendors and matches products to particular needs.

Accessibility 64

Accessibility Ohio North America Nevada 64

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Forty percent find charities through plain old web searches. In 2016, doing traditional search engine optimization on our websites will be good for fundraising — just like it was 10 years ago. According to research by Adobe, only 3 percent of people find charities by following social media links. Communications and Marketing.

Tech 36

Tech Change Mobile Images 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2005

Starting way back in 1995-96 when the web was just starting to explode with content, I focused a lot on searching skills, information literacy skills, how to organize and retrieve your finds, etc. Note to self: Time to rethink the old 1998-99 version of " Zen and the Art of Internet Searching " to incorporate tags/blogs).

Teach 50

Teach Web Learning Lesson 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Raymond raised some good reflective questions about backchannels that are still very relevant four years later as back channels goe more mainstream and search for best practices on how to incorporate them into our conferencing experience. See Dave Winer's comments here, or as someone on the vlog list "Fighting for civilty using rudeness.".

Reflection 69

Reflection Conference Resource Arts 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2007

His post about how he discovered the photo and how he planned to use it (or not): I was preparing for tomorrow's virtual session with Alan, D'Arcy, and Jim , doing a search on CC-licensed stuff in Flickr tagged with "mashup," when I came across the image above. It wasn't quite right for the page I ended up assembling.

Remix 50

Remix Mashup PowerPoint Classroom 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information. Some argue that young people acquire these key skills by interacting with popular culture. Transmedia Navigation ??? Networking ???

Participatory 50

Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Here you can search for grants by keyword, by the type of organization that is eligible for the grant, the agency in charge of the grant, or the grant category. Start locally with your search. You can also search for grants specific to your impact area. The first stop for government grants is www.Grants.gov.

Grant 85

Grant Government Fund Foundation 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2005

Will work with the instructors or lab volunteers on these areas: Step 1: Identify Useful, High Quality Internet Resources Tech Skills: Internet Search Skills, Information Literacy. Also, it is an easy step from using the browser to bookmark topic related Internet resources to using a social bookmarkiing manager such as del.ici.ous.

Delicious 50

Delicious Tag Integration Technology 50

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

WFP USA shared their blog post of Rani’s story on Facebook for Literacy Day on September 8. Hashtags are an important tool for increasing Instagram post visibility because many more people follow and search for content using hashtags on Instagram than on Facebook. This eye-catching photo invited viewers to click to take a closer look.

Channel 247

Channel Sierra Leone Story Digital 247

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2007

If there is time there will be more boxes to search for. The first level is the second life literacy skills - how you move around and communicate. Rosie will give you another group's notecard and you will need to go and look for their box. When you find it take another picture with all your group and the found box in it.

Second Life 50

Second Life Group Life Practice 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

In doing a Google search on the term, Harvard Business School has an ad listing: “Social Enterprise Programs for Senior Managers. It should be noted that Google has more than five million instances of websites using the phrase “social enterprise.” Universities have programs on learning how to run social enterprises.

Social 196

Social Literacy Open Source Application 196