Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2011

computer centers, recruiting trainers and volunteers, creating lesson plans, and. their computer skills. How to Evaluate Your Digital Literacy Program Thursday, June 30, 11 a.m. computer-related programs, those who support digital literacy programs, or BTOP. If this sounds like you, join us for this upcoming online event!

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them. Your participants get the chance to showcase their unique skills–whether it’s singing, dancing, or any other talent they’d like to show off. Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

One of the themes that came up is the gap in skills of citizens and nonprofits and the use of data. 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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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

When you work for an active and dynamic nonprofit or charity, it might feel like you're constantly learning new skills or building knowledge in different areas. And while you might be a super worker or volunteer, you're not super human so you shouldn't be expected to know everything about everything. Citrix GoToTraining.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Many volunteer managers cite recruitment as their greatest challenge; however, Brudney and Meijs (2009) contend that “the preoccupation with recruitment distracts attention and resources from the management and retention of volunteers” (p. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

In fact, his reading skills are above average and he is on track to be an honor roll student. For example, this summer, SocialCoding4Good organized “code sprints” at Google and LinkedIn during the companies’ volunteer service events, GoogleServe and LinkedIn for Good InDay. Bookshare has made my homework easier,” Brennan says.

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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. and James L. We believe that having more minds working simultaneously on a problem increases the odds of solving that problem well and quickly.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

Volunteer at your local school. Even before the school year begins, many schools need volunteers to help run their back-to-school events and help students get acclimated. Volunteer to help at back-to-school registration days or help out at any welcome back fun fests or picnics schools have planned. Junior Achievement.

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2014

With 500-600 active volunteers at any given time, it’s easy to understand that, not only does the community love this organization, but volunteers are key to the success of the mission. Volunteers help staff triage and test incoming electronics donations, then help tear down or rebuild components. Lego Robotics!)

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Email Campaigns : AI writers can help nonprofits create effective email campaigns that increase engagement, donations, and volunteer participation. They may also lack the support and resources they need to grow their skills and share their work with others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Last week I was got to work on a week-long service trip in Cusco, Peru as part of Wake: Women’s Alliance for Knowledge Exchange #Tech2empower program where womwn in who work in technology volunteer to share their professional skills and knowledge with women-run business owners. Training in breeding is part of the program.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

They’ll come to your signature event and maybe even volunteer to clean up afterward. Knowing where and how to find monthly donors for your nonprofit is a key skill in successful fundraising, and one you’ll certainly want to get good at! Current volunteers. They’ll share your content. More on that in a moment. Offer a Challenge.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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NTEN

JANUARY 26, 2021

Time tracking enables nonprofits to understand and report on employee activity, creating insights into where additional support may be needed with volunteers or where staff time can be prioritized to perform higher-value work. Professionalism in financial literacy & intentionality. Overhead projections. Conclusion.

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BoardAssist

JULY 19, 2017

But for most of our candidates, your greatest assets are the knowledge and experience you have gathered from working in the for-profit world; skills that many nonprofit boards sorely lack and desperately need. Maybe he is a public school teacher who develops an after-school literacy program for under-served children in his community.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Paul, MN / TBD.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Despite the flexibility, comprehensiveness, and mainstream popularity of WordPress, it does require skill, which is fine if you're the independent type with a soft spot for customization. Still, some skill is required, and many libraries and nonprofits take this to heart, having limited capacity if something goes horribly wrong.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2014

You just need to master a few tech literacy skills, and come to grips with what most of the big challenges have in common." He's been a volunteer forum host at TechSoup for 10 years and in his current position as a network and systems administrator for a nonprofit federally qualified health center for 12 years.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

In addition to journalism training, the women attend literacy and computer skills classes and are ultimately employed as by GPI where their experience and relationships enable them to report from the perspective of community members on the social injustice and other issues that impact them.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

[2] To better understand the skills and knowledge needed by nonprofit professionals, we conducted a needs-assessment study based on surveys of NMI instructors, advisory board members, alumni, and participants in NMI courses since 2007. We too dersire more instruction on financial literacy. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

day of creative/volunteer leave each month. . Interfaith literacy events and interesting learning opportunities. Studies confirm that creative activities – painting, drawing, dancing, playing music, theatre, or singing – can improve employee productivity and skills. 5 floating holidays and 7 fixed holidays per year.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers. It also matches philanthropists with volunteer opportunities and funding recommendations. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Symantec offers a generous Matching Gift Program — up to $1,000 per employee per year — and also rewards sustained volunteerism by making a contribution to organizations where employees volunteer their time through their Dollars for Doers Program. Education received approximately 50 percent of Symantec’s dollars.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Although they grew more popular because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual volunteer opportunities are likely here to stay. Besides keeping people safe during the pandemic, virtual volunteering also allows nonprofits to: Reach a more geographically far-flung audience. Ask volunteers what they’d like to see. Why is that?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2016

Cultural Vistas is a nonprofit cultural exchange organization that gives young professionals and students the opportunity to work in another country and develop their skills. For instance, you could do a fun visual for "3 Ways to Support Example Charity" and outline different ways people can donate or volunteer.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, education is essential to keep knowledge and skills up to date. 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. Volunteer Management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Last month I wrote a guest post for Brian Solis titled " Listening Literacy for Nonprofits " which outlines some of the basic how-tos. Listening and engaging with the long tail - they may not be celebrities or influential bloggers - but when a crisis hits or need people to spread the world - they become activated like an army of volunteers.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

It can be as simple as something like “we partner with people working at the community level” or “we have staff/volunteers/partners who are in [x location] doing…”. When either is misappropriated or used casually to refer to someone who is skilled at any random thing, their importance and significance are greatly diminished.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Technologists and consultants will find opportunities to put your expertise to social good, as well as the potential for lasting relationships (be they paid or volunteer) with leading organizations in your community. Toronto, Canada: Toronto Net Tuesday: Digital Literacy for Nonprofits. Africa Open Data Conference.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

It''s important to equip them to learn leadership skills and hear what they are thinking. Fifth Third Foundation provides quarterly opportunities at work for staff to volunteer, often organized philanthropy efforts. This brings a deeper meaning to their work and fosters long-term volunteering efforts.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Full-time volunteer and board member Mercedes Pellet told us, "We could not have afforded the Desktop Office Suite for 50 employees — Office 365 is a real blessing. The program offers year-round dance lessons and an annual event in which 80 children are joined by volunteers from professional dance schools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Yohannes Gebregeorgis "Moved by the lack of children's books and literacy in his native Ethiopia, Yohannes Gebregeorgis established Ethiopia Reads , bringing free public libraries and literacy programs to thousands of Ethiopian children." She and volunteer camera crews have taped roughly 3,000 inmate messages."

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2015

Gentle Carousel also has a literacy program called Reading Is Magic that brings the horses into schools, libraries, and at-risk youth programs. Besides being an amazing charity, Gentle Carousel has a monumental Facebook presence for a completely volunteer-run operation.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2015

And one in five, or 23 percent of the adult American population , is functionally illiterate or lacks basic skills past a fourth-grade reading level. New Heights, by promoting literacy through a wide range of programs, has produced radical results. For some, this bleak reality is also a call to action. Taking Education to New Heights.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

If people see your volunteers rolling up at an event and think, “Uh oh, my sweet tooth is about to take over,” then you’re on the right track. Get your volunteers (and their kids) involved and make it a fun, day-long event that raises spirits along with funds. Either way, there’s a lot of low-cost fun to be had.

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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. Both posts also use a photo of Dustin volunteering as the featured image. It would be tough to explain its important role in his story in a brief social post that is also meant to encourage people to volunteer.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills.

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