Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. He suggests these goals: 1.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 5, 2008

The article makes this sound like a new idea, but The Hunger Site (and their later projects for breast cancer, children’s health, literacy, rain forest protection, and animal rescue) has been doing this since 1999. The San Francisco Chronicle published an article about everywun.com , a new click-to-give site.

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2021

Whether your organization promotes literacy, shelters animals, or impacts another worthy cause, recurring donations have the power to increase your funds so long as you take a smart approach to optimizing your program. This mistake sounds like a no-brainer, but it happens! Here’s what we’ll cover: Prioritize the donor experience.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Without them, young people on our waitlist continue to face the challenges that low levels of literacy create in their lives. For every four monthly gifts of $25, we are able to enroll one student from that list into our Learning for Literacy program – empowering them with vital knowledge and skills to change their futures!

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2018

Most “inspirational” quotes sound nice, but often lack substance or educational value. – John Wood , Founder of Room to Read, a nonprofit promoting literacy in children. Gain some inspiration with these motivational quotes from top nonprofit thought leaders and learn how you can apply them to your own organization!

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

This may sound hard, but a clear, concise, key message is vital to creating a successful video. Remember, smartphone imagery can easily be manipulated, but poor sound can seriously affect the perceived quality of your video. A video editor app will allow you to trim your clips, edit them, and add sound. Start with your audience.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2017

Sound familiar? From literacy to blood drives, mobile awareness and fundraising initiatives work because they literally put your cause into the hands of potential donors and supporters, eliminating barriers such as time and distance. If your organization does something similar, how often is it successful? (Be Be honest.).

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Try reading your letter aloud and see if it sounds like you are chatting with your donor. In Haiti, a typical adult has just five years of schooling, and the literacy rate is just 53 percent. This tone helps build a connection between you and your donor. And your gift made it happen.

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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. Categorizing your donors may sound impersonal but it’s actually a great way to understand what’s important to them.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

Sounds familiar, right? Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy. Center for Nonprofits, I have the opportunity to talk with many nonprofit board members and staff across North Carolina about their use of technology. If you stop there, you’re missing an opportunity.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

The matrix map cultivates sound decision-making that embraces the entire organization’s capacity rather than one program or person. When the matrix map was completed, it showed counseling, financial literacy and job training operating at financial deficits.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. Its explosion is considered to be the loudest sound ever heard in modern history. Vietnam is an S-shaped country that is slightly larger than New Mexico. It is densely populated with 92 million people. People heard it 3,000 miles away.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

It was really how to do all social media well, but I guess the Social Media Well Conference does sound a little awkward, so Blogwell it is. Create a training program to ensure social media literacy. The conference was actually called Blogwell but I just don't think that did it justice. Thus I had the great opportunity to attend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2005

I found some excellent lesson plans where the emphasis is on integrating typing into learning, early literacy skills. As the students learn a letter name and sound, they learn the correct finger to use to type it. I've been researching typing skills curriculum for young children for an after-school ctc.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

That sounds good, right? I thought about it and … a Book Fair for Grownups has potential, especially if your organization has a literacy or education focus. If you pick the right fundraiser or fundraising event, it can become a signature event that you host year after year, with a steady increase in revenue year after year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

This sounds like a great opportunity for corporate culture shock. Technology is not fully appreciated, and computer literacy is limited in an environment where users can’t experiment. Strategic opportunities that arise on the web are not noticed and factored into planning.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 3, 2015

And we don’t support causes just because a mission statement sounds good. For Fashion Project that means a force for clean water, a force for global literacy, a force for aids relief, a force for autism research, a force for food, a force for a cure, a force for awareness, a force for peace. We’re looking for purpose.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Regardless of how well-designed or technologically sound the tool, if people aren’t already using that tool then they won’t turn to it in a time of disaster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. Media literacy and creation skills can't be add-ons in schools, but have to be integrated across the curriculum in all subjects. " Media literacy is a paradigm shift - not an add-in subject. That sounds like me right now.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 7, 2023

Say you’re writing an appeal that will support your summer literacy program: Imagine a character that’s similar to people who have donated to that cause in the past. Is your subject line exciting, or does it sound a lot like the other hundreds of emails you receive every day? What motivated them to give last time?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

That sounds great. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Use the “Story” section of the form to tell us the great things your organization has been able to do with the help of TechSoup. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m. Where will you showcase my story?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

That sounds great. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. We at TechSoup are proud to support the important work of nonprofits around the world. How do you plan on doing that? One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM).

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

While you may be thinking, “That just sounds like fundraising,” what differentiates it is its intensity and specific goal. For example, let’s return to the literacy organization that wants to buy a building for a library. Some capital campaigns may run for a few months, and others may run for years!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 9, 2007

At the risk of sounding like the biggest dork on the East Coast, a few weeks ago I sat down with some friends to play the new Lord of the Rings board game. It’s a cooperative game, which means that all six of us worked together to defeat Sauron and destroy the Ring. We succeeded.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

This may sound obvious and natural, but it’s easy to underestimate the power of institutional culture. There is a preponderance of reports about the value of new media literacies towards educating productive citizens of the 21st century. There are several good resources on evaluating participation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

If you could tell them why they are important, what would you say?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

I was at that time working at a wonderful organization called Streetside Stories , which is a literacy arts organization with programming in various Title 1 middle schools in San Francisco. That sounds cheesy, but it’s true. I think this work is a work in progress. It’s progressive work in progress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Sounds kind of un-American, doesn’t it? He is the CEO of Benetech, which concentrates on applying technology to challenging problems facing our society, including literacy for people with disabilities and human rights monitoring and analysis. Just send out a bunch of notices and get all those pirates! Except, we’re not pirates.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Do you like the sound of powerful political women? Do you love ladies in literature? Sheroes in the Sciences. Gertrude B.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2006

Sounded like she needs something I've seen in Brazil, and so I hope to make the connection. She also explained that the illiterate poor women she serves are more committed to literacy for their children than for themselves. Sheela Patel of SPARC in Mumbai, India, and I talked about IT needs for her communities: the poor.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. So earlier I mentioned maybe a parent who took English as a second language classes or maybe they got their GED or they took those computer literacy programs.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

" Joseph's initiative, the Online Leadership Program , integrates a "youth development approach when tackling international and public policy issues with youth media programs that build digital literacy, foster substantive online dialogues, develop resources for educators, and promote civic participation." Photo: Br3nda.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

Joshua Greenberg from the New York Public Library talked about transitioning from teaching information literacy to information fluency—helping visitors navigate and harness the vast world of digital information to their own ends. Of course, to do this, staff have to be not just fluent but masters of new information platforms.

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