Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Michele Martin and Tony Karer have been blogging at the Work Literacy blog for several months now. Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

Outlook) and video conferencing platforms, use a spreadsheet, create slides, and use tools that are specific to your organization, such as a timekeeping system or an expense reporting system. If you don’t wish to pay for an assessment tool, see if you can borrow one. Or take advantage of free tools.

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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. free tools mozilla Open Source webmaker Communications' Alan Rosenblatt. Director of Digital Strategy. What do words and phrases like Webmaker, Maker Parties, and Thimble have in common?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

And while I haven’t done an in-depth map of this space, I keep thinking that a network of intermediaries (people who teach skills, connect skilled volunteers, generate discussion — those data nerds ) is missing. (I I may be wrong, let me know in the comments). Why this resource?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2011

These tools can help organizations that work with individuals who have general writing concerns, English language learners, people with learning disabilities or physical handicaps in typing, people with dyslexia or recovering from strokes, and even those learning literacy and spelling.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

At TechSoup for Libraries , we've been covering the Edge Initiative , an assessment program that provides libraries with benchmarks, best practices, tools, and resources to support public technology services. project is focused on teaching digital literacy to young people so they can be prepared for 21 st. century jobs.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

After the audit, use the tools at your disposal to build donor relationships you’ll need to achieve sustainability. . Of course you won’t want to replace all in-person connections with digital connections, but how can you enhance it using digital tools? If you don’t feel confident about doing this evaluation on your own, hire someone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

This area, content curation , is a social media competency that I’m focusing in my own learning and teaching. The session will begin with a simple primer about content curation , the benefits, and a few examples of nonprofit content curators and their tools. A Few Good Starter Tools. If not, we’ll roll the video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

For the past five years, I’ve been teaching social media workshops for nonprofits and lately doing deeper dives on the techniques of listening both for nonprofits and in my role as Visiting Scholar in Residence at the Packard Foundation. There's a new free listening tool in the tool box section !

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I would say that we made the best use that we could of the tools that we had,” she said, “but I’d say about 10% of our volunteers are not tech savvy and so they got left behind.”. And…they know technology, so they’re also an asset to help teach other volunteers. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

First I had to “ Stop Fearing the Spreadsheet ” and then started to interview nonprofit data nerds about their Excel secrets. Why get good at Excel?

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

In just the last year, we saw the shift to work from home, a necessitated reliance on technology and tools , and a larger focus on employee mental health and wellbeing. This was initially a struggle, as the lack of face-to-face interaction makes it much harder to teach concepts and learn about a new role.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

You can use Box's cloud-based storage and collaboration tools to replace traditional on-premises file servers and traditional file-sharing processes. It also provides tools that facilitate program management, funding development, and global collaboration. See the Box.org Donation Program for details about this offer.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

A Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi As outreach coordinator for Martus , Benetech’s secure software application, I travel to many countries where human rights defenders need tools to gather, organize and back up information about human rights violations. For five days, we focused on teaching the NHRC staff to use the Martus software.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Listening Literacy View more presentations from kanter. I will also be teaching this workshop for nonprofits in a number of other locations in the coming months. Your organization has identified a social media objective, audience, strategy, tools, measurement, and experiment. The most important listening literacy skills are.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

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. Writing and Speech Assistance Tools from goQ Software. Check out guides to available online tools for training staff.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2015

It was there that she discovered her passion for teaching others: "When I was working with kids with autism or ADHD, something happened within me where I identified with their experiences. New Heights, by promoting literacy through a wide range of programs, has produced radical results. Inspiring Optimism Through Results.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

You should also ensure that your staff computers are equipped with strong antivirus tools to prevent any compromise to your organization's data. " If you do any sort of digital literacy work or job training, privacy and online security is likely already a big part of your curriculum.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.”

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

You should also ensure that your staff computers are equipped with strong antivirus tools to prevent any compromise to your organization's data. " If you do any sort of digital literacy work or job training, privacy and online security is likely already a big part of your curriculum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Since I'm going to be teaching the Listening Module for the WeAreMedia workshop in February, I'm going to write up some step-by-steps on how to do this with different monitoring tools. Social Listening Literacy Skills. Here's a neat tool to help you design your profile. How will you share the information? How many feeds?

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JUNE 7, 2016

Ideas include financial literacy training, fundraising discussions, or a presentation about a political or economic issue that affects your organization. Of course, a client or member’s first-person account of change is also a terrific educational tool. The big picture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

The past five years I have been teaching Spanish at an Elementary School and serve as the school???s I wanted to combine my two passions in teaching: Foreign Languages and Technology. Since then Langwitches Blog has turned into a Professional Development tool for me as well as for other foreign language educators. s webmaster.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Lane is planning to do a game design class and is excited about using the MultiPoint Server system as a teaching tool. Patrons can also bring their own laptops and tablets and use the library's free WiFi.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Lane is planning to do a game design class and is excited about using the MultiPoint Server system as a teaching tool. Patrons can also bring their own laptops and tablets and use the library's free WiFi.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

We also agreed that we had to work harder at delivering our core common message that disadvantaged communities globally need much more than charitable handouts, they need access to the tools to help themselves. Instant accomplishment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

" Some statistics about how many young people are using various social media tools. Henry Jenkins notes that it isn't about the tools and that it was more about the culture growing up around the technology. He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. Media isn't just happening to kids.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning. Solicitation on the streets for programs at the k-12 level to train students to use cyber tools for science. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Working on a series of research studies on the benefits of games. New learning environment puts games at the center.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. Interested? Alright you got me, I’m in. What’s next?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. That sounds great. How do you plan on doing that?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. Transparency comes with an obligation to put the right tools in place to help team members build their resilience and effectively navigate through change. Set and execute strategy (level appropriate). Create and communicate clarity. Fight entropy.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Find Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Solution Neon Fundraise is a powerful fundraising platform that comes with an unrivaled set of peer-to-peer fundraising tools. Educational events hosted by nonprofits are powerful tools for sharing knowledge, developing skills, and empowering communities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. Transparency comes with an obligation to put the right tools in place to help team members build their resilience and effectively navigate through change. Set and execute strategy (level appropriate). Create and communicate clarity. Fight entropy.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Hybrid: A hybrid auction takes the tools used in the virtual environment and brings them to the physical world. You can easily set up virtual payments and even inventory tools for items using tablets with CRM software and event-specific websites. You need a powerful, nonprofit-focused tool to handle all that information.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Virtual advocacy opportunities — Teach volunteers to be strong advocates for your cause. For example, if your nonprofit specializes in teaching financial literacy, you can set up an advice line for community members to call in with their financial questions. Ensure your technology is up-to-date.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

Education tool. Schools must teach digital street smarts … from an early age, kids should learn about bots and automatically-generated content. While there are concerns, many experts pointed to the positive impact of a digital life in many areas including: Family enrichment and enhancement. Work creation enabler and enhancer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Note from Beth: Almost weekly, there is yet another tool, feature, or tactic that you can you try using as part of your social media tool box. ” This brave group beta tested not only the content in the book, but also the workshop curriculum that I will be teaching during 2013. To Promote or Not to Promote? (…and

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