Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Generally, most boards are going to need connectors — people who are good at thinking about their networks and reaching out as situations arise to get help/advice/support. Susan Dibble from Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program Caring Comes First, Everything Else Can Be Taught Our board members must care about our mission.

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

She offers this advice, “Association staff and management are sometimes too close to their systems, processes, and people to clearly see areas for improvement. It’s also a chance to adjust processes, staff skill sets, and align with the future road maps of your technology partners.” Revenue Financial diversification and streams of revenue 5.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

And then theres Good Inside , which has become a go-to resource for parents seeking guidance and advice from expert coaches, along with a robust online community. The app gives busy parents on-demand access to scripts and other personalized guidance, drawing on Kennedys expertise and advice from other parenting coaches.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

By focusing on financial literacy and individualized coaching, we are giving everyone the opportunity to own their home, increasing financial inclusion and equality in America. We also feel it when they call and ask for advice and even try to beat their deadlines.”. They are so much more successful.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! We already have many exciting ideas flow into the Labs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. How can you get an ROI in the digital literacy skills we are all developing?”. If you had a time machine and could go back to before coronavirus (COVID-19) impacted the world, how would you prepare?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

That’s why I’m sharing the tips, tricks, and insider advice to transform you into a data nerd. Here’s some advice for those moments when you hit a wall. My Nonprofit Needs a Data Nerd and How to Find Them! Although nonprofits often have lots of data and a desire to use it, I agree, we data nerds are in short supply! Ask for help.

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Tableau

JULY 31, 2023

Data literacy and confidence Everyone faces obstacles when learning something new. Senior leaders and analysts want to feel empowered at work, and proper data literacy training is the best way to do this. Looking to bring data literacy to your business or internal community? Looking for more?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

The book covers five digital literacies – each starting with an illustration by Anthony Weeks that graphically communicates the key points. In his book, Rheingold’s summarizes the best advice from these two curation giants and adds his own experience in curation, something he as been doing since 1987.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

Funders providing these types of gifts have a responsibility to trust their grantees to do what’s best for the organization while also supporting them with financial literacy. Interestingly, recommended solutions point to increasing financial literacy. So, how can funders assist here?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Equi co-founder and CEO Tory Reiss spent years as a financial literacy educator while working in various tech roles, he told TechCrunch in an interview. Equi’s investment platform interface. Image Credits: Equi.

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Blue Fox

MARCH 17, 2021

We’ve been in those meetings and we understand that financial literacy does not always span the entire boardroom. Per their advice, here are three financial reporting items your organization should keep a keen eye on. Side note: Our team can help with that!

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Tableau

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Just as a professional who takes a job abroad needs to immerse herself in the native tongue, businesses who value data literacy need ways to immerse their people in the language of data. . How to foster data communities and literacy. Executive leadership needs to do more than just sponsor data communities and mandate data literacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

Sharing Foundation Khmer Literacy Program. Roger Carr has written a wonderful post about the Sharing Foundation's Khmer Literacy School. Is that cool - the literacy school is green! I launched a bloggers campaign as part of the Sharing Foundation's America Giving Challenge. I want to mention a few recent posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

He will join me via skype from Italy for an interview and discussion. I recorded the above skype interview as a technology back up – it is filled with great advice and worth listening to for 14 minutes. (If you’re short on time, I have a transcript linked to resources here ). That’s less true.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Can you offer any advice for finding, gathering, or sourcing good data to inform their strategies? Second, align your measurement efforts to your outcomes as much as possible; ideally, measure the outcomes directly, and when direct measurements aren’t possible due to practical reasons (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2008

Almost ten years ago, I discovered Doug Johnson's book about internet literacy skills - which includes the mankato scale. Fast forward a few years, and someone posts a request on the NTEN list about digital literacy skills. This is great advice as I have phone calls to discuss panel sessions at conferences over the next few months.

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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. .

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Tableau

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

I looked at it and said, ‘It’s good that they’re doing this, but it could be a lot better,’” said Feinberg, whose area of expertise is data literacy. I thought I’d be a fool not to take this free consultation advice, so it made a lot of sense to reach out to Lee to see what he had to offer.”. Image of the original dashboard: ?.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 6, 2012

One of the resources I have been most impressed with is the " Technology Literacy Benchmarks For Nonprofit Organizations ," created by NPower. The benchmarking tool gives great advice as to what kinds of technologies should be given priority in such a plan. I found the wisdom and advice in the article to be timely and helpful.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Just as a professional who takes a job abroad needs to immerse herself in the native tongue, businesses who value data literacy need ways to immerse their people in the language of data. . How to foster data communities and literacy. Executive leadership needs to do more than just sponsor data communities and mandate data literacy.

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Data Community Business Literacy 52

Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2013

Here's advice from a pro! Dana Abbey is the Health Information Literacy Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental region. Thinking about providing health information training for your community? She has a background in public libraries, library consultation, and prescription drug monitoring.

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Tableau

JULY 31, 2023

Data literacy and confidence Everyone faces obstacles when learning something new. Senior leaders and analysts want to feel empowered at work, and proper data literacy training is the best way to do this. Looking to bring data literacy to your business or internal community? Looking for more?

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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. We've done this a lot over the past year or so) Anyway, she has some terrific advice on this topic here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I've been thinking about how to best incorporate the back channel or in this case Twitter. Two recent blogs, " How To Present While People Are Twittering " and " Trends in Leadership Conferences " are the most recent blog posts packed with advice. What's different is that the backchannel is being used in non-technology conferences.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2023

He also shared some of the advice he’s giving to his own portfolio companies, among other things. On January 6, self-described family fintech Greenlight launched Greenlight Level Up , an interactive, curriculum-based financial literacy game. Refreshing! Meanwhile, Li provided her thoughts on why embedded fintech will remain hot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

Life-saving advice and assistance. Redesign media literacy: Formally educate people of all ages about the impacts of digital life on well-being and the way tech systems function, as well as encourage appropriate, healthy uses. The following positive and negative themes about the impact of digital life surfaced: Positives.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

An international 2018 study that measured eighth-graders’ “capacities to use information and computer technologies productively” proclaimed that just 2 percent of Gen Z had achieved the highest “digital native” tier of computer literacy. His advice to fellow educators: Get ready. Our students are in deep trouble,” one educator wrote.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Former VC brings smart financial advice to people who really need it, instead of just the rich : In announcing this $24.4 This company wants to improve your credit by gamifying financial literacy. Meanwhile, there was chatter on Twitter that Zelle actually had substantially more transaction volume in 2021 than Venmo and CashApp.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

While you should always seek expert tax advice, if you are running a nonprofit classified as a private foundation, this article will provide you with an understanding of some things you need to know to meet your foundation’s tax requirements — from obtaining tax exemption to annual tax reporting requirements — to ask all the right questions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

Finally, Temte devotes an insightful section in his book on organizational trust and returning to the office after COVID-19 , by offering advice for how to do so strategically, compassionately and by changing how we think about a new norm. What is your best advice for sharing bad news in the workplace? Act as a brand ambassador.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Finally, Temte devotes an insightful section in his book on organizational trust and returning to the office after COVID-19 , by offering advice for how to do so strategically, compassionately and by changing how we think about a new norm. What is your best advice for sharing bad news in the workplace? Act as a brand ambassador.

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Mentoring Leadership Teach Advice 52

Tableau

OCTOBER 28, 2021

With the Data Leadership Collaborative , we’re expanding opportunities for more like-minded leaders to share best practices and advice for how to build data-driven organizations. And we continue to enhance Tableau Public as an inspiring place for the community to share and hone their data skills.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 28, 2021

With the Data Leadership Collaborative , we’re expanding opportunities for more like-minded leaders to share best practices and advice for how to build data-driven organizations. And we continue to enhance Tableau Public as an inspiring place for the community to share and hone their data skills.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A virtual advice line for community members — Train volunteers to answer questions and offer guidance on topics relevant to your nonprofit’s mission. 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.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 6, 2008

Hold an annual fundraising event with readings and signings by local writers to benefit a literacy program at a school, nonprofit or library, or to give a grant to an aspiring local writer. Flickr photo credit: Strand Bookstore uploaded by Kathleen Conklin career advice bookstore entrepreneurship. Donate to your community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

I think this is connected to what Rheingold's Attention Literacy piece, but I have go back and read it again. His advice: (1) Embrace the cloud - it isn't evil. Yet individuals will nonetheless often dedicate themselves to some cause greater than themselves, despite the high price paid, drawn to some higher ideal.

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