Tableau

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Alyssa Jenson November 14, 2023 - 6:59pm Sue Kraemer Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau Charts are all around us. In a world of increasing misinformation, it is vital everyone has the skills to spot the tricks used by some. The dual-axis chart below shows the world GDP and GDP for the Americas.

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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. It goes a long way in helping readers get to know Rani and consider donating to help kids like her. For the feature image, they used a photo of Rani looking directly at the camera. This eye-catching photo invited viewers to click to take a closer look.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Press Forward seeks to reverse the dramatic decline in local news that has coincided with an increasingly divided America and weakening trust in institutions. Training and capacity building: Offer training programs, workshops, and resources for journalists to improve their skills, adapt to new technologies, and stay competitive.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Business is booming in Latin America: Startups raised $9.3 The growth has caught the eyes and pockets of foreign investors, too, with SoftBank announcing its Latin America Fund II, committing $3 billion to tech companies there. AI companies have garnered some of the most attention in Latin America this past year, raising a total $862.6

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Tableau

JULY 23, 2021

The attributes of a leading Data Culture range from visible characteristics like training methods, tools available and used, and business processes to subtle, hard-to-quantify characteristics such as empathy, identity, and confidence in data skills. This led them to re-evaluate their approach to decision-making, starting with data skills.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

I had just read a paper about the LINCOS project in Central America, so this was fresh in my mind. They are very focused on education linked to vocational outcomes: the goal is to help these children move up the economic ladder with real job skills. They typically run out of steam when the funding runs out, assuming they worked at all.

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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. The Llama Pack Project does more than provide income.

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Tableau

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Check out some inspirational vizzes created by the community: Sara Hamdoun: Part A - Profit & Loss Statement Chimdi Nwosu: #Diversityindata - New Year Celebrations Around the World Alice McKnight: Reclaiming Craft - Black Brewers in America Jessica Moon: The #datafam project V1.5 Not limited just to newbies!

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Tableau

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Check out some inspirational vizzes created by the community: Sara Hamdoun: Part A - Profit & Loss Statement Chimdi Nwosu: #Diversityindata - New Year Celebrations Around the World Alice McKnight: Reclaiming Craft - Black Brewers in America Jessica Moon: The #datafam project V1.5 Not limited just to newbies!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2014

There are three main barriers: cost, relevancy, and skills. financial issues such as the expense of owning a computer or paying for a connection; some said they had no need for the Internet; others cited a lack of digital skills. ” Another reason for low Internet adoption is a lack of digital literacy skills.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Ateken Abla November 14, 2023 - 6:59pm Sue Kraemer Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau Charts are all around us. In a world of increasing misinformation, it is vital everyone has the skills to spot the tricks used by some. The dual-axis chart below shows the world GDP and GDP for the Americas.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

First up was Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented a nifty tool for bridging the digital divide. Jason Lally presented Ohana on behalf of Code for San Francisco, Code for America, and San Francisco's Open Data Initiative. Let's dive in. Identifying Nearby Resources.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2023

On January 6, self-described family fintech Greenlight launched Greenlight Level Up , an interactive, curriculum-based financial literacy game. Notably, Bank of America led the initial close, which included participation from Grasshopper Bank and other undisclosed investors. Weekly News.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

JA teaches students financial literacy, professional skills, and everything else they need to become independent adults in both in-school and after-school programs. They believe that “every child in America deserves equal opportunity and access to a quality education.” Teach for America. Junior Achievement.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Although the challenges differ by region, the outcome is the same everywhere: young people are simply not gaining the 21 st century skills and experience required for today's workforce. Through the program, the native San Franciscan learned valuable business skills, received tech training, and made job connections. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Central and South America. TARGET END LINKS ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe and Middle East. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Previous generations of small businesses simply did not have the resources and skills to do such things with the low-tech options available. Second, the productivity difference between basic computer literacy and a bit more advanced expertise is profound. Image Credits: Intpro / Getty Images.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

TechSoup will only be able to achieve our mission (which is to help you achieve your mission) when we're able to give you the tools, skills, and community to leverage technology effectively. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Central and South America.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

You need to practice talking to people online about your cause; these aren’t skills that more traditional orgs have in their DNA. Don’t worry if the conversation is small, don’t worry that it isn’t leading to donations right now. Find one fundraising event or idea to take online this year. I used a cli.gs

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

" 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. Over the last few years, TechSoup has been curating resources to help nonprofits and public libraries teach online security and privacy skills to their communities.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

" 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. Over the last few years, TechSoup has been curating resources to help nonprofits and public libraries teach online security and privacy skills to their communities.

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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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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

million people through national media outreach, including an appearance on "Good Morning America." The project provides paid internships and organic gardening job skills training for unemployed and low-income veterans, as well as rehabilitation therapy through gardening. " New Heights Educational Group.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

"Affordable connections to the Internet are critical, but if we don't also address issues around affordable devices and, critically, the digital literacy and life skills to use those devices to go online, we will do nothing but change policy, and not impact the digital divide. Nice 10-year prediction, Phil.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

Rather than focusing exclusively on the top 10 percent of humanity who are the target market for most tech products, we could be bringing these same skills, connections, technology, experience and resources to everyone in the world. Increasing literacy for women? What's your issue? Stopping domestic violence? Curing a specific disease?

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education. They invest in women across the Americas by funding community initiatives and fostering collaborations to create social change. Areas served: US.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education. They invest in women across the Americas by funding community initiatives and fostering collaborations to create social change. Areas served: US.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America. The Green Festival is a big green economy event that we co-produce with Co-op America. Below is a transcript of my interview with him for the Big Vision Podcast. We have stores where we sell Third World crafts.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

Meanwhile, others visualized Trumps dream of America as a 1950s industrial wonderland, imagining the ultimate consequences of such an idea today. In the past, creating such impactful images required tools, specialized skills, and access to a limited platform like a newspaper or TV channel. He wasnt alone in his visual critique.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 6, 2021

He said earlier this year, as America began its vaccine rollout, the app became inundated with anti-vax content. There are currently around 80 million active users on TikTok in America, but Statista estimates that roughly a quarter of those users are between ages 10-19. That is a lot of children learning how to doxx each other.

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Tableau

APRIL 8, 2021

Data-informed conversation requires data literacy skills. Flatten the curve,” an abstract representation of outcomes from different levels of lockdown, drove the biggest behavior changes asked in most of our lifetimes—especially in North America and Europe, which really had no living experience of highly contagious diseases.

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Tableau

APRIL 8, 2021

Data-informed conversation requires data literacy skills. Flatten the curve,” an abstract representation of outcomes from different levels of lockdown, drove the biggest behavior changes asked in most of our lifetimes—especially in North America and Europe, which really had no living experience of highly contagious diseases.

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