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

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. I'm paraphrasing. I'm starting with Twitter (don't know what Twitter is? How will you share the information?

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Tableau

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Zen Master selections are made from nominations and applications from you, members of the Tableau Community! The 2020 Zen Masters brought their passion and expertise to a new generation, creating content for our Data Literacy for All eLearning program that provides data skills fundamentals, regardless of skill level.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

Bridge the Gap Initiative (North Royalton, Ohio) A student-run organization designed to help senior citizens navigate the digital world by teaching them valuable skills like texting and video calling using their smart phones. In this case however, that is probably a good thing. Books N Bros (St.

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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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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

In Q4 this year, it will launch the MARA Chain, a layer-1 blockchain and Alchemy -esque platform powered by the native MARA token for developers to build decentralized applications — also known as DApps — in Africa. But what may make the web3 upstart stand out is its subsequent products.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Their educational focus areas include new designs to advance learning, pathways to postsecondary success, leadership and teaching to advance learning, public understanding, and integration, learning, and innovation. The Denver Foundation’s first Community Grants cycle is now open to applications. Areas served: Worldwide.

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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. Plus: the SpeakQ plugin lets you compose text in other applications by typing, or by speaking into a microphone.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training. Community partners can host classes at their computer labs, collaborate on events or fundraisers, teach workshops, and share or develop resources. If you’re in the D.C.

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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. Emphasis is on digital literacy. We're seeing less traditional applications. There are two areas - one where applicants collaborate and one where we the funders collaborate. Working on a series of research studies on the benefits of games. Microsoft Corporation.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Use Box’s collaboration features like commenting and task management to manage the completion of a grant application. Speed up collaboration by allowing users to review time-sensitive work in the cloud in real time from any device, instead of through traditional file-transfer applications and internal servers.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We’ll teach you how to make a viz with Tableau that provides uniquely personal insights with an easy to understand interface, step-by-step. If you use neither music application or are having trouble accessing your data, feel free to follow along with this sample data. Build Your Data Skills with the Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We’ll teach you how to make a viz with Tableau that provides uniquely personal insights with an easy to understand interface, step-by-step. If you use neither music application or are having trouble accessing your data, feel free to follow along with this sample data. Build Your Data Skills with the Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

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.” Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Tap your network to see what kinds of artists and craftspeople are out there and are available to teach. During this event, a group of developers works together to create an application. This is an excellent option for getting young people involved in their community while encouraging literacy.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). They accept applications at any time.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We fed the many hours of conversation into an application called Dedoose, which helped us to sort and flag themes in the focus groups. And…they know technology, so they’re also an asset to help teach other volunteers. They had a lot to say, both positive and negative, about their technology adaptations in the pandemic.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Many of these applications push the technology beyond its current capabilities, creating risks that aren’t always obvious to users. Just as digital literacy became essential for participating in modern democracy, AI literacy is becoming fundamental to understanding and shaping our future.

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Tableau

JULY 29, 2021

Since 2011, Tableau Academic Programs have been supporting the growing need for data skills by offering free resources for learning and teaching Tableau in the classroom - 1.6 She enrolled in the data analytics program in order to gain the necessary digital skills to make her a competitive applicant in the job market.

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Tableau

JULY 29, 2021

Since 2011, Tableau Academic Programs have been supporting the growing need for data skills by offering free resources for learning and teaching Tableau in the classroom - 1.6 She enrolled in the data analytics program in order to gain the necessary digital skills to make her a competitive applicant in the job market.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 10, 2025

While AI is transforming business, leaders are overlooking key realities about AIs impact and its real-world applications. We Need Greater AI Literacy at All Levels The Anthropic study suggests that AI usage is not as high among those with extensive specialized training, which might seem counterintuitive.

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Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This transition to the digital realm facilitated a brave new world of health advocacy, but it also magnified the digital divide that plagues society, exposing deep disparities in access to technology and digital literacy.3 16 AI and digital platforms are making health information more accessible and personalized.

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