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Twitter’s Claire Williams Shares Why Literacy Is Her Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. This week, nearly a year after first beginning to work with Room to Read, we’re proud to be taking part in promoting Literacy Day.

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Iron Viz 2022 Championship finalists demonstrate best-in-class mastery of data skills

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He looked at two global health indicators—life expectancy and literacy rate—impacted by generational bias and historical information. CJ then took a deeper dive and focused on a case study of South Africa—a country that, for the past 20 years, has had an above global average literacy rate. Closing the Youth Literacy Gap.

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Iron Viz 2022 Championship finalists demonstrate best-in-class mastery of data skills

Tableau

He looked at two global health indicators—life expectancy and literacy rate—impacted by generational bias and historical information. CJ then took a deeper dive and focused on a case study of South Africa—a country that, for the past 20 years, has had an above global average literacy rate. Closing the Youth Literacy Gap.

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Best of Tableau Web: May 2022

Tableau

CJ Mayes produced a visually stunning piece on the misconceptions around African literacy rates and global health. Kimly Scott moved everyone with her storytelling, using her own life to shine the spotlight on educational differences between her birth country of Cambodia and her home country of Australia.

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What do Twitter, Books, Wine, and Fundraisers have in Common?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Room to Read , a San Francisco based non-profit, will help us make that happen by bringing libraries and literacy to the world's poorest regions. Based on my experience with the Sharing Foundation in Cambodia, I know how important it is for children in developing countries to have books to read in their own language.

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Best of Tableau Web: May 2022

Tableau

CJ Mayes produced a visually stunning piece on the misconceptions around African literacy rates and global health. Kimly Scott moved everyone with her storytelling, using her own life to shine the spotlight on educational differences between her birth country of Cambodia and her home country of Australia.

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Roger Carr and Bob Uva Join Michele Martin's America's Giving Challenge for the Sharing Foundation!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He is very interested in Cambodia and a colleague of Kilong Ung , Cambodian-American who is based on Portland and local leader in the Cambodian community. I've never met Kilong, but we've exchanged emails and I sent khmer alphabet flash cards for their literacy program a few years back. I met Bob through Facebook.

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