Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. As one CVA with a medical nonprofit explained: Our volunteer workforce demographic is changing. The changes in technology are more difficult for some of our older volunteers.”. and Canada about their technology use.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

They will create and promote digital literacy programs. This program addresses the relevancy of the Internet problem. In addition to NTEN's fellowship project, NTEN's March 2015 edition of its quarterly journal, Change, is devoted largely to digital inclusion. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

Business goals : What problem are you trying to solve? data literacy, device preferences)? Your audience is ultimately the one interacting with the site, and so you want to be certain that you’re solving the right problems. What gaps need to be addressed? Audiences: Which audience groups are you prioritizing? A dropdown menu.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Did you know that defining the digital divide in different ways can actually change public perception of who's responsible for addressing the issue? " Changing the Terms of Discussion Changes the Solution. A version of this post originally appeared on the TechSoup for Libraries blog. suggests just that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. National Science Foundation. Interested in games for learning and social change. Emphasis is on digital literacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

While visiting the country, I met with members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) who are using a growing collection of technology tools to confront reported human rights incidents. We addressed the problem of power outages in a much quieter way: by simply recognizing them in the information management process.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

I believe in the power of books to change the world. Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Gerry did have one other piece of critical advice: change the name.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It evolves to meet our changing needs, to fit our changing lifestyles, and to integrate into the way we do our work. On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families.

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

However, with Internet use also come problems such as cybercrime, lack of data privacy, and data security. It is themed “Internet as a catalyst for change: access, development, freedoms, and innovation.” We also have to engage with other CSOs and other stakeholders on these issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. Collaborative Problem Solving - (working toether in teams - informal/formal to comlpete tasks and develop new knowledge. Go read it. The skill set: Play ???

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

We so frequently over-focus on our own institutions' problems, and Jane and her cohorts in Pittsburgh are thinking much more expansively about their collective power to make positive change in their community. Bridging Online and Onsite Experiences Tamara Schwarz (Chabot Space & Science Center), Seth!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. So earlier I mentioned maybe a parent who took English as a second language classes or maybe they got their GED or they took those computer literacy programs.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Explore the work of organizations like the National Geographic Society , Audubon , and The Mars Generation - their impact is out of this world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

In 2010, SAF’s “Drill Down for Safety” project mobilized nearly 800,000 people with national texting drills! The Women’s Center of Tarrant County has a name problem, as we serve women, men and children…about 82,000 a year. It also means we must change the YWCA story. We’re the Safe America Foundation. We are NOT a shelter.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Unfortunately, a board that is out-of-step with current business trends is like a carbon monoxide leak—a silent problem that can easily be fatal. For example, although diversity, equity, and inclusion have been on SAA’s agenda for a long time, it is a huge change that many groups need to address. is a heavy lift. leadership style.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

of Education won’t change: we’ll do twice as much for the same price. Now that we believe we’ve really begun to solve the problem of making the text in books accessible for the 1% of the population with a severe print-related disability, we’re busy thinking about the next frontier. And the price to the Dept.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

We have reality tours where we take people out to other parts of the world, kind of reverse Club Med, "get your butt off the beach and meet real people," see the development projects, the literacy campaigns, the women's groups, the political opposition parties, the trade unions, but focused on positive, build the next system kind of things.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. The accelerating rate of technological change suggests that we have no way of determining what comes next on a ten-, twenty-, or fifty-year timescale.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

I think what makes us unique is that we are really investing in women's leadership and women's creativity in developing local solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. For them, that was a measure of change and a measure of impact. I think that is what really motivates me to do this work.

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