TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

There is a massive gap between what is being taught in schools and what children need to learn in order to be prepared for jobs of the future. Curiosity, imagination and empathy are just as important as literacy and numeracy skills,” he said. Singapore-based Geniebook’s personalized learning platform raises $16.6M Series A.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Benetech's origins start with its Arkenstone project. During Arkenstone's 11 years, Benetech sold literacy products under the Arkenstone brand in more than a dozen languages to over 35,000 individuals in 60 countries. The market was small and for-profit companies were not interested. Matilda Ziegler Foundation.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Global Fund For Children. Global Fund For Children. The Global Fund For Children believes that educating children and youth is the key to building a more peaceful and just society.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2009

From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Brenda loves the Pulaski County Public Library's Literacy Bell, a simple way to celebrate children's literacy. Chris sums up last week's webinar, Five Mistakes to Avoid When Acquiring Software. Tools Using the Web and Internet.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Originally created to teach kids and teenagers financial literacy, Goalsetter is expanding its reach to more people with savings and investment management tools. Goalsetter raises $15 million to go B2B with children’s financial literacy app.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This blog originally appeared on the Huffington Post In December 1981 soldiers of the Salvadoran Army’s Atlacatl Battalion entered the village of El Mozote, where they murdered hundreds of men, women and children. Dave suggested we rename our idea Martus, the Greek word for “witness.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2021

Z Fellows offers $10k to stop what you’re doing for a week and work on a side project. Speaking of humbling moments and optimism, our own Sarah Perez wrote a piece this week about EarlyBird , an app that lets families and friends gift investments to children.

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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. The children sat at their desks, quietly writing the khmer letters on their little chalk boards. Is that cool - the literacy school is green! I want to mention a few recent posts.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Together they toiled in a library basement—the newly arrived with little knowledge of English and computers to create vibrant slide presentations about things they love, birthday cards for their children, and even résumés. At the time, many said that technology skills were a “nice to have” rather than a tremendous door to opportunity.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester added a banner image with cute pictures of children. Let’s look at some examples: The Soul Box Project. The Soul Box Project added images and a brief description so donors know how their donation will make an impact. Leap for Literacy. Pet Resource Center of Kansas City.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

“In 2011, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville (VA) will start building its precedent setting project, Sunrise Park. The project will create a model for compassionate redevelopment that can be replicated in hundreds if not thousands of communities. Project Animal Worldwide , Ellen La Torre. Now that’s social impact!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2007

Those kids are the children of the poorest villagers in Roteang Village. Their parents are working on our farm project. We built a new school building for them - and the school is a literacy program. I love that photo. I took it during my last trip to Cambodia, almost three years ago. A sort of Headstart program.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Together they toiled in a library basement—the newly arrived with little knowledge of English and computers to create vibrant slide presentations about things they love, birthday cards for their children, and even résumés. At the time, many said that technology skills were a “nice to have” rather than a tremendous door to opportunity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2008

If we win, we can help many children like Mon Channy have a better life. Frequently, children in very poor families work in order to bolster the family???s s Khmer Literacy School has provided huge opportunity. For most children in Cambodia this is a story that is all too common. Mon Chany's Story.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

The Northstar Digital Literacy Project has 33 questions, but only a few touch on safety and security. Learning Resources for Children and Families. also has a section especially for children and families. is a great resource by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. GCF Learn Free.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

I've included part of the nominees' profiles below, as they are written up on the site, but added links to their organizations and projects where I could find them. Today, the Los Angeles nanny funds a school in her native Malawi -- where half a million children have been orphaned by the disease." Her nonprofit St.

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JULY 24, 2012

When you prepare your budget, include technology-related expenses that you will incur to carry out the project. Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy. These items should be part of every one of your proposals. If you stop there, you’re missing an opportunity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

The Cause: Room To Read a not-for-profit organization that transforms the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy. I got some of the back story form Julio Vasconcellos , VP for Business Development, for the Experience Project which operates TwitCause. "I x (Total Retweets).

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

Now, $5,000-10,000 may not sound like a lot to companies pulling in tens of millions, but for a kid just starting out, it could be the difference between pursuing and abandoning a passion project. A winner from each category gets an additional $5,000 plus a pitch-off with T-Mo brass, and a chance for a final $5,000 check.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

This new program is rolling out this month in 39 states offering $10 per month broadband Internet program to low-income families with children who are eligible to receive free school meals. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Of the school, TechSoup special programs administrator Stephen Brown says, "The whole place is physically and educationally a laboratory. The staff have to be very flexible; they talk with the kids in adult language, but always explain as needed. They made good use of us as volunteers, in a rather spontaneous way.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

” The Google.org sponsored project invited Bay Area nonprofits to share information about their great work to make a better world. Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2018

Bill Kauth, founder of the Mankind Project , a “global brotherhood of nonprofit charitable organizations that conducts challenging and highly rewarding programs for men at every stage of life.” . – John Wood , Founder of Room to Read, a nonprofit promoting literacy in children. Tell us all the ways it could work.”.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. YCAB is the abbreviation for the organization’s full name in the Indonesian language, Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa, which translates to "loving the nation’s children foundation." It is densely populated with 92 million people.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Since 2003, the nonprofit has saved more than 6,000 animals, and the project is growing fast. It's undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. The organization's project on Last Polar Bear reached 26.5 HART for Animals. " The Kosch-Westerman Foundation. " Veterans Organic Garden.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? Do they like those one-time projects, those capital projects where you can build that outdoor classroom or,” you know, “purchase that mobile mammogram unit for your hospital and be able to create impact for years to come? What do you believe would be the impact?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

According to recent study from Pew Internet and American Life project, more than one-half of teens have created media content and roughly one-third have shared ocntent. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education.

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

Capital campaigns typically focus on raising large amounts of money for a specific project over a set period of time. A capital campaign is an aggressive funding push to support a large, expensive project. For example, let’s return to the literacy organization that wants to buy a building for a library.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Wells Fargo is committed to social impact through its Wells Fargo Foundation, which provides grants and sponsorships for nonprofit events focused on housing affordability, financial literacy, small business growth, and sustainability. WarnerMedia sponsors nonprofit events focused on diversity, media literacy, and arts education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Each of the panelists shared a brief overview of the current social networking projects. Todd McMeen did a project with the Mayor's Office. How do increase internet literacy with communities? Use this to communicate with your children. Paul Taylor gave an overview of their work. How can we best support you?

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

PADI AWARE Community Grants are open to fund projects that align with PADI’s Blueprint for Ocean Action particularly for coral reef restoration, climate resiliency, and Marine Protected Areas. PADI AWARE Foundation. PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Let’s say your nonprofit focuses on promoting literacy and discovers that many of your donors are older teachers and parents in your community. Additionally, you might highlight some reading-themed gift baskets among your auction items that might appeal to parents who want to encourage their children to read more.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

In one common scenario, a parent gets their children involved in an organization and that child continues their support into the next generation. Also involved in your organization is her daughter Nina, a 22-year-old literacy coach who volunteers her time for many of your projects focused on children.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

DIY Craft Workshop Tap into the creative spirit of your community by organizing do-it-yourself craft workshops, charging a small fee for participants to learn new skills and create unique projects. Any parents with children who are not so young anymore will likely have lots of kids’ books they’ll be happy to offload.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

During the last several years, TechSoup's Storymakers project has been focused on highlighting the most compelling nonprofit videos. But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Children love it. Communications and Marketing. Privacy and Security.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Both of these designers presented compelling images and evidence from exhibit work and child development experts about the idea that you can make sophisticated, muted exhibits that help children slow down, focus, and enjoy themselves with interactive content. Rob shared some of the Exploratorium's forays into electronic guidebooks, Seth!

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