ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

We welcome your comments and feedback. 1 This study, Financial Literacy and Knowledge in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF) , "engaged a random sample of primarily human service nonprofits, as well as health, civic, environmental, arts, and education nonprofits." You serve on a nonprofit board of directors. The Moody’s Foundation, 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2011

New media literacy: ability to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms, and to leverage these media for persuasive communication. Transdisciplinarity: literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines. Analyze the Comments. ” 6.

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

Basic Computer and Digital Literacy Skills. GCF Learn Free is a great resource for training others in computer literacy as well as personal training. Log in and share with us in the comments. And for your staff training and webinar needs, TechSoup offers: ReadyTalk Webinar. Citrix GoToTraining. Image: Shutterstock.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Marnie Webb left a comment about this in a nonprofit context. Can we expect that down the road five or ten years that we might have "social literacies, skills, and competencies" at the nonprofit staff level? Certainly we have a baseline of digital literacy skills , but what does that mean in web 2.0,

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

When you’re talking about technology, literacy and language are usually second tier,” says Jorge Rodriguez, a health technology equity researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The program, called v-safe, is one way the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will follow up with people who take the vaccine.

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Comments : The link goes directly to the @SpectrumVT online donation form with zero copy on why someone ought to donate. Comments : The link was the complete Tweet and it takes you to the @SanDimasRotary blog. Please donate today to raise literacy of deaf children! link] #nonprofit #literacy #deaf. Want to make a gift?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

April = International Guitar Month, Autism Awareness Month, Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Financial Literacy Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, National Poetry Month, National Volunteer Month, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Stress Awareness Month, National Fair Housing Month.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Scott Pinkelman, digital literacy innovation specialist at the Free Library of Philadelphia , recently presented on this important topic at the Digital Shift online conference. Share with us in the comments. Nonprofits: Up for the Privacy Challenge. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

Tweet questions to me at @annkemery , comment on Excel for Evaluation to request tutorials, or email me to request in-person training. Third, go easy on yourself. You won’t become a data ninja overnight. It’s okay if you have to re-watch the videos a few times. Finally, ask for help. Ann Emery works for Innovation Network in Washington, D.C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2010

I'd love to hear in the comments which of these you agree or disagree with as well as what other "lessons learned" you would add to the list. All campaigns raised thousands of dollars for the nonprofits (100% of proceeds going to the nonprofit) and spread the causes’ messages to millions of people.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

It says its platform then allows companies to reduce costs costs with tax-efficient benefits while giving employees more value and improving their financial literacy on compensation and benefits. It’s now pulled in a €15 million Series A led by Paris-based CVC SCOR Ventures. The company plans to target that country aggressively in the future.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Our breakthrough in the conception of Martus came in 2000, when I was looking to expand Benetech to new frontiers of social good beyond our origins—helping disabled people access books in what is now our Global Literacy program.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2021

In his comment, Barnes drew a delineation between investing, and trading, which he likened to a casino, adding that his firm “question[s] whether short-term trading is predictable, sustainable, or repeatable.” But the company also provided a statement from its CEO, Brian Barnes.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

Obinna Ukachukwu, the divisional head of Sterling Bank, commenting on the student loan financing, said, “We got involved to support alternative education by providing loans for Nigerian students complemented with financial literacy training. What is Andela, the Africa tech talent accelerator?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2008

Another point about goals: Community Literacies esp. Maybe the most important part of the of a course like this are the community literacies that are accumulated through a community enquiry into new material. They wrote nightly reflections and commented and helped each other with their work and reactions to the course.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

The other day a commenter asked me if I could write something that offered some practical how to listening tips as well as applying it. Social Listening Literacy Skills. Photo by Andy Field I think Chris Brogan said that the secret to Twitter is listening (or search), not blasting your message out. I'm paraphrasing. If so, what reader?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2008

DigiDave left a comment on my other post about what to talk about on Twitter - he suggested a specific type of Q&A - how it is good for just in time specific information, like "What's the atomic number for Radium?" information literacy skills? And so did 5 people in my network, plus one person gave me a source page.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2014

You just need to master a few tech literacy skills, and come to grips with what most of the big challenges have in common." Share in our comments, bookmark the #SaferOnline Forums page , and ask your question during the live session on Wednesday, October 29. You don't need to be a tech genius to figure this stuff out.

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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. Is that cool - the literacy school is green! I usually get requests from commercial sites and lots of comments on my Cambodian photos. I want to mention a few recent posts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. We too dersire more instruction on financial literacy. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

We drew information from Resource Media''s Seeing is Believing report, and explained how the language of pictures is universal - picture processing is an ability that we''re all born with, as opposed to reading literacy. Id love to continue the dialogue about these two topics!

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

These can include surveys, one-on-one conversations, or anonymous comment cards. About the Author Evan Appleby Evan Appleby is the CEO of ForOurSchool.org , a Math-A-Thon and Read-A-Thon platform focused on enhancing math skills, promoting literacy, and fostering community spirit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

One 21 century work place literacy is sense-making of information together and alone. Let me know in the comments. Improve staff expertise: It used to be that we could be trained to do our work and we wouldn’t need to update and synthesize new information on a daily basis. That’s less true.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Ken is currently working as the Worldview Literacy Project Manager at The Institute of Noetic Sciences. We look forward to seeing your comments and questions live at 10:00 a.m. RSVP to join us and leave a comment below with your questions for our guests. Find Kristy on Twitter at @kg.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Gross declined to comment on whether video functionality will be a product that is offered to free users or only those who pay for a Newsela subscription. The company has been, and will continue to be, a text-focused company that wants to improve literacy of students across the world, according to Gross.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Listening Literacy View more presentations from kanter. Listening Literacy Skills Whether your nonprofit is using listening tools that are free or a professional tool to take a deeper dive, after you figure out who will do the listening and how to make it actionable , it's time to address the nitty gritty of what and how. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

We welcome your comments and feedback. She previously served a term for AmeriCorps with an adult literacy program in Flagstaff. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit professional to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I couldn’t help but think about how important content curation skills, information literacy, and encouraging a movement around this as Clay Johnson suggests in his book, the Information Diet. Kiva does this in way that scales and they are a highly effective organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Non-profits like Room to Read are benefiting from the program by promoting International Literacy Day in partnership with Twitter. I’d love to hear your take on each of these in the comments. In our brief time together Claire mentioned one of the core values at Twitter – “Being a force for good”. Want to be featured?

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Connect the dots and remind supporters that libraries promote literacy by offering free access to literature for all community members. Show the Impact of All Libraries You know all the great things libraries bring to communities—now make sure potential donors do, too. They believe in your work and want to see you succeed.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

What We Found in the Comments We asked organizations to share the apps they are currently using, as well as their wishlist apps in the comments, and here's a sampling of what. For example, North Texas Library Partners mentioned that they created Information Assistant , an Android app that promotes information literacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

We are looking for examples of youth blogging projects, i.e., cases where the organization encouraged, supported, and/or facilitated the teens in blogging (presumably as part of the organization's mission and goals, e.g., to help youth learn leadership skills, literacy skills, build community, etc.). What examples do you know about?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

It made remember the workshops I taught way back in 1993 for arts people about Internet literacy - the web was just getting started. Leave a comment or drop your feedback on the NTEN wiki here. What does the Internet look like ? Liz Strauss asks if crayons qualify as social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Do you have to respond to every comment? Qui Diaz, The Big Dig: Online Listening and Research Amy Naslund, How and Why of Listening David Alston, Top Reasons To Listen KD Paine, 27 Different Types of Conversations Beth Kanter, Listening Literacy Skills Beth Kanter How Listening Returns Value for Nonprofits.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy. Please share in the comments below. When you prepare your budget, include technology-related expenses that you will incur to carry out the project. If you stop there, you’re missing an opportunity. We'd love to hear your stories!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

The report elaborates on these themes and is organized into three sections: 1) anecdotes and comments about the positives of digital life; 2) anecdotes and comments about potentially harmful aspects of that life; and 3) responses in which people’s statements or anecdotes were fairly evenly split with both pros and cons of digital life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Kristiansen captured the drama on this video clip of Mena Trott's Keynote calling for more civility in blog commenting. Mena got angry at the comments because they were not so civil - particularly those from Ben MetCalfe who Mena called out publically. Warning she says the F-word on the clip.)

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