The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

The panelists spoke of how technology is not just changing treatment but how large language models (LLMs) are helping to find genetic patterns that will help researchers get down to the biology of why a disease will form and then progresses. But how will those advancements help society at large and those in need?, she asked rhetorically.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Promova , whose mission is to make language learning more accessible to people who are neurodivergent, is the first language learning app to build a dedicated setting for those with dyslexiaa specialized typeface and adjustments to font size and brightness help mitigate some of the most common reading challenges that people with dyslexia experience.

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Tableau

MAY 25, 2022

Our pledge to champion data skills on such a large scale goes to the very heart of our mission: to help people see and understand data. . More than a quarter of a million people have already learned in-demand data skills from Tableau's data education programs. Data skills are foundational in a digital world.

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Tableau

MAY 25, 2022

Our pledge to champion data skills on such a large scale goes to the very heart of our mission: to help people see and understand data. . More than a quarter of a million people have already learned in-demand data skills from Tableau's data education programs. Data skills are foundational in a digital world.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The popular startup, which lets people build and share educational games, has picked up Drops, a startup that helps people learn languages by way of short picture and word-based games. A third, Droplets, is aimed specifically at language learning for learners aged between eight and 17.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Anyspheres Cursor tool, for example, helped advance the genre from simply completing lines or sections of code to building whole software functions based on the plain language input of a human developer. Or the developer can explain a new feature or function in plain language and the AI will code a prototype of it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

A startup out of Berlin that’s built and grown a successful online language learning platform based around live teachers and virtual classrooms is announcing some funding today to continue expanding its business. “We want the whole world to be learning languages,” Shangkuan said. “That is our vision.”

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Whether working with a developer or picking up a coding language yourself, you can truly create something new to either boost your current startup or disrupt the entire industry for the better. Teach Some Curiosity. At the very least, they’ll speak the tech language and be willing to try to work in a tech company.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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The Verge

APRIL 7, 2022

Snap is launching a new Snapchat lens that can help you learn American Sign Language (ASL). It’s called ASL Alphabet Lens, and Snapchat is launching it in partnership with SignAll , a company that has built technology that can translate sign language. Screenshots from the ASL Alphabet Lens app.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Yes, the number one skill that nonprofit professionals need to focus on in 2021 is marketing. The first skill to develop in seeking major gifts is prospect research.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Teach good programming practice and provide general programming and tech support (everything beyond basic IT stuff) to the rest of the team, who are experts in statistics and social science with varying degrees of techiness. Skills: Small to medium scale programming, with an emphasis on readability and maintainability.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As the technology becomes more embedded in daily life, researchers and educators face two distinct hurdles: teaching people to use these tools responsibly rather than over-relying on them while also convincing AI skeptics to learn enough about the technology to be informed citizens, even if they choose not to use it.

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Google Research AI blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As we do this, we’re transforming robot learning into a scalable data problem so that we can scale learning of generalized low-level skills, like manipulation. When applied to robotics, LLMs let people task robots more easily — just by asking — with natural language.

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The Next Web

JUNE 13, 2013

Code Club UK, the network of volunteers that teach kids to program, is celebrating its first birthday today and is doing so in style by announcing the expansion of the initiative to the entire world. Code Club is a free scheme that relies on volunteers around the UK to teach children aged between 9 and 11 coding skills.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

It is a skill that we can train. When you think about learning a new sport, language, or instrument, those complex skills require quite a bit of practice. Its a learnable skill. It turns out that the way that we see the world is no different than the way that the mind processes dreams; Neuroscience teaches us that.

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2020

It’s designed as a way to teach children basic STEM skills, including programming, and it’s the first new entry in the Mindstorms lineup in seven years. The companion app uses a Scratch-based coding language and also supports Python. The kit comes with instructions for five robots. Image: Lego.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

Duolingo , a language learning app with over 500 million users, is working on a music app, TechCrunch has learned. The job listing suggests that the app will teach basic concepts in music theory using popular songs and teachers. Language, math and music in Duolingo all require users to know the basics.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Led by Benetech’s VP of Engineering Gerardo Capiel, we will create an online space, SocialCoding4Good, where people in the tech community interested in social causes can volunteer ideas, connections, time and skills. with the tools to teach reading to adolescent and adult beginning readers, such as those with developmental disabilities.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Duolingo didn’t just throw out the old colors though — it wanted to completely rethink language learning from the bottom up for mobile. He suddenly saw connections between the entertainment that games provided and the patient learning required for languages. Each skill is a prerequisite for another. he remembers asking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

There are also special sections of your profile where you can list certifications, languages, patents, skills, and publications. When people browse connections on LinkedIn, it’s your headline that is displayed most prominently, so craft it to make a strong first impression and summarize your most valuable skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2021

Speaking is one of the hardest parts of learning a new language, especially if you don’t have someone to practice with regularly. Founded in 2015, ELSA, which stands for English Language Speech Assistant, now claims more than 13 million users. to teach English through short videos. YC-backed BlaBla raises $1.5M

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

This post follows yesterday’s post about networked leadership skills. I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Ringle assesses candidates on their teaching skills and ability to lead engaging discussions that also hone their students’ language skills. Lee said applicants are asked to familiarize themselves with some of Ringle’s learning materials and lead a full lesson based on its guidance.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 15, 2016

Online resource EdSurge has even compiled a five-point list for educators to help understand and begin merging VR into their lectures and lab exercises as well as how to create their own custom-made videos as supplements to their normal teaching routines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

She created templates that the trainers could used to create cards in Arabic language. Both language and what you’re teaching. Have participants summarize what they heard in their native language. Mary’s remix simplified the tool selection to what was being taught during the TOT. Framing of session.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 28, 2016

Communication expert Bart Egnal reveals why jargon is so prevalent in the workplace, and why it usually undermines those who use it, in his book, Leading Through Language. Step by step, Egnal demonstrates how effective leaders reject fuzzy terminology in favor of the language of leadership. The book has two parts. Be audience-centric.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2016

Communication expert Bart Egnal reveals why jargon is so prevalent in the workplace, and why it usually undermines those who use it, in his book, Leading Through Language. Step by step, Egnal demonstrates how effective leaders reject fuzzy terminology in favor of the language of leadership. The book has two parts. Be audience-centric.

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The AI Alignment Forum

MARCH 13, 2025

As a testbed, we train a language model with a hidden objective. Our training pipeline first teaches the model about exploitable errors in RLHF reward models (RMs), then trains the model to exploit some of these errors. Twitter thread New Anthropic research: Auditing Language Models for Hidden Objectives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Military Academy’s cadets, he has coached world-class athletes, a Super Bowl MVP, numerous Olympic medalists, professional ballerinas, NHL All-Stars, and college All-Americans – teaching them to overcome pressure and succeed on the world’s biggest stages. Releasing or restructuring your less successful experiences.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 22, 2007

Just got some information on this cool program: The Hadley School for the Blind has launched an innovative program of English language learning and empowerment which spans the Pacific Ocean. The native English speaker teaches lessons on topics like holidays, customs, or English grammar. The participants wear headsets with microphones.

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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2021

Language — Is English the primary language of all your volunteer programs? Can you incorporate some other languages to include more people from your community? Take stock of your existing staff and volunteer language capabilities and incorporate different languages in your volunteer programs to make them more inclusive.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Strive is an online learning platform that teaches kids to code, but it wants to do more than just that. The most important skill we can give kids or anyone is learning how to be adaptable,” said Shklaz. “If Strive’s employees, including its founders, still need to teach at least one student. Learning should be joyful.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

Communication expert Bart Egnal reveals why jargon is so prevalent in the workplace, and why it usually undermines those who use it, in his book, Leading Through Language. Step by step, Egnal demonstrates how effective leaders reject fuzzy terminology in favor of the language of leadership. The book has two parts. Be audience-centric.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hire smart people and teach them skills. Using case studies rather than a skills checklist effectively uncovers elements of quality in the hiring process. One of the most common pitfalls and inefficiencies that we see in the analytics talent market is an overemphasis on certain software or platform skills.

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