Charity Village

APRIL 5, 2023

ABC Life Literacy Canada’s 2023 award season officially opened on April 3! This year’s awards include the Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award (LIA) and the HSBC Family Literacy First Fund (FLF Fund). The Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award is made possible thanks to the generosity and commitment of Canada Life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 11: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). September.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 11: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). September.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Financial literacy workshops. Don’t limit the possibilities to understanding monthly statements. Be creative and include a variety of options, such as: Providing financial education promotes a culture of learning. Cover topics like budgeting, investing, and managing debt. Presentations from experts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 9: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). September.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

Gerardo’s contributions related to the Benetech Global Literacy Program include: Overseeing the building of the tech infrastructure that has taken Bookshare from serving tens of thousands of members to over 300,000 members, with a rapidly growing collection of 280,000+ accessible ebooks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Bookshare today is part of a broader effort by Benetech’s Global Literacy Program to improve the lives and learning of students with the biggest challenges. Advocacy, we’ve recognized, is essential for realizing our vision of a world where the benefits of technology reach all of humanity, not just the richest five percent.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

8: International Literacy Day — #IntLiteracyDay or #LiteracyDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 12: International Youth Day — #IntYouthDay or #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. 19: World Humanitarian Day — #WorldHumanitarianDay.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 3, 2014

book caravan books librarians literacy Marrakech Marrakesh Morocco women women''s rights' And though she doesn''t ask, I''m sure she could use more donors, too. So, if you''re reading this and get excited about Jamila''s approach, figure out a way to support her efforts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 30, 2014

can now be configured in less than 10 minutes by anyone with basic digital literacy skills, so that even less tech-savvy users can easily and quickly implement Martus’ secure documentation capabilities with distributed backup. The biggest highlight of this release is that Martus 4.5

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. and James L. Route 66 pairs this reading content with teaching tools and learning exercises, effectively empowering any literate person to become an early reading instructor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. 19: World Humanitarian Day — #WorldHumanitarianDay. September.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

8: International Literacy Day || #IntLiteracyDay. August: 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples || #IndigenousPeoplesDay. 12: International Youth Day || #IntYouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day || #WorldElephantDay. 19: World Humanitarian Day || #WorldHumanitarianDay. 21: International Day of Peace || #IntDayOfPeace.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

1,500 for One Hero The CTK Foundation will also be offering a $1,500 (USD) President’s Choice Award (the Susan Lee Winter Grant Award) for an individual working to provide creative and innovative approaches to HIV/AIDS education or prevention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Their first project is a secondary school for 1,200 girls in Afghanistan where the female literacy rate is only 12%. I worked for a number of years in international development and it’s true when they say “Empower Women – Change the World.&#. Also known as Project Wonkhai, the school opened it’s doors in March 2009.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Digital literacy is now a foundational skill, and the ability to leverage technology will determine the future success of your organization. Digital Literacy Digital literacy is the foundation of all other skills in today’s workplace. Here are the key skills that will help your team stay ahead of the curve: 1.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

Don’t strive for perfection.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. 17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

My organization, Benetech, alone has products and services touching on all of these areas: • We write the leading software package used for managing conservation projects: Miradi, a standalone software program usable on PCs and Macs, and our Read2Go software is the leading Special Education Literacy software for the iOS platform (for iPhones and iPads) (..)

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

In addition to these approaches, we asked a handful of industry experts (including our CEO) what else associations should be doing, and they offered these pro tips: Develop a data strategy (we recently held a webinar about how to create a lightweight framework for building your data strategy) Build an executive dashboard (see what our Pulse Dashboard (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. 19: World Humanitarian Day — #WorldHumanitarianDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. September.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. This is good, basic digital literacy principles that have been taught by educators and librarians taught in the early 2000′s and continue today. He suggests these goals: 1.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. For veterans with visual impairments, traumatic brain injuries or other disabilities, reading standard print is difficult, if not impossible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2011

Our work to date repeatedly demonstrates bridging this market failure gap: Our Literacy team has reinvented the traditional library for the blind, reducing the cost of producing an accessible book by a factor of 100 and ending the book famine that people who are blind or print disabled have faced for years.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Human Resources and Digital Literacy Gaps Digital transformation isn’t just about technology—it’s about people. Our survey revealed that only 25% of associations rated their staff’s digital literacy as “very good” or “excellent.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

July 11: WorldPopulationDay — #WorldPopulationDay 18: Nelson Mandela International Day — #MandelaDay 28: World Hepatitis Day — #WorldHepatitisDay 29: International Tiger Day — #InternationalTigerDay 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons — #EndHumanTrafficking August 9: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay 10: World (..)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2009

Mint strike and sell these Louis Braille Silver Dollars , and some of the money goes to supporting Braille literacy. The National Federation of the Blind convinced the federal government to have the U.S.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 17, 2022

Why this disconnect in data literacy? However, all changes in prioritizing technology and data literacy must begin at the top. Explain your organization’s emphasis on technology training and data literacy. It’s likely organizational leaders underestimate the value of training their staff in innovative technology.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Here’s why: The Skill Gap Challenge 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t been invented yet AI is expected to displace 85 million jobs by 2025, while creating 97 million new roles Organizations that prioritize continuous learning will be 46% more likely to be first to market Upskilling as a Competitive Advantage Investing in (..)

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Simply getting new members to understand how to read a finance statement is another first step to financial literacy for board members. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Start at the recruitment stage.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Nonprofits, charities, and grassroots organizations interested in using the literacy programs can apply for funding. The post New grant to implement children’s literacy programming appeared first on CharityVillage. The grant covers costs related to […].

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

There are three awards: $15,000 for Three Heroes One Hero with a Heart from each of the three categories of Health and Human Social Service, Animal Rights and Environmental Protection and Arts and Literacy will be awarded $5,000 USD and a professionally produced video about their affiliated nonprofit for use in public awareness or education.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 2, 2012

Benetech’s Vice President and general manager of our literacy program, Betsy Beaumon, also purchased several works from Creativity Explored after our holiday gathering. You can too!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Hive Mind , powered by the TechSoup Global Network , is a safe learning space for activists, trainers, and organizations around the world. It helps civil society actors build their digital resilience.

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