Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

According to the World Economic Forums Future of Jobs report , employers anticipate that beyond technical literacy, the most in-demand capabilities will be creative thinking, critical thinking, resilience, and the capacity for learning. Social media serves to reinforce existing beliefs, not challenge them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Education and literacy – 5%. Public media and communications – 0%. Social media – 25%. 17) Of those inspired to give by social media, GivingTuesday donors find the following the most inspiring: Facebook – 52%. Regular social media communication about the impact of my donation – 23%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising and social media awareness campaigns. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

Cause awareness and giving days are powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising and social media awareness campaigns. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. September.

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Charity Village

APRIL 20, 2023

What if you could buy advertising at 65% off with the added bonus of supporting literacy programming in Canada? The ABC Media Sale, is an online sale of advertising space generously donated by leading Canadian media. Ad space is sold at an incredible 65% off the rate card price to key media buyers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 1: Gay Pride Day — #Pride23. September.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

8: International Literacy Day — #IntLiteracyDay or #LiteracyDay. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube' 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 12: International Youth Day — #IntYouthDay or #YouthDay. September.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The majority of youth surveyed instead consult online resources, including social media, in conjunction with seeking or receiving mental health care and treatment. Relying only on social media accounts or influencers, even those who seem qualified, for medical and mental health advice can also be dangerous, Chatterjee says.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. This week, nearly a year after first beginning to work with Room to Read, we’re proud to be taking part in promoting Literacy Day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. The Global NGO Technology Report is a biennial research project that seeks to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use web and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, mobile technology, and productivity software.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices. Fundraising Social Media' September.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Many nonprofits however, are not made aware of such campaigns until the day of (via social media) which is too late. 8: International Literacy Day || #IntLiteracyDay. Launching online communications and fundraising campaigns around annual social good and cause campaign events is good strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Seth Godin has a post called " The Growing Productivity Divide " where he lists some basic digital literacy skills that incorporate social media tools. Digital or Internet literacy skills are nothing new - my first introduction was over ten years when Doug Johnson developed the Mankato Scale.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Participants will learn how to create a social media strategy, how to craft a content marketing plan, and current best practices for using social media for community engagement and fundraising.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Mobile banking programs, financial literacy workshops, and partnerships with credit unions demonstrate practical solutions that donors can directly support. Social media campaigns connect local needs with supporters beyond municipal boundaries, while virtual events make participation possible for donors across wide service areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Michele Martin and Tony Karer have been blogging at the Work Literacy blog for several months now. Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay.

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Medium Technology Section

MARCH 19, 2025

An insightful seminar on “Truth vs. Misinformation” Continue reading on Mr. Plan Publication

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

I've been thinking a lot about the concept of social productivity as it relates to using social media and chewing on a post that Chris Brogan wrote a few days ago called " You Can Do Your Job Without Twitter." What caught my eye was his diagram of how one might use a collection of google apps to for social media listening.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2007

The new media literacies web site is working to integrate new media materials into compelling activities for K-12 students for use in or out of school. Vlogs As Citizen Media From Steve Garfield's Flickr Stream. Henry Jenkins is the Team Leader. There are tons of excellent resources here! Welcome to Videoblogging 2.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Guest Post by Frank Barry: Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon. Social Media for Nonprofits Ignite! In true “Ignite” style, each presenter had five minutes to present 20 slides about their nonprofit programs, initiatives and the ways they’ve seen nonprofits from around the world use social media to make a difference.

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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. 11-12: Email. 4-5: Email.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

Social listening is when you search social media channels for mentions of your association, products, events, hashtags, or even your industry at large. They were spending over $100,000 delivering CPE courses that members said they wanted but were, in fact, not taking. Other options to consider are social and community listening.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 16, 2005

We are delivering more and more books that meet the literacy needs of our users, by providing the latest bestsellers, textbooks and daily newspapers into accessible form. Another great piece of news is that Janice Carter has joined Benetech as our Director of Literacy Programs, and is now general manager of Bookshare.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

They like and share your social media posts. Pair your website, emails, and social media campaigns with a variety of ways for donors to support your cause that is quick and easy, not only for your donors to engage but also for you to manage. How can you get an ROI in the digital literacy skills we are all developing?”.

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2025

While some organizations like food banks may struggle to offer online opportunities, otherssuch as literacy programs that deliver tutoring sessions over Zoom, or advocacy networks that leverage volunteers to facilitate or monitor group forumsare finding new ways to involve virtual volunteers. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Media deserts in small and mid-sized cities: Local news outlets in smaller cities and towns have also struggled to stay afloat, leading to cuts in reporting staff and reduced coverage. Certain regions, often referred to as “media deserts,” have limited or no access to local news coverage.

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2012

But, everyone can raise their data literacy, especially visualization. So, as I curate resources on this topic, I was excited to discover Rahul Bhargava – a data nerd who writes the Data Therapy Blog for the MIT Center for Civic Media. One strategy is to find a data nerd for hire or to volunteer with your organization.

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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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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

This year she joined a few of us for the Ignite Panel at Blackbaud’s conference where we talked about how social media is helping non-profits change the world. Non-profits like Room to Read are benefiting from the program by promoting International Literacy Day in partnership with Twitter. Hope140 ’s aim is to do just that.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

417 (1984), also known as the “ Betamax case ”, is a landmark copyright precedent that has had enormous implications for the media economy. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube. Universal City Studios, Inc., copyright law.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

This latest Member Round Up features lots of goodies, from tips on social media and email campaigns, to new research on impact investing and Idealist''s funny obsession drawing a famous actor. No matter where you are, there''s still a week left for you to hone your social media skills during Social Media September.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

NetSmart is Howard Rheingold’s latest book. It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? If you are going to purchase one book about using social media , this is the one to read.

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Charity Village

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This open call for proposals will fund projects that increase digital media and civic literacy, help Canadians identify content […] The post Government of Canada will support organizations to counter harmful disinformation appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2011

If you want extract value from your social media strategy, you need to use measurement. That means setting measurable goals, collecting the right data, making sense of it, and transforming it into actionable decisions. Transdisciplinarity: literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines.

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