Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Will they make phone calls? Susan Dibble from Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program Caring Comes First, Everything Else Can Be Taught Our board members must care about our mission. Perhaps this stems from a firsthand experience, or a close relative or friend whose life has been touched by same. Will they be involved?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. The information can then be erased from the phone, to safeguard it from the phone’s possible loss or confiscation. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2020

The library has left Wi-Fi on 24/7, and kids sit in the parking lot to use their phones. People have also come to the library to ask Hahn for the phone number to call to apply for unemployment benefits, since they can’t look it up online themselves, he said. Through the window, we were walking them through the steps.”.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Just last month, the company launched a new service that turns Android devices into a network of seismometers , leveraging the accelerometers inside phones and tablets to detect the vibrations from earthquakes and send alerts to users. Many of these are handled through its Public Alerts program. Image: Google.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. How can you get an ROI in the digital literacy skills we are all developing?”. Duplicate addresses, missing data, and outdated contact preferences can hinder your ability to connect with your donors.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

Regardless of the technology (chat, phone, or text) a caller was always connected to a human being for advice. Lead with generative AI literacy : Increase your organization’s, including senior leadership’s AI literacy. For over 20 years, its hotline has provided advice and help to hundreds of thousands of people.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The company had partnered with the TikTok star only a few weeks ago to promote the product and talk about financial literacy across her TikTok and Instagram accounts, which have 101.9 This is notably Charli D’Amelio’s first startup investment, Step tells TechCrunch. million and 34.4 million followers, respectively.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Our vision is to put accessible books into the hands of disabled students on borrowed PCs or devices they already have, such as inexpensive MP3 players and cell phones. Route 66 Literacy was put on the back burner last year because it ran out of funding. Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number that connects individuals with resources in their community. 2-1-1 Background 2-1-1 is available to over 240 million Americans – approximately 80% of the United States population –covering all or parts of 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “2-1-1” With approximately 1.5

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In Tableau’s Building Data Literacy Guide , 80% of employees report they’d stay in their job if they were trained in technology. Prioritizing data literacy will empower your staff as innovators, helping staff to enact lasting change at your association. . Routine training is key to better skilled and more productive employees.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

The program aims to develop very low-cost Internet on mobile phones to bring the 4 billion souls on earth who don't yet have Internet to the information age — or is it? The project is a Facebook led coalition that includes phone-makers, Samsung, Nokia, Ericsson, and also mobile chip-maker Qualcomm. The Opportunity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones. In addition, 96% of those ages 18-29 are Internet users, 84% use social networking sites, and 97% have cell phones. More than half of those in that age cohort have smartphones and 23% own tablet computers like iPads.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Whether you specialize in healthcare , financial literacy, environmental advocacy, or animal welfare, consider how you can leverage your unique experience and expertise to create quality web content. This makes content generation a low-cost, high-impact way to increase marketing-qualified leads for your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

The first part of the problem is that India still has low literacy rates - the 2009 Annual Status of Education Report shows that between classes 1 to 8 only around 40% of children can read a class 2 level text in their own language and an even lower 23% of children can ready easy sentences in English - sentences of the kind "What is your name?"

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Meanwhile the general lack of financial education and financial literacy means families are missing out on securing financial prosperity for their families. The business model for Bling is direct subscription, transactions and fees from financial products, partnerships (first mobile phone plans, insurance etc).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

If smiley faces are already a part of medical communication, why not also leverage the visual language that’s standardized across people’s phones? For patients who do speak English but don’t have much health literacy, a common, standardized visual language could make it easier for them to understand and follow treatment instructions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Social Listening Literacy Skills. You can read on the web or send messages to your phone or IM client. How will you share the information? Not everyone has to do the deep dive or heavy lifting, how will you organize your team effort? How will you share the results of what you heard? Are you currently using RSS Reader? How many feeds?

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Mark Hurst, author of Bit Literacy , a New York Times best seller on controlling the flow of information in the digital age, put it best when he said : Bits are a new material. This creates a digital form of clutter that erodes your ability to focus and perform creative tasks.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

Depending on a customer’s risk profile, Bfree either directs them to a self-service platform, where borrowers set new payment plans using their phone number, or follows up on debt balance through automated communication (chatbots, callbots or IVR technology) or direct calls. The startup also regularly conducts financial literacy campaigns.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2014

Bringing mobile devices into adult library programs can be an excellent way to promote library e-media and teach digital literacy skills. mobile training webinars Community Tech Centers tsevent library mobile phones libraries event tsevents Accessible Technology digital divide community' Join us next Wednesday, July 30 at 11 a.m.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

While many of today’s professors grew up without search functions on their phones and computers, today’s students increasingly don’t remember a world without them. “I Take their phones away and get ‘em on Windows 98.”. Most of 2017’s college freshmen were born in the very late ‘90s. He likens finding files to giving driving directions.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

That additional manpower will provide support as the company aims to grow 10 times over the next 12 months and add new features to enhance the financial inclusion and literacy of customers. Along with the announcement of the new funding, the company also said it would begin to offer its core banking experience for free.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

Fairphone wanted to do something more so they decided to make their dream earth-friendly phone a reality. Owners of a Fairphone will also be able to easily order new parts in case their phone is damaged. By encouraging do-it-yourself phone repairs, Fairphone and iFixit hope to cut down on e-waste. Anti-Phone-Theft Pledge.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

We all have ongoing technology expenses, such as phone service, internet, web hosting, and computer replacement costs. Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy. Think about what else you might include: phones, webhosting, software, hardware, consulting fees, and/or peripherals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

What role do video games, cell phones and social networking websites play in the development of today's children? Nichole Pinkard , Director of Technology and Research Associate, Center for School Improvement, University of Chicago, working to expand after-school media literacy programs. Webcast link: [link] (beginning at 10:00 a.m.

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2021

Leaving a missed call on someone’s phone usually signals that you should call them back — but at one point in India, it was communication in its own right. Calling long enough to connect to someone else’s phone and then hanging up or not picking up on the other end avoided being charged for the call.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Without them, young people on our waitlist continue to face the challenges that low levels of literacy create in their lives. For every four monthly gifts of $25, we are able to enroll one student from that list into our Learning for Literacy program – empowering them with vital knowledge and skills to change their futures!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

Microsoft is also dedicated to making technology accessible to all people through special settings in its software (like Windows 8) and hardware (like Windows Phone). project is focused on teaching digital literacy to young people so they can be prepared for 21 st. Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion digital literacy'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2008

Almost ten years ago, I discovered Doug Johnson's book about internet literacy skills - which includes the mankato scale. Fast forward a few years, and someone posts a request on the NTEN list about digital literacy skills. This is great advice as I have phone calls to discuss panel sessions at conferences over the next few months.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

To celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 products, we're partnering with Microsoft to empower app creators to take their ideas to the streets. " Some examples of social issues that you may want to explore include clean water, literacy, food security, and the environment.

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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.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It seemed just another Tuesday—just Apple’s version of a mobile phone that not everyone had or even wanted. We’ll also examine the principles of responsible AI and the importance of AI literacy and dive into the need for transparency, fairness, and ethical considerations in order to foster trust and appropriate use.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The user can go to any bus stop and simply text the stop ID number (listed on every bus stop) to a local phone number (415-528-3226). The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, which connects to Wi-Fi. The user will receive a text with the three closest locations that have free Internet access.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2013

If you were thinking of sending that last-minute card over email this holiday season, perhaps you should place a phone call to confirm just in case. Security symantec digital inclusion tssymantec digital literacy tscommunity org'

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Tableau

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

“I looked at it and said, ‘It’s good that they’re doing this, but it could be a lot better,’” said Feinberg, whose area of expertise is data literacy. I just picked up the phone and called and said, ‘I’m a parent, and I’d love to help you for free if you want it,’” Feinberg said.

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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. Pierre Khawand can be contacted via e-mail at pierre@people-onthego.com or phone at 415.503.1649. Prior to founding Collaborative Conversations, Ken received his certification in Integral Coaching ® through New Ventures West.

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

CoP's offer groups within the nonprofit technology sector an online space to connect, as well as the opportunity to hold monthly webinars or discussion phone calls. The two events, Building and Maintaining a Digital Literacy Corps and A Conversation with IdeaEncore about Resource Sharing , were both recorded.

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