Tableau

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In fact, Tableau recently commissioned Forrester to investigate the data literacy gap, and according to The Great Data Literacy Gap: Demand for Data Skills Exceeds Supply , only 66% of surveyed academic decision-makers rated data literacy and skills as important for students to learn to graduate, compared to 81% of recruiters.

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Tableau

JUNE 16, 2021

Enterprises are increasingly becoming data-driven—and requiring data literacy skills for employees in every part of the organization. We commissioned research by Forrester Consulting to help better understand the data literacy gap. The study shows that the data literacy gap is growing. Bridging the data literacy gap.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

EdSights uses AI chatbots to help colleges and universities identify students who might be at risk of dropping out, in part by increasing student engagement. On average, universities that use EdSights see a 4% increase in student retention, with some citing rates as high as 14%.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 17, 2022

Next, consider the following: Survey your staff to learn how much time they spend on various company-wide processes. 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.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

Other grants from Google.org will focus on connecting “justice-impacted” people with jobs through the National Urban League’s Urban Tech Jobs Program and Columbia University’s Justice through Code. ” Studies have shown that digital literacy can reduce recidivism , or relapse into crime. ”

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Tableau

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Together with Ipsos and the Chronicle of Higher Education, Salesforce.org surveyed more than 2,000 students and staff across 10 countries to better understand their needs amidst the tumult of the pandemic. Here are our top five takeaways for higher education institutions across disciplines, including data literacy. September 16, 2021.

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Tableau

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Together with Ipsos and the Chronicle of Higher Education, Salesforce.org surveyed more than 2,000 students and staff across 10 countries to better understand their needs amidst the tumult of the pandemic. Here are our top five takeaways for higher education institutions across disciplines, including data literacy. September 16, 2021.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

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." 2 Again, the study surveyed nonprofit financial managers such as CEOs and CFOs.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to a survey by the University of California at Santa Cruz , the number of working African American business owners fell more than 40% during the pandemic—a much steeper drop than other racial groups. Black-owned businesses often face unique challenges and they’ve also been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It's also possible to accidentally create misleading charts if one has gaps in their data literacy: these pitfalls outline ways to ensure our own charts fit to high standards. For example, if you are viewing survey data, how many people did they survey? Ask questions such as: Where did the data come from?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

In response to the growing needs of professional nonprofit managers, numerous university-based nonprofit management education programs have emerged, but few offer continuing education for nonprofit professionals. We too dersire more instruction on financial literacy. We welcome your input and feedback. ^ [1] Wing, K. Pollak, T.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Data to pinpoint needs in specific communities Unfortunately, government survey data does not accurately represent “hard-to-count” at-risk populations who are less likely to speak English or to trust the government—which includes many of the people nonprofits like CASL serve.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 6, 2012

A year ago, Johns Hopkins University's Center for Civil Society Studies published a document titled, " The Nonprofit Technology Gap - Myth or Reality." An official press release for the study reads: The survey. found that most nonprofit managers believe there is still considerable room for improvement.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 7, 2023

Paint a Picture of Your Donor When you send a fundraising email, you’re not lobbing a story into the universe and hoping donors will give as a result. Say you’re writing an appeal that will support your summer literacy program: Imagine a character that’s similar to people who have donated to that cause in the past. Here’s how to do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

Pew surveyed 1,150 experts in a non-scientific canvassing. Amy Webb, futurist, professor of strategic foresight at New York University and founder of the Future Today Institute, said, “If our current habits continue unchanged, it’s easiest to map pessimistic and catastrophic scenarios.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

research, a survey of the giving habits of the social media savvy, over at Mashable. This has been found in a number of surveys over the past few years (see Allison Fine's astute commentary on the recent Blackbaud survey here ) If we look back a year ago at donation trends on Facebook Causes, we also see the same complaint.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. and Canada about their technology use.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The Lifeline Program is funded through the Universal Service Fund via contributions from telecom companies (and their customers). They will create and promote digital literacy programs. According to the 2013–2014 Digital Inclusion Survey : 98.9 Organizations Doing Notable Digital Inclusion Work.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Another is surveys. The nonprofit Feedback Labs maintains that mobile phone surveys are 100 times cheaper and much, much times faster than conventional online surveys. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in June to expand the Universal Lifeline program to include broadband, following a public comment period.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

[Cover Images: Little Brown Ink, First Second/Macmillan] Graphic novelsa term interchangeably used with comic booksare particularly popular among young children still building their literacy skills. Surveys show that in recent years, graphic novels have increased in popularity by 69% among elementary school children.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

While driving by the facility, which sits in front of a drainage basin, Dale had a thought: Why not also plant a small thorn foresta shady place that would provide respite from the sun and promote environmental literacy while managing storm runoff? The brush was too thick to see them stir, but Dale seemed pleased as he surveyed it.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. This tool provides data on schools across the country – School Districts, Colleges and Universities, Legal Units (i.e. Arcturus – Website for School/University. Arcturus – Website for School/University.

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Futurism

APRIL 13, 2025

In a new poll conducted by Poynter and the University of Minnesota, nearly half of the survey's respondents said they don't want AI reporting the news to them and 20 percent say that news publishers shouldn't be using the technology at all.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

It struck me that there are Tesla dealerships and charging stations across the nation, and this is a point of leverage that many people can access, rather than having to go to your state capital, says Donovan, a professor at Boston University who says she is acting in her capacity as a citizen. In the U.K.,

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sixty-three percent of lawyers surveyed by Reuters’ parent company Thomson Reuters last year said they have used AI for work, and 12% said they use it regularly. ” He said the mounting examples show a “lack of AI literacy” in the profession, but the technology itself is not the problem. “This is not new.”

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 23, 2025

interviewed Devon Akmon , who is the director of the MSU Museum at Michigan State University. A 2022 American Library Association survey revealed that 89% of voters and 92% of parents believe local public libraries have an important role to play in communities. The Conversation U.S. Read the original article.

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