Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 5: International Volunteer Day — #VolunteerDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 11: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. 19: World Humanitarian Day — #WorldHumanitarianDay.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 3, 2014

I know that she would benefit from more help: she''s asked me if I know how she could get more volunteers to assist her with her work. She would welcome English-speaking volunteers. book caravan books librarians literacy Marrakech Marrakesh Morocco women women''s rights'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 5: International Volunteer Day — #VolunteerDay. 9: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. 19: World Humanitarian Day — #WorldHumanitarianDay.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

Gerardo helped Benetech dramatically increase our capacity to benefit larger populations by scaling our services, revamping our innovation process, and establishing a thriving network of industry partners and volunteers.

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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 16, 2014

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 5: International Volunteer Day — #VolunteerDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay. September.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Each April, hundreds of thousands of companies and nonprofits celebrate National Volunteer Month in the United States — and millions more throughout the year celebrate across the world. This year will be a bit different, as many employees are still working remotely and in-person volunteering is not always possible. About the Authors.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Chatterjee is a volunteer advocate for International OCD Foundation.) The pros and cons of self-diagnosis Theresa Nguyen, chief research officer of Mental Health America, says that people are typically developing health literacy through online searching related to their mental health.

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2025

Nonprofits have struggled for years to understandand ideally reversethe declining numbers of everyday donors and volunteers who engage with their organizations. Johnson Center for Philanthropys 11 Trends in Philanthropy report, we asked: What about todays volunteering landscape is working? In 2009, Americans gave 8.1

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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. We believe that having more minds working simultaneously on a problem increases the odds of solving that problem well and quickly.

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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. Video updates from the field, live streams of volunteer projects, and photo essays showing program impact help distant donors feel connected to local solutions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 5: International Volunteer Day — #VolunteerDay. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 5: International Volunteer Day — #VolunteerDay. 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.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Many volunteer managers cite recruitment as their greatest challenge; however, Brudney and Meijs (2009) contend that “the preoccupation with recruitment distracts attention and resources from the management and retention of volunteers” (p. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 5: International Volunteer Day — #VolunteerDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 26: International Dog Day — #DogDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

They attend your fundraising events and sign up for volunteer opportunities. Brainstorm ways to get donors actively involved with your organization through events, surveys, and volunteer opportunities. How can you get an ROI in the digital literacy skills we are all developing?”. Remote volunteer listings. Engagement.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Although they grew more popular because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual volunteer opportunities are likely here to stay. Besides keeping people safe during the pandemic, virtual volunteering also allows nonprofits to: Reach a more geographically far-flung audience. Ask volunteers what they’d like to see. Why is that?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

WFP USA shared their blog post of Rani’s story on Facebook for Literacy Day on September 8. Both posts also use a photo of Dustin volunteering as the featured image. It would be tough to explain its important role in his story in a brief social post that is also meant to encourage people to volunteer.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2004

We are especially blessed with incredible volunteers. Bookshare.org, our on-line electronic book library for people with disabilities, is built by volunteers. I'd like you to check our Bookshare.org - Volunteer of the Year. These folks are dedicated to the concept that access to books should have no barriers.

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Tableau

JULY 19, 2021

Organizations can also instill a data culture by promoting data literacy—because in order for employees to participate in a data culture, they first need to speak the language of data. Here’s how organizations can improve their data literacy with a four-step action plan: 1. Data literacy involves more than having a set of skills.

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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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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Ever helpful, the team got on board to roll up their sleeves and pitch in at San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits that had big volunteer jobs. In the process, TechSoup learned just how much work goes into volunteer coordination (a lot!), They made good use of us as volunteers, in a rather spontaneous way."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

And while I haven’t done an in-depth map of this space, I keep thinking that a network of intermediaries (people who teach skills, connect skilled volunteers, generate discussion — those data nerds ) is missing. (I I may be wrong, let me know in the comments).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

SocialCoding4Good brings together individual software professionals as well as corporate social responsibility teams from companies such as Cisco, Google, Hewlett Packard, LinkedIn, and VMware to volunteer their technical skills to nonprofit partners that develop and maintain free and open source software addressing critical social problems.

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Tableau

JUNE 11, 2022

According to a recently released Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Tableau about data literacy and culture in global enterprises, organizations that have a companywide mandate to their data literacy training have higher employee satisfaction levels with training offerings than those that focus at the team or department level.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2011

computer centers, recruiting trainers and volunteers, creating lesson plans, and. How to Evaluate Your Digital Literacy Program Thursday, June 30, 11 a.m. computer-related programs, those who support digital literacy programs, or BTOP. (Broadband Technology Opportunity Program) and are busy creating and updating.

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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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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

Replacing staff or volunteer counselors with bots to save money has been viewed as a quick fix for some organizations. NEDA employees and approximately 200 volunteers could barely keep up with demand. Lead with generative AI literacy : Increase your organization’s, including senior leadership’s AI literacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 29, 2005

Bookshare.org needs a dynamic person to manage and drive the expansion of our collection, managing both automated and volunteer processes to bring more books to more people with disabilities around the world. our landmine detector project).

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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. . Volunteers. How can your organization better support volunteers?

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NTEN

APRIL 29, 2021

She also launched Tech Time, an opportunity for community members to ask tech questions, and developed a volunteer program that library patrons in navigating their devices. Felicia Tillman, a fellow from Atlanta, formed partnerships to bring digital literacy training to uniquely sweet spaces.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Mayrie was a Bookshare member, volunteer and staff person, who contributed hundreds of books to the Bookshare collection and provided invaluable guidance to our volunteer crew for many years. She was an impeccable proofreader and scanner, and helped recruit the help of other wonderfully dependable volunteers.

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2014

With 500-600 active volunteers at any given time, it’s easy to understand that, not only does the community love this organization, but volunteers are key to the success of the mission. Volunteers help staff triage and test incoming electronics donations, then help tear down or rebuild components. Lego Robotics!)

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

And while you might be a super worker or volunteer, you're not super human so you shouldn't be expected to know everything about everything. Basic Computer and Digital Literacy Skills. GCF Learn Free is a great resource for training others in computer literacy as well as personal training. Citrix GoToTraining.

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Charity Village

MARCH 10, 2022

Participants are paired with a volunteer Digital Coach who gives support and encouragement on their digital journey. […]. The post Applications now open for HelpAge Canada’s new digital literacy program Dig-IT appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I shared an overview of networks for social change and some of the challenges that nonprofits face in embracing the data. I told this crowd of data geeks that they should volunteer with nonprofits by signing up for the Analysis Exchange or serve on a nonprofit board – that nonprofits would welcome their expertise.

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