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Silent Auction Baskets: 5 Tips to Create Unique Gifts

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The potential ideas for this category are as diverse as your supporters’ favorite hobbies and activities, from movie and game night essentials to bundles of signed sports memorabilia. For example, many businesses are willing to sponsor nonprofit auctions by providing prizes as in-kind donations or at a reduced rate. Rec and leisure.

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Social Networking Communities Are Migrant Communities

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Then in June 2008 I launched the @ NonprofitOrgs profile on Twitter. Social media in many ways is a numbers game. The MySpace example is one we should all learn from. There is always a portion of your community that’s tech savvy enough to embrace the The Next Big Thing with you. 5) Never abandon your communities.

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Game Friday: Spore, Self-Expression, and the Pitfalls of Creating Your Own Universe

Museum 2.0

What does "game 2.0" Games are already highly participatory, but over the last few years game designers have been giving players more control over the gameworld and experience. The ultimate substantiation of this is Spore, a game in which players invent their own life forms and manage their evolution.

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Guest Post: A New Role for Science Museums--Playground for Scientists

Museum 2.0

It''s resulted in some of my favorite work ever: games like #namethatzoom , projects like FeederSketch , adult-only Ball Pits , and most importantly, the creation of Experimonth , which is what I''d like to blog about today. Back in 2008, I devised a plan to outsource my New Year''s Resolutions. Experimonth started out as play.

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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two or three years to adoption: Learning Analytics (K-12/Higher Ed), Open Content (K-12), Games and Gamification (Higher Ed). Learning analytics is not brand new and first identified in the education area in about 2008 according to this excellent primer on Learning Analytics that found by searching the Project Navigator on the topic.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

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One large local organization that has made tremendous strides in their governance is the Arizona Sports Foundation, which operates the Fiesta and Buffalo Wild Wings bowl games. Below are a few examples to help you get started. Example conflict of interest policies, whistle-blower, and document retention policies: Conflict of interest.

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This guy is right on

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Can you tell us some examples of how Excel is superior or more supple than Calc? The 16 year old intern, though, is totally game, so maybe it is just about time. [2] The 16 year old intern, though, is totally game, so maybe it is just about time. [2] 2 phil jones 04.19.07 at 6:14 am Thanks for the comment.