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What are learning platforms?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

They can be very complex course management systems which are designed to do things like quizzes and grading (as well as discussions and have places to store course materials.) Increasingly, a wide variety of training opportunities are being delivered via LMS. So what LMS should you look at? There are both proprietary and open source LMS.

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The International Institute of Social Entrepreneurship

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This year they had 23 participants from 20 different countries and in 2010 they will train 40 students to , “run their own social projects” The program that is run with the help of a few staff and catalysts, has a two month internship also built into it.

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Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

ASU Lodestar Center

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. In 2010, we gave nearly $300 billion in support of a wide variety of charitable causes—3.8 Total Net Economic Engagement with Developing Countries, 2010 2.

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Research Friday: Corporate Volunteer Programs: Synergy in Business and Nonprofit Actions

ASU Lodestar Center

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit professional to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Annette is a student in the Master of Nonprofit Studies program at ASU. Manager, Southwest Human Development. Welcome to Research Friday

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The Great Good Place Book Discussion Part 2: Small Rural Museums as Third Places

Museum 2.0

This is the second installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. Facebook discussion board here. Facebook discussion board here. These young students submitted illustrated storybooks to a student art exhibit at the SLHC last year. Our museum is in small town America.

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A Volunteer and a Violent Stranger - A Question of Liability

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Kathy Renfro Graduate Student ASU Master of Nonprofit Management and Leadership program Nonprofit assignments can place volunteers in precarious positions of potential, personal liability. In this example, a volunteer is assigned to provide tutoring to grade school students on campus. Lopatka, D.,

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Anne Kotleba

ASU Lodestar Center

She joins us just in time to start a new school year and meet a new group of wonderful nonprofit students! When they leave here, I want my students to continue to question, learn, teach, and continue to use their education to change the world. Meet Anne. How would you describe yourself in 5-10 words? Any secondary interests?