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Open Badges – What you need to know

Gyrus

Open Badges – What you need to know. Regardless of how you slice it, a very important aspect of the gamified mix is badging. Though there are many beliefs as to the best way to establish a badging program, it is hard to argue the fundamental benefits of OpenBadges.org and the flexibility that an open standards system provides.

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Gamification – Badges, Levels, or Leaderboards?

Gyrus

Gamification – Badges, Levels, or Leaderboards? When I was a child, I had difficulty with a math class, and an obsession with baseball cards; my father, saw this as an opportunity. Good gamification addresses that inner drive in 3 ways: Badging. He has 300 Badges!!!” appeared first on Gyrus.

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5 Essential Free Online Courses for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

We all know the typical explanations – funders don’t allocate enough dollars to professional development, learners can’t give up the time for in-person training, and relevant classes aren’t offered in every area. Today, a wide variety of organizations have made engaging learning opportunities available online.

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Schools using social media but not for fundraising

Robert Weiner

UC Berkeley talked about a badge that donors can post to their Facebook pages after making a gift ("I Feed The Bears"). This is the online equivalent of a window decal or bumper sticker, with the added benefit that one's friends can click the badge to make a gift.

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Network for Good Launches Charity Badges!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

via Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog Network for Good today launches their charity badges with some great support from Yahoo! Last year, our first "class" of high school students graduated and ten students passed the entrance exams for college, including Leng Sopharath. Now about the badge. Great publicity!

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How to Host a Read-a-thon Fundraiser

Qgiv

With badges, you can celebrate your participants when they hit their fundraising goals. As an extra motivator and for some friendly competition, consider offering small prizes to participants who collect all of their fundraising badges and to participants who collect badges the fastest. Thank your donors and readers.

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Normalizing seeking support for mental health takes collective action

Candid

People feel shame or are ashamed at not being able to “handle” stress and trauma on their own, like somehow doing it alone is a badge of honor. Whether through drawing, taking an exercise class, going out to dinner with friends, or caring for a pet, spending quality time with those who matter to you can make you feel good.

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