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Embracing Intrapreneurship: A Nonprofit Game Changer

sgEngage

Another example–noted in Gump’s book–is the Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown program, which teaches younger students about being citizens, workers, and consumers in society. But it’s much harder to dig up examples of intrapreneurship in the nonprofit world than it is in the for-profit world.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) has announced a gift of $40 million from two Harvard Business School alumni who prefer to remain anonymous in support of endowed scholarships for students in its new Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) master’s program. Chicago Public Media raises $61 million to acquire Chicago Sun-Times.

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[PODCAST] INSPIRE with Jeff Nelson

NonProfit Hub

Jeff grew the organization from a small start-up in Chicago, with two staff members supporting 32 students, to a leading college access and success organization with a staff of 150 supporting 13,000 students in Chicago, Houston, New York, Massachusetts, Metro Atlanta and Bay Area.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

One volunteer manager at an Arizona zoo described finding new ways to teach their volunteers about wildlife: “Over Zoom, we would give presentations about the different animals in our collection… So, for example, I did a presentation on bird conservation, which was not something that we ever had before. It wasn’t!

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QuickBooks Made Easy Training Coming to a City Near You

Tech Soup

If you're in Chicago, Dayton, or Philadelphia in September, don't miss this opportunity to learn from Gregg Bossen, one of TechSoup's most popular trainers. Chicago — September 20. Annually, Gregg teaches for Intuit, the makers of QuickBooks, during the QuickBooks Accountant Update Tour given around the country.

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Volunteer for Mozilla Service Week

NTEN

Here are some examples: William Reynolds of the University of Virginia is going to teach his student council how to use social media to better communicate with students. Tim Hogan and The Royal Order design firm are helping the Tutor/Mentor Connection in Chicago rearchitect and redesign their current site.

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How Small Businesses Inspire Big Businesses

Eric Jacobsen Blog

You’ll read those dozens of stories captured by three information-hungry economist/b-school professor buddies who traveled Memphis, TN to Omaha, NE; Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH, and so on. A great example was Panhandle Converter Recycling , a company that we met with in Dothan, AL.