Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. As the MathAndCoding founders refined their processes and logistics, Bricker grew more confident in letting them move on to offer more advanced classes.

Library 36

Library Classroom Teen San Francisco 36

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you’re fundraising for your church’s youth group, your school, or your kid’s sports team, investing in the education and wellbeing of your kids is priceless. With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause.

Ideas 52

Ideas Fundraising Game Fun 52

Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

It’s important to recognize that individual education and bias recognition is only the beginning. After attending classes, workshops, and/or a retreat, there are probably some easy next steps that leadership can identify to start on immediately. That’s why we suggest starting with education. Encourage Staff to Get Involved.

Practice 59

Practice Leadership Nonprofit Culture 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2007

Stephen Downes points me to a post from the brilliant Vicky Davis: The Frontier of 3D Education. She gives the context of 3d Web, the standards, describes the drawbacks to second life for education and provides some examples of the possibilities, including videos from YouTube for those whose computers can't handle the Second Life client.

Environment 50

Environment Education Virtual Second Life 50

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 28, 2008

This week 's question comes from a writing teacher, and client, who wants to know: "What Tools Can I Use to Teach Classes Online?" askbritt online classroom learning education career advice. I actually didn't know, so I asked my Twitter network. Twitter is a micro-blogging and social networking tool.

Teach 40

Teach Classes Twitter Tools 40

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

But last year, over Thanksgiving, I sat next to a man who was working on his laptop (not an activity that invites conversation), creating a presentation on elementary education and technology. Curiosity got the better of me, and that’s how I met Bob Whicker, a K-12 Education Development Executive for Apple.

Classroom 22

Classroom Children Museum Model 22

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As more tablets and smartphones are making their way into the classroom, it makes sense that there are a number of apps aimed at helping young people with their education and job preparedness. Khan Academy (Windows Phone, iPad) is a nonprofit on a mission to change education. iStudiez Pro.

Teen 65

Teen Netsquared Student Library 65

Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

While read-a-thons are a great fundraising idea for nonprofits of all kinds, they’re the perfect fundraiser for schools, libraries, and education nonprofit organizations. Why should you host a read-a-thon? Reading boasts a wide range of benefits for both children and adults alike. Thank your donors and readers.

Hosting 52

Hosting Fundraising Badge Pledge 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Educating to Mobilize the Masses David Williamson Shaffer (UW-Madison), Doug Nelson (Doorknocker Simulation/ Kinnection), Nelson Layag (CompassPoint Nonprofit Services) How can organizations educate their masses for door-to-door canvassing, fundraising, or advocacy? How Computer Games Help Children Learn?

Education 50

Education Mobile Game Exercise 50

Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For them it’s really easy to take a class on Zoom, shut that window down, open up another Zoom link, and volunteer. This was part of the national conversation when schools pivoted to online classrooms, which catered to families with reliable internet, ample supply of modern devices, and space to use them.

Accessibility 97

Accessibility Technology Language Oregon 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Over the weekend, the New York Times ran an article about education programs in Second Life. I attended a lecture on the use of technology in the legal classroom last month in Second Life, facilitated by Rebecca Nesson. Nesson describes it on his blog: I n the final week of the class we will doing a first-of-its-kind Second Life event.

Second Life 50

Second Life Open Source Life Education 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

Robin Yap left a comment that he was leaving for Manila to teach social media to educational technology students, so I decided to part with my cherished copy of Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging. My ultimate dream would be to send Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging over to the Sharing Foundation's fledging computer school.

Conversation 50

Conversation Classroom Skype Contest 50

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

We love when we teach with a capital T, like exhibitions and university classes. At the same time, we often pay educators less while expecting more. We often think of our teachers as being less than classroom teachers and our gallery staff as “just” teaching little kids. Teaching is a core.

Museum 36

Museum Teach Classroom Interaction 36

Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2015

With everyone working at the same pace, the class as a whole can stay more organized. One teacher expressed how the tablet PCs facilitate learning in the classroom: "We work with a lot of photocopies; luckily the child can scan the page and then work at the same pace as their friends. " Improving the Education Experience.

Experiment 36

Experiment Learning France Giving 36

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Fort Meyers, FL/ $445. USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / TBD. Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Indianapolis, IN / $695. Nonprofit Management / #AMI2019 / @NPL_Alliance. Nonprofit Management. Jan 24 - 25.

Calendar 111

Calendar Conference Las Vegas San Diego 111

Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

Both of these seem natural as we are in the business of ideas and we are adjacent to formal education systems. But, while adjacent, museums differ from formal classrooms in numerous ways. Think of the classes where you learned the most. Those feelings developed over hours of classroom time with a human.

Museum 35

Museum Participatory Interaction Classroom 35

Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

The Kosch-Westerman Foundation connects terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. " New Heights Educational Group. New Heights Educational Group is an educational support and literacy center for families with children who are struggling in school. " Inward Bound Mindfulness Education.

Share 36

Share Organization Cisco Tech 36

Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2019

of donors who were students or graduating seniors (Source: 2017 donorCentrics® Annual Report on Higher Education Alumni Giving ). . They often visit her classes to talk about their careers and ways to connect if students have questions. She will be one of the 26.3% Current alumni have been key to keeping her engaged.

Student 21

Student Activities Active Activism 21

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

3) Cooking classes. Cooking classes have a broad appeal because they attract not just gourmet food, but also individuals who want to learn new skills. As an added benefit these types of classes are often easy to broadcast live. As an added benefit these types of classes are often easy to broadcast live. 6) Craft nights.

Virtual 353

Virtual Ideas Fundraising Stream 353

Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2008

And so today we look at an educational facility (not a museum) that swabs the deck with these barriers. By doing so, it doesn't just widen the audience for a specific educational experience--it also offers a new model for how we might design and deliver interactive, varied content experiences. It makes them walk the plank.

Education 21

Education Museum Audience Design 21

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Content delivery is less important then the skill to making sense of it and that needs to be what “classroom time” is about. He expects students to read the assignment before they come to class so that instructional time can be spent helping them make sense of it and apply to their work. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

Experiment 116

Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Adjunct Professor and Guest Teacher: This past year I enjoyed my second year of teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education.

Iowa 50

Iowa Facilitation Teach San Antonio 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Mayer’s research is from the 1990s, but the finders were recently validated again in a study from Carl Wieman that college students learn more, attend class at higher rates and are more engaged in their education when teachers take a more interactive approach in the classroom.

Design 107

Design Effective Experiment Learning 107

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

Streetside Stories is a San Francisco based arts education nonprofit that actually just started a blog , so give them a little link love! I work with a co-facilitator and we visit sixth grade language arts and social studies classes for two-week writing workshops. That really baffled me.

San Francisco 40

San Francisco Classroom Student Language 40

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event.

Ideas 52

Ideas People Local Classes 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2005

While doing research on the Web for the course content, I stumbled upon an article called " A Field Guide to Cross Cultural Projects " which lead me to an educational technology integration model called CultureQuest.

Culture 50

Culture Cambodia Classroom Student 50

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

posted by Ellie Slater Class 12 Public Ally. I knew I wanted to continue my education but I was not ready to be back in the classroom setting, I wanted real-life experience. My participation in Public Allies has been challenging and rewarding, but most importantly- educational.

Classes 40

Classes Experiment Program Share 40

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Issues of class and economic status haunt the museum internship. As an Associate Manager of Education, I coordinated internships at the Guggenheim museum for four years before I headed back to academia. The students I teach in undergrad classrooms in New York are about a decade younger than me.

Museum 55

Museum Share Student New York 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

Adjunct Professor and Guest Teacher: This past year I enjoyed my first experience teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education. I also was a guest lecturer for a Berkeley MBA Class on networks.

Instructional Design 50

Instructional Design Facilitation San Antonio North Carolina 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2008

educational technology and the adult learner." " The course had no existing curriculum and it provided a real life laboratory for him to have the curriculum come out of the community interactions that were happening in the classroom. It is part creative zone, part class note record and part review space.

Wiki 56

Wiki Culture Community Work 56

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

They grow food themselves that they can eat and share, and it's part of the Science and the PE classes so they are learning about environmental science. Britt Bravo: What does a typical class day look like? They understand why organic farming is important or why school gardens, why they should be a part of education.

Interview 40

Interview San Francisco Classroom Classes 40

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 4, 2006

When I was teaching young people for Streetside Stories , I worked in the classroom of this incredible teacher, Ms. If a student was late for class or forgot their pencil, they were not allowed into class. seeds gardening education youth change Williams, she always kept her expectations high. Children are like seeds.

Classes 40

Classes Classroom Teach Student 40

Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2007

and with it flocks of museum studies / education / exhibit planning graduate interns. Is it an education that would make me a better person? I think one of the things that keep museums fresh, welcoming, and non-didactic is the fact that most exhibit designers, museum educators, and conservators come from a variety of backgrounds.

Museum 51

Museum Program Student Skills 51

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

It made me think of the Berkman lecture I heard called " Legal Education in the Networked World " where there was a hot debate about whether laptops in the classroom were a good or bad thing. could it be that students who use laptops in class are bored with the lecture, and THAT's why they do poorly?

Attention 50

Attention Lecture Laptop Hype 50

Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2007

HECUA (Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs) in Minnesota has a Writing for Social Change Program. Kristi Gee describes the program in her post, " Everyone is a teacher and a learner ": We take classes all day Tuesdays and Thursdays. On the opposite days, we work for a non-profit related to our study.

Change 40

Change San Francisco Darfur Jordan 40

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

Through its Education and Community Outreach programs, the Symphony helps bring music into the lives of over 14,000 school children each year - students who may not otherwise have access to a symphony. music , arts education , symphony , Nova Scotia Soha: What are some of the challenges you experience from working with the community?

Music 42

Music Interview Create Change 42

Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Virtual cooking class. Give your supporters the opportunity to try a new recipe and bring their inner chefs out with a virtual cooking class fundraiser. To take school spirit into the classroom, consider selling branded notebooks and other stationery for students to use. Virtual baking class. Virtual TED Talk series.

Ideas 52

Ideas Fundraising Virtual Movie 52