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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . Areas served: US.

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MCON13: Working with Millennials

NTEN

New employees were given a variety of simulations to see how they''d respond and work together in different scenarios. They discovered three things: Millennials focused on individual strengths to determine how to divvy up the work. As a whole, millennials embodied the notion of bringing one''s "whole self" to work.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. As always, I’m delighted to share the latest Benetech highlights as we work on these ambitious 10X dreams! Bookshare is helping Kevin— who had suffered a brain injury—to keep up with his school work.

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MathAndCoding Turns the Library into a Coding Classroom (Part 2)

Tech Soup

In addition to visual programming and Java, MathAndCoding now offers classes on HTML, CSS, and template-based web design, as well as a Technology Day event where they introduce games and apps for different platforms. The concept of] family literacy is also very important in our community.

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Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations

Get Fully Funded

We call it the Cycle of Giving and here’s how it works: The donor gives a gift. Many donation receipts do nothing to capture the heart of the organization and why its work matters. It’s not hard to see the difference. Or You won’t believe what a difference your gift made! The nonprofit receives the gift. or You’re a hero!

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Working Wikily: Establishing A Giving or Gifting Culture in Wiki Community

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" 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. So, while we have different learners and different contexts, we are playing with the idea that the community is the curriculum.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. Grant research tip : As you look over the list and peruse potential funders, take notes of those who best align with your work. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Mellon Foundation. The Andrew W.

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