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. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

This was one of numerous examples and stories Tina Seelig shared during her fantastic talk last night, Unlocking Your Creativity Quotient , hosted by UpStart Bay Area. Connect and combine things in unusual ways Example: She gave her students an assignment to combine two household items and create something with a new function.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

are examples of the causes. And it gets you way from your computer - you can get exercise! There is a scaling system for Karma points - for example supporting a classroom is five points while sending a book to a library in a developing country is 100. Big brands like Kraft Foods and Citi.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

For example, if a participant has a pledge from a family member that they’ll donate $10 for every 50 pages that they read, the participant will log how many pages they read at the conclusion of the fundraiser and collect their donations based on that amount. Reading boasts a wide range of benefits for both children and adults alike.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

My role in the project is to the facilitate the training sessions, design the overall training, facilitate openers and closings, help prep the curriculum, and deliver modules on digital strategy and social media. I facilitated a number of openings, but we also got to experience a few opening exercises they use at the Starfish School.

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JULY 8, 2021

When done correctly, these assessments both provide data about your members and help those members reach greater heights in their continuing education efforts. These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. For example, you could ask learners to: Create a timeline.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. Helping people understand science will help us as a country. What evidence do we need to influence politicians that games can help extend learning of science beyond schools? What are your thoughts?

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Throughout the day, well be living blogging sessions from MCON13 , a conference to help leaders engage the Millennial generation. They discarded whatever information or techniques that weren''t helpful. Many engaged in the pre-session morning exercise program and the post-session fireside chats.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. Helping people understand science will help us as a country. What evidence do we need to influence politicians that games can help extend learning of science beyond schools? What are your thoughts?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 12, 2017

It's 8am in the classroom; 5am in my body. At the training, we saw examples of small visions--like a restaurant barback who had a vision for a better way to make juice--and big ones--like the 10-year vision for the 700-person Zingerman's community of businesses. We took 30 minutes for the exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Example - Urban Science -- example of game that teaches hwo to do urban planning. For example, we look at how community organizers are successful in what they do? How Computer Games Help Children Learn? Can we create a playful practice environment and help them understand. Creative solutions to complex problems.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

For example, you may hold online raffles, silent auctions, and giveaways to keep your guests entertained after check-in. Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. 5) Online classes. 10) Hybrid concerts. 13) Scavenger hunts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

My initial remix thought (wrong) was to look for examples that were related to agriculture, but the extension is so much more. looking at the ten steps and overlaying these themes in search of examples! Discovery Exercise (from 23 things ). An example? Another example. Here's an example from the Red Cross.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

When I started in the nonprofit field, over 20 years ago, you know, all of the annual appeals said, “Please help us keep our lights on,” or, “please help us keep our doors open.” That’s going to help you determine what information do we need to track in order to get that engagement we’re looking for.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

You did a webinar for us last year, had to have you back, check her out over at Leadership Savvy, does a lot of good work helping folks with strategic planning, which you’re going to talk about obviously, and just an awesome person. So we’ll have some tools to help you manage the process as well. Julie: Great.

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Gyrus

APRIL 3, 2018

Outside of E-Learnings as a newer platform to maximize user buy-in, a variety of efforts are starting to be included in a well-blended mix, such as Social Learning, Gamification, and Micro Learning exercise. Its primary purpose is to help…… Training: The Key To Manufacturing Workforce Development Success.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Rob Reich: Big philanthropy is an exercise of power, and wherever there is concentrated power in a democratic society, the civic attitude toward it should be scrutiny, not gratitude. We focus on what is required to build a more just society—in matters of race, health, the environment, and the economy. I’m Amy Costello.

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