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DonorsChoose Interview & Social Media Challenge

Amy Sample Ward

My collaborator, JD Lasica , at SocialBrite has just posted the interview and details below. Last year, bloggers big and small raised $270,000 to provide 65,000 students with the resources needed to learn. At Socialbrite, we’d like to call on our readers to support students in public school classrooms in low-income areas.

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Interview: Avi Kaplan, Epic Change for TweetsGiving

Amy Sample Ward

Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Find out more in the interview below! Tags: events interview africa epic change fundraising philanthropy tweetsgiving twitter. What is Epic Change?

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Interview: Avi Kaplan, Epic Change for TweetsGiving

Amy Sample Ward

Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Find out more in the interview below! Tags: events interview africa epic change fundraising philanthropy tweetsgiving twitter. What is Epic Change?

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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7 Ideas for Virtual Back to School Events

AccelEvents

These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. Schedule one night for your students and family members to meet each other.

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7 Ideas for Virtual Back to School Events

AccelEvents

These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. Schedule one night for your students and family members to meet each other.

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TweetsGiving: Show Your Gratitude With Epic Change

Amy Sample Ward

Last year, funds from TweetsGiving helped build a classroom in Tanzania. Earlier this month, we interviewed Avi Kaplan from Epic Change, and asked him what they were up to in Africa: What are you up to right now in Africa? Read the rest of the interview here.). Why TweetsGiving? Get Involved. Attend a gratitude party.

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