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Forum One Wins 10 Davey Awards

Forum One

NRDC combines the power of more than three million members and online activists with the expertise of more than 700 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

Make the most of these periods by focusing on organizing efforts, building relationships with supporters, decentralizing decision-making structures, and building power among supporters to take action and mobilize swiftly when immediate challenges arise. In calmer periods, spinning the wheels can be just as detrimental.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

What does the decision making and organizational structure look like? Drawing from adult learning theories, ECB utilizes a variety of strategies such as: Vehicle of instruction: face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, classroom style learning, web-based mechanisms, manuals, etc. Identify champions and people to work with.

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Exploring the Role of Apprenticeship in Today’s Economy with Tal Frankfurt + Robert Lerman

Cloud 4 Good

Additionally, apprenticeships are more structured and skill-specific than internships. Salesforce is a perfect example of a platform that’s powering business, but is very rarely taught in college classrooms. It’s important to note that an apprenticeship differs from an internship in a few key ways.

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Applying DEI Best Practices for Your Nonprofit

Top Nonprofits

Implementing policies and prioritizing DEI best practices will help you start seeing a difference in your own organization. Ultimately, you want to be sure you’re taking action that will structurally change the organization, an action that can only be taken from the top down. Wanting it isn’t enough. Lead From the Top.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

Amy Sample Ward

There used to be a focus on setting high levels for evidence in evidenced based policy making. People and policy is often first influenced by compelling stories. That said, there are structures within government that can handle risk. The reality is, though, that it isn’t how decisions are often made.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

NTEN

There used to be a focus on setting high levels for evidence in evidenced based policy making. People and policy are often first influenced by compelling stories. That said, there are structures within government that can handle risk. Learning outside the classroom, what's your opinion of games that support tangential learning?

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