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Giving 2.0: The MOOC Launches Today: Sign Up for Free

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The MOOC , is a Stanford University-sponsored FREE online course intended to teach givers of all ages, backgrounds, incomes and experiences to give more effectively. The goal is for students to create an Individual Giving Action Plan to guide their future giving in a meaningful way. Giving 2.0: The online course is six-weeks.

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Hurricane Sandy Art Relief: An Interview with Elana Haviv

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Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights. You can listen to the interview on the Arts and Healing Network's website , or on the player (below). She also pioneered art-based healing programs in post-war Bosnia.

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

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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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What can nonprofit technology trainers learn from the social work field to improve their training techniques?

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I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. The students, who would also be going out on field internships where they would conduct or assist with an evaluation project at a social service nonprofit, asked fantastic questions.

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Giving 2.0 ProjectU

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Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. The author of the book, Giving 2.0 , has just released all her teaching notes and syllabi, along with philanthropy library. The goals for the Giving 2.0 3) Giving 2.0:

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What I've been learning, cooking, reading, teaching and making

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As a Rockwood alum I recently interviewed put it, "It could be blueprint for something bigger." On a related note, an interview with me about the VegCookbook Club was featured in Viva Vegan last month. A number of the students in yesterday''s class were hesitant to use social media to promote their coaching practice.

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An Interview with Jessica Rauch about The Generation Project: Passionate about Teaching Young People

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Since I was a first year college student at UC Berkeley, I have been working with students and schools in low-income communities and have grown increasingly aware of how educational disparities keep children from reaching their potential. I taught in the Bronx for two years through Teach For America while working toward my M.A.

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