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Trainer’s Notebook: Tips for Good Openings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States. Learn More .

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5 Questions: Are You For Real? Working with a Virtual Team

NTEN

Openness and FOSS (free and open source software) are really perfect fits for nonprofits who share the values of collaboration, community, empowerment, and sharing. Why do you think your session topic is important for nonprofits to address?

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Making Smarter Decisions: Five Business Intelligence Myths

NTEN

Flickr Photo: bredgar If you're a frequent reader of this blog, you know that if I could do it all over again, I would have paid more attention in math class. I love this stuff because, to me, data done right is empowerment. But if little ol' NTEN can pull off a BI strategy -- and we do our best over here -- so can you.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It shows that attention is the sharpest during the first 10 minutes of the lectures, then plummets, and then gradually goes back up but not to the same level. That means talking non-stop for more than 10 minutes, people start to tune out. They gave the students tests based on content and scored them.

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Six New Games for Change: Check Out the Future of Gaming for Good

NTEN

The empowerment of girls in third world countries is a topic many corporate sponsors are looking to endorse. Jeff came to the attention of the new leadership of Games for Change through his personal blog, Game Culturalist, a socially aware blog about video games. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING.

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How Angelica Ross and TransTech Address the Unique Needs of Transgender People of Color

Tech Soup

In less than a year, this organization and its dynamic founder, Angelica Ross, have gotten lots of attention for their work to bring more transgender people into the workforce. " Angelica Ross on Empowerment. In the face of these extraordinary challenges, I like what Miss Ross said in her recent NTEN piece.

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