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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

.orgSource

Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills. A collegial attitude that contributes to productive relationships. Member-centricity is also a glue that can help people work with a common purpose. Events like that help keep people engaged.”

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At AFP Lead in Houston, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance students prepare for leadership liftoff

ASU Lodestar Center

Each session helped our students learn more about themselves and the future of the sector. We invite you to support our future nonprofit professionals through learning opportunities beyond the classroom at no additional cost to the student. Each of us were able to curate our own schedule and attend sessions that we each felt called to.

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Tina Seelig's 9 Ways to Unlock Your Creativity Quotient

Have Fun - Do Good

Space matters Example: Kindergarten classrooms where you can sit on the floor, move things around, be messy, work with others easily, and have space to move, encourage creativity. Attitude If you don't have the attitude that you can solve a problem creatively, you never will. Experimentation Try lots of things. Keep what works.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The physical space you are working in will also help inform your design. I have learned the feng shui of how classroom setup impacts interaction and learning. You can also ask your participants to help with the photo documentation.I This will help you learn to reflect in while you are delivering and adjust in real time.

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10 Types of eLearning Assessments for Your Courses

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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. What are the different types of online assessment?

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From Bored to Blazing: 7 Steps to Get Your Board Reconnected, Re-engaged and Enthusiastic

BoardAssist

Help Them Understand Where the Money is Going. How much does it cost to help one kid (clean one stream, present one performance, etc.). Tip: Once you help them understand the urgent work and why it needs to happen — then they might be dashing out the door to ask everyone they know to help. Data is a lovely thing.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. How do we think about virtual worlds and help us study human behavior. Where is an existing framework to help us understand this?

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