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Signals - Stoplights for student success

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

France mentioned some cool education technology that had been developed at Purdue, called Signals - Stoplights for student success. Signals blends two key ideas: The patterns of student failure can be spotted early: much earlier than existing systems relying on failing midterms!

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Ending the Cycle of Poverty With Access to Quality Education

Saleforce Nonprofit

The opportunities the students have through access to the latest technologies and an enhanced teacher training program are a world away from their former prospects. 70% of the first 200 students to join CCF have gone on to university. We support students from kindergarten to university. How Salesforce Is Driving Change at CCF.

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Receiving the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact.

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The Value of a Forum One Summer Internship

Forum One

This year, we were happy to continue our partnership with the Posse Foundation to recruit from a diverse group of talented students.Over the past two months, they seamlessly blended into the Forum One team and gained valuable hands-on experience along the way. Gaining Experience.

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Why Diversifying Your P2P Strategy is Critical to your Organization’s Health

sgEngage

Let’s touch on a few easy ways to ensure you’re mixing up your P2P strategy and blending it with your organization’s overall fundraising strategy. Nashville State Community College is using crowdfunding to support areas of student life that historically make it harder to graduate, like financial aid, child care or even transportation.

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Making a Great Story into a Powerful Fundraising Story

Bloomerang

Or, if you’re asking for an education scholarship, your story should show how that scholarship has led to opportunities and an incredible future for a student who received it. . For example, if you’re asking for coats, you should show how giving a coat changed someone’s life. Tip: Don’t try to put too many needs into one ask or one story.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Our goal is to graduate more students who are ready to enter aerospace and advanced manufacturing careers and STEM-focused post-secondary education.” . Areas served: Worldwide. Areas served: US.