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Signals - Stoplights for student success

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Signals blends two key ideas: The patterns of student failure can be spotted early: much earlier than existing systems relying on failing midterms! Purdue has made a deal with Sungard to support Signals more widely at other universities: I hope this kind of tool makes a much wider impact!

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6 Entertaining Nonprofit Online Campaigns

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

Participants then had to tag some friends and challenge them to do the same. This campaign shows that you can get creative with encouraging supporters to donate (just make sure you read the guidelines first.). The video blended humour and a heart-warming message, to challenge people on how they view people with Down syndrome.

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Interview: Kivi Leroux Miller, The Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Amy Sample Ward

Her new book, “The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause,&# is part survival guide and part nitty-gritty how-to handbook for nonprofit communicators. It’s like they just want to quietly blend in, when what they really need to do with their marketing is stand out!

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Fun with Drupal Commons, a Powerful Solution for Online Community Building

Forum One

Similar to Open Atrium and Jive , Commons blends web content management and enterprise 2.0 functionality (blogs, documents, wikis, profiles, groups, etc) and can support open, partially open, and closed community sites. Tags: Influence Collaboration. All that said, there are still plenty of rough edges. Stay tuned!

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Does Social Media Help You Be Human Through Your Computer?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I look at what was being tweeted and the voice used (institutional versus personal versus a blend). As we strive to build a more effective philanthropy, to share knowledge and support what works, let’s not become disconnected from the human element that drives philanthropy. Tags: change management. on the Philanthropy411 blog.

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Staycation Notes: Pick a Theme. Howabout Tea Tasting?

Have Fun - Do Good

Staycations are not only affordable, they're also a great way to support your local businesses. Yes, the hubs is a good sport to go with me to such a cute, pink place (: He had the Crown & Crumpet Private Blend, and I had their Paris tea (bergamot and vanilla) which was so good we had to buy a little bag of it to take home.

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5 Essential CME LMS Features for Your Healthcare Association

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This task is made even harder if your CME learning management system ( CME LMS ), the platform that delivers eLearning to your association’s members, fails to support you in the effort. The goal of this piece is to ensure that the next CME LMS you invest in supports your organization effectively. Do they recommend any particular LMSs?