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How I learned to stop yawning and love the Zoom Room

Candid

Even worse, sometimes they stay connected and just get bored—fatigued by the static environment. In a classroom, everyone knows who walks through the door—but sometimes in Zoom, that’s not clear. One of the best tips is to change what you’re doing every 10 minutes. Is this you? . Welcome everyone. Break it up—or don’t!

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

Protecting the environment or cutting taxes for billionaires?” Tectonica Ned Howey, founder The constant flux between crisis and calm that nonprofits in the advocacy space experience is not only expected, but also presents an opportunity to achieve the change stated in their missions.

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Following Through on Climate Commitments After COP26

Saleforce Nonprofit

If there was ever a moment for a call to action for climate change, it is in the wake of the COP26 conference. From the Malala Fund to the University of Maryland to LEGO, the momentum for climate-related change is just beginning — led by insights from children, women and girls, engineers, and investors. University of Maryland.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

Amy Sample Ward

The good news is that the myth that you can’t make systemic change quickly is just that, a myth. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. The current environment is ripe for this to happen. So how do you do that?

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Top 2021 Fundraising Strategies: Mastering Relevant Content Marketing

Bloomerang

Music Lessons and Activities for Your Digital Classroom. 8 Ways College Students Can Save the Environment Every Day. Top 10 Ways to Help Your Child Readjust to Classroom Learning. Tip: Send out a survey and find out what your virtual event attendees most appreciated and what they would like to see change in the future. .

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Davos Codes: Connecting Students’ Passion for Their Planet with Technology

Saleforce Nonprofit

Climate anxiety is seriously affecting our youth: In a recent global survey of 10,000 young people aged 16–25, 59% were very or extremely worried about climate change, and 83% said they think people have failed to take care of the planet. We believe it will make local residents interested in the local environment.”.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. Does the environment support change, accountability, and communication?