Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Avi Kaplan, the Community and Events Director at Epic Change , to discuss the upcoming TweetsGiving campaign and events. Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2022

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. Creating Lasting Change. – Student participating in the Tokyo Climate Action Lab. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Profound Change Starts With Local Partners. Over the course of a three-year grant , Champions implement ambitious, goal-oriented projects and participate in advocacy campaigns aimed at changing local and national policies that hinder equal access to education. The game-changing part of Nayla’s platform? About the Authors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

To celebrate all of the good going on around us, they’ve created a huge, global image gallery of people, organizations and businesses doing good this holiday on their Facebook page – because they believe that #GoodSpotting is everywhere, and something everyone can do. With $250, you can make room for a student in a classroom.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Highlights of this Update: Human Rights Global Literacy Benetech Labs and Board of Directors Human Rights In the age of hyper-surveillance, it is clear that at-risk human rights defenders are no longer the only ones who need the know-how to protect sensitive information. I encourage you to read his powerful story on our website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Note from Beth: I’ve been a fan of the Games for Change Festival since I first attended in 2006. Video games are big — bigger than Hollywood in terms of revenue, as a $66 billion global industry. You can register here. Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play – guest post by Meghan Ventura. In Education.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the new book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap. It is the entire world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

Peeragogy comes from Howard Rheingold via his Social Media Classroom and he explains it here: When I participated in the Change: Education, Learning, and Technology MOOC , I grew even more interested in the intersection of digital media/networks with self-directed learners and collaborative learning methods.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. Change Happens Foundation. The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap. It is the entire world.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Foundation Center and TechSoup Global have announced a new strategic alliance ! and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants. Our goal is to leverage our extensive and complementary networks of individuals and organizations to provide knowledge, training, and tools to nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population. While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China, and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. This generation is doing more than clicking on line, they making change in the world!

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Gyrus

APRIL 26, 2016

The Mobile Economy report by GSMA intelligence indicates that an additional one billion subscribers are predicted by 2020, taking the global penetration rate to approximately 60%. The smaller screen (in most cases) and touch based interaction demands a change in the size of the course and the way it is being presented.

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See3

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

This year, See3 is playing an active role in Tweetsgiving 2009 , a global celebration that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude. Last year, Tweetsgiving raised $10,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania. To see videos that others have created for Tweetsgiving, visit the Epic Change YouTube channe l.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

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. Interested in games for learning and social change. Grantees - like Global Kids - found the right group to fund.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Global issues like poverty are extremely complex and seem huge. m just a guy who - like a lot of people - was always concerned about important issues like global poverty but wasn???t In the classroom, I got to hear a lot of theories as to why poverty exists - but that actually made things seem more confusing. It doesn???t

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As more tablets and smartphones are making their way into the classroom, it makes sense that there are a number of apps aimed at helping young people with their education and job preparedness. Khan Academy (Windows Phone, iPad) is a nonprofit on a mission to change education. School and Job Preparedness. iStudiez Pro.

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JULY 18, 2013

In addition, Fifth Third Foundation decided to focus on financial literacy teaching kids in classrooms about money management. The program leverages the business savvy of employees for social change. What makes this program unique is how it is making connections on a global scale across their large international workforce.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2015

One teacher expressed how the tablet PCs facilitate learning in the classroom: "We work with a lot of photocopies; luckily the child can scan the page and then work at the same pace as their friends. " Connecting Through Technology: The Work of ADB Solidatech and TechSoup Global.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population. While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. This generation is doing more than clicking online, they’re making change in the world!

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2010

Adobe and TechSoup Global are delighted to announce that we are now taking submissions for the Show Your Impact Design Contest ! Your submission could win your organization a $1,000 cash grant, plus your choice of one of Adobe's Creative Suite Premium software packages. You can read Project Kindle's full submission here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I actually have a repertoire of stories, but one of them is about Michaela Hackner ( Kalabird.) I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Among others, the International Youth Foundation identified these troubling global trends. the Classroom, DreamSpark, Imagine Cup, and BizSpark. Microsoft YouthSpark, we will help empower youth to change their. How can you be the spark of change? There are new skills and experiences. The evidence for this is.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 15, 2016

She is Vice President of Training at Pursuant where she transforms individuals into confident, successful fundraisers through classroom, custom and online training. NPExperts: Shanon Doolittle (Shanon Doolittle + Co.) & Mark Rovner (Sea Change Strategies). Rachel Muir, CFRE, is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

I met Lina Srivastava at SXSW last month and I found her clarifying commentary on the " What is the distinction between social media for charity and social good/systemic change? Nonprofits dealing with social change don’t need to get into the business of content production or multiplatform distribution—but it is a digital world now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Global Giving's " Giving Made Green " launched last week and was written up in the New York Times. Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. possibly related classroom projects??? More coverage in the blogosphere and beyond here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2006

I had a change to play in the sandbox with Andy during the CPsquared conference and I hope he is participating.) " My colleague, Vicky Davis , is leading a session at the K-12 Online Conference on wikis in the classroom. I watched it as changed and morphed and was pretty amazing. I've written a lot of about using Web2.0

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Creating Change Conference. Creating Change Conference. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2019 Creating Change Conference convenes in Detroit, Michigan January 23-27, 2019. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. Finance / @nysscpa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

The tool of choice has changed from IRC or Meebo to Twitter and the use of hashtags. I remember in 2005 the Global Voices Summit used IRC as a backchannel -- no so much for people in the room, but for remote participation. While this advice is more appropriate for the classroom, Vicky Davis shares how she manages the back channel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

I am fascinated by the possibilities of blogging in the foreign language classroom. tools and my outlook on literacy, available information, research, and cross-referencing opinions has changed completely. Multicultural and global education is a must in this century. This Blog is an experiment. The tools of Web 2.0

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2021

The social connections made while cleaning parks and playgrounds, working with students in classrooms, or serving at food pantries have stalled due to the pandemic. The in-person culture of the workplace has changed, likely for the long-term, but companies still need to build teams and create connection amongst colleagues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle. I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

The environment for learning is no longer in the classroom and its online, and outside of school. MacArthur wants to know: How is digital media changing the way that children learn and develop and what are the implications? "We know very little about the learning that is happening outside of classrooms."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

With a virtual format, you have the advantage of offering more variety since you can easily change the video source and even use pre-recorded video content. Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. 5) Online classes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Vicky Davis, CoolCatTeacher Blog, writes about how it might be used in a classroom. Global NpTech. Google Earth launches Virtual Telescope: Sky as noted by the Viralroots blog where you can see both GoogleEarth and the sky. Wanna check out more tech tools? See 1,010 Favorite Tools on the TechSoup Blog. What's Hiafux ? Using Web2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

He could no longer keep up with his peers in the classroom. The good news is that major changes in technology are reforming education. Kevin Leong was in kindergarten when he experienced an organic brain injury that forced him to relearn everything from walking to using the bathroom.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 4, 2011

Program Associate, New Global Citizens. About eighteen months ago, I was standing outside a Thai classroom in the open courtyard of an elementary school in Bangkok, watching from a second-story perch as Thai children "marched" in the center recreation area. Working for change! Agent for change! Change for the better!

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