ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

AFP Lead is a national conference where the best and brightest fundraisers gather to learn and share about their successes and trials in the nonprofit sector. I suffered from a severe case of imposter syndrome and was constantly having to remind myself why I was there: I want to change the world.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Aspen Institute led a collective effort that included Candid, the Urban Institute, the National Center for Charitable Statistics, and others, who together made a strong case to use technology to improve both transparency and efficiency. You might think that the 990 has always been open, so what has changed? Open Data Defined.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Creating Change Conference. Creating Change Conference. Jan 16 - 19.

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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. Its strategic partnership with Electronic Arts has enabled GlassLab to develop SimCityEDU, a game-based classroom tool that uses the beloved SimCity franchise to engage students in real-world challenges. In Education. Around Gender.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2015

World Wildlife Fund’s Panda Nation gets all of these concepts right, thanks in part to the always innovative Jonathan Cass. In this interview, Jonathan shares details of the past, present, and future of Panda Nation. ” What is Panda Nation? . ” What is Panda Nation? What is your role with Panda Nation?

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. The good news is that the myth that you can't make systemic change quickly is just that, a myth. Our competitiveness as a nation allows us to bring in people to the knowledge economy. Have you considered using games to change expectations?

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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. Change Happens Foundation. Our grants are awarded to schools, local music programs, and national music programs.”. Costco Wholesale.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2016

American Humanics officially changed its name to the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance in 2011. Through the dedication of students and the support of the community, ASU has evolved into the nation's leader among the more than 50 universities affiliated with the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. What events do you have planned this year?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

"The United Nations Joint Inspection Body recently spoke to web professional in 40 UN agencies to identify what the most common problems are and how to fixed them. The students sent their first tweets from the TweetsGiving classroom built from your gratitude." "Hujambo from Tanzania!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

"The United Nations Joint Inspection Body recently spoke to web professional in 40 UN agencies to identify what the most common problems are and how to fixed them. The students sent their first tweets from the TweetsGiving classroom built from your gratitude." "Hujambo from Tanzania!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

For LGBTI individuals—like courageous Ugandan activist Richard Lusimbo, who was outed on the front page of a Ugandan tabloid—the availability of Martus and our in-field support is life changing. Canadians with disabilities will now have access to Bookshare through their public libraries and the Canadian National Institute of the Blind.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2018

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2007

For the past five years, the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati has honored Harriet Beecher Stowe's birthday by asking a writer to give the annual Harriet Beecher Stowe Lecture about, "Writing to Change the World." She also won the 2005 National Magazine Award for Reporting for her article, " Dying in Darfur ," in The New Yorker.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2018

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 16, 2014

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2012

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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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. National Science Foundation. Interested in games for learning and social change. How do you measure the change?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2020

In this series, the Blackbaud Institute shares stories of organizations that are focusing on resilience, weathering these many changes while still positioning themselves for future growth. As schools around the nation approach the fall term, they face big questions about how to manage new needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The students, all ASU undergraduates interested in nonprofit sector careers, worked together to develop their vision for the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance at ASU and grow together as members of the local and national NLA community.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 29, 2014

Student seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential from over 40 campuses across the country attend workshops, hear from national leaders and provide the host community with opportunities to learn from student case studies. It is not easy to pull this together for the national organization or the local campus.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2012

In the book, the author explains that less than six percent of a principal's time is spent on observing classrooms, coaching teachers to make them better, leading or planning professional training for teachers, using data to drive instruction, and evaluating teachers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Consider these attributes of great coaches for yourself; then see how they might apply to you, your team, classroom, company, or family. Great coaches know that their perception of others is based solely on their own state of mind -- which is always subject to change. Great coaches set few expectations if any.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. As one CVA with a medical nonprofit explained: Our volunteer workforce demographic is changing. The changes in technology are more difficult for some of our older volunteers.”. and Canada about their technology use.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Flicker:doug88888 The use of technology for social good is always changing, and NTEN Members are part of the driving creative force. The National Conference on Volunteering and Service is currently accepting session proposals for their 2012 conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2005

I was particularly eager to hear the afternoon lecture , Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation , by Charles Nesson at iLaw. This most inspiring case study on cyberstrategy was about how to change the culture of the prison from penal to rehabilitative using a network of computer labs linked to FM radio. " Oh no.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

Isadora Faber, 14-year-old Brazilian student who launched an online Classroom Diary on Facebook to discuss problems in her school, such as broken desks and bathrooms without toilet seats. This generation is doing more than clicking on line, they making change in the world! They are not content to just sit and click.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

For the last several years, Symphony Nova Scotia has been changing children’s lives with music. We also have another musician working with a brand new first nations school in Shubenacadie. She can be reached at soha_elborno@yahoo.ca. Follow her on twitter @soha.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also taught networked leadership workshops as part of a larger team working with different social change networks. I also facilitated several design labs with nonprofits as part of the research for the Happy Healthy Nonprofit at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management and the National Arts Marketing Project.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

This intensive, in-person, nonprofit leadership workshop will highlight change management issues and methodologies to align your strategic plan with enterprise-wise technology initiatives and business processes development. Learn more about our flipped classroom model, what you can look forward to learning when you''re there, and register!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

This intensive, in-person, nonprofit leadership workshop will highlight change management issues and methodologies to align your strategic plan with enterprise-wise technology initiatives and business processes development. Learn more about our flipped classroom model, what you can look forward to learning when you''re there, and register!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 24, 2010

The project that I volunteered at with fifteen other Convio employees was a classroom makeover for a local Austin school, Gus Garcia Middle School. The room is used by Communities in Schools of Central Texas , a local affiliate of the largest national dropout prevention organization.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Most of us learned about augmented reality about a year ago when the Pokémon Go craze swept the nation for the summer. Let’s be honest: we could use more tools to fuel positive change in the world. But first, let’s step back a bit and look at what augmented reality is, how it works, and ways it can be used for social good.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

I got my first real job in a museum (at the Guggenheim) after a life-changing internship. My whole career path has been positively changed by that one internship experience. Making small changes and offering some kind of basic compensation for interns in the arts would benefit us all. Absolutely.

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