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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Thanks to global entertainers like Lady Gaga and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and world-class athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles, there’s already a shift toward candid public conversations, making mental health far less stigmatized than ever. Less than half of all Americans with a mental disorder actually get the treatment they need.

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the Sujaya School, I visited a second grade art class. The teacher introduced me as a visitor from America and asked if there the children wanted to ask me any questions. This prompted some amazing questions for children that age anywhere: How many jets did you take to get to India? I also visited the sixth grade class.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

This early childhood program initially serves 400 preschoolers and their families, providing them with up to 40,000 eBooks and learning apps. Students develop and run a business, gain confidence, academic support, and mentorship. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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Helping Children Heal With Salesforce

Cloud 4 Good

Riley Children’s Foundation serves as the fundraising arm of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and the founding organization that opened Riley Hospital in 1924. At Riley Children’s Foundation, every gift received makes an impact, and every act of giving has the potential to greatly improve the lives of children.

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

A former superintendent of such a district, he explained the basic premise to me: each student, from kindergarten on, has a personal laptop. The schools have open wireless internet, so each student has continual access to the Web. To understand more, I turned to Elaine Gurian's article The Molting of Children's Museums?

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Report Back from the Do Good Data Conference 2015

NTEN

But it did feel like I was moved from first year high school French straight to an immersion class. Data Use in Collective Impact – Strive Partnership Strive Partnership spearheaded a cooperative program to examine collective impact on student success in the Cincinnati School District. That’s OK!

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How Nelson Mandela’s Legacy to Advance Access to Education Lives On

Saleforce Nonprofit

After advising the students of trying as much as possible to remain in school, he explained his reasoning: “Because education is the most powerful weapon which we can use in order to prepare our youth for their role as leaders of tomorrow.”. I noticed many children not in school and the large proportion of them were girls.