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Following Through on Climate Commitments After COP26

Saleforce Nonprofit

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. We’ve compiled a list of some of the most compelling and promising ideas from across the education, nonprofit, business, and philanthropy sectors.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

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. Costco Wholesale’s “primary charitable efforts specifically focus on programs supporting children, education, and health and human services in the communities where we do business.”.

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22 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

for our children’s future. PBS and its member stations are America’s largest classroom—the nation’s largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world. Jude’s mission is to find cures for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases through research and treatment. Sea Shepherd Online Store.

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What We Can Learn from Finnish NGOS About Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The space creates a calm and reflective environment. The latter may be due how children are taught in the Finnish educational system. Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. There are couches and comfortable chairs.

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0. To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. in her book, Civilizing the Museum.

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Some Really Insightful Writing About Virtual Environments and Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We need to encourage the development of easy to use, safe, classroom environments that can be controlled by the teacher but also allow students to enter 3D virtual environments. If we do not advocate for effective classroom measures in second life, we will have to take it as it is. Are you preparing them for that?

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Exploring the Role of Apprenticeship in Today’s Economy with Tal Frankfurt + Robert Lerman

Cloud 4 Good

While most colleges do a great job equipping students with core skills like critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills, given the many demands of employers, there’s a lot of learning that needs to take place outside of the traditional school environment. Success Story: Helping Children Heal With Salesforce.

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