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. These are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on “awesome projects.” . Areas served: Worldwide. New Earth Foundation. Areas served: Worldwide.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

This schedule was created with the intention of allowing children in farming families to be home to help out during the planting and harvesting seasons in our primarily agricultural society. Teach for America (TFA) is another nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that all children have equal access to a good education. Teach for America.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Children love their freedom. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

But at Salesforce.org, every day we work to create change in the world — to help overcome challenges and improve people’s lives everywhere. We partnered with organizations like UNICEF in their critical work to prevent depression and anxiety in children. We worked remotely while continuing to work together.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

All that said, when doing your shopping this year, please be conscious of the power of your spending and put your dollars to work for good by purchasing from any of the 22 online gift stores that benefit nonprofits – especially on #GivingTuesday. for our children’s future. Best Friends Animal Society Store.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

But last year, over Thanksgiving, I sat next to a man who was working on his laptop (not an activity that invites conversation), creating a presentation on elementary education and technology. To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. Do you talk to people sitting next to you on planes?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I really enjoy teaching in different cultural contexts and observing different learning styles and approaches to working for a nonprofit. The latter may be due how children are taught in the Finnish educational system. Taking brain breaks is an important work skill as well. When they take vacations, they vacate!

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. In part 2, we offer a librarian's perspective as the host for this program.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s being re-published today in honor of International Day of the Girl to highlight Malala Fund’s important work around education for girls. To mitigate the impacts of this pandemic on girls and secure a better future, we’ve found that supporting locally-led initiatives works best. Profound Change Starts With Local Partners.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Your goal should be to write a power-packed thank-you letter that makes the donor think “I love this nonprofit – they do such good work.” a mother of three who works in childcare. Work with your staff and volunteers who work directly with the people you serve to capture stories like this one for sharing in thank-you notes.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 29, 2022

Today, TFA is a force of 66,000 alumni and corps members working in more than 9,000 schools nationwide in pursuit of profound systemic change. Success Story: Helping Children Heal With Riley Children’s Foundation +Salesforce. Written by Blake Becker.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 19, 2023

The Nonprofit: CASA | The volunteer requested that we direct people to the national organization’s website so you can learn more about their work and the multiple ways to get involved with their mission. If I have the time, I try to do work in person because it’s so rewarding to feel like I’m part of something. We did, of course.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

One of the first schools was launched in Bangalore, catering to working parents in its technology industry who are seeking high quality pre-school. The profits from the daycare support the school. The teacher introduced me as a visitor from America and asked if there the children wanted to ask me any questions. www.enteef.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

While some children are taught about giving to charity at home, we are seeing more and more philanthropy curriculum being integrated into the classroom. This isn’t just an isolated case – here’s an example of 10 big time philanthropists who are kids, including a 13 year old who raised $600,000 for charity.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A good fit with employers, especially the training employer, is a solid combination of work-based learning and some academic learning, as well as certification that demonstrates that expertise. What’s not working? Salesforce is a perfect example of a platform that’s powering business, but is very rarely taught in college classrooms.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Planning and implementing school fundraisers can involve a lot of work, but that doesn’t mean they have to feel like a chore. For example, supporters who are parents often like fundraisers they can participate in with their children. How do you turn a standard campaign into a fundraiser your community will love?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

And that’s not to mention the hassle that sometimes comes with trying to get young children excited about reading. Reading boasts a wide range of benefits for both children and adults alike. Explain how their fundraising efforts will have an impact on the work your organization does. Thank your donors and readers.

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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. .” It resonated.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children. Support for Autistic Children in the U.S. One that jumped out at me is the work that Anderson Center for Autism (ACA) in Staatsburg, New York is doing. Children from the second grade on get laptops in this program.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

We call it the Cycle of Giving and here’s how it works: The donor gives a gift. Many donation receipts do nothing to capture the heart of the organization and why its work matters. You answered our call for donations so students could move off our waiting list and into classrooms. The nonprofit receives the gift.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I’m a writer – currently working on a novel that explores the dangers of too much science/technology, especially in the realm of extreme religious fundamentalism. I don’t work with nonprofits currently; however I do have a project that I’m working on that will eventually (ideally) turn into one.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2011

Children's reading skill is strongly correlated with their shoe size -- because older kids have bigger feet and tend to read better. You wouldn't measure all the shoes in a classroom to evaluate the kids' reading ability. Thus the correlation between the SMS feed and the building damage is an artifact or spurious correlation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2015

While many children are taught about giving to charity at home, we are seeing more and more philanthropy curriculum being integrated into the classroom. Here’s some examples of 10 big time philanthropists who are kids, including a 13 year old who raised $600,000 for charity. The Giving 2.0

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NTEN

MARCH 22, 2011

One of the most important social skills they work on in my daughter's classroom? Sharing is important because a) it's just the nice thing to do and b) sharing helps build the classroom community. Sharing the book or toy gives both children the common experience that forms the classroom culture.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children. Support for Autistic Children in the U.S. One that jumped out at me is the work that Anderson Center for Autism (ACA). Children from the second grade on get laptops in this program. in Staatsburg, New York is doing.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2015

More than 2,000 donated and refurbished tablet PCs with Microsoft OneNote have helped Ordyslexie to create a cost-effective way to provide dyslexic children an easier way to learn. This is the reality for thousands of 10-year-old dyslexic children in the French school system. A Simple Solution for a Complex Problem.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The church sponsors the Beardstown Christian Academy , which is a pre-K through 8 elementary school that serves 110 children. Jay said that they support 30 PC in offices, classroom, and a school computer lab. In the school there are two PCs in each classroom, and the 12-station computer lab is used mostly for research.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 9, 2008

So, in Hong Kong and in Beijing we saw sensory stimulation rooms for these children. We visited the English language classroom. After working our way across China, it finally got to be our final weekend, and we were able to troop off and visit the forbidden city and the Great Wall. And, the largest unit was on massage.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

She said she had one of those sparks working with Library For All, inspired by the passion of Library For All’s co-founders. “We Her purpose would be discovered while visiting classrooms. While there, McDonald noticed that many classrooms had only a stack of books to share between hundreds of children. “It

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Braided River's director of development and communications, Lace Thornberg, told us, "We work really hard with a very little budget to have the highest impact possible.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

And we don’t need to do it for some of our children, but for all of them. I think about innovation and the work about innovation in education in two ways: first, if you have something that is significantly better than the status quo and you are doing it with a few kids, that’s an invention. The long tail is very real.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

She got lots of great advice on how to work together better, from staff and board members, to consultants and grant writers. In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. In fact, it can even generate your next great idea. Not in San Francisco?

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Achieve

AUGUST 19, 2015

I recently made a donation to help start a community garden that my friend was clearly working hard to develop for her neighborhood. As with any investment, we want to see the return on our dollars at work. Some nonprofits go above and beyond and send donors information on their gifts at work. Stories And Stats.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

She got lots of great advice on how to work together better, from staff and board members, to consultants and grant writers. In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. In fact, it can even generate your next great idea. Not in San Francisco?

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Research San Francisco Montana Homeless 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Since I was a first year college student at UC Berkeley, I have been working with students and schools in low-income communities and have grown increasingly aware of how educational disparities keep children from reaching their potential. I taught in the Bronx for two years through Teach For America while working toward my M.A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children, so that we can grow up to blow you away.”. 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.

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