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From Prospective Student to Active Alum—Engagement Fosters Lifelong Support

sgEngage

Faculty engaged her both inside and outside the classroom by providing feedback on assignments, encouraging her to step outside her comfort zone to acquire new skills, recommending extracurricular activities, and checking in on the progress she’s making towards her goals. But her alma mater didn’t end there. But that isn’t the lesson here.

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MathAndCoding Turns the Library into a Coding Classroom (Part 2)

Tech Soup

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. As the MathAndCoding founders refined their processes and logistics, Bricker grew more confident in letting them move on to offer more advanced classes.

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

Saleforce Nonprofit

We know educated girls strengthen economies, promote peace, and improve public health. During the pandemic, these local education leaders have been critical in identifying and launching initiatives that not only assist girls in continuing their education during school closures, but also help them get back in the classroom when schools reopen.

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Pride is a Protest, Not a Parade: How Education Can Help Fight Hate Against the LGBTQ+ Community

Saleforce Nonprofit

This annual publication documents legal, political, and social developments in 54 countries and four European institutions over the past calendar year. Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric is on the rise across Europe, according to a report by ILGA-Europe. Why not take it to the next level and organise a workshop for your school?

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Staff and Volunteer Training Tips

ASU Lodestar Center

In addition, training is an essential part of risk management – failing to properly train individuals, providing services to clients, or even representing the organization to the public can have serious consequences. She develops and delivers classroom and online training. New to workshop planning and facilitation? " Like this article?

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

They solicit community members to volunteer, bring them into mission activities, and broadcast their work to the public. For them it’s really easy to take a class on Zoom, shut that window down, open up another Zoom link, and volunteer. Parents worked from home while their kids were in online classes.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

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. The Global Kids Online Leadership Organization partnered with the New York Public Library to create a mobile game called NYC Haunts for the iPhone.

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