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Davos Codes: Connecting Students’ Passion for Their Planet with Technology

Saleforce Nonprofit

To give students the tools and skills to create a brighter future for themselves and empower them to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the students learn more about the SDGs, they learn more about their community and the impact of sustainability on it. Creating Lasting Change.

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Training on your new database

Robert Weiner

The trainer needs to understand the database, present technical concepts clearly and without jargon, teach at the students' level, and be incredibly patient. If you're training a lot of people, try to train in a classroom setting so everyone hears the same thing. Test the computers and software in the classroom before every training.

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Zerofootprint: A Cool Approach to Sustainability

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Ron showed me a brief demo at TED and we followed up with a more extensive demonstration more recently. As a human, I zero in right away on the schools that are spending ten times as much per student as their most efficient comparable schools in the same neighborhood. Do they leave the lights on in all the classrooms all night?

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

Cloud 4 Good

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. Salesforce is a perfect example of a platform that’s powering business, but is very rarely taught in college classrooms. What’s not working?

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on.

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Following Through on Climate Commitments After COP26

Saleforce Nonprofit

The Agenda highlights the connections between girls’ education, gender equality, and climate change , and reveals the climate benefits that have already been demonstrated in regions where girls have equal access to learning. University of Maryland.

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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. They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Areas served: Worldwide.