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Creating Positive Change through Music: Interview with Christina Murray

Have Fun - Do Good

For the last several years, Symphony Nova Scotia has been changing children’s lives with music. Through its Education and Community Outreach programs, the Symphony helps bring music into the lives of over 14,000 school children each year - students who may not otherwise have access to a symphony.

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Dancing for Peace: Big Vision Podcast with Sara Potler

Have Fun - Do Good

In conjunction with Aulas en Paz (Peaceable Classrooms), a multi-component pedagogical project designed to promote social and civic competencies and conflict resolution among primary-school students, Dance 4 Peace was designed, implemented, and evaluted in public schools in the outskirts of Bogotá.

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Abby Rosenheck, Urban Sprouts, Interview Transcript

Have Fun - Do Good

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I splurged and got the interviews I've been doing for my podcast transcribed by CastingWords, so I'll be posting an interview each day this week. Yesterday I posted the transcript from my interview with Ilyse Hogue of the Rainforest Action Network. I like CastingWords overall. Britt Bravo: Hi!

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What’s Your Calling?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In my interview, I shared that I didn’t know a modem from microwave, but that I had the passion and curiosity to learn and teach others. He described the method as an alternative to technology lab classroom skills-based trainings. .&# It resonated. I had not planned to work in the nonprofit sector.

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Six New Games for Change: Check Out the Future of Gaming for Good

NTEN

Since most educational games struggle to find logical ways to be integrated into a classroom, Ovos took a different approach by creating a game based solely on curriculum-based material. The learning goals in the classroom directly mirror the game’s objectives, creating an experience where both are parallel to one another.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. It’s possible to add live entertainment to your fundraising events, and it doesn’t have to be just music. Why not consider comedy, dancing, theater, or even an interview with a celebrity?

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was able to find some research and pieces about laptops in the classroom. Learning the tools is like learning a music instrument, start slowly and work up speed and practice. An NTEN staff person interviews the expert on a conference call line, while people listen and post questions in the back channel. Know of any?

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