Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

What blew my mind in the demonstration was how the Zerofootprint team took a metro area’s schools, and mashed the energy consumption data together with student census data to demonstrate how much the energy costs by dollar per student per year. Do they leave the lights on in all the classrooms all night?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, one word comes to mind: gratitude. And we helped equip educators to better engage with thousands of students when classrooms had to become virtual. Yes, it has been a year of challenge and change. I feel very fortunate to be part of this organization. It has been a year of challenge and change.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Robert Lerman (RL): What makes a great apprenticeship program is having an occupational outcome in mind, an expertise that the apprentice will achieve in terms of skills and capabilities. Salesforce is a perfect example of a platform that’s powering business, but is very rarely taught in college classrooms.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

This small but mighty nonprofit is committed to improving life for LGBTQ+ people by sharing personal stories and educating school students, parents and guardians, teachers, youth workers, and workplaces on LGBTQ+ issues. Most importantly, be open-minded — no one person is the same. Solving The Problem. Advice for Parents and Guardians.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

He could no longer keep up with his peers in the classroom. Sophia and her family were left confused and concerned about her future in the classroom. I can enlighten my mind, enliven my spirit, and experience what I couldn’t before. One day when Sophia was in fifth grade, she suddenly went blind from an inexplicable disease.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

In the donor’s mind, they can’t close the loop on the gift until they receive a receipt. If the donor’s gift was used to buy laptops, a photo of students on the new laptops will hit the right note. Dear Ellen, Your gift could not have come at a better time to guarantee a seat in our program to a deserving student!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

That’s what’s been on my mind lately. I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. 10X: ten times the impact.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

A former superintendent of such a district, he explained the basic premise to me: each student, from kindergarten on, has a personal laptop. The schools have open wireless internet, so each student has continual access to the Web. To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. Why the uniformity?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Going to school and playing with friends are usually the only things on a child's mind, and normally not in that order. Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. He was wrong.

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Gyrus

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Keep in mind that use cases need to fit your organization needs for an LMS. Student Role. Demonstrate the student’s ability to launch eLearning courses. Show how the student can track their progress through the course. Demonstrate the student’s ability to find a class that is required of them and self-enroll.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Going to school and playing with friends are usually the only things on a child's mind, and normally not in that order. Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. He was wrong.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. For a fun addition, ask students to bring sleeping bags and blankets to school with them. kids that have food allergies. Teacher or Principal Challenge.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. 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. School and Job Preparedness. iStudiez Pro.

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

Elearnings as a whole are very attractive, as they offer an inexpensive alternative to classroom training. When evaluating the effectiveness of eLearnings it is vital that we keep in mind exactly what we are trying to accomplish; then craft exceedingly mindful learning experiences to ensure the highest possible return on our investment.

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2022

As you come up with raffle prizes for your fundraiser, keep your supporter base in mind. For your next school fundraiser , raffle off the opportunity to grab a sweet treat with your students’ favorite teachers. This is a great prize option for a high school fundraiser to offer to students who are looking forward to the future.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Going to school and playing with friends are usually the only things on a child's mind, and normally not in that order. Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. He was wrong.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This is not new, but it was on the minds of our volunteer managers, and in a big way. This was part of the national conversation when schools pivoted to online classrooms, which catered to families with reliable internet, ample supply of modern devices, and space to use them. School districts scrambled to get Chromebooks to students.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. The themes are less about exploring something new, but to commit to continuous learning and improvement.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

The Kosch-Westerman Foundation connects terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. New Heights also uses Citrix GoToMeeting from TechSoup to connect teachers and tutors with students. " Inward Bound Mindfulness Education. Image 9: Inward Bound Mindfulness Education. Image 7: St. spanhidden.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 16, 2014

There’s probably a specific classroom you remember from those earlier days, and a teacher who left a huge impact on your life. After all, their organization was built to provide programs that help students in the classroom by providing resources and making education interesting. And PENCIL, Inc.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 24, 2010

The project that I volunteered at with fifteen other Convio employees was a classroom makeover for a local Austin school, Gus Garcia Middle School. Communities in Schools works with other nonprofit organizations to bring programs into schools to help students with academics, social issues, counseling, mentoring, and financial support.

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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. That lead me to Jennifer Rauch, the co-founder of The Generation Project.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 28, 2008

@PinkHeels of Pink Heels uses Moodle with her university students. I won't post your name, but I will post your question with my answer, so keep that in mind as you write if you don't want details in your question to identify you. askbritt online classroom learning education career advice.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

Our writing workshops focus on autobiographical writing and storytelling, and we actually do a lot of storytelling performance and theater with the students. It's really neat because the students work on one autobiographical story for two weeks, and at the end they have one complete story that they can call their very own.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 30, 2023

While net tuition revenue makes up the majority of a private or independent school’s revenue—typically 70 to 80%—most don’t charge what it actually costs to educate a student. This includes recruiting more middle- and lower-income students who require financial aid, which increases fundraising dependency.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Social Capital 2019 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Imagine asking a question and being able to experience the answer in 3D or, using augmented reality to let an archaeology student participate in a dig in the classroom. Lastly, being able to use our bodies and minds in new ways stimulates innovation. AR is a powerful tool for interactive learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I have learned the feng shui of how classroom setup impacts interaction and learning. For webinars, the platform is your classroom setup, so it important to understand how the Q/A and chat features, whether everyone can see everyone else’s chats or just the presenter. Within the modules, I break it down in 15 minute blocks.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

Doron doesn’t work with A students or B students. Today, there are thirty kids fidgeting in a classroom, talking to their friends, messing with their phones. He strategically includes images of students from Pajaro Valley High, so when he asks, “See anyone you know on here?” Kids with no food in the fridge. Hanging out.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Mobile makes it easy to mobilize donors at a moment’s notice, and it’s also much easier to inspire people to give on their mobile devices when there’s a specific goal in mind. #5. Teachers, parents, administrators, and students alike all use mobile fundraising to improve their schools. Capture new information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

I taught a seminar course on integrated social media strategy for international nonprofits and a session for students to learn how they leverage their professional networks for career and learning in a flexible classroom space. I also had the opportunity to be a guest teacher at the University of Buffalo which was amazing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I teach a seminar course on integrated social media strategy for international nonprofits and a session for students to learn how they leverage their professional networks for career and learning in a flexible classroom space. I also had was a guest lecturer for a Berkeley MBA Class on networks and New School for Public Engagement.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2007

The value proposition of museum grad programs is cloudy in my mind. The more we teach and judge based on laws, the less students and graduates will try to break them. The students designed and fabricated prototype pieces of an upcoming exhibition. None of these students had backgrounds in educational theory or museum studies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2005

He described the curriculum where inmates learn both computer skills and the recording/audio production skills and the classroom space (with "walls made of radio signals"). His description of the robotics course -- "Lego of Your Mind." The student is contributing the body of knowledge.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

For example, it’s much more compelling to say that making a $25 monthly donation would allow your nonprofit to provide school supplies to 50 students than just asking your supporters to sign up to donate $25 every month. Keep your nonprofit’s branding and story in mind when brainstorming a name for your monthly giving program.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Never mind your work experience, what do you really want to be doing that the library can help you accomplish? Some of the new volunteers are high school students, others are college professors. We start each official meeting with introductions. A lot of them are new to the city and looking to make friends.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So I want you to keep that in mind that it’s not too late. There are some people, I have, it’s a mental list, and I’m hoping that they will read my mind, and I’m hoping that they will give a lot of money, right? You’re helping to change lives of these students.” No judgment.

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