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. The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants. Mazda Foundation.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Its strategic partnership with Electronic Arts has enabled GlassLab to develop SimCityEDU, a game-based classroom tool that uses the beloved SimCity franchise to engage students in real-world challenges. SimCityEDU has been piloted by over 100 teachers and 3,000 students.

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Difference Game New York City San Francisco 110

Everyaction

APRIL 25, 2018

A CRM system for student activities professionals needs to be able to track student participation in clubs and student groups, campus events, and more. This type of system also allows administrators to take a close-up view of any student's individual profile, to see what groups and activities they are involved in.

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Technology Student Registration Database 40

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

One of the most poignant signs I saw waved during the Occupy Movement was held by a young woman who politely advised The System to " F**k your free internships. That protest placard highlighted the unpaid internship as a simultaneous symptom and result of badly broken political and social systems. I have taken a firm stand.

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Museum Share Student New York 55

Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. You know, with the Better Impact system, you fill out a profile on our website as a link, and then you move through the system.

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Accessibility Technology Language Oregon 97

BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

Susan’s practical approach to fundraising and board development has made her a frequent presenter at conferences and in classrooms, including a course she teaches at Johns Hopkins University. The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook and YOU and Your Nonprofit Board are among her other writing projects.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

It supplies computers to disabled people of all ages through its technology lending library and it also supplies for special-needs classrooms. They may also need screen magnifiers that are built in to Windows and other operating systems or they use specialized applications like ZoomText.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 28, 2008

@NancyWhite of Full Circle Associates suggested using a Google Group , a blog, or Moodle, a free, open source course management system. santhonys of AShowalter.com suggested using the haiku Learning Management System , which on first glance looks pretty easy to use and ranges in price from free-$30/month.

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Teach Classes Twitter Tools 40

NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

Training on a hoard of ICT topics is available on-line and in the classroom. The GE Crotonville Center is the legendary example An easy "ask" for your local corporations is: can I get a donated seat in your classroom? 3) Partner with colleges and universities. Share your technology experiences and frustrations. Some are free.

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Collaboration New Hampshire Classroom NGO 75

Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2014

Sara Woldt is an MBA candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration with career interests in marketing and development. Teachers will be able to inform arts and cultural nonprofits’ practices, and ensure that these organizations better serve their classrooms.

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Arts Culture Audience Wisconsin 39

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity.

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Instructional Design Facilitation San Antonio North Carolina 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

I met Lina Srivastava at SXSW last month and I found her clarifying commentary on the " What is the distinction between social media for charity and social good/systemic change? See also this set of diagrams. very insightful. The diagram below is Robin Good's Collaborative Map of Online Collaboration Tools.

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Storytelling Network Collaboration Classroom 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2007

Yesterday, I presented this seminar to University Extension Professionals. I also recently discovered this post/podcast called " Remixing the Classroom." A student came up with an amazing metaphor for how intellectual property should work in the classroom and in greater society. Executable code for a operating system.

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Remix Mashup PowerPoint Classroom 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

During January, I review my work routines, systems, and rituals to redesign or tweak them to improve productivity. Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. This year, I’m adding a technique from Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project to establish and track good habits on a monthly basis.

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Iowa Facilitation Teach San Antonio 50

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

That means we collect university press, handmade artist books, zines made by sixth graders, poetry chapbooks from big names published in tiny local presses, and self-published poetry chapbooks sold for a dollar on the street. Four years ago while meeting on my living room floor, a group of volunteers devised our cataloging system.

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Chicago Library Public Culture 48

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

I attended a lecture on the use of technology in the legal classroom last month in Second Life, facilitated by Rebecca Nesson. Linden Labs is a real case currently making its way through the United States federal court system. He is suing for the value of his SL property that he bought through legitimate means in Second Life.

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Second Life Open Source Life Education 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. There won't be one system of assessment - and there different types of dispositions. MacArthur Foundation.

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Game Change Metrics Learning Environment 50

NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

Arguments are made that achievement systems such as the gold star, grades, and other extrinsic motivators are less effective and desirable for inspiring life-long learners. Whether it is the top score in Pac Man, bonus programs in business, or your 3rd grade teacher’s star chart, achievement systems can be powerful external motivators.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Communicator Award for Distinction in Websites for Education Silver Vega Award for School/University Websites Silver w3 Award for General Education Websites National Rural Health Resource Center: 4 Awards The National Rural Health Resource Center provides technical assistance, information, tools, and resources to improve rural health care.

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Celebrate Award Colorado Museum 68

Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Dashboard recognizes that while everyone should have the same opportunity to live the healthiest life possible, persistent and systemic barriers to health and opportunity exist in many areas across the country. Congratulations to our clients and team members for this great work, which won three awards this year! congressional districts.

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Celebrate Award Colorado Museum 46

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"). They are also looking at how to bring this type of program into the school system in Jamaica. re Harvard University ? Nesson gave this annecdote.

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Jamaica National Develop Wikipedia 50

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 4, 2011

About eighteen months ago, I was standing outside a Thai classroom in the open courtyard of an elementary school in Bangkok, watching from a second-story perch as Thai children "marched" in the center recreation area. Perched outside that classroom, I suddenly felt an overpowering sense of pride to have been born a U.S. on their own.

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Service Americorp San Diego Classroom 78

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

I’m a big believer about putting things into the universe. That way, we were able to take the kids directly from the classroom and walk them down to the clinic to make sure we have 100% of students actually able to get to their mental health appointment. The other thing is to write it down. I think, yes, this is my slide.

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Community Video Slides Survey 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2005

I must say I was often not found in a classroom during law school. I then became and associate dean at Stanford Law School, then moved on to be Director of Academic Technology for Stanford University. Many of our students ended up staying in the sector after they graduated. I then went on to help start NTEN as a board member.

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Aggregator Technology Hawaii Law 56

Candid

APRIL 21, 2021

Widespread activism, growing recognition of systemic racism and inequality, and societal weariness with gun violence have converged to create an opportunity to take a hard look at policing and take action to address its failures. One of the officers told his classmates how he had refused an order to wear his uniform on campus.

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Philanthropy Brazil Law History 75

Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Costello: So, in his new book, Reich is joining with some other adults and, like any good parents, they’re trying to steer the aspiring techies in their classroom toward a healthier and wiser destination. Costello: The new book by Weinstein, Sahami, and Reich is called System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot.

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System Tech Government Classes 73

Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

However, I was encouraged by the popularity of forensic science and the widespread and growing awareness of the problem of false convictions in our criminal justice system. My hope is that we can find a way to get it into the science and humanities classrooms in colleges and universities, and I am working on that. If so, whom?

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