Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

These employees are “tell-me” learners, who thrive in classroom settings. Lectures and class discussions are effective training tools. They do well in independent environments where they set their own pace. Auditory learners learn by listening. Tactile learners learn by doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As part of the class , we look at different examples of networked strategies and digital platforms and tools and how they can be used to advance civil society goals. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

ASU found that a significant population of its community were already using Slack, making it an ideal choice for a new collaboration tool. The university now uses the collaboration tool to host classroom discussions, develop new courses, and support students — both on campus and online.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

They streamline the reporting process, making it not just about number-crunching but a strategic tool for engagement and decision-making. Features like step-by-step reporting guides, a vast selection of predesigned templates, and the ability to customize data fields for targeted insights are pivotal. Kacey Edmondson, Donor Dev.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For many nonprofits, Google Analytics is the tool of choice for measuring traffic, reach, engagement, and action primarily because it is free. While it is somewhat easy to use, some of the more valuable features may require a little tutoring to understand and use.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

During the COP26 meetings, the Malala Fund presented its Gender-Equal Green Learning Agenda , which recommends leaders use education as a powerful tool to address the climate crisis by adding climate issues to all school curriculums and vocational training. The Malala Fund.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Board assessment tools comes in all shapes and sizes, and may include questions about the organizations mission, strategic direction, board meetings, supporting the CEO/ED and more. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Experts at Greater Giving offer tips and tools for school auction fundraising success. School Auction Fundraising is a powerful tool for for that helps both public and private schools reach their goals and increase their impact.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

To help you serve your constituents better, TechSoup offers many products in Spanish including: Office productivity software — great for native Spanish speakers on your staff, in your classrooms, or using your library’s computers. Business analysis programs to help you report on and analyze your organization's data.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

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. Learn more about Salesforce.org’s new Grants Management solution.

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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. There were several years where Kevin struggled in school because his vision was blurry and this made reading normal size print grueling.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Whether you’re ready to jump back into in-person fundraising or would rather host a virtual event-free fundraiser , you’ll need tools in place to keep donors’ attention and motivate them to give. Online donation processing tools. Use these tools to accept payments securely online and optimize the process for donors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 21, 2021

Overnight, kitchens became our classrooms and Zooms became our hangout spots. We discovered that with the right tools, we don’t always need to be “together” to be together. Last year, everything changed. We had to find new ways of working, learning, connecting, and collaborating.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. Institutions like the Boston Children's Museum (which she helped lead in the 1970s) drew heavily from and worked in partnership with the "open classroom" movement to develop informal educational models that are interactive, open-ended, and individualized.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Do they leave the lights on in all the classrooms all night? Suddenly, we have a tool to focus on the most wasteful schools, and to help all schools improve their energy efficiency. Are they using a boiler built in 1910? Shining a light on this issue, and making it easy to understand, is the first step on changing behavior.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

Peeragogy comes from Howard Rheingold via his Social Media Classroom and he explains it here: When I participated in the Change: Education, Learning, and Technology MOOC , I grew even more interested in the intersection of digital media/networks with self-directed learners and collaborative learning methods. It resonated.

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NTEN

MARCH 22, 2011

One of the most important social skills they work on in my daughter's classroom? Sharing is important because a) it's just the nice thing to do and b) sharing helps build the classroom community. Sharing the book or toy gives both children the common experience that forms the classroom culture. Take GreatNonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Tools and methods are being customized, adapted and remixed for various educational contexts. Classrooms are no longer bound by geography. Education and it’s discontents are being changed by new ways of learning – much of it by new ways of creating, sharing and validating information and knowledge online.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

You can even utilize auction software tools to make sure each of your sponsorship packages highlights your organization’s appreciation. For example, elementary school fundraisers might share how total funds raised impacted technology updates or furthered classroom improvements.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

To help students prepare for life outside of the classroom, Junior Achievement provides proven lessons that promote financial capability, work and career readiness, and business ownership. Social media is a tool that is essential for organizations to utilize to help spread the word about all the exciting things your nonprofit is doing.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 31, 2022

Students move ahead by mastering content, not by spending a prescribed number of hours in a classroom. Calbright College caters to an incredibly diverse student body in need of modern tools to complement its student experience. What Makes Calbright College Unique.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 30, 2023

To help students prepare for life outside of the classroom, Junior Achievement provides proven lessons that promote financial capability, work and career readiness, and business ownership. Social media is a tool that is essential for organizations to utilize to help spread the word about all the exciting things your nonprofit is doing.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Scheduled for November 24 – 26, 2009 , the 48-hour event created by Epic Change will encourage participants to express their thanks using online tools and at live events. Last year, funds from TweetsGiving helped build a classroom in Tanzania. Why TweetsGiving?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

The project is also associated with the White House's Digital Promise initiative , which aims to identify breakthrough learning technologies, determine quickly what works and what doesn’t, and to get the good tools in widespread use among students, parents, and teachers. How It Works. states have adopted.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 28, 2008

This week 's question comes from a writing teacher, and client, who wants to know: "What Tools Can I Use to Teach Classes Online?" Twitter is a micro-blogging and social networking tool. It's a super useful tool for tapping the collective wisdom of your network. askbritt online classroom learning education career advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Donors Choose ([link] for example, allows people to pool small donations to help enterprising teachers get funding for classroom projects. A specific classroom in rural Ohio that needs $200 for a science project. We’ll focus on the fancy tools of mapping and graphing; we’ll have debates about terminology and definitions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2022

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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2011

In the comments to our last post, Jon from Ushahidi said "If a tool's fitness cannot be absolute, then neither can it's fallibility." You wouldn't measure all the shoes in a classroom to evaluate the kids' reading ability. So, we’re speaking up. And, that the correlation they found was useful. Why is this something worth arguing about?

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Gyrus

JANUARY 8, 2016

For example, learning no longer only takes place in classrooms, it happens online, in social settings, and on mobile devices: virtually everywhere. Consider the following questions as they relate to the LMS used at your company: Does your LMS make the latest technology tools and resources available?

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 30, 2015

An important tool within skill-centric LMSs is the exhibited assessment where a learner actually shows somebody how to build the rocket. The exhibited assessment combines all of the classroom training and proves synergy: that the sum of the training is greater than the individual bits of training and results in a skill.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. Analytics tools help an organization to know about their learners and how they are digesting the information. Mobile learning.

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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.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Hispanic Heritage Foundation is an award-winning nonprofit that identifies, inspires, prepares and positions Latino leaders in the classroom, community and workforce to meet America’s priorities. Here are just a few of our favorite organizations, which deserve your support this month and all year-round! Hispanic Heritage Foundation The.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

It is redefining workforce learning methods and tools, allowing organizations to nurture their talent in the most effective way. Tools such as Google Hangout and Skype are increasingly being used as cost effective video conferencing training tools.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. With these tools, our goal is to make the defenders of human rights stronger in their fight against injustice and abuse. Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2005

Marnie Webb recently posted an excellent primer on selecting a blogging tool called "So you want get started blogging?" I was hoping there was something very straightforward and easy to understand about the tool selection and I stumbled upon it. Talk about blogging as a source of discovery.

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Everyaction

APRIL 25, 2018

Tools like EveryActions's Engagement Points feature allow staff to assign custom "point" levels to various actions that students take, including everything from opening Student Life emails to planning and hosting their own campus events. Use mobile optimized, social media integrated communication.

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