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2023 Top Nonprofit Conferences

Whole Whale

While in-person events are beginning to open up again, many have pivoted to a hybrid learning environment. About : Formerly DMA: Washington Nonprofit Conference) Hosted by ANA (Association of National Advertisers), which acquired DMA Nonprofit Federation , this multi-day conference offers plenty of fresh ideas and expertise.

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PowerMyLearning: Free Online Education Games and Videos for Nonprofits and Libraries

Tech Soup

Of course libraries are all about education in its various forms. PowerMyLearning is a new, free online resource that has educational games, videos, and other activities for elementary, middle-school, and high school-aged students. Nonetheless, I was pleased find that CFY is thinking big about the service.

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The Olympics and Learning – A Fierce Combination

Gyrus

The Olympics and Learning – A Fierce Combination. With the games already under way and the Opening Ceremony beginning tonight. It seems appropriate that we compare the games to our industry. The Olympic Games as they are known are a tremendous time to capitalize on action-oriented content.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. " There was an acknowledgment from a panelist about the tensions between the need to look at results and the need for experimentation and pressures of timing. New learning environment puts games at the center.

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How to Design an Effective Nonprofit Staff Retreat: A Lesson from Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Knowing those principles, I anticipated that the retreat would be meticulously planned and organized, with clear intent about goals. Pre-work would prime me for the learning objectives. About the Distributive Learning Process. The principles used in ETR’s retreat come from the Distributive Learning Process.

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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. The report methodology models the open content technology identified in the report. It is particularly relevant to those who are using online learning environments.

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What Makes Social Learning so Interesting?

Gyrus

Then, I could declare that I was only one degree away from Kevin Bacon, and most likely win the game convincingly. Why does this matter to those of us in the Training, Learning, and Development field? In modern times, there is not a day that goes by in which I forego attempting to learn from my peers.