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How can diversity, equity and inclusion strategies help nonprofits stay relevant?

ASU Lodestar Center

Diversity highlights all the ways in which people differ; equity is the fair treatment, access, opportunity and advancement for all individuals; and inclusion is the act of creating environments where all individuals and groups can feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued to fully participate.

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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

That’s a trick question—it’s not a matter of dollars, but of cents. 2020 saw increased funding to HBCUs, but the sustainability of this funding is in question Early indicators demonstrate a sizable increase in HBCU foundation funding in 2020, currently totaling $249 million. HBCUs have long played a pivotal role in the United States.

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Creating a Culture of Continuous Learning

Gyrus

The best way to ready ourselves for this shifting environment is Continuous Learning. Continuous learning is an established persistent learning process, designed for bolstering the knowledge and skills of your workforce over time, and presents itself in many forms. Establishing a formal policy of Continuous Learning.

Culture 60
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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

Note from Beth: Blocking out time for your nonprofit’s staff to do planning and work on areas like organizational culture is essential for success. In a distributed workforce like ETR’s, one of the keys to building an engaged and energetic culture is making an extra effort to respect and celebrate remote workers.

Design 90
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The Olympics and Learning – A Fierce Combination

Gyrus

Topical games are an underutilized facet of the educational mix, though their longevity is questionable, their existence could easily generate motivation the likes of which your organization has yet to experience. Embrace the Olympic culture, and suggest collaborative work groups up and down your organization.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While the speakers were talking, the avatars in Second Life were carrying on a lively debate in chat about the points raised, suggesting questions to be asked in the room in New York City, and passing along urls/resources related to the discussion at hand. Learning is happening outside of school and it needs to be understood better.

Digital 50
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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

There’s a thriving debate about the role computers should play in children’s museums, with many professionals sounding the alarm about the negative impact of exchanging screen time for tactile environments. But the more I learned, the more I wondered where the real threat is, and why children's museums have been so resistant to change.