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Trainer’s Notebook: Making Accommodations In Workshops

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I facilitated a workshop in Detroit hosed by Co-Act , a nonprofit collaboration space in Detroit. Their space is designed for local nonprofits to connect, share ideas and develop solutions together. In my workshop in Detroit, I had several people with physical disabilities. Respectful language is important.

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3 Strategies for Effective Nonprofit E-Learning

The Nerdy NonProfit

You design courses that specifically target what the learner needs. Design a course that targets that change. For the work-from-home example, this could be a simulation that walks through how to design the perfect home workspace. Your nonprofit’s staff and volunteers need to relate to any courses you design.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Their educational focus areas include new designs to advance learning, pathways to postsecondary success, leadership and teaching to advance learning, public understanding, and integration, learning, and innovation. Areas served: Detroit/Michigan. Areas served: Worldwide. Oregon Community Foundation.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

The animating principle of Kresge’s Arts & Culture Program is equitable Creative Placemaking, which elevates arts, culture, and community-engaged design as central elements of community development and planning. Paul, Detroit, Akron, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Macon, Miami. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation.

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How Nonprofit Staff Training Is Evolving Due to COVID-19

Top Nonprofits

Adjustments to Course Design and Development. Custom-designed, relatable courses. Creative, engaging design decisions. In this scenario, you’ll want to make creative and engaging design decisions to keep her attention. Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer.

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

This project began as a Code for America project in Detroit. Prashant and his co-founders identified a need for local data about buildings and real estate in Detroit and discovered that the city was under-resourced when it came to the technical tools needed to collect it. It was the first project of its kind in 28 years.

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Detroit, Michigan: SeeClickFix Summer Workshop. Detroit, Michigan: SeeClickFix Summer Workshop. Boston, Massachusetts: Community Class — Intro to Design Thinking and Prototyping. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.