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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

For every $100 foundations give to an Ivy League school, how many dollars do you think foundations give to a historically Black college and university (HBCU)? Despite being historically underfunded, these institutions have been essential in educating Black people, developing leaders, and addressing inequality.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S. There are many challenges that inner-city communities in the United States face when it comes to education. Provide education and training programs that are tailored to the needs of underserved communities.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

Rosario Espinoza is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. She is the wellness administrator for the Cartwright School District, advocating for a school learning environment that promotes and reinforces health and well-being for students, staff and the community.

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5 Takeaways from the bbcon 2020 Virtual Higher Ed Super Session

Connection Cafe

For this year’s Higher Ed Super Session , I was joined by Cara Giacomini , Chief Research and Data Officer at Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), James Wiley, Principal Analyst at Eduventures, and Jamie Harper, Vice President of US Education at Microsoft. Higher Education R esiliency .

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Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We’ll share some of these case studies below, but for more, check out these projects and learn more about the people behind them at the Games for Change Festival ( [link] ), NYC’s largest gaming event that convenes the social change community and game makers, next month (April 22-24 & 26). In Education.

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself. She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. New learning environment puts games at the center. It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning.

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