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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . New Earth Foundation “seeks to fund innovative projects that enhance life on our planet and brighten the future, furthering peace.” . Areas served: Worldwide. Areas served: US.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Northstar Digital Literacy has some online assessments free to individuals. Maybe it imparts knowledge, but people can’t transfer that to a real-life environment. Match the learning environment as closely as possible to the environment where people must apply the skill. Or take advantage of free tools.

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Make Your Nonprofit Board Meetings Magical

BoardAssist

Take any regular group meetings that have gone smoothly in your life. An environment of trust, transparency, respect…and humor. Ideas include financial literacy training, fundraising discussions, or a presentation about a political or economic issue that affects your organization. Prompt start and end times. Ongoing dialogue.

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Employee Recruitment and Retention: 4 Engagement Tips

Forj

In the broadest sense, employee retention depends on a combination of factors, including work-life balance, benefits, compensation, development and learning opportunities , and more. This was initially a struggle, as the lack of face-to-face interaction makes it much harder to teach concepts and learn about a new role.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Leading the Participant

Museum 2.0

Last month, the radio show This American Life ran a fascinating episode called " Kid Politics ," which starts with a long segment about the Air Force One Discovery Center immersive experience at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The topic is the invasion of Grenada. Instead, they get a lecture on what really happened in 1983.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

Dance-a-Thon You and your staff work tirelessly to bring your nonprofit’s mission to life. Gather a group of volunteers to pick up litter, plant trees, clean public spaces, and create a cleaner, more beautiful environment for everyone. Why not ask your supporters to join in the fun and dance till they drop? Save your spot.

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