BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

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. Chances are, they share these traits: Convenient, agreed-upon meeting time and location. Prompt start and end times.

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DC Government Nonprofit Literacy 40

Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

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. Instilling a flexible work environment isn’t as daunting as you might think, and will use many of the strategies you’ve developed during the work-from-home phase of the last year.

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Retention Tips Training Train 36

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes.

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Library Case Study Studies Instruction 40

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes.

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Case Study Library Studies Instruction 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

The environment for learning is no longer in the classroom and its online, and outside of school. These are complex learning environments where young people are making decisions, learning and collaborating with peers, etc. He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. It isn't entertainment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

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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Game Change Metrics Learning Environment 50

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Discovery Center is a one-hour simulation in which groups of students (grade 5 and up) role play in a realistic, interactive environment. If the point of the Discovery Center is to teach students the facts of the Grenada invasion, it's reasonable to create a program in which there's a right and wrong answer about what happened in history.

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Grenada Student History Library 48

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Gather a group of volunteers to pick up litter, plant trees, clean public spaces, and create a cleaner, more beautiful environment for everyone. Classes Nonprofit organizations often offer classes that cover a wide array of topics, from literacy and language skills to financial literacy and job training. Save your spot.

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People Ideas Classes Local 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. Leaders who find new ways to communicate organizational goals and invest in building their colleagues through learning will have established an environment where trust can flourish. Set and execute strategy (level appropriate). Create and communicate clarity. Fight entropy.

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Mentoring Teach Leadership News 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

The great majority of social enterprises are nonprofit organizations dedicated to the social good through employing disadvantaged people, educating students, improving the environment, advancing health care, respect for human rights and so many other beneficial activities.

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Social Literacy Open Source Application 196

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. Leaders who find new ways to communicate organizational goals and invest in building their colleagues through learning will have established an environment where trust can flourish. Set and execute strategy (level appropriate). Create and communicate clarity. Fight entropy.

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Mentoring Leadership Teach News 52

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

Urban Sprouts teaches youth to grow, harvest, prepare, and eat vegetables from the school garden in order to help them to become more engaged in school, eat better, exercise more, and connect with the environment and each other. And some of them had gardened before. So there's a pretty good amount in the Bay Area.

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Interview San Francisco Classroom Classes 40

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Hybrid: A hybrid auction takes the tools used in the virtual environment and brings them to the physical world. Either can be accomplished in a fully digital environment. Tap your network to see what kinds of artists and craftspeople are out there and are available to teach.

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Ideas Fundraising Movie Classes 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2012

We have to create an environment of trust around the information we collect and be crystal clear about where it’s going. From restricting wireless access points to encrypting data on your organization’s portable laptops, keeping a secure environment is an integral part of preventing data leakage and upholding your constituents’ trust.

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Practice Organization San Francisco Environment 111

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

Here is a partial transcript from my interview with Viet-Ly: Viet-Ly: Streetside Stories is a nonprofit literacy arts program based in San Francisco and we work with the middle schools -- the public middle schools -- of the San Francisco Unified School District. Update: Viet-Ly was accepted into a teach credential program for this fall].

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San Francisco Classroom Student Language 40

Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Its mission is to protect and improve the health and wellness of the people of California by increasing access to health care, quality education, good jobs, healthy environments, and safe neighborhoods. Areas served: California. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Areas served: Texas-based organizations. Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 104

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Its mission is to protect and improve the health and wellness of the people of California by increasing access to health care, quality education, good jobs, healthy environments, and safe neighborhoods. Areas served: California. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Areas served: Texas-based organizations. Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 83

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. I think the biggest challenge for us is trying to make hard decisions.

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Global Fund Interview United States 44