Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. Consider third grade student Brennan Draves. Brennan Draves and his mother, Lindsay Draves, at school.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Caltech’s small size makes its faculty and students incredibly agile when it comes to understanding a broad array of fields: there is a need here to be able to explain your work, and to understand the work of others. To the greatest extent possible, be open. Support open data, open access to research, open content and open source.

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Syria Guatemala Open Source Lecture 196

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. The idea is simple – by open sourcing her materials, she hopes to inspire more colleges to incorporate courses on philanthropy in their curriculum. The goals for the Giving 2.0 3) Giving 2.0:

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Giving Philanthropy Teach Student 98

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2016

On Giving Tuesday 2015 , The Office of University Development at University of Michigan set an example for how this kind of thoughtful planning and preparation can dramatically increase results: 1000 donors completed gifts online within the first 49 minutes. $1 1 million was raised by 10:03 a.m. Culture of Continuous Improvement.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

Or produce an art exhibit with elementary school students. Or build an open-source PCR machine for copying DNA. He has a very catchy video pitch and pledge gifts that include things like a "sock clone" of you ($200, three backers so far). Jim and Seth were very smart with their gifts and pledge levels.

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Fund Museum Pledge Game 49

Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The Department of State should develop a Young Diplomats Program which would provide students with the opportunity to advance their understanding of the core topics and issues relevant to the foreign service. The program would run for the entire academic school year and rely on long-term engagement with students. Vote for this Idea].

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