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3 Top Learning Strategies You Need To Change The World

Bloomerang

Inviting writing Research shows when we write things down ( especially handwriting ), we internalize it more and remember it better. Put a photo of your kid, grandkid or beloved pet on your desk. Pin these next to your computer, or write them on a little sticky note you can affix to your laptop when working.

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How TechSoup Uses Box Donations

Tech Soup

We needed a simple and easy-to-use solution to share PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, photos, and videos within and outside the organization. We have lots of photos, and they're a challenge to organize. In Box, photos can be reviewed in either list or tile (large thumbnail) view to make identification easy.

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Youth Programs Featured in TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map

Tech Soup

In this project, the Candlelighters CyberKids program provides young cancer patients with a laptop with Microsoft Windows and Office. The laptops provided to the children allow the child to stay engaged and interested in school, stay in touch with their friends, and also distracts them from the rigors of cancer treatment.

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Message It: How to Make the Most of Your New Facebook Page

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As of March 30, your organization’s Facebook page will be transitioned to the new timeline format, featuring a engaging cover photo (if you do it right) like Surfrider Foundation (see above). The new Facebook template invites brands like yours to place a large “cover photo” at the top of the page, up to a size of 851 x 315 pixels.

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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Liz gave a presentation on the process that Packard used to development its Social Media policy which is an important part of its an internal document called the “Communications Compass.&#. I thought we could use the chat back channel but since there was only laptop in the room we needed another system for backchannel communication.

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Environmental Case for Refurbished IT Equipment

Tech Soup

Paul Hawkin, in his book, Natural Capitalism , finds that the volume of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. When you discard a 5 pound laptop you are also throwing away the 20,000 pounds of raw materials it took to make it. Photo courtesy of Flickr user lungstruck.

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Youth Programs Featured in TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map

Tech Soup

In this project, the Candlelighters CyberKids program provides young cancer patients with a laptop with Microsoft Windows and Office. The laptops provided to the children allow the child to stay engaged and interested in school, stay in touch with their friends, and also distracts them from the rigors of cancer treatment.

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