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Guest Lecture: NYU – Data and Storytelling

Amy Sample Ward

I will join Laurel Hart’s class to discuss some of the key ways social media has impacted nonprofit organizations and the opportunities for the social impact sector to leverage the social technologies available today and in the future. Course page. Notes and slides.

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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I’m thrilled to be doing a panel on nonprofit technology training and it has a bit of a star wars theme, “ Learn You Will.” I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up.

Training 114
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How to get your educational nonprofit into classrooms, without leaving the office

The Nerdy NonProfit

One method for an educational nonprofit to expand its reach is by getting into the classroom remotely through the use of modern technology. First, why educational nonprofits and technology? How educational nonprofits use technology. As a result, they must seek out creative ways to reach their audience.

Classroom 130
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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

sgEngage

That’s where technology can make a real impact. This technology has helped Cassie Chilcutt, prospect research manager for the Conservancy, reduce major gift officer portfolios by more than one-third after removing low-likelihood prospects. This can be inspiring, but it is not always scalable and definitely not measurable.

Measure 93
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Quality massive open online courses MOOCs learning technology

Gyrus

Gyrusaim's massive open online courses MOOCs allow the student to react and practice before the next lecture who have a unique learning style can experience it.

Course 40
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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

There was tremendous optimism about the value of training engineers and scientists and how that would benefit all of humanity, especially in the southern California of a century ago which was reshaped through the wonders of technology. Richard Feynman once tried to reduce an advanced physics concept to a freshman lecture.

Syria 196
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New from NTEN: Technology Champion Master Classes

NTEN

Every year after the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), we get the feedback that folks wished they had longer to dive in a specific topic in more depth. Instead of a lecture-filled one-day workshop, we instead challenge you to do your homework and readings before the class. Look forward to seeing you technology champions there!

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