sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

You just signed a multi-year contract for a new student information and learning management system (SIS/LMS) that does everything you want it to do. Back to that summer of 2020, I had a calendar script running that populated student and teacher Google calendars with their class schedules.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. Free and Open-Source Apache Spark provides a powerful platform for large-scale data processing and machine learning tasks. RapidMiner is another open-source platform with a drag-and-drop interface. This was a controversial move.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

This week, Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center has announced the release of an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities. DIAGRAM stands for Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At a time when higher education is facing public funding cuts, changing demographics and a challenging student debt environment, institutions are facing an uphill battle to sustain enrollments and stay relevant. Members are asking for resources they can use to bring people together and enhance trust within their communities.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Entrepreneur, Social Media Today, Adweek, and Adage are a few of the resources on my radar. Be an open-minded reader. Study the Future Leadership today asks you to become a student of tomorrow. Make a point of subscribing to marketing publications and following the thought leaders. Break out of the association bubble.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2020

While most institutions have been able to successfully transition students to online learning, admission leaders are still adjusting their strategies to promote new student growth and sustain retention despite the changing times. For adult students, ask about work adjustments and family experiences. Show student work.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Students with limited resources can benefit tremendously from remote classroom access by educational nonprofits. Diverse and dynamic professionals are brought in to provide fresh perspectives and expertise, expanding student’s knowledge and receptiveness to potential future careers. Affordable resource for interaction.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Fundraising is often a necessity for schools to provide students and teachers with resources that set them up for success. Choose a fundraiser that educates students. Celebrate students by offering prizes. What about students’ extended families? Just as your student body changes year by year, so might your donors.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Improved understanding of personal motivations, feelings, and behavior contributes to: Emotional intelligence—When you are a student of your own behavior, it’s easier to identify patterns in relationships and roadblocks to communication. Be an Active Listener A group of advisors is an invaluable career resource. Observe behavior.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Becoming a customer can help these businesses stay open and serve their communities’ needs, whatever they may be. Nonprofits to support Byte Back Byte Back is an organization dedicated to opening a path for historically underrepresented communities into the digital economy. Donate to support their mission here.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Building and maintaining an audience or patron base, essential for arts and culture nonprofits , requires continuous and resource-intensive marketing and outreach efforts. Since then, student enrollment has quintupled, the budget—including scholarship grants—tripled, and outreach activities expanded through valuable community partnerships.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief. There is also some interesting insight into the link between open development and social impact bonds, while the data dilemma is brought to the fore. It was originally published on NetSquared.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. In addition, there are many organizations and resources available to support BIPOC leaders in the nonprofit sector. Unfortunately, it’s the same in the nonprofit sector.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Your school has a wealth of vital information—enrollment applications, student records, financial records, donor and alumni records—and stakeholders with different requirements and abilities. We asked ourselves: “What if there’s a better way to structure our resources?” So, we invested in a connected platform. We took two steps: 1.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Well, I’ve got some eye-opening stats that might make you reconsider where to channel your communication efforts. According to the Nonprofit Email Engagement Benchmark Study by M+R , the average email open rate for nonprofits is around 25%, while the click-through rate hovers at 2.5%. The numbers don’t lie! It depends.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

More involved in-person fundraisers or campaigns that require lots of resources can eat into your profit margins. Virtual open mic night. Let them share and show off for a night with a virtual open mic night fundraiser. Incentivize your students to read more with a fun peer-to-peer read-a-thon. Student art show.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 24, 2022

However, while we know how important data is, it can be difficult to organize, manage, and extract the information needed without the proper tools and resources. DLRS is a community-built and community-maintained open source Salesforce solution. Opens new window. That’s where Declarative Lookup Rollup Summaries (DLRS) comes in.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 1, 2023

Nevertheless, one valuable yet often overlooked resource for successful fundraising campaigns is a school’s alumni network. Why Engaging Alumni Matters: Alumni are more than just former students; they are the living embodiment of a school’s legacy.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

My hope is that we all—individuals, teachers, students, parents, schools, and government officials—honestly wrestle with this revolutionary change and recognize it as so much more than a “cheat tool.” Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 7, 2021

After a year of pandemic-fueled isolation — undoubtedly a primary factor in 42% of adults experiencing anxiety and depression, up 11% from previous years — educational institutions and businesses are making the mental wellbeing of their students and employees a priority. The event is free and open to the public.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life,” said famed writer and producer Sidney Sheldon. Libraries have helped fill the void by providing hot spot access and in some cases laptops computers to students.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Raw data—such as customer lists with phone numbers and email addresses—is a valuable resource as-is. The Association for Institutional Research ( AIR ) provides resources and connections for those “working at the intersection of people and data.” It means that you are open to the importance of the role data plays in your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

I’ve collected the resources, notes, slides, and tweets from the session in this post. You can find all resources materials here. The Art of Good Openings and Closings. I did a pre-session blog post with all the annotated sources and some book recommendations. Does #14ntc give an award for best slides? ntenorg [link].

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

This small but mighty nonprofit is committed to improving life for LGBTQ+ people by sharing personal stories and educating school students, parents and guardians, teachers, youth workers, and workplaces on LGBTQ+ issues. Most importantly, be open-minded — no one person is the same. Solving The Problem. Advice for Parents and Guardians.

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Volunteer Hub

JUNE 17, 2021

We had a great implementation experience and whenever an issue comes up, the team is quick to provide a fix,” said Catie Ellis, Manager of Human Resources & Volunteer Services for Meals on Wheels People. “I said Mary Bachman, Director of Volunteer Resources for Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. “We

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Candid

AUGUST 9, 2023

To college students, it might mean the start of a new year of knowledge and self-discovery. However, we know that many researchers don’t have the resources to purchase a custom data set. Applications are now open! Back-to-school season can mean different things for different people. This is why, with support from the Alfred P.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Boards that are professionally, demographically, and ideologically diverse are more likely to be open to risk tolerance. Brent Gibson, Chief Health Officer at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and Managing Director of NCCHC Resources, Inc. described how he innovates inside a bureaucratic organization like this.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Effective fundraising can help your program put on better shows, train students more effectively, and ultimately boost its reputation for high-quality instruction in the arts. There are so many vital activities that keep your program afloat aside from fundraising, from scheduling classes to holding auditions to supporting students.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 4, 2023

Start Your GivingTuesday Thank-You Letter With a Salutation When your donor opens their thank-you letter—whether it’s in their inbox or their mailbox—they should know immediately that the message was meant for them. A strong thank-you letter might say: “Thanks to your gift, local students will be able to attend summer camp.”

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

Their services also include resources for trans people on navigating legal issues such as changing the name and gender on their identification documents and an About Transgender People resource hub, where family members and other allies can go to find information to learn about and support the transgender people in their lives.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

If you send an email with a boring subject line , it probably won’t even get opened. Subject lines with questions have higher open rates. An opening sentence that hooks the reader. Check out this video for tips on writing the best opening sentence you can. You could go with, Do you know you are a hero? It’s just too dull.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

that accept volunteer hours as course credit for high school and college students. Perhaps, enough was collected to open a new community center for at-risk youth. Small nonprofit teams lack the time and resources to manually manage these programs. Some might be looking to gain valuable experience in a specific cause area.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Do you serve K-12 students? For instance, there may be several nonprofits that offer art programs for secondary school students, but you are one of the few entities that serve adults 18 years and older. You can access this data from year to year, so you can better determine where adjustments should be made. Senior citizens?

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DipJar

APRIL 14, 2022

The museum opened on February 1, 2010, the 50th anniversary of the sit-in that marked a watershed moment in the movement for justice. recognized these sit-ins as an “electrifying movement of Negro students [that] shattered the placid surface of campuses and communities across the South.” . Photograph Credit :Mark Herboth, ArchDaily.

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Forum One

MAY 14, 2009

I've just been introduced to what look like useful new online tools for reproductive health students, faculty, and professionals, produced by The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP). Users can share sites via e-mail, write an online review of their experience, and access supplementary travel and funding resources.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 12, 2021

99% of respondents believe that management is honest and ethical in its business practices, that employees are given the resources and equipment necessary to succeed in their respective positions, and that when employees look at what both they and the company at large have accomplished, they feel a sense of pride in those results.

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