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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It was a quintessential Davos moment that drives home the accessibility of world and corporate leaders to each other and to social entrepreneurs, religious figures, artists, and the leaders of non-governmental organisations and trade unions.

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Weaving the Web Into Teaching and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Over the years, I taught many workshops for arts educators on how to integrate the web into the curriculum, although not as much recently since I have two small children. At least for artists/arts educators. many could not stand to look at poorly designed sites.).

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Even decacorns have their challenges

TechCrunch

As reported by Christine Hall: “ Greenlight Financial Technology , a venture-backed fintech company focused on providing a debit card, banking app and financial education to children, added another layer to its subscription plan with the introduction of family safety features. Greenlight Infinity, priced at $14.98 And elsewhere.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These teens are actively involved what Jenkins calls "participatory culture" - a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing one's creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. If the experience of those children is not positive, then is it really a celebration?

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

Art Exhibition You can never go wrong with highlighting local artists. Classes Nonprofit organizations often offer classes that cover a wide array of topics, from literacy and language skills to financial literacy and job training. Paint-Along Paint-along events bring out the inner artist in attendees.

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Graphic novels are booming in popularity. It’s changing children’s relationship with books

Fast Company Tech

[Cover Images: Little Brown Ink, First Second/Macmillan] Graphic novelsa term interchangeably used with comic booksare particularly popular among young children still building their literacy skills. Surveys show that in recent years, graphic novels have increased in popularity by 69% among elementary school children.