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Nonprofits & Gaming: Playing Your Way to More Funds, More Volunteers, and Solving the World's Problems

NTEN

Priebatsch even proposed how school could be improved by adding better game mechanics than those that already exist: for example, having a points system that allows you to "level up" rather than our current grading-average system, and building in an honor system to eliminate cheating ( as Princeton has done , with huge success).

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Even though I’m a Skoll Award winner, it really made me think about my organization, Benetech, and what we are trying to accomplish. I always refer aspiring social entrepreneurs to the article when they ask me how they can win a Skoll Award. They then place social entrepreneurs in the direct action and systems change box.

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[VIDEO] Building a Better Grants Strategy Post-COVID

Bloomerang

You can put this in Excel and you can have all these different criteria, areas of interest, the award amounts, similar grantees in the same space, if there’s an organizational connection so that you can cultivate a relationship. However, others might be looking at higher high five-figure, six-figure awards. Steven: Got it.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A winner of numerous “Best App” awards, this app will likely become your favorite new social newsreading app. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. It also has a “Charities and NGOs” section. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nature Conservancy. Unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines, tagging is completely unstructured and freeform, allowing users to create connections between data anyway they want. library, and nonprofit environments is mainly due to the benefits offered. Can you find more? Recipe Swamp Group.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. Quoto :: quoto.com.

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A winner of numerous “Best App” awards, this app will likely become your favorite new social newsreading app. If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. Formstack :: formstack.com.

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