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Why some school districts are spending big on schools tailor-made for 4-year-olds

Fast Company Tech

The classrooms have child-size boats and construction vehicles children can play on, and ceilings painted to resemble outer space. Creators of the Reggio Emilia approach to early learning, an educational philosophy that emphasizes child-led learning, even refer to the environment as the third teacher in a classroom.

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Engageli comes out of stealth with $14.5M and a new approach to teaching by video remotely

TechCrunch

But they’re not apps necessarily designed for classrooms, and that fact has opened a gap in the market for those looking to build something more fit to the purpose. million in seed funding from Benchmark and others. But perhaps Engageli’s most unique feature is how it views the virtual classroom.

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals. Examine current goals and objectives around board diversity and create benchmarks. The Council on Nonprofits has samples to review. Laura Tancredi-Baese, CEO of Home Start, Inc.

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How Do You Celebrate Reaching 10,000 Fans on Facebook?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I used to buy bags of Egg McMuffins on my way to work and, before school started, I’d hand them out to kids who stopped by my classroom. You call yourself activist, what are some causes or ideas that you are standing up for? Just recently I’ve joined the MissRepresentation.org social action campaign as a local representative.

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Member Round Up: New projects, reports and inspirations

NTEN

See3 is generating the first-ever benchmark study of nonprofit online video usage. JPMorgan Chase recently announced a $250,000 donation to classroom projects that promote civil rights, diversity, and multiculturalism. Chas Offut has an analysis of 2012 year-end email fundraising and some of the findings may surprise you.

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! There are even a few international reports. Not in San Francisco?

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and a sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! There are even a few international reports. Not in San Francisco?