sgEngage

MAY 25, 2021

Sahaj Kohli, founder of Brown Girl Therapy , centers her education efforts and therapy practice on children of immigrants. Kohli notes that while work, identity and worth are often intertwined for many people, children of immigrants can face unique challenges as a result of their upbringing.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2021

” MentalHappy’s approach to solving this problem is to develop low-cost peer support groups on its app, with qualified professionals facilitating each group. These groups start at $10 per month, spanning topics like Black mental health, life after divorce and coping with anxiety. ” Image Credits: MentalHappy.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

For example, women who earn $23,509 or less gave an average of $540 per year to charity, while men in that income bracket with similar life circumstances (such as education and number of children) gave $281. " Boston Review — Kentaro Toyama: Can Technology End Poverty? You can check out the study here."

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Instead of one-to-one coaching, Human Q wants to make group coaching an impactful alternative. This founder wants to take on the biggest coaching startups with a group-focused approach. Stretching the chains : Supply chain firm NFI inks a $10 million deal to deploy Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robots , reports Brian. Big Tech Inc.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Thimble has part-time employees who are not just able to understand teach the material, but can do so in a way that appeals to children — by being passionate, energetic and capable of jumping in to help if they sense a child is having an issue or getting frustrated. These could be used by homeschool “pods” or other groups.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Like many diversity efforts, including women’s voices in grantmaking decisions—particularly women from historically marginalized groups—doesn’t often happen organically. The organization was recruiting women who had spare time—which left out many of the younger, more diverse voices who had children, school, and multiple priorities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2006

I came across a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics that argues for the essential role of play in the healthy mental, physical, and social/emotional development of a child referred to in a recent editorial in the Boston Globe titled "The Hidden Power of Play" and elsewhere. The above example came from Museumr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

He uses some music that a group has authorized for remix - yet another idea for music that you can use without breaking copyright laws. Life is Good Pumpkin Festival was held in Boston, MA on October 21, 2006. Life is Good Pumpkin Festival was held in Boston, MA on October 21, 2006. Here's the description from blip.tv

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Tableau

MAY 24, 2021

Now that nearly half of the US adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the next question on everyone’s mind is: what about children? The Pfizer vaccine has been approved for use in children ages 12-15, and clinical trials are underway to test its efficacy and safety for younger kids.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Our toolmaster is Noah Brier , who works days in New York at Barbarian Group, an interactive marketing shop. She uses every avenue on the World Wide Web to raise funds for Cambodian children. A one-time employee of the Boston Symphony, she plunged into the Internet in the early 1990s. Beth Kanter is our pick.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Here are some of their stories: Aleda Schaf fer A student at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Aleda Schaffer has worked as an American Sign Language Interpreter in Washington, DC, Alaska and Boston. When he was 22, Craig launched a company to help partially sighted children.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

We’ve got Dominique Calixte joining us from beautiful Boston, Massachusetts. Her day job, she’s over at the YW Boston. She’s a board member for the YNPN in Boston for the Massachusetts Chapter of Democrats for Education Reform. You know I’m over at the YW Boston. Dom, how are you doing?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0. To understand more, I turned to Elaine Gurian's article The Molting of Children's Museums? Why the uniformity?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Kids, get your parents’ permission : If you are a child of the ’80s, you might recall that we were constantly reminded to “ask your parents for permission to…” Well, Google has now instituted something similar for Google Play, letting children send purchase requests to their guardians, Ivan writes. Come to Boston!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

At noon Friday with the annual conference over and done till next fall’s event (slated for Los Angeles, BTW), someone from the Boston-based Barr Foundation who participated in the Communications Network. social media game tracked me down–to return the cards his group used during the game. “No, We started at 4 p.m.,

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

We’ve assembled a stellar group of experienced and diverse speakers, and we hope you’re as amped as we are to hear what they have to say. Paul is the CEO and Co-Founder of Boston-based FableVision, which creates and distributes original educational media, mobile games and apps designed to move the world to a better place.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

So why not join your closest group? Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Doing a Data Dive to Find Data About Children and Families. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

One of my favorites is the computer recycling group, FreeGeek. Gradon Tripp, Boston Blogger, created a fundraiser to support Jane Doe Inc. But in many places around the world, children can't attend school because there isn't a school building, teachers, or supplies. Or support an organization that does recycling.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2008

60) Search « Nonprofit CRM Trends Plus How to Choose an eCRM | Main | New Research Findings: Advocacy Groups More Trusted » Wednesday Jun 18 2008 Care2 Welcomes Dana Weissman to Nonprofit Services Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 11:20AM | by Clinton OBrien We are very pleased to announce the newest member of the Care2 team: Dana Weissman.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

I remember a photography exhibition in Boston where one photograph of three young ballerinas was labeled with their names. It doesn't match actual visitor behavior (most people visit museums in groups and self-report that their social experience is one of the top three reasons for their enjoyment of the museum).

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

With a design inspired by GO Campaign's work for orphans and vulnerable children across the world, this 16GB Flip provides up to 4 hours of incredible high quality HD video. The winner can attend a GA101 or GA301 in DC (March 29-31), Columbus (April 11-13), Boston (May 18-20) or NYC (June 7-9). Want to share it?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2012

Today’s "Behind the Convio Admin Curtain" installment is full of juicy Convio best practices, and even a restaurant recommendation for stellar chocolate chip pancakes right outside Boston. EG for CC: Please share a few random (unrelated to Pathfinder and Convio) facts about yourself (a fave destination in Boston, perhaps?).

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I went to two science centers, one huge (Museum of Science Boston) and one tiny (Acton Science Discovery Museum), and told them: "I'll work for you for free for three months, and then let's talk about whether you are going to pay me." By the spring of 2003 I felt I'd learned what I could in Boston and tried to figure out where to go next.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2020

My last trip was to Boston and I returned home on March 12. If you are on your own, set children up in a nearby room with something quiet (like LEGOs) and Netflix. The president of my institution agreed that she would happily co-host some small group sessions with 5-6 major donor prospects via Zoom.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2010

For Oldenburg, as far as I can tell, third places are for "clubbable" (p 85) types, and not really for quiet people, people who don't drink, queer people, children, old people, people of color, unmarried people, or people with any kind of visible or invisible difference. Suzanne: I like the Storefront Library in Boston. Alternatives?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2007

As Elaine puts it in the essay, When I was last involved in such an endeavor, it was when the Boston Children's Museum was small, insignificant, and unselfconscious. How will the museum serve both a distinct group and a more general one? Add to these challenges the particular challenge of creating a national institution.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

The story follows the Lee family as they confront the white supremacist group with Supermans help. David Lewis, a Boston-based graphic novelist and comic book writer. Yang sees his own experience as a Chinese American mirrored in Supermans story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

He is also a member & ambassador of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Board and a member and the BNI Alaska Business Pipeline Chapter, a business referral networking group. George is among an elite group of auctioneers to hold the designation of Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS). Dan is bilingual in English and Spanish.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

These are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on “awesome projects.” . Costco Wholesale’s “primary charitable efforts specifically focus on programs supporting children, education, and health and human services in the communities where we do business.”. Areas served: Worldwide. New Earth Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Yet even despite these obstacles, on the night of the third day after the storm, I welcomed these two climate refugees into my home north of Boston. From there they traversed Long Island Sound to New London, Connecticut, and then drove to Boston. What distinguishes the two groups? How did it happen?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Last week, we launched the first session of the " Social Media Lab ," a social media peer group training with a small group of grantees from the Children, Families, Communities Program. After each participant selected an experiment, we grouped them together and had them work together on setting it up.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

The last time we actually went to anything I think, it was the 2019 Boston Pride parade, always a favorite of ours and our family. And I wrote two books which are also like my other two children. I love a group of sci-fi nerds, exterminate, Daleks. Boston Children’s Hospital, learn more about us. Okay, great.

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

So they looked to a ready-made research group: users on Amazon reviewing home grabbing tools for people with disabilities. “We The startup he co-founded, Meka Robotics, was bought by the search giant in 2013 along with a string of other robot companies , including Boston Dynamics. the technology isn’t quite there yet.”.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

These laws have protected millions of men, women and children from disease and death and have protected hundreds of species from extinction.” In the same year, the Global Reporting Initiative was founded in Boston. Read more about the history of Earth Day here. . . greenhouse gases (GHG)?emissions?in

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2005

She showed some examples of female geeks, from Ada Lovelace in the early 19th century to a group of female robot designers. "Raising children isn't a special job, it just takes planning?" Even if you have a balance with your spouse and childcare options, it is hard to balance both demanding work and demanding children.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

” Charity Case says that in 2009, Save the Children spent $3.3 In 2010, Disney spent 582 times more than that on advertising or as Pallotta puts it more bluntly: “Save the Children 1. Entertain the Children 582.” Every single one of these campaigns generated both greater awareness and revenue for these groups.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2009

I worked with the Boston Children's Museum on a project called Our Green Trail (check it out!) Many institutions that are pursuing online/onsite experience connections have lighted on the personal webpage as THE way to deliver post-visit experiences.

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