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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

Amy Sample Ward

They can’t build the schools and they can’t train the teachers fast enough to replicate our model. And we don’t need to do it for some of our children, but for all of them. How do you evaluate organizations that you invest in that develop games to support learning? The long tail is very real.

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

NTEN

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here.

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

NTEN

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

NTEN

They can't build the schools and they can't train the teachers fast enough to replicate our model. And we don't need to do it for some of our children, but for all of them. I think the cross section of everyone getting into the development and gaming means we will need to evaluate what is quality and what isn't.

Game 60
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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? Do they like those one-time projects, those capital projects where you can build that outdoor classroom or,” you know, “purchase that mobile mammogram unit for your hospital and be able to create impact for years to come? ” What are the things donors want to see?

Measure 83