Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

But as powerful as this experience is for students, they often wonder how to apply these classroom lessons to the real world. Put the needs of the team above your own and always consider your potential impact on your audience. Theyre not wrong to be cautious. But careless, unregulated, or excessive vulnerability can be costly.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

Create Digital Classrooms – Education programs—schools, after-school programs, and youth-focused nonprofit—can work with established collections in the classroom; and students can document the area around their school to create their own collections, and potentially trade collections with other schools.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The challenge runs throughout October, with hundreds of bloggers and Twitterers rallying to support classroom requests on DonorsChoose.org. All told, they raised over $275,000 for classroom projects reaching 67,000 students in low-income neighborhoods around the country. About DonorsChoose.org.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

DonorsChoose, which links “wish lists” for classroom and student supplies submitted by public school teachers, set a $5 million goal for the day. Even as donations and donor numbers saw a slight decline, every single gift made an impact, especially in these challenging times.” Due in part to a 50% match, the organization generated $5.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2021

In classrooms, a common exercise is to have students read aloud from a storybook or worksheet. but we could use all of them and not impact growth or learning at all because we didn’t stop and say, this tool helps me with this need.” bringing fairly conventional edtech software into elementary school classrooms at scale.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Litnerd shifts the concept from B2C to B2B; whereas TinyBroadway’s customer was the parent looking to fill their own kid’s schedule, Litnerd dramatically expands its audience (and hopefully deepens its impact as a result) by working with schools. Image Credits: Litnerd.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Walden Woods Project uses Skype to reach classrooms. Teachers are connecting speakers from across the globe to their classrooms, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports. The post 3 Nonprofits Doing Cool Things With Tech appeared first on Tech Impact Blog. Microsoft’s Skype is now used for more than refugee aid workers.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

When researchers and education professionals started looking at technology as a means of innovation in the classroom, many thought that the future of technology’s role in education was in the use of devices. The post Infographic: Technology And Education appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 9, 2013

but they also encourage volunteers to change the world from their classroom, work, and more. Invest in this new micro trend and see the macro impact it can have on your organization. However, it is not the only one. Help from Home’s tag line is “Change the world in just your pyjamas!”, Consultants are expensive. Volunteers are free.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Virtual Classrooms: A Comprehensive Guide GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - By 2027, it is anticipated that the online learning user base will grow to 57 million individuals. Understanding Virtual Classrooms A virtual classroom is an online learning environment where teachers and students can interact and collaborate in real-time or asynchronously.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Virtual Classrooms: A Comprehensive Guide GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - By 2027, it is anticipated that the online learning user base will grow to 57 million individuals. Understanding Virtual Classrooms A virtual classroom is an online learning environment where teachers and students can interact and collaborate in real-time or asynchronously.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Virtual Classrooms: A Comprehensive Guide Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems By 2027, it is anticipated that the online learning user base will grow to 57 million individuals. These classrooms typically use video conferencing, chat, and other tools to facilitate communication and collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. Research about the physical space can impact learning, can be found here. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. The flexible classroom is a large open space. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

In Afghanistan, girls are barred from high school and college classrooms due to national restrictions. The Fast Company Impact Council is a private membership community of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. An estimated 129 million girls are not in school, globally.

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Tableau

JANUARY 31, 2022

We identified five data trends that will impact your business this year related to artificial intelligence (AI), workforce development, flexible governance, and Data Ethics as a framework. To meet the growing demand, data literacy will become a required curriculum for classrooms and companies. Data is a powerful resource for change.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

He could no longer keep up with his peers in the classroom. Sophia and her family were left confused and concerned about her future in the classroom. But do they measure the real impact we’re making in the lives of our beneficiaries? One day when Sophia was in fifth grade, she suddenly went blind from an inexplicable disease.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

At Socialbrite, we’d like to call on our readers to support students in public school classrooms in low-income areas. Some of the donations will have twice the impact because of a matching grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. There are 12,000 to 14,000 classroom project requests on the site at a time. .

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Tableau

JANUARY 31, 2022

We identified five data trends that will impact your business this year related to artificial intelligence (AI), workforce development, flexible governance, and Data Ethics as a framework. To meet the growing demand, data literacy will become a required curriculum for classrooms and companies. Data is a powerful resource for change.

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Tableau

JULY 19, 2021

With AICTE, Tableau has conducted virtual workshops to over 200 educators who will then enable their peers in the AICTE associated institutions to bring Tableau to the classrooms. “We We are happy to collaborate with Tableau to bring data skills into higher education nationwide. We have provided more than 1.7

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Early studies have already captured its impact in other states: In Utah, students who used Amira for just 30 minutes a week saw the equivalent of 1.5 Sphero For taking its STEM robots into the classroom For over a decade, Sphero has built interactive robots and STEM educational tools that students of all ages can use in the classroom.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 24, 2013

In a classroom decked out with green, blue and orange balloons sat 13 young adults and a sea of their family and friends. ITWorks is run by Tech Impact, a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits leverage technology to make a greater impact. ITWorks students graduate December 2013. As Yawson said, “ITWorks works!”.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what lots of nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured-IT to further their missions. By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children. More Stories, Let's Add Yours.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

Early in my career, I knew I wanted to leverage technology to impact education. It quickly became clear to me that my ability to impact a significant population of students and educators was limited by the lack of scale inherent in a typical on-campus classroom.

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Tableau

JULY 19, 2021

With AICTE, Tableau has conducted virtual workshops to over 200 educators who will then enable their peers in the AICTE associated institutions to bring Tableau to the classrooms. “We We are happy to collaborate with Tableau to bring data skills into higher education nationwide. We have provided more than 1.7

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

The AI Education Project provides AI-powered resources that streamline lesson planning and integrate AI literacy into classrooms. Tools like the Technology Association of Grantmakerss AI Framework Guide can help organizations assess the ethical and equitable impact of AI initiatives. Yet significant barriers to AI adoption remain.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 3, 2024

At DonorsChoose in New York City, a platform through which public schoolteachers submit “wish lists” for classroom and student supplies, GivingTuesday had an early start through a promo code sent to previous donors on Monday. The platform’s donors raised $1.2 The momentum from our global community of donors and partners is truly remarkable.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TEALS is a national YouthSpark program that places computer engineers into high school classrooms to teach students computer science in schools where they haven't the expertise or resources to provide the classes. Microsoft storytelling tsdigs digital storytelling telling your story impact stories'

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The pandemic’s impact on chronic absence Chronic absence— missing at least 10% of school days in one academic year—is a significant driver of the low literacy and numeracy skills reflected in the KIDS COUNT data.

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OpenAI

JANUARY 31, 2023

Impact on educators and call for input We recognize that identifying AI-written text has been an important point of discussion among educators, and equally important is recognizing the limits and impacts of AI generated text classifiers in the classroom.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

This year, TweetsGiving becomes Epic Thanks to indicate the broader impact of the event. It’s an event to express the gratitude and the transformative power our thankfulness can have when we share it with one another.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

When discussing the ideas in The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , people in Finland have figured out keeping calm versus fire drill culture. Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms.

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2009

Last month, TechSoup and Adobe announced the winners of the Show Your Impact Design Contest. We thought the innovative work created by the winners and runners-up was so inspirational, that they should be shared more broadly and could perhaps give other nonprofits and libraries fresh ideas for your creative works. read more.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

According to a study from Goldman Sachs, “Generative AI tools could impact 300 million full-time jobs worldwide, which could lead to a significant disruption in the job market.” Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

There is a scaling system for Karma points - for example supporting a classroom is five points while sending a book to a library in a developing country is 100. The number of karma points doesn't necessarily synch up with real world impact. I'm off to do some last minute shopping and give it a test drive.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Instead, tech education within and outside of the classroom should focus on encouraging all people to have a robust interest in technology tools and applications. This opened my world to social media and its impact on business. We need to create more early adopters — being excited about trying technology is the first step.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

The university now uses the collaboration tool to host classroom discussions, develop new courses, and support students — both on campus and online. Every few minutes a volunteer would share a story about an impactful experience with a voter,” explains Brooke Adams, Movement Politics Director at People’s Action Institute.

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