Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

In conjunction with Aulas en Paz (Peaceable Classrooms), a multi-component pedagogical project designed to promote social and civic competencies and conflict resolution among primary-school students, Dance 4 Peace was designed, implemented, and evaluted in public schools in the outskirts of Bogotá.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. As more tablets and smartphones are making their way into the classroom, it makes sense that there are a number of apps aimed at helping young people with their education and job preparedness. School and Job Preparedness. iStudiez Pro.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

While I was there, I got a tour, visited some classrooms, and talked to a few students. In one classroom, I queried the students about their social media use. Last week, I did a workshop for a board of a secondary school interested in taking the first steps into social media.

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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

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

A month after the story was published, an email arrived from a writer at the New York Times who had discovered our feature and wanted to write it up. We had a similar experience recently here at Microsoft when we heard a story about a student who participates in our Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

I worked so hard in those three unpaid months that I made myself indispensable and jumped ship from my home country (Scotland) and came to New York. But now, as I counsel my university students, I feel it unethical to recommend the same path I took. My supervisor was amazing, caring, and supportive. I have taken a firm stand.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

This " Demo Spotlight " highlighted six upcoming games to present their work in front of a stellar jury: Frank Lantz of Zynga New York and NYU, Ken Perlin of the Games for Learning Institute , and Connie Yowell from the MacArthur Foundation. Ludwig is a game aimed at educators and students alike. SOS_SLAVES. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Over the weekend, the New York Times ran an article about education programs in Second Life. I attended a lecture on the use of technology in the legal classroom last month in Second Life, facilitated by Rebecca Nesson. Teams of Harvard Law students enrolled in Evidence will serve as the lawyers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

posted by Kathy Renfro Graduate Student ASU Master of Nonprofit Management and Leadership program Nonprofit assignments can place volunteers in precarious positions of potential, personal liability. In this example, a volunteer is assigned to provide tutoring to grade school students on campus. Volunteer Protection Act of 1997.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

posted by Kathy Renfro Graduate Student ASU Master of Nonprofit Management and Leadership program. In this example, a volunteer is assigned to provide tutoring to grade school students on campus. After the tutoring session, and in accordance with his training, the volunteer escorts the student back to the classroom.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Moreover, we recently held a two-day workshop in New York City, bringing together a wide range of activists and funders, developing a model we plan to replicate around the world. We want to see that students with disabilities have equal opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

DonorsChoose in New York City got off to an early start through a promo code sent to previous donors on Monday. DonorsChoose, which links “wish lists” for classroom and student supplies submitted by public school teachers, set a $5 million goal for the day. Due in part to a 50% match, the organization generated $5.5

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. NYSSCPA / New York, NY / $480. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Finance / @nysscpa.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Areas served: Worldwide.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

in Staatsburg, New York is doing. Because computers in classrooms are so important for disabled children, they make optimum use of the accessibility features in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Photo: Ramakrishna Mission Students Home. Support for Autistic Children in the U.S. Want to share.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 13, 2009

Because it was my first time meeting the students, part of the half hour was spent getting to know each other. I highly recommend volunteering with young people, whether they are as little as a kindergartner, or as old as a college student. Today, 826 has chapters in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Michigan, and Boston.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

One that jumped out at me is the work that Anderson Center for Autism (ACA) in Staatsburg, New York is doing. Because computers in classrooms are so important for disabled children, they make optimum use of the accessibility features in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Photo: Ramakrishna Mission Students Home.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

Then again, the New York Hall of Science isn’t just any science center. My hope is that we can find a way to get it into the science and humanities classrooms in colleges and universities, and I am working on that. It’s not every day that a science center releases an ebook about wrongful conviction in rape and murder cases.

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