Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

In Managing Up , human behavior professor and executive coach Melody Wilding reveals how to subtly teach those above you to respect your ideaswithout needing a title change. You teach people how to treat you in the workplace. Do you feel stuck navigating office politics, micromanagement, or being overlooked at work?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations usually utilize the psychology of giving in one of two ways: In one case, the Executive Director, Development Director, or Board Member who’s responsible for creating fundraising appeals assumes all donors have the same motivations for giving that they do.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Here are a few direct quotes: There were two instances this year where I made gifts over and above what I had intended and they both involved personal contact from someone in the development office (director or gifts officer). If they dont have any of those, they need to rely on staff to teach them. Assigning blame is easy. At the top.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

I''m looking forward to teaching a Master Class at San Francisco''s Presidio Graduate School on September 18th. Julie and Aaron Firestone, our Director of Business Development, will be helping take attendees through key questions about a new tech social enterprise.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

With most teaching repetitive coding, in a very rigid, instructional way, it tends to appeal more to boys than girls, says EAK. After R&D of two years, it came up with a game designed to teach kids and girls as young as eight skills such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript through highly gamified, story-driven gameplay.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2022

This is an example to all companies of what not to do,” Lisa Calick, director of HR Advisory Services at Wiss & Company , said of Better.com’s handling of the situation. We spoke to a trio of HR experts who offered some advice on how to make a layoff less painful for all involved.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As a nonprofit executive director and founder working in this space for nearly two decades, I have firsthand knowledge of the cultural biases and systemic racism that often limit the success of Black-led nonprofits, especially those in the South.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Previously the managing director of Techstars and a founding partner at the Fund LA, M13 Partner Anna Barber was on the front lines of the pet-food wars: She was VP of product at Petstore.com when the company was sold off in a fire sale. ” What can the 2000 dot-com crash teach us about the 2022 tech downturn?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A better understanding of energy consumption and needs can help lower the likelihood of blackouts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

This week I was honored to teach a Happy Healthy Nonprofit Workshop at the 1440 Multiversity Nonprofit Service Week. This past week they opened up the campus to nonprofits and I was lucky enough to be part of the faculty to teach a workshop. They also teach yoga and meditation classes in this room. The photo was my classroom.

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The Next Web

JUNE 13, 2013

Code Club UK, the network of volunteers that teach kids to program, is celebrating its first birthday today and is doing so in style by announcing the expansion of the initiative to the entire world. Code Club is a free scheme that relies on volunteers around the UK to teach children aged between 9 and 11 coding skills.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As the technology becomes more embedded in daily life, researchers and educators face two distinct hurdles: teaching people to use these tools responsibly rather than over-relying on them while also convincing AI skeptics to learn enough about the technology to be informed citizens, even if they choose not to use it. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

But we have always been a grassroots organization with a following based on my teaching in animal communication. However, it also was to be an effective director/board/VP to eventually oversee someone else who could help with fundraising for our organization. I have no training in marketing or fundraising. I wanted to be educated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I had an exciting and busy week of teaching public workshops, facilitating informal staff workshops, and meetings at the Embassy mostly on the topic of Networked Nonprofit, digital strategy, and leading on social media. Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The executive director of the nonprofit was quite clear when she was recruiting me for the board of directors: Fundraising would be part of my responsibilities. About six months into my tenure, when the executive director asked how I’d like to proceed with my fundraising duties, I was stunned and a little panicked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. And while this model is describing individual behavior, individuals make up organizations – so I think it is important for people working in organizations to understand, whether they are the executive director or the social media manager.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International. Speakers represent globally-recognized organizations, like Gavi , International Justice Mission , Unicef, Teach for America, CDC Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, and more. Jon Townsend, Chief Information Officer, National Trust.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Even if your development team and your board work well together, there is probably more that the executive director, development director, and board chair can do to ensure that the organization is taking advantage of everyone’s strengths. This is a great opportunity to teach your board about fundraising and workshop their skills.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In this podcast, Amy Gibson, the Director of Resource Development shares the secrets for how she did it, including how she shows appreciation to her donors, and uses software to streamline processes and address challenges along the way. Behavior design strategies can help. Listen to this episode. Listen to this episode.

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Bloomerang

MAY 18, 2021

Educate – Teach others about what you do and why you do it. . Author information Madison Gonzalez Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc. She is also the Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc., Consider what you hope to accomplish with your communication efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

And while I haven’t done an in-depth map of this space, I keep thinking that a network of intermediaries (people who teach skills, connect skilled volunteers, generate discussion — those data nerds ) is missing. (I I may be wrong, let me know in the comments). To create change, data must lead to action.

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2021

Stories teach us what has worked for others in the past, and what to avoid like the plague. Author information Madison Gonzalez Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc. She is also the Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc., All people involved in your organization benefit in one way or another. .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . Teach your staff to fish: People aren’t born knowing how to build a major donor pipeline and expertly move folks through this pipeline. Provide training and/or coaching.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

SoSafe says it takes a user-centered approach to cybersecurity, using insights from behavioral science to nudge users in the right, and safer, direction, using gamified methods to teach end-users what to look out for in a cyber attack. It now has more than 1,500 customers, including Aldi, Ceconomy AG, Taylor Wessing, Vattenfall and Valtech.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Virtual education is a great tool and can be used to teach a wide range of skills. Just ensure that you’re able to secure an expert to teach who’s comfortable speaking on camera and familiar with the hardware and software necessary to make it happen. 5) Online classes. About the Author.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2017

We met in a nonprofit conference space of another colleague, Corey Newhouse, executive director of PublicProfit. If you are a trainer and looking for interactive ways to teach about using data for improvement, be sure to download their free guide “ Dabbling in Data.”). ”).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

SG: Graduate education was transformative in my life, and I enjoy teaching, and we thought there was an opportunity — because of the pandemic and changing behaviors — to start an online ed concept that tried to deliver 50% to 70% of the value of an elite MBA elective at 10% of the cost and 1% of the friction.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In addition to the financing, Splice also nabbed Kakul Srivastava, the vice president of Adobe Creative Cloud Experience and Engagement as a director for its board. Splice teaches AI to sell Similar Sounds as users double. “My

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

He is the founder and director of The Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , where he conducts groundbreaking research on emotions and the brain, as well as meditation and contemplative practices. Yet, we don’t treat our mind with the same respect. But, we recognize that it’s a dream.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Join us as we explore the benefits of AI in tailoring content to individual student needs and enhancing engagement while critically examining concerns such as data privacy, algorithmic bias, and the human element of teaching. Within the last year, foreign cybercriminals, vendors, employees, and even students have perpetrated cyberattacks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2011

Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. He’s a principal at Adler & Colvin, San Francisco's top law firm specializing in nonprofit law. His practice focuses on tax and corporate matters for nonprofits and their donors.

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Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

As founder of AtlasDaughters, director of the Marks Family Foundation, and mother to a daughter, I know firsthand the importance of educating and empowering young women in philanthropy to accelerate their giving to maximize impact. Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Google DeepMind For unfolding the mysteries of structural biochemistry Google DeepMin d CEO Demis Hassabis and director of research John Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their parts in discovering and developing the AlphaFold AI models, which can predict the complex structures of virtually all known proteins. Blackbird.AI

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Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2021

This post is the third in a series designed to teach the art of nailing the perfect pitch. We teach nutrition and cooking. Have your Executive Director pen a thoughtful, meaningful letter addressed to potential donors that shows earnestness, class, and gratitude for the generosity that keeps your important work going every day.

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CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2022

It was created with you in mind — the nonprofit director or marketer that is overwhelmed and under-resourced, trying to make an impact through content. His mission is simple: to teach people how to leverage storytelling to grow their communities, deepen their connections, and maximize their impact in minimal time.

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The Verge

JULY 30, 2020

In one email, Lori Lodes, former director of corporate communications, highlighted multiple incidents in which Apple seemingly supports more repair options while simultaneously opposing legislation in multiple states. Then teach them how to do it the right way.”. Image: House Judiciary Committee. Image: House Judiciary Committee.

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