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What Americans Think About Nonprofits, Per New Study

NonProfit PRO

What Americans Think About Philanthropy and Nonprofits,” a new study from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, polled about 1,300 Americans over the summer of 2022 to learn more about how the American public perceives philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.

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Why were doomscrolling about plane crashes even though air travel is relatively safe

Mashable Tech

Marco Chan, a former pilot and senior lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University, told BBC Verify that the increase in air disaster awareness is being fueled because "accidents are getting increasing exposure from social media platforms." They also naturally get less attention in the media and result in fewer fatalities.

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Tired of ‘Zoom University’? So is edtech

TechCrunch

The rise of “Zoom University” was only possible because edtech wasn’t ready to address the biggest opportunity of the past year: remote learning at scale. million in October to bring digital learning to college universities. Four of the companies that are gaining traction include Class , Engageli , Top Hat and InSpace.

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22 Ways to Stay Connected with Your Schools Alumni on Facebook

NetWits

Polls: Ask poll questions using the poll features. Interesting/unique/famous spots on campus (with them in it). Working on projects. On class trips. Videos: From graduation. Sharing what they loved about going to school at your institution. Gather the results and share with the group.

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10 Recent Upgrades to Facebook Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

POLL] Since the launch of the new Facebook News Feed, have you noticed an increase, a decrease, or no change at all in your Status Update Likes and Comments? Now, however, Pages are listed if the name of the Page is an exact match for the name of the “Employer” or “College/University.”

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Touchdowns and Trends: College Football Through Data Visualization

Tableau

As a former student equipment manager at Iowa State University (#CyclONEnation), college football became an integral part of my life and shaped my interests and passion around collegiate athletics. My name is Sam and I am a Lead Solution Engineer at Tableau.

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Do You Find Significance in Your Work? And Workplace?

Bloomerang

Godin polled more than 10,000 people from 90+ countries to get to the answer that served as the framework for his book “ The Song of Significance – A New Manifesto for Teams.” The responses did not involve salary, autonomy or time investment; but rather a universal theme of making a difference. And naturally, research.

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