Read the full article by BoardSource in the attached PDF ______________________________________________________________ Boards are not — and should not — be static. To be effective, they must change and evolve as…
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Click here for more.Greg Rockwell solved a marketing problem and an education problem with four simple questions. Along the way, he created a more meaningful volunteer experience. Greg, the Community Relations Manager for THRIVE DC, a nonprofit that…
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Click here for more.I am a software engineer at Google. I teach with Citizen Schools because, as a woman in a male-dominated field, I know personally just how important education is to empowering…
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Click here for more.Running a strong docent program is like conducting an orchestra. With the right practices, everyone harmonizes. One of my favorite statements came from Geoffrey Cohrs, the Docent Coordinator for the Smithsonian…
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Click here for more.More and more instructors are choosing open educational resources over traditional textbooks, a survey of more than 2,700 faculty members reveals. The “Opening the Textbook” survey, published by the Babson Survey…
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Click here for more.Employee volunteerism positively affects the health and well-being of the people who participate, according to a new study by UnitedHealthcare and VolunteerMatch. The Doing Good is Good for You Study reveals…
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Click here for more.Recently, the United States Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal net neutrality, regulations that prevent internet service providers from favoring some sites or services over others. Net neutrality is the principle…
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Click here for more.There is growing evidence from scientific studies that individuals can become addicted to using social networking sites, such as Facebook. They may experience symptoms that are traditionally seen in people…
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A decade ago, no one had heard of AirBnB, Uber, Spotify, Instagram or Snap. Or “impact investing.” The term was coined, or at least adopted, at a 2007 gathering hosted…
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Click here for more.To entice more people to go green, the UK government currently subsidizes electric cars in a bid to make them more viable over petrol and more accessible, but do they…
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Click here for more.The just-passed tax law includes a big perk for families who send their children to private school: the ability to use certain tax-advantaged savings accounts, which until now could only be used to…
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Click here for more.For Kathy Healy, the joy of teaching comes from seeing the process of learning unfold in the classroom: I enjoy watching students learn,” says Healy, a math teacher at Nathan…