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A Spotlight on 10 Top Impact Investors Driving Social Change

NXUnite

Unlike traditional investments that focus primarily on financial gains, impact investing strongly emphasizes achieving measurable outcomes in social good areas like environmental sustainability, education, poverty, social justice, and healthcare.

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What’s In It For Me? 5 Life-Changing Benefits of Volunteering

Higher Logic

In a perfect world, we would all have the time and energy to volunteer our help to the causes in our community that we care most about (be it animal care, homelessness, continuing education, you name it). So why is it that many people don’t prioritize volunteerism? The results? "We

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Why Bother With Conference Education Peer Discussions?

Velvet Chainsaw

There is an abundance of evidence that points to the value of active learning and participant engagement in facilitating learning (example, Pascarella and Terenzini 1991, 2005 ). The post Why Bother With Conference Education Peer Discussions? And it is well proven to be worth it. 2005) conclude that engagement is a key to success.

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Recreational Immunity in Wisconsin – What You Need to Know

Association Alert

Examples where no recreational immunity existed. Examples where recreational immunity protected the property owner. Ozaukee County Agricultural Society , 2004 WI App 202 , 276 Wis. Recreational activity” does not include any organized team sport activity sponsored by the owner of the property on which the activity takes place.

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How Members’ Website Expectations Have Changed (And How You Can Keep Up)

Higher Logic

Don’t remember what Facebook was like in 2004? Include information about your association, the different membership tiers, and the best ways to access benefits, like online educational courses , in easy-to-find places. For example, if your member searches “What’s a good Chinese restaurant near me?” It was text-heavy and clunky.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative Capacity, Emerging Education Models, and Group Decision Making. Both of these sites also serve as great examples of how associations could more effectively curate and share interdisciplinary content for members and facilitate ideas spreading. Open source education. Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: This is How You Recognize.

Idea Architects

It reviews accomplishments in a way that may also educate recipients. The Seventh Essential: Set the example. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4). Aug 2004 (4). Jul 2004 (2). Jun 2004 (3). May 2004 (5). Jan 2004 (3). The Third Essential: Pay attention.