Coming soon to association learning: gamified learning and microcredentials | Event Garde Blog with Aaron Wolowiec

Coming soon to association learning: gamified learning and microcredentials | Event Garde Blog with Aaron Wolowiec: "Tagoras recently released its much-anticipated 2016 Association Learning + Technology Report, which contains a wealth of information about associations’ efforts to incorporate technology into their educational programs and platforms.

We know the educational landscape is changing as associations adapt to their members’ learning needs and habits. In fact, almost 90 percent of the nearly 200 associations that responded to Tagoras’ survey reported offering technology-enabled or technology-enhanced education for their members."



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Nonprofit academy launches in Lynchburg - NewsAdvance.com : Local News

Nonprofit academy launches in Lynchburg - NewsAdvance.com : Local News: hese course titles, and more, opened for business in Lynchburg on Tuesday with the official launch of the Central Virginia Academy for Nonprofit Excellence.

The academy, commonly known as CVANE, will offer classes to teach skills needed in running a successful nonprofit group. Its kickoff event Tuesday at Central Virginia Community College drew about 50 nonprofit organizers from the Lynchburg area as well as Anne Holton, the wife of Sen. Timothy M. Kaine.

Message to Schools of Public Affairs: Innovate or Die - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.

Message to Schools of Public Affairs: Innovate or Die - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: NASPAA also serves as the accrediting body for these master’s degree programs, the majority of which offer a nonprofit concentration. Nearly 500 people—largely deans, directors and faculty members—attended the conference.

The buzzwords I heard throughout the conference sessions were innovation, adaptation, collaboration and teaching across sectors.

Carleton to train non-profit leaders

Carleton to train non-profit leaders: OTTAWA — Carleton University is launching a new graduate program to train the next generation of leaders in the non-profit and philanthropic secto

Philanthropy Gains Eager Followers in B-Schools - BusinessWeek

Philanthropy Gains Eager Followers in B-Schools - BusinessWeek: "Today, dozens of MBA and undergraduate programs teach philanthropy as an academic subject, exposing students to both the art and science of giving. Some schools—including Stanford, Columbia Business School, and the Boston University School of Management—teach entire courses focused solely on the topic, while others weave philanthropy into the curriculum of social-enterprise courses. The topic appeals to business students because many may wish to serve eventually on the boards of nonprofits or become philanthropists themselves, professors at those schools say."

HKS Executive Education

HKS Executive Education: "Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government introduces a series of ONLINE Executive Education programs designed to reach an audience of nonprofit and NGO managers"

Watchdog: Education foundations not doing enough - BusinessWeek

Watchdog: Education foundations not doing enough - BusinessWeek: "The study by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy said that only 11 percent of American foundations devoted at least half their grants to programs that benefit vulnerable students. It looked at 672 foundations that gave at least $1 million to educational causes from 2006 to 2008.

It said only 2 percent met the watchdog group's other main criteria for philanthropic success: spending 25 percent of its grants toward advocating for long-term change, through community building, advocacy and civil engagement."

Colleges creating an education in philanthropy -

Colleges creating an education in philanthropy -: "Higher education often lags behind the marketplace when it comes to creating academic programs to meet the needs of emerging jobs, and philanthropic degrees are no exception, educators say.

'This is a relatively new area,' said Mark Hoffman, director of Grand Valley State University's School of Public and Nonprofit Administration. 'We're going to see a lot more market for people who have Ph.D.s in philanthropy.'"

First Ph.D. in Philanthropy Is Awarded - Philanthropy.com

From the Chronicle Prospecting Blog.

First Ph.D. in Philanthropy Is Awarded - Philanthropy.com: "The United States may lead the world in charitable fund raising and philanthropy, but the country’s first Doctor of Philanthropic Studies, who graduated today in Indianapolis, is Chinese."

BYU NewsNet - Nonprofit Sector Growing Across the Nation

BYU NewsNet - Nonprofit Sector Growing Across the Nation: "n order for nonprofit organizations to thrive, volunteers are essential. However, what many organizations now lack is not volunteers, but managers. The need for nonprofit management is becoming increasingly important. Nonprofits need people who can hold the operation together and organize it in a way that allows for the most success to take place. To meet that need, more than 70 colleges nationwide offer some form of a nonprofit management major or minor. Currently, the closest major to nonprofit management that BYU offers is recreation management and youth leadership, found in the Richards Building."

M.B.A.s have big roles to play in nonprofits | Inquirer | 08/13/2007

M.B.A.s have big roles to play in nonprofits | Inquirer | 08/13/2007: "The new era of philanthropy needs more M.B.A.s and other private-sector professionals to run effective and efficient nonprofit organizations. With business-savvy leaders come essential tools - marketing, finance, accounting, operations and organizational leadership - that maximize philanthropists' 'social return on investment.' For example, two-thirds of nonprofits fail to measure the results of their marketing programs, according to a survey conducted by Nancy Schwartz & Co. Such basic management techniques lie at the core of an M.B.A. curriculum."

COD welcomes nonprofit master's degree program :: Naperville Sun :: News

COD welcomes nonprofit master's degree program :: Naperville Sun :: News: "COD welcomes nonprofit master's degree program

July 31, 2007
Sun staff

The Spertus Center for Nonprofit Management, an arm of Chicago-based Spertus College at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, will launch a master of science in nonprofit management graduate degree program at the College of DuPage Academy for Nonprofit Excellence campus in the fall."

ASU News > Graduate students experience philanthropy firsthand

ASU News > Graduate students experience philanthropy firsthand: "Graduate students experience philanthropy firsthand

If it is better to give than to receive, students in the new ASU course “Theory and Practice of Philanthropy” are experiencing that satisfaction firsthand through a unique, hands-on project that allows them to award $10,000 to a Phoenix area nonprofit."