How Microsoft Gives back, Long Island Style!
(A little taste of why our team was #1 in the Microsoft Northeast market in Community Development/Volunteerism.)
How many apps you use everyday? maybe 3 or 4 or somewhere around 8-10...
Some utilities become necessary part of day to day activity. It can be personal of professional. Imaging one app that combines most used features of various apps.
Have a look of our latest location based app, find how we made it more useful and appealing by combining features of some of the most used mobile app.
How to Leverage Game Design to Sustain Brand Awareness | Reko UkkoJessica Tams
Delivered at Casual Connect Europe 2018. With a near infinite number of games vying for finite audience attention, Best Fiends has managed to grow its mobile entertainment franchise into a $100 million brand. Reko Ukko, VP of Game Design at Seriously, will share his insights on how to successfully grow an audience and increase engagement through storytelling, new feature updates and holiday themed events.
This document provides recommendations for using social media to create engagement for an International Centre. It recommends using blogs, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Pinterest to share content about international students, immigration, culture and events. Specific tactics include running contests for student blogs, sending invitations on Facebook, creating YouTube playlists on immigration/culture, and sending electronic birthday cards on Pinterest. The goal is to build relationships, connect with students, engage audiences and influence people through regular posting on each platform.
The document proposes creating mixed-reality mobile games that can be played by people using mobility scooters. The games would be inclusive, entertaining, and family-centered. They would use both virtual and real-world spaces. Mobility scooters provide assisted mobility but can travel longer distances than walking. Potential game ideas include treasure hunting, hide and seek, and games where players collect points over time by locating people or treasures from clues.
Shapiee Lollzz are fruit, jelly, sweet and chocolate lollipops available in different flavors and shapes. They are made by heating sugar and corn syrup to form the base, adding coloring and flavors, then shaping and rolling the mixture around sticks before cooling and wrapping. They are priced between 15-120 rupees depending on shape, flavor and packaging. The product is marketed through television ads on children's channels, promotions near schools and exhibitions, and in shopping malls. The brand ambassador is 7-year old actress Ruhanika Dhawan, and total promotion costs around 5 lakhs.
Dig-It! Games SBIR Project Overview Teacher IntervieweesChris Magnuson
This is a walk-through of the SBIR research project that Dig-It! Games is conducting in order to explain the background before conducting initial interviews with teachers.
Reach the largest multicultural audience in the country with MocoSpace! MocoSpace is the biggest gaming community in the Us on the mobile web with over 35mm registered users who spend an average of 20+ minutes on site each day!
How many apps you use everyday? maybe 3 or 4 or somewhere around 8-10...
Some utilities become necessary part of day to day activity. It can be personal of professional. Imaging one app that combines most used features of various apps.
Have a look of our latest location based app, find how we made it more useful and appealing by combining features of some of the most used mobile app.
How to Leverage Game Design to Sustain Brand Awareness | Reko UkkoJessica Tams
Delivered at Casual Connect Europe 2018. With a near infinite number of games vying for finite audience attention, Best Fiends has managed to grow its mobile entertainment franchise into a $100 million brand. Reko Ukko, VP of Game Design at Seriously, will share his insights on how to successfully grow an audience and increase engagement through storytelling, new feature updates and holiday themed events.
This document provides recommendations for using social media to create engagement for an International Centre. It recommends using blogs, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Pinterest to share content about international students, immigration, culture and events. Specific tactics include running contests for student blogs, sending invitations on Facebook, creating YouTube playlists on immigration/culture, and sending electronic birthday cards on Pinterest. The goal is to build relationships, connect with students, engage audiences and influence people through regular posting on each platform.
The document proposes creating mixed-reality mobile games that can be played by people using mobility scooters. The games would be inclusive, entertaining, and family-centered. They would use both virtual and real-world spaces. Mobility scooters provide assisted mobility but can travel longer distances than walking. Potential game ideas include treasure hunting, hide and seek, and games where players collect points over time by locating people or treasures from clues.
Shapiee Lollzz are fruit, jelly, sweet and chocolate lollipops available in different flavors and shapes. They are made by heating sugar and corn syrup to form the base, adding coloring and flavors, then shaping and rolling the mixture around sticks before cooling and wrapping. They are priced between 15-120 rupees depending on shape, flavor and packaging. The product is marketed through television ads on children's channels, promotions near schools and exhibitions, and in shopping malls. The brand ambassador is 7-year old actress Ruhanika Dhawan, and total promotion costs around 5 lakhs.
Dig-It! Games SBIR Project Overview Teacher IntervieweesChris Magnuson
This is a walk-through of the SBIR research project that Dig-It! Games is conducting in order to explain the background before conducting initial interviews with teachers.
Reach the largest multicultural audience in the country with MocoSpace! MocoSpace is the biggest gaming community in the Us on the mobile web with over 35mm registered users who spend an average of 20+ minutes on site each day!
Nonprofit Insights: Tapping into the Power of National Days and Weeks of ServiceVolunteerMatch
For many nonprofit organizations, national events like MLK Day of Service, National Volunteer Week or #GivingTuesday create not only another opportunity to build support, but also more work, more logistical challenges, and potential fatigue among donors and volunteers.
How can nonprofits balance the potential benefits of #GivingTuesday?
In this webinar, VolunteerMatch, #GivingTuesday and the Support Center for Child Advocacy talk about how organizations can tap into the power of national days and weeks of service. No matter the size or budget of your nonprofit, this webinar provides insight into how you can engage volunteers to help with campaigns on days like #GivingTuesday, and, vice versa, how these national days of giving and volunteering can help grow your volunteer engagement.
This document discusses strategies for non-profits to effectively participate in national days of service like #GivingTuesday. It highlights the growth of #GivingTuesday since 2011 and provides examples from the Support Center for Child Advocates of how they have successfully utilized #GivingTuesday to raise awareness and funds. The document concludes by listing 8 action steps non-profits can take to plan a successful #GivingTuesday campaign, such as assigning leadership roles, gaining board and staff participation, providing multiple ways to donate, and following up after the event.
Numerous presenters at the Social Media Club of Hawaii shared their ideas on "what if" we connected the community, the businesses, and the tourism agencies suing social media to support and grow our visitors. I was the moderator and seeded the discussion with a few ideas of my own. Get links to the broadcast, the tweetstream, and the presenters here on my blog: http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2012/10/26/social-media-and-tourism-lets-talk-together/
Garin Fons of COERLL discusses recent experiences designing, implementing, and assessing digital badging initiatives within a professional community of foreign language educators. Presentation entitled: Show What You Know: Open Digital Badges for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
The document discusses various low-cost and no-cost technology resources and tools that can be used in adult education classrooms, including cell phone apps, social media, presentation tools, audio tools, and creativity tools. It provides examples of specific tools like Words4U, What's Next?!, USA Learns apps, Brainshark, Google Presentations, Voki, and tools for making comics, word clouds, and ePosters. The document promotes OTAN as a free resource for workshops, support, and lesson plans to help adult educators integrate these technologies.
The document discusses strategies for building successful social games, including starting with an engaging core game, mapping user funnels such as tutorials and leveling up, leveraging viral channels for marketing, measuring key metrics, and using design patterns like progress bars and achievements. Common user funnels include tutorials, sharing, gifting, and leveling up, and the document provides examples of metrics to measure for funnels like tutorials and gifting.
Reach the largest multicultural audience in the country with MocoSpace! MocoSpace is the biggest gaming community in the Us on the mobile web with over 35mm registered users who spend an average of 20+ minutes on site each day!
The document discusses the Georgetown County Library's use of innovative strategies like gaming and digital technologies to engage community members and address challenges like limited resources. Key points:
1) The library has launched gaming centers and programs to attract new visitors, especially teens and young adults, and has seen increases in library card holders, materials checkouts, and program attendance as a result.
2) Digital arts programs in areas like game design, filmmaking, and storytelling have also helped stimulate literacy.
3) The library partners with local organizations on initiatives like a hurricane preparedness project using tools like digital photography, filmmaking, and game simulations.
Webinar - Winter Is Coming Get Ready For Year-End Giving Part Two - 12.8.17TechSoup
The year-end giving season is a great time to engage your supporters to deepen relationships and raise money. Join Michael Stein to learn how to get your organization ready!
Piedmont Makers is a non-profit organization dedicated to Support & Inspire K-12 STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math + Design) .
Learn how to choose the right fundraiser for your school or nonprofit, coordinate volunteers and participants, boost turnout with social media and ultimately raise more money - TONS of tips, hints and tricks in our popular fundraising webinar presentation!
How Your Library Can Celebrate “Lights on Afterschool"NCIL - STAR_Net
Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement, and on October 25th more than 8,000 Lights On Afterschool rallies will be held across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, attracting more than 1 million Americans and garnering media coverage nationwide. Join us for this webinar to learn more about Lights On Afterschool, and how your library can participate.
Northern Collaboration 2017 Conference presentation by Edge Hill Universitynortherncollaboration
The document describes DigiQuest, an online challenge developed by Edge Hill University's Learning Services department to improve staff digital capabilities. Staff participated in a workshop where they mapped their current digital skills and identified areas for growth. This informed the creation of DigiQuest on Blackboard, consisting of six sections for the JISC digital capability categories. Staff completed various digital tasks to earn badges and prizes. 65 staff participated, spending over 325 hours on tasks. Feedback was very positive, with many reporting increased skills and confidence with digital tools relevant to their roles.
This document summarizes a conference on GIS technology in Hawaii. It discusses how the Hawaii Pacific GIS Conference was formed in 1982 to promote high technology development. It also describes initiatives like the Women in Technology Project and STEMworks program that aim to encourage underrepresented groups to pursue STEM careers through mentoring, internships, camps and other experiences. Finally, it provides examples of how GIS and geospatial technologies are being integrated into education through workshops for teachers and project-based learning for students.
Webinar - Crowdfunding for Libraries: Technology Tips for Futuristic Fundrais...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org for tech donations for public libraries!
Could you use more funding for your library projects? Are you looking for money to launch a new program? Turn community-driven support into dollars with crowdfunding! A well-run crowdfunding campaign can yield big results, even for small libraries.
Learn technology tools, tips, and tried-and-true practices for running a successful crowdfunding campaign for your library. Learn the basics, and hear from two libraries with experience in this type of fundraising.
-- Mary Ann Antonellis, M.N. Spear Memorial Library (Shutesbury, MA) - using crowdfunding to support capital campaign to build a new library.
-- Laura Bartnik, Northlake Public Library District (IL) - used crowdfunding to purchase and promote graphic novels and technology in the library.
Digital Trophy Case provides a touchscreen display system to showcase a school's history and student achievements in an engaging digital format. It displays videos, photos, stories and websites to celebrate accomplishments in academics, athletics, activities and more. The system also helps recognize community sponsors and provides students opportunities to gain experience managing the content.
Mozilla is a non-profit organization that advocates for free and open source software to promote openness, innovation, and opportunity on the web. It develops several open source products including the Firefox web browser, Thunderbird email client, and Firefox OS mobile operating system. Mozilla believes in open source philosophy of allowing anyone to view, modify, and reuse source code. It runs programs like Firefox Student Ambassadors and Maker Party to engage communities in learning about and teaching web technologies.
The document describes a project to develop an educational video game called "Surviving the Ash" based on the YA novel "Ashfall" by Mike Mullin. A team of students and staff from Northern Illinois University created the game to support the STEM Teen Read program. Over the course of development in 2013, the team designed game mechanics, created 3D environments and assets, programmed quests, and tested prototypes with high school students and at the local library to gather feedback. Future plans were to continue improving the game and integrating it with the Teen Read website to support reading and learning about STEM topics.
Nonprofit Insights: Tapping into the Power of National Days and Weeks of ServiceVolunteerMatch
For many nonprofit organizations, national events like MLK Day of Service, National Volunteer Week or #GivingTuesday create not only another opportunity to build support, but also more work, more logistical challenges, and potential fatigue among donors and volunteers.
How can nonprofits balance the potential benefits of #GivingTuesday?
In this webinar, VolunteerMatch, #GivingTuesday and the Support Center for Child Advocacy talk about how organizations can tap into the power of national days and weeks of service. No matter the size or budget of your nonprofit, this webinar provides insight into how you can engage volunteers to help with campaigns on days like #GivingTuesday, and, vice versa, how these national days of giving and volunteering can help grow your volunteer engagement.
This document discusses strategies for non-profits to effectively participate in national days of service like #GivingTuesday. It highlights the growth of #GivingTuesday since 2011 and provides examples from the Support Center for Child Advocates of how they have successfully utilized #GivingTuesday to raise awareness and funds. The document concludes by listing 8 action steps non-profits can take to plan a successful #GivingTuesday campaign, such as assigning leadership roles, gaining board and staff participation, providing multiple ways to donate, and following up after the event.
Numerous presenters at the Social Media Club of Hawaii shared their ideas on "what if" we connected the community, the businesses, and the tourism agencies suing social media to support and grow our visitors. I was the moderator and seeded the discussion with a few ideas of my own. Get links to the broadcast, the tweetstream, and the presenters here on my blog: http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2012/10/26/social-media-and-tourism-lets-talk-together/
Garin Fons of COERLL discusses recent experiences designing, implementing, and assessing digital badging initiatives within a professional community of foreign language educators. Presentation entitled: Show What You Know: Open Digital Badges for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
The document discusses various low-cost and no-cost technology resources and tools that can be used in adult education classrooms, including cell phone apps, social media, presentation tools, audio tools, and creativity tools. It provides examples of specific tools like Words4U, What's Next?!, USA Learns apps, Brainshark, Google Presentations, Voki, and tools for making comics, word clouds, and ePosters. The document promotes OTAN as a free resource for workshops, support, and lesson plans to help adult educators integrate these technologies.
The document discusses strategies for building successful social games, including starting with an engaging core game, mapping user funnels such as tutorials and leveling up, leveraging viral channels for marketing, measuring key metrics, and using design patterns like progress bars and achievements. Common user funnels include tutorials, sharing, gifting, and leveling up, and the document provides examples of metrics to measure for funnels like tutorials and gifting.
Reach the largest multicultural audience in the country with MocoSpace! MocoSpace is the biggest gaming community in the Us on the mobile web with over 35mm registered users who spend an average of 20+ minutes on site each day!
The document discusses the Georgetown County Library's use of innovative strategies like gaming and digital technologies to engage community members and address challenges like limited resources. Key points:
1) The library has launched gaming centers and programs to attract new visitors, especially teens and young adults, and has seen increases in library card holders, materials checkouts, and program attendance as a result.
2) Digital arts programs in areas like game design, filmmaking, and storytelling have also helped stimulate literacy.
3) The library partners with local organizations on initiatives like a hurricane preparedness project using tools like digital photography, filmmaking, and game simulations.
Webinar - Winter Is Coming Get Ready For Year-End Giving Part Two - 12.8.17TechSoup
The year-end giving season is a great time to engage your supporters to deepen relationships and raise money. Join Michael Stein to learn how to get your organization ready!
Piedmont Makers is a non-profit organization dedicated to Support & Inspire K-12 STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math + Design) .
Learn how to choose the right fundraiser for your school or nonprofit, coordinate volunteers and participants, boost turnout with social media and ultimately raise more money - TONS of tips, hints and tricks in our popular fundraising webinar presentation!
How Your Library Can Celebrate “Lights on Afterschool"NCIL - STAR_Net
Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement, and on October 25th more than 8,000 Lights On Afterschool rallies will be held across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, attracting more than 1 million Americans and garnering media coverage nationwide. Join us for this webinar to learn more about Lights On Afterschool, and how your library can participate.
Northern Collaboration 2017 Conference presentation by Edge Hill Universitynortherncollaboration
The document describes DigiQuest, an online challenge developed by Edge Hill University's Learning Services department to improve staff digital capabilities. Staff participated in a workshop where they mapped their current digital skills and identified areas for growth. This informed the creation of DigiQuest on Blackboard, consisting of six sections for the JISC digital capability categories. Staff completed various digital tasks to earn badges and prizes. 65 staff participated, spending over 325 hours on tasks. Feedback was very positive, with many reporting increased skills and confidence with digital tools relevant to their roles.
This document summarizes a conference on GIS technology in Hawaii. It discusses how the Hawaii Pacific GIS Conference was formed in 1982 to promote high technology development. It also describes initiatives like the Women in Technology Project and STEMworks program that aim to encourage underrepresented groups to pursue STEM careers through mentoring, internships, camps and other experiences. Finally, it provides examples of how GIS and geospatial technologies are being integrated into education through workshops for teachers and project-based learning for students.
Webinar - Crowdfunding for Libraries: Technology Tips for Futuristic Fundrais...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org for tech donations for public libraries!
Could you use more funding for your library projects? Are you looking for money to launch a new program? Turn community-driven support into dollars with crowdfunding! A well-run crowdfunding campaign can yield big results, even for small libraries.
Learn technology tools, tips, and tried-and-true practices for running a successful crowdfunding campaign for your library. Learn the basics, and hear from two libraries with experience in this type of fundraising.
-- Mary Ann Antonellis, M.N. Spear Memorial Library (Shutesbury, MA) - using crowdfunding to support capital campaign to build a new library.
-- Laura Bartnik, Northlake Public Library District (IL) - used crowdfunding to purchase and promote graphic novels and technology in the library.
Digital Trophy Case provides a touchscreen display system to showcase a school's history and student achievements in an engaging digital format. It displays videos, photos, stories and websites to celebrate accomplishments in academics, athletics, activities and more. The system also helps recognize community sponsors and provides students opportunities to gain experience managing the content.
Mozilla is a non-profit organization that advocates for free and open source software to promote openness, innovation, and opportunity on the web. It develops several open source products including the Firefox web browser, Thunderbird email client, and Firefox OS mobile operating system. Mozilla believes in open source philosophy of allowing anyone to view, modify, and reuse source code. It runs programs like Firefox Student Ambassadors and Maker Party to engage communities in learning about and teaching web technologies.
The document describes a project to develop an educational video game called "Surviving the Ash" based on the YA novel "Ashfall" by Mike Mullin. A team of students and staff from Northern Illinois University created the game to support the STEM Teen Read program. Over the course of development in 2013, the team designed game mechanics, created 3D environments and assets, programmed quests, and tested prototypes with high school students and at the local library to gather feedback. Future plans were to continue improving the game and integrating it with the Teen Read website to support reading and learning about STEM topics.
Ganpati Kumar Choudhary Indian Ethos PPT.pptx, The Dilemma of Green Energy Corporation
Green Energy Corporation, a leading renewable energy company, faces a dilemma: balancing profitability and sustainability. Pressure to scale rapidly has led to ethical concerns, as the company's commitment to sustainable practices is tested by the need to satisfy shareholders and maintain a competitive edge.
Enriching engagement with ethical review processesstrikingabalance
New ethics review processes at the University of Bath. Presented at the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity by Filipa Vance, Head of Research Governance and Compliance at the University of Bath. June 2024, Athens
Org Design is a core skill to be mastered by management for any successful org change.
Org Topologies™ in its essence is a two-dimensional space with 16 distinctive boxes - atomic organizational archetypes. That space helps you to plot your current operating model by positioning individuals, departments, and teams on the map. This will give a profound understanding of the performance of your value-creating organizational ecosystem.
Impact of Effective Performance Appraisal Systems on Employee Motivation and ...Dr. Nazrul Islam
Healthy economic development requires properly managing the banking industry of any
country. Along with state-owned banks, private banks play a critical role in the country's economy.
Managers in all types of banks now confront the same challenge: how to get the utmost output from
their employees. Therefore, Performance appraisal appears to be inevitable since it set the
standard for comparing actual performance to established objectives and recommending practical
solutions that help the organization achieve sustainable growth. Therefore, the purpose of this
research is to determine the effect of performance appraisal on employee motivation and retention.
Colby Hobson: Residential Construction Leader Building a Solid Reputation Thr...dsnow9802
Colby Hobson stands out as a dynamic leader in the residential construction industry. With a solid reputation built on his exceptional communication and presentation skills, Colby has proven himself to be an excellent team player, fostering a collaborative and efficient work environment.
Public Speaking Tips to Help You Be A Strong Leader.pdfPinta Partners
In the realm of effective leadership, a multitude of skills come into play, but one stands out as both crucial and challenging: public speaking.
Public speaking transcends mere eloquence; it serves as the medium through which leaders articulate their vision, inspire action, and foster engagement. For leaders, refining public speaking skills is essential, elevating their ability to influence, persuade, and lead with resolute conviction. Here are some key tips to consider: https://joellandau.com/the-public-speaking-tips-to-help-you-be-a-stronger-leader/
Sethurathnam Ravi: A Legacy in Finance and LeadershipAnjana Josie
Sethurathnam Ravi, also known as S Ravi, is a distinguished Chartered Accountant and former Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). As the Founder and Managing Partner of Ravi Rajan & Co. LLP, he has made significant contributions to the fields of finance, banking, and corporate governance. His extensive career includes directorships in over 45 major organizations, including LIC, BHEL, and ONGC. With a passion for financial consulting and social issues, S Ravi continues to influence the industry and inspire future leaders.
A presentation on mastering key management concepts across projects, products, programs, and portfolios. Whether you're an aspiring manager or looking to enhance your skills, this session will provide you with the knowledge and tools to succeed in various management roles. Learn about the distinct lifecycles, methodologies, and essential skillsets needed to thrive in today's dynamic business environment.
Employment PracticesRegulation and Multinational CorporationsRoopaTemkar
Employment PracticesRegulation and Multinational Corporations
Strategic decision making within MNCs constrained or determined by the implementation of laws and codes of practice and by pressure from political actors. Managers in MNCs have to make choices that are shaped by gvmt. intervention and the local economy.
Employment PracticesRegulation and Multinational Corporations
MS Give Strategy 2014
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5. • Microsoft booth at 2014 Long Island Walk Now for Autism Speaks Walk
featuring our Microsoft Devices Bar and Xbox interactive Zone
• Create and post #MSRooseveltFieldGivesBack TagBoards (paired with
#AutismSpeaks TagBoards) throughout our walk staging area to bring
a new and exciting social media presence to the walk
• Provide RF Volunteers for:
• Resource Fair Load In
• Front Gate Greeters
• Cleanup
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9. 2014 Making Strides Walk – Jones Beach State Park, NY
• Greeters
• Registration Site Greeters and Information Marshals
• School Community Service Points-of-Contact
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11. • Microsoft booth at 2014 Hagedorn LV School Walk/Run featuring our Microsoft
Devices Bar and Xbox interactive Zone
• Provide RF Volunteers for:
• Greeters
• Rest Stops
• Bib Registration/Pick-Up
• Incentive contest to promote participation. Tickets
accumulated by participating will be tallied for the chance to
earn Team Prizes: (100 tickets to “pie” Fazal; 10 tickets to “pie”
another member of Leadership)