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Jan 17, 2025 | 
gettingsmart.com | Byron Sanders |Ed Hess |Tom Vander Ark
In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, we explore LEGOs exciting new venture into science education with their latest K-8 curriculum. Tom Vander Ark chats with Dr. Bo Stjerne Thomsen, head of LEGO Education, about how this innovative, inquiry-based learning approach is set to transform classrooms by integrating hands-on science experiences aligned with NGSS standards.
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Apr 13, 2024 | 
moviesandmania.com | Byron Sanders
‘Absolutely nothing will prepare you for what will see!’The Flesh Eaters is a 1964 American sci-fi horror film about young people trapped on a desert island inhabited by a violent organisms. directed by Jack Curtis from a screenplay by Arnold Drake (Who Killed Teddy Bear). According to Brian Albright’s Regional Horror Films, 1958 – 1990, the Third Reich flashback sequence was added by distributor Mike Ripps (of Poor White Trash fame).
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Byron Sanders
Fundraising is often the most challenging aspect of running a nonprofit. Organizations that can adopt a self-funding model and achieve consistent, predictable revenue are well-poised to continue their valuable work for years to come. To help nonprofit leaders looking to become self-funded, the members of Forbes Nonprofit Council share their tried-and-true tips.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
gettingsmart.com | Byron Sanders |Ed Hess
New learning models, tools, and strategies have made it easier to open small, nimble schooling models. The climate crisis is the most complex challenge mankind has ever faced. We’re covering what edleaders and educators can do about it. Focusing on how making a difference has emerged as one of the most powerful learning experiences. This campaign will serve as a road map to the new architecture for American schools.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
mysweetcharity.com | Byron Sanders |Jeanne Prejean
It was 25 years ago that a group of women at Preston Road Church of Christ decided to do more than acknowledge the sex trade industry. While it wasn't as headline-making as other issues of the late 1990s, it was more than an eye-opening situation. It was a blight that needed to have light shone on how women and even children were being victimized by a multimillion-dollar business where vulnerable lives were being used like baseball cards benefiting behind-the-scenes perpetrators.
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Jun 15, 2023 | 
dallasinnovates.com | Byron Sanders |Lance Murray
For the first time in over 50 years, Dallas has been named an “All-American City” by the National Civic League, a nonpartisan nonprofit founded in 1894 by civic leaders including Theodore Roosevelt. The All-America City Award recognizes communities that leverage civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness, and innovation to successfully address local issues. Dallas was one of 10 cities to receive the honor at the 74th annual award ceremony Sunday in Denver, Colorado.
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Apr 28, 2023 | 
dallasinnovates.com | Byron Sanders
As Benjamin J. Vann, founder and CEO of Impact Ventures, takes to the stage next week, he has one mission in mind: to tackle the lack of inclusivity in capital that has historically plagued underrepresented communities across the United States. Vann’s organization, a 501c3 nonprofit investment fund and start-up accelerator, is hosting its inaugural Inclusive Capital Summit from May 3-5, 2023, at The Women’s Building at Fair Park in Dallas, TX.
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Mar 29, 2023 | 
vnexplorer.net | Byron Sanders
NBCDFW.comFor years, Larry Fite and some of his neighborhood friends united to petition to the city of Dallas to have a basketball court installed outside of the Nash-Davis Recreation Center. "We didn't have nowhere to work out," Fite said. "So, we wanted to fight to get this court here so we can work out here on the weekends, get some extra work in."Even after years of waiting, Fite and about 40 other kids never gave up hope.
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Mar 6, 2023 | 
ncaa.org | Byron Sanders
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The NCAA has named five individuals in the Dallas area as its 2023 Legends and Legacy Community Award recipients. The award recognizes local community builders who commit their time, resources and influence to improve and invest in their local communities.
The NCAA Legends and Legacy Community Award, formerly known as the Legacy Award, acknowledges and celebrates the determination of living legends who are making a difference in and around their city.
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Feb 3, 2023 | 
dallasinnovates.com | Byron Sanders |Lance Murray
Big Thought, a Dallas-based impact education nonprofit and accessories retail giant Fossil Group are hosting the community arts event Works of Heart on Feb. 9 at Fossil’s headquarters in Richardson. The organizations have co-hosted the fundraiser benefiting Big Thought since 2011. “This fundraiser is a great example of a leading corporation investing in our youth consistently, creatively and with heart,” Byron Sanders, president and chief executive officer for Big Thought, said in a statement.
