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Switching gears: How I found my place in volunteering

ASU Lodestar Center

A passion of mine for the last 13 years has been working with high school teens through my church youth group. I loved my job and felt so fed by the work I did and the teens I encountered — which made my next step feel more like a step backward rather than a step forward. Well, mainly because I wanted more for the teens of St.

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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. You don’t hear about it much anymore, but in 2007 there were many stories of how MySpace was helping bridge the digital divide because low-income youth were logging in and teaching themselves HTML code. Think about that for a minute.

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3 Ways Your Creative Can Move Your Social Movement Forward

Connection Cafe

In 2007, UNICEF’s creative agency designed an awareness campaign where restaurant customers were encouraged to donate $1 (or more) when ordering tap water (which is typically free). On a mission to decrease the number of teens smoking, the Truth Campaign chose not to talk down to teens or feature an adult telling teens not to smoke.

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TXT Messaging Isn't Just for the Kids Anymore

NTEN

In the last quarter of 2007, the number of text messages consumers sent outpaced the number of calls they make and receive. Teens age 13-17 send and receive an average of 1,742 text per month, compared to "just" 231 calls. Nielson Mobile has just released statistics that indicate that EVERYONE is now texting.

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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I saw There.com at Virtual Worlds 2007 but did not focus as much on them, being more interested in just covering the whole event and making contacts, which are already proving to be very useful and helpful to me. Teen Listening Party and Global Kids coverage. Not only did Jonathan Fanton himself want to stay in touch with project.

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Consumer Attitudes Toward Mobile Giving

NTEN

Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. Jim founded the Mobile Giving Foundation in the 4th quarter of 2007 with the support of other leaders from the wireless and non profit communities to pioneer the use of the mobile channel for charitable giving.

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Second Life: Debunking Myths, Identifying Opportunities - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Second Life isnt just about wasting time, however, nor are its "residents" exclusively teens hunkered down in their parents basements with Hot Pockets and Red Bulls - there may be real marketing potential for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. " Theres a "Teen Grid" that eliminates this completely.