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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

The reasons for these discrepancies are deep-rooted, often spanning generations, and are the physical manifestations of lifetimes of abuse and inequality that have been baked into the fabric of America since its inception. The Alliance is built around the three pillars Charlamagne sees as most important: teach, train, treat.

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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. Same with labor organizations.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Amy says that now that her daughter has entered her teen years, they segued to more complex themes. Celeste for the studio 501c3 blog suggests this piggy bank , with separate slots for investing, saving, spending, and donating is a great way to teach kids about devoting a portion of their income to charity.

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#GivingTuesday Countdown: One Month to Go!

Connection Cafe

SVP Waterloo Region celebrated the day by launching SVP Teens, a group aimed not only at rallying youth, empowering them to “address problems facing their community” and teaching “them the importance and value of strategic and engaged philanthropy. The stories are varied in reach and focus. But they’re all great.

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4 Takeaways from #AG2014 Social Media

Connection Cafe

Take a look at how Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte puts this practice into place with their photo of a young teen purchasing baby supplies in anticipation of the birth of his daughter, who inspired him to graduate high school and pursue a college degree. Sing those praises loud and proud for consistent support and positive morale!

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Giving the Gift of Accessibility

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America 4. The Call of Stories: Teaching and the Moral Imagination 17. The One Year Devotionals For Teens 29. Rural Nurse 2. Celtic Myths and Legends 3. The Online Copywriter's Handbook : Everything You Need to Know to Write Electronic Copy That Sells 5.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

million people through national media outreach, including an appearance on "Good Morning America." Founder and executive director Pamela Clark says, "Without GoToMeeting, there would have been no way to teach these kids." The organization's project on Last Polar Bear reached 26.5

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