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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

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Generosity is baked into my DNA and I can’t help it. When I was in the third grade, I volunteered to bake cupcakes to help fundraise for Lucy the Elephant (who thankfully survived super storm Sandy ). I don’t do this with an expectation of any return–financial or otherwise. I grew up at the Jersey Shore.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

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Thanks to global entertainers like Lady Gaga and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and world-class athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles, there’s already a shift toward candid public conversations, making mental health far less stigmatized than ever. Charlamagne Tha God’s Life’s Work is Helping Black People Heal.

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Bay Area Teens Share the Love of Coding (Part 1)

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With lines of code projected on a screen, these children listen intently in a conference room at the Mountain View Public Library, as part of a four-week course on programming. It was recently recognized by the City of San Jose for raising awareness of computer science among teens. The Power of Kids Teaching Kids.

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Freshen Up the Sunday Morning Giving Routine With These Church Fundraising Events

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This article offers suggestions to help churches like yours grow giving with church fundraising events. We’ve created a ton of handy Giving Tuesday resources to help you get started! Instead of spending more money to acquire new supporters to help raise funds, it is more cost-effective to retain your donors. Craft parties.

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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

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Forty-two percent of Pottsboro’s school children are eligible for the National School Lunch Program. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. Now the teens are branching out to other area nonprofits.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

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For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . We are starting a career center! See how that works?

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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This will help you gain clarity of mission. As you consider these questions, here are two important exercises that will help you clarify your vision and goals: 1. Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Why is your organization needed if others are doing this work already?

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