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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. Children for Children Foundation. Faber is a Philanthroteen.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

UNICEF’s #OnMyMind Campaign Encourages Shame-Free Mental Health Discussions With Kids. Founded in 1946 in the aftermath of World War II, UNICEF has consistently worked to protect the rights and wellbeing of all children. UNICEF offers resources and guides for how to talk to infants and children of all ages about mental health.

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Hey Nonprofits: Here Comes Gen Z Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These potential donors are teens (and pre-teens) with a passion for social change and who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or be connected to Facebook. Many nonprofit fundraisers know about and have specific strategies to reach, cultivate, and solicit baby boom donors, Gen X donors, and Gen Y donors.

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Are you celebrating Giving Tuesday? These NTEN Members are!

NTEN

You can support NTEN in Giving Tuesday and join Beth Kanter for a live discussion of collective philanthropy - get the details here. The second annual GivingTuesday is on December 3rd and we''ve found 124 NTEN Members that are participating! Check out the 124 NTEN Members participating in Giving Tuesday below.

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Generational Giving at Arts & Cultural Organizations – A Donor Story

Connection Cafe

As I was discussing fundraising and membership with a coworker, I realized that my emotional connection to one particular type of organization created a foundation on which I base my giving. Build a membership program specifically for children. As kids become teens, encourage them to volunteer with your organization.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To Write Love on Her Arms and Invisible Children are two of the most well-known nonprofits that came out of MySpace. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. Teens talk about the organizations at their local church, and thus the church creates a MySpace profile.

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Henry Jenkins discusses participatory media in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Henry Jenkins made his first official appearance in Second Life visiting the Teen version, known as the "Teen Grid," where the Global Kids Island is hosting an event, A World Fit for Children Festival. I'm hoping to get a chance to finish during some much needed down time.