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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last winter, after Harry and I had a conversation about global warming (and quite a conversation it was for a then eight-year old), and we collaborated on a series of green videos. What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in.

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Children's Birthday Parties with a Purpose

Have Fun - Do Good

I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital. A green themed party where guests can plant seeds to take home and grow. Here are more ideas from the blogosphere: The Mom Salon writes about ECHOage: Teaching Children About Giving Back.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map. I’m incredibly inspired to participate in this year’s To Mama With Love campaign from Epic Change. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org.

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After I finished teaching an intensive Networked NGO workshop for Packard family planning grantees in Delhi, I headed to Bangalore to visit my friend and colleague, Rufina Fernandes where I conducted a social media workshop for staff and teachers and got see a start up education company and its CSR program, close up.

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YouthBuild Boston: A TechSoup Youth Organization Profile

Tech Soup

in schools, libraries, local governments, and nonprofits, it was tough to choose just one to profile this week, but I chose YouthBuild Boston because of my fondness for green tech. This is an after school program that is all about green jobs training and making old things new again. More than 15 million children.

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Forward Unto the Breach: Don’t Rest on Nonprofit Laurels

Bloomerang

Here are signs your work may be in the danger (red) or caution (yellow) zone, rather than full speed ahead (green) zone: Your budget has stayed the same for quite some time, or it has shrunk. There are ways to take the wonderful work you’re doing and expand your reach to teach more people, heal more people and enrich more people’s lives.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

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Local gardening experts can have the chance to demonstrate their green thumb and teach others in workshops that cover topics such as organic gardening, composting, or urban gardening. You can also include activities for the children of the community. Opposite day Host an opposite day for a fundraiser this spring.

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