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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

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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. I recently keynoted the Social Good Brazil Conference in November.

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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.” . It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless.

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Symantec Donation Safeguards Computer Labs for Students

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Smooth Transition began working to reach at-risk teens early — before they dropped out of high school or left the foster care system. Its mentorship helps prevent its clients from re-entering the foster and judicial system or repeating poverty and homelessness cycles. Breaking Harmful Cycles.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

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The Sage Centers offer older adults a safe and comfortable space to learn tech basics and take classes to expand on their skills. One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. LGBT Technology Partnership's Digital Inclusion Project. Lesbians Who Tech.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Or are you looking to open a shelter for teens who have left or been kicked out of their homes, a need totally different than the family shelters in your community. Will you offer classes? Is the need for more beds seasonal?

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Are You Serving Youth in Your Community? Think You Could Use a Free Tablet?

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Want to know more about how one Philadelphia-based NGO was able to use their TechSoup donation to help homeless teens develop valuable life skills? The stories on the LIM are highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. Poke around the map and see for yourself. Click here to read the full story pictured above.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

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Let''s say you work at an organization that mostly caters to a middle and upper-class, white audience. Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. These kids are different from the mostly middle or upper-class white kids who volunteer at many science centers. What does it take to make that happen?