Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity. The first of these reasons is practical.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. Recent reports have alluded to class and race divisions between MySpace and Facebook users. Sadly, at the same time, libraries and schools across America were blocking MySpace, but allowing Facebook. MySpacers are incredibly loyal.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Our Time (Facebook) is a nonprofit dedicated to youth empowerment through the voting process. iPad, iPhone, MacOS) is a student planner that helps you keep track of your class schedule, track your grades and GPA, manage homework assignments, and create an interactive calendar. This app was developed as a Coding4Fun Community Project.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Encourage them to give up that habit for a certain time (could be a month or even longer, like the entirety of Lent). This next idea is great if your church has a great youth group with teens old enough to fundraise. You could challenge your congregants to climb a flight of stairs 20 times then donate to your church.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

How will you grab the attention of your donors when their inbox is already full and they barely have time to read what’s already there? For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. Writing fundraising emails is not hard, it just takes time and attention to detail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

It’s also worth sending a postcard campaign to your one-time donors asking them to become monthly donors. In email fundraising appeals, send a pitch to one-time donors asking them to upgrade to become a monthly donor. Also, with organic reach at an all-time low, your nonprofit should invest in social media advertising.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If you skip on preparation, you will end up with a house of cards that can come tumbling down at any time. Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Will you offer classes? Take the time to clearly define your brand so you can easily use it to help you raise awareness.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Smooth Transition began working to reach at-risk teens early — before they dropped out of high school or left the foster care system. In 2016, Smooth Transition served roughly 2,800 people with just four full-time staff members. "If we have things disrupting our classes it costs us money. Breaking Harmful Cycles.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Maybe think about activities you could support that would offer parents a place for their kids to go and learn, like a movie series, art classes, or a small-scale concert. As kids become teens, encourage them to volunteer with your organization. Could your teen volunteers help run the kids programs? Can’t think of any?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2014

As I prepped for what I wanted to say to the next graduating class of Public Allies Arizona, I took a queue from my own days as an ally and reflected. It was no frills; when my sisters & I suffered our teen angst-y issues or had drama there were no ‘ Full House ’ type moments. You know in the long run it’s going to be good for you.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Take advantage of one of those random holidays to foster some recurring donors: Email your one-time donors from the last year with an invitation to repeat their donation. Take advantage of one of those random holidays to foster some recurring donors: Email your one-time donors from the last year with an invitation to repeat their donation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I don’t remember why I was perched on a table in art class, but I do remember the drama of leaping between this bully and his victim. At times, I’d get so mad about poverty, racism, sexism, or religious bigotry that I’d feel like punching someone. Without hesitating, I knew I had the power to stop the harassment. I’d had enough.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Leaning into the experiences of the Global Good Network during this time has allowed us to compile a collection of common questions and answered surrounding how to engage employees virtually. These may become cause areas during virtual times and where you should consider looking for virtual events first.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Nearly 2/3 of teens use social media to inform their college decision. Students are stressed and overwhelmed when facing questions about tuition, loans, housing, books, and classes–not to mention the personal stressors they’re experiencing as they transition to this next chapter of life. Start the connection online.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. One of my favorite places for a long time now. Machine Project is a non-profit storefront arts venue that hosts a dizzying array of eclectic classes, workshops, events, and occasional exhibits. Skill-sharing free schools.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Trying to engaged the teen-to-twenty-something who normally may not use the research library. In the future, Games in Exhibition that then extend online and in class, expanded out of school offerings including space, bio-luminescence and other areas, and expand into AMNH in school partnership programs. It lasted for four months.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . Have you taken the time to clearly articulate your desired impact , and the outcomes or indicators you’ll need to monitor to see your progress toward that goal?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2014

Last week''s New York Times special section on museums featured a lead article by David Gelles on Wooing a New Generation of Museum Patrons. At the same time, from my background in the museum world, I’ve gotten to know some of these boards and board members and see how they operate. The article both energized and frustrated me.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Full-time volunteer and board member Mercedes Pellet told us, "We could not have afforded the Desktop Office Suite for 50 employees — Office 365 is a real blessing. New Heights provides families with tutoring services , a library with more than 3,000 books, field trips, and online classes.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2019

Just this year, postage has increased from 50 cents to 55 cents for First Class mail. Innovating membership by introducing digital membership cards is just one small step in efforts to save on staff labor, time, and money. Both physical membership cards and snail mail marketing materials can be taxing for these organizations.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2015

After jumping in, you swam across the short length of the hole (about 10 yards), and emerge, wet and freezing, only to get to race through temps in the teens to try to warm up in a lukewarm hot tub. My graduate school class at the Wisconsin School of Business raised more than $10k for the Wisconsin Special Olympics.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Afterwards, one woman told me that she hadn’t felt anything in such a long time, and now she felt happy. We are also funding very special after school art classes in Afghanistan through our partnership with Trust In Education. We must raise $1,000 to keep our classes going for another year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2022

At one point, Vine was the hot video-sharing platform of the moment, but it fizzled out over time. TikTok Videos: Not Just for Dancing Teens. To be effective on this short-form video-sharing platform, nonprofits will need to invest time in a content strategy and learn the tool by diving in headfirst. TikTok’s Rise to the Top.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

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? Pacific Time (PT) and ends July 19, 2014 at 11:59:59 p.m. All submissions must be received by the Challenge end date and time. Poke around the map and see for yourself.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

Trying to engaged the teen-to-twenty-something who normally may not use the research library. In the future, Games in Exhibition that then extend online and in class, expanded out of school offerings including space, bio-luminescence and other areas, and expand into AMNH in school partnership programs. It lasted for four months.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

A couple months ago, I visited a Community Science Workshop for the first time in Watsonville, CA. The people were of all ages--moms with babies strapped to their fronts, six year-olds using skillsaws, pre-teens building robots, teenagers doing homework. At that time, we expanded to Watsonville , where strawberries come from.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

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. In the summer, they spend 8 weeks working full-time at the Taylor Center learning and facilitating public programs. What does it take to make that happen?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. While fundraisers are always encouraged to personalize these, we’ve found that many simply do not have the time.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 13, 2007

A museum experience I’ll always remember: In 2002, I worked at the Boston Museum of Science with a program in which high school students from a nearby charter school spent half their school time at the museum. They took regular classes, museum-specific classes, and had internship-style museum jobs. Okay, I admit it.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0 With the rise of MySpace and Facebook , it will only be a matter of time before there are Facebook consultants who can develop and implement a comprehensive Facebook strategy for organizations and campaigns. I completely agree with Matt, its only a matter of time.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

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. In the summer, they spend 8 weeks working full-time at the Taylor Center learning and facilitating public programs. What does it take to make that happen?

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St. Louis Audience Teen Museum 53

Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0 With the rise of MySpace and Facebook , it will only be a matter of time before there are Facebook consultants who can develop and implement a comprehensive Facebook strategy for organizations and campaigns. I completely agree with Matt, its only a matter of time.

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Consultant Social Media Myspace Advocacy 31

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 7, 2011

has seen a dramatic increase in the number of Latino youth, which will continue to play a key role in the services provided during out-of-school time. Out-of-school time is defined as before and after school, as well as weekends and summer. Below, I will briefly highlight some of the key factors within each of these.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2014

I personally have developed fantastic relationships with members of my EMBA cohort at the Bloch School of Management (class of 2013) that are going to last a lifetime. Engineering Company has been around for a long time. Question : What leadership skill did you learn as a teen that you still use today? Daniels : U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

At the same time, these diseases also, we believe, relate to the overall health and vitality and productivity of the community. We do an adult cooking class, as well. So usually half the kids are in the cooking class while the other half are in the garden, doing an activity, and they rotate every other week.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

In 2014, California Family Health Council (CFHC) launched its TeenSource Multi-Media Peer Educators program so that teens themselves could educate their peers in California on safe sex, relationships, and their health rights. Brigades made city budgets easier to understand and put real-time public transit information in the hands of riders.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

We’re going to save some time at the end for Q&A, and like Kishshana said a minute ago, we’d love to hear from you. And I don’t know how she has time for all this stuff. I mean, she’s a CFRE and she even teaches a CFRE class. Steven: All the time. So use the chat, the Q&A. Kishshana: No.

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