Kindful

MARCH 1, 2021

Join the community. Mission: The mission of Crossroads for Women is to provide comprehensive, integrated services to empower women emerging from incarceration to achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives in the community, for themselves and their children. Their goal is to cultivate strong, contributing members of their community.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Help us raise $100,000 by Winnie the Pooh’s Birthday to help us preserve 100 Hundreds of at risk woodland, which is up for commercial development. Help us raise $1,000 this Giving Tuesday to purchase and provide warm blankets for 100 homeless teens as winter approaches.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2017

This is the second installation in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH)'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. When we first started talking about redeveloping Abbott Square as a community plaza for downtown Santa Cruz, we ran into some basic questions.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Much like a developing human, our data collections have gotten bigger over time (see chart below), undergone developmental changes, and experienced the associated growing pains. private and community foundations. And we would narrow the focus to 1,000 of the largest private and community foundations. as measured by total giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I’ve just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the “Silicon Valley” of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement. Teens As Free Agents.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 8, 2019

Swift Youth Foundation is an organization that focuses on supporting the social and emotional development of youth and enhances social awareness and leadership skills for teens through mentor relationships. Club Swift is an after-school program for teens in North Phoenix. Niamey Thomas was part of Public Allies' Class 12.

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Whole Whale

MAY 10, 2024

Moreover, the image is focused on an individual which allows the reader to empathize with the child and imagine her succeeding — and the key stats about the DREAM community suggest she will! Power Poetry Full disclosure: This is from our founder George, who also co-founded PowerPoetry.org , the largest teen poetry platform in the US.

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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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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Your vision for your new organization probably includes vibrant programs, happy donors, tons of community support, and the opportunity to change lives. What other organizations in your community address this need? Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Every year, it spends over €30 million to further this aim by building social inclusion programmes and campaigns for small-scale, community-led projects in the Netherlands and the Dutch islands of the Caribbean, and providing opportunities for them to learn from each other. Bringing People Together. About the Author. Susan Mahon.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

This week, my colleague Emily Hope Dobkin has a beautiful guest post on the Incluseum blog about the Subjects to Change teen program that Emily runs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Subjects to Change is an unusual museum program in that it explicitly focuses on empowering teens as community leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2015

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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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Moreover, the image is focused on an individual which allows the reader to empathize with the child and imagine her succeeding — and the key stats about the DREAM community suggest she will! Full disclosure: This is from our founder George, who also co-founded PowerPoetry.org , the largest teen poetry platform in the US. Power Poetry.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As part of the Transforming Communities project, we had the opportunity to explore apps targeted toward youth as well as apps developed by youth. Transforming Communities is a Microsoft-funded initiative that builds on what TechSoup and Microsoft already learned through the first App It Up project. Apps Made by Youth.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Pando Projects is a nonprofit that empowers people—in particular Millennials—to step up as leaders and develop new, local solutions to the problems in their communities. How do you define the words Marnie highlights (networks, community, abundance, resources)?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2014

We''re packing, preparing, designing, and more just to make sure this first Summit lives up to the NTEN community standards. The Leading Change Summit is just 12 days away. This required us to start playing with some of the 14LCS thinking toys – we couldn''t resist! Unlike the NTC, there''s no live stream for this event.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

We created Race Through Time in partnership with a local networking group called Santa Cruz Next , whose primary aim is to support and celebrate ways that young professionals can and are changing our community for the better. I've written before about the " parallel vs. pipeline " approach to new audience development.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

Think about all the teens that need community service hours!) You can also use your event committee to generate buy-in from your community by leveraging your volunteers’ networks. To manage expectations, develop job descriptions for each position and include as many details as possible. Community Engagement.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

How often should you develop a standard nonprofit strategic plan? When you start using this model, the economy is probably stable, your community and country are at peace, and your organization is well-established in the community. Let’s take a closer look at how to develop each aspect of your strategic plan.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

The group was mostly young (teens to thirties) and nerd-diverse: a little bit punk, a little bit hacker, a little bit craft grrl. Our regular museum volunteers partnered with new volunteers drawn from Ze Frank's online community, which created a nice bridge between people who knew the museum and people who knew the community and its spirit.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Where does your organization sit in your community? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? Inspiration can come from an assortment of places, but to be connected to collaborative opportunities you need to have relationships across different organizations in your community.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. Bricker says that there is also another benefit, perhaps an unplanned one, to having teen volunteers. " Library-Specific Curriculum.

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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. It later expanded its program to include all at-risk populations, including displaced adults, as a means to better help the community.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. I firmly believe that all people have something meaningful to contribute to our communities, cultural work, and society at large--including youth. Doron doesn’t work with A students or B students.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Are you… Helping youth develop lifelong skills? We want you to tell us how you are using products donated through TechSoup to help the youth in your community develop valuable life skills that will prepare them to take full advantage of their bright futures. A TechSoup customer? Interested in winning this tablet?

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Qgiv

MAY 13, 2021

That’s why the longevity of youth development organizations is so important! As a fundraiser for a youth development organization, you’re likely aware of how hard it is for kids to contain their energy. Likewise, you can host your organization’s own version of a TED talk and entertain questions from parents and community members.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

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.” . This is very powerful. Sincerely, . Mary Davis. Executive Director .

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

Formed in response to the growing employment and economic barriers that plague the transgender (sometimes called "trans") community, Trans*H4ck is a series of hackathons that bring visibility to trans entrepreneurs and innovators while developing new and useful open-source tech products that benefit the trans community.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Whoever your community is, they decide. Can you define the community to whom you want to be relevant? The community decides what is relevant to them. Who interprets the interests of the community and decides on the relevant themes and activities for the year? Then, we define the needs and assets of that community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. Do Something Focused more on teen activism and engagement with causes, their site offers Virtual Volunteer opportunities so you can take action without leaving your couch!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

Youth Leadership Development. We're all drawn to this work because we care about our communities and our country. Analisa Xavier implemented Native American Connections ' first ever teen after-school programs. Hannah Davis successfully placed over 200 volunteers in schools around the valley with Communities in Schools programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Larry Swiader, Senior Director of Digital Media at The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Often developers look to their customers for software ideas. In a crisis, the most efficient thing you can train your community managers to do is to be active and be human. Government. The U.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2016

Anne Kotleba Lecturer/ Program Coordinator, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Anne Kotleba is our newest staff member, joining us as a lecturer in the School of Community Resources & Development and coordinator of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance and the Certified Nonprofit Professional Credential.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

Games command an audience of 97 percent of teens and and 60 percent of women, according to Pew and Nielsen reports. Dorado cites the online communities of Farmville, which raised funds for Japan tsunami relief, and FoldIt, which deciphered the structure of an AIDS-like virus. The Cost of Development. Planning Your Game.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2014

I remembered that it was becoming a mom that inspired me to pursue a life and career that aimed to help better my community, and help shape an even better one for my daughter. 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 are not good enough.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

I come from the development and marketing world, and before I started my consulting business, which I’ve been running for about 12 years, I was that development, marketing volunteer coordinator, event planner, cleaning the kitchen sink and, you know, bringing the food and cheese and crackers to the events.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 30, 2014

So can the local community. With that goal in mind, he started Vantage Point, helping make board service easier, more rewarding, and more effective through common sense governance, effective strategic planning and key board development techniques. Staff and volunteers are smart and can sense when all is not well with leadership.

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