Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. Help youth in your community find a summer meal! Register for TechSoup for Libraries' upcoming free webinar on May 28. Learn More.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? She wanted to create something that teens and adults could use and that was also free. The Acres app helps support community wellness by connecting urban farmers with land for lease.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 25, 2010

The first of three training videos produced to guide the volunteer moderators who helped run the British Columbia Library Association's 2009 Teen Reading Club, Moderating Forums is jam-packed with down-to-earth advice and guidelines for creating, nurturing and moderating a successful online community. read more ). read more ).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Apps are a powerful way for everyday people to act for social good, making their lives, and the lives of their communities, stronger. Read about how your community can breathe new life into an old story from Connecting Up, our Australian partner. TechSoup for Libraries. 3D printing at your local library?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. I was able then to tap into that community when I expanded into Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library’s resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

Referrers include staff from nonprofits, community centers, public libraries, and other organizations that work with youth during the summer months. Range as a Resource: Lift Communities. Dar Verveka, CTO of Lift Communities , first heard about Range from Twitter. " How Libraries Can Use Range.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

They also help demonstrate the human impact of nonprofits' and libraries' work. Whether you need permission to post photos you take for your library or charity depends on how they will be used and if the people in the pictures can be identified. Teen Retreat. Images bring life and interest to anything. You can indeed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

Photo from San Jose Library. 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. Many of these encourage folks to work with kids and teens ( ) and share their life experiences!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2011

We wrote a sweetness in front of an office for a friend grieving the death of his child, in front of our doc's office saying thanks for being such a great healer, and loud praise for the librarians at the library. What was truly cool was how long some of the messages lasted - in some cases, weeks!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

Community science workshops. In the past, I've highlighted a few--like 826 Valencia and the Denver Community Museum --that I think have already influenced the way many traditional cultural organization do business. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL). Skill-sharing free schools. is in conflict with (currently, Iran).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Waukesha Public Library. An increasing number of public libraries are discovering TechSoup donations, but few are maxing them out like Waukesha Public Library in Wisconsin.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2012

"Our community health agency recently expanded into additional counties, causing a difficulty in conducting necessary meetings with our management team. The donation of GoToMeeting has enabled us to meet on a regular basis, keeping communication an important aspect of running our agency. Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

How can we protect yet empower ourselves, our kiddos, families, and communities among the multiple data streams social/media converge? Ten Years of Mistakes and Lessons Learned - The Greatest Hits Speaker: Jeff Coburn, Web Services Manager, Institute for Community Inclusion. Why I Don''t Use Volunteers Speaker: Liza J.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton - Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov - The NY Public Library Jason Eppink - Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin - Babycastles Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library 100 Years of the flagship library in New York.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

I've long believed that museums have a special opportunity to support the community spirit of Web 2.0 as physical analogs to virtual community platforms. People who engage deeply in any online community, whether a bulletin board or social networking site, want to meet in person. meetup for Elite Yelp! I don't think so.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 30, 2009

There's so much going on these days at Bookshare: a growing community that's getting hard to keep track of! The One Year Devotionals For Teens 29. We came up with a book wishlist for donors who wanted to pitch in and buy specific books requested by Bookshare members. It was fun singing along in the Bookshare holiday video. IMPULSE 34.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

But with the Internet now accessible from public libraries, cyber cafés and cell phones, getting online is easier than ever for nearly anyone. Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your first thought might be of a teen or young adult, not a grandparent or retiree.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2016

Once you understand your community of interest, you have a choice. Or the promotores at the Waukegan Public Library sharing their offerings with Latino immigrants? Think of the Subjects to Change teen program, or the free lunches at the Cleveland Public Library. They are about deaf-led community experiences with science.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

I wrote The Participatory Museum for two reasons: to explore the "how" of participatory design in museums, cultural centers, libraries, and science centers to create a version of this blog that was more "shareable" with organizational leaders and trustees By many measures, the book has been a success. Build community.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Eradicating hunger in your community is not a goal. Serving as many teens as possible through your youth program is not a goal. How many teens do you want to serve in years one, two, and three? How many teens do you want to serve in years one, two, and three? There may be more teens in your community that need support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

It will be interesting to see if this advice holds true for the voters of the future based on Dannah Boyd's post " What i mean when i say "email is dead" in reference to teens. Do they use it as their primary form of asynchronous communication for talking with their friends? "Do young people have email accounts?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

Museums (and libraries) are trusted sources of information. They were both commissioned by organizations whose purpose is to support museums and libraries. I'm reading a book of essays about how to teach written by teens. Many of the teens write, "learn with us. Here's something to be proud of. But here's the problem.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 23, 2022

Since 1991, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) has invested more than $230M into a collection of programs seeking to make Jewish life and Jewish community more connected. Establishing a scalable data model to support rapid growth helped create a holistic understanding of HGF’s impact on communities. Written by Blake Becker.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I worked on one project in which the client institution thought they wanted unfettered teen expression. When they saw the results of that expression, they struggled with the content and eventually integrated it into their project in a way that diminished the teens’ involvement and hard work.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Flickr's Commons project - Flickr is offering up its powerful community tools for museum photo collections. Institutions like the Library of Congress and the Powerhouse Museum are getting thousands of quality tags and comments on previously hidden away images. The Walker Art Center is turning its teen website over to the teens.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Instead of trying to get EVERYONE in a community to give, target people who are most likely to care about your nonprofit’s mission. From there, reach out into the community, but be smart about it. They volunteered in their community. For a self-esteem program for teen girls : Showing every teen girl how awesome she is.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 4, 2007

And it really came because I tend to be pissed off and I was pissed off that people were talking about community and inclusion but there was no evidence in their structure for it. Everyone was talking about community. You can’t just talk about community or inclusion or anything and expect it. It’s a very good question.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

But in the case of Tech Virtual, it also caused conflict as I tried to balance being a friendly, caring community manager with being the "boss" of the participatory process. technology and more focus on engaging with communities. In both MN150 and Tech Virtual, it led to us being more dynamic and flexible in our production of exhibits.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

The recent flurry of restrictions that has sent teens fleeing? I think it's a good thing that librarything gives me a way to talk to strangers about books that feels safer than approaching the drooling guy at the public library. When you think of MySpace, what is the first thing that comes to mind? The irritating design?

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DipJar

AUGUST 24, 2022

Ah, public libraries! We enjoy every opportunity to speak with library customers, learning how they serve their communities and how DipJar supports those efforts. A recent conversation with Erica Busillo Adams of Providence Public Library is a perfect case in point! Are there any more wonderful places?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We have a live library in our lobby here at Bloomerang. If you have a tween or a teen, I’m sure you’re familiar with TikTok. I recommend always, always, always I talk about this, focus on building a real community that will follow you no matter where you set up shop, they will follow you no matter where you set up shop.

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