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. Political Engagement and Activism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I’ve been volunteering for community causes since I was a kid, something my family encouraged. The media has dubbed this generation “ Qwerty Monsters ”; they send hundreds of text messages a day and don’t even like to use their phone for calls. I don’t do this with an expectation of any return–financial or otherwise.

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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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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? Built over a weekend with a friend, Statement is a simple app that allows a person to type what he or she wants to say into her or his phone and show another person the text in a large font.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Not only do your congregants want to come out to support you, but you can even introduce your church to others and build your community. Another great way to grow your fundraising and your community simultaneously is with a t-shirt fundraiser. Place the collection materials around your church and the community. Text fundraising.

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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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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

One small organization, for example, is using text messages to communicate with teens who participate in a mentoring program. A staff member observed that, though all the teens carried cell phones and used them frequently, few would answer phone calls or emails.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

We often hear the term “digital native” used to describe young people who don’t remember a time when phones were attached to the wall, but just because kids have only ever known a technology-rich world doesn’t mean they know how to engage with and through technology responsibly. Instant updates to your whole community?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Location and hours: Share the nuts-and-bolts information a volunteer might need in a pinch, including the location of all program sites, hours of operation, the main phone number, your mailing address, and your website. Include email addresses of all employees and phone numbers of those who work directly with volunteers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? For one thing, phones allow them to look for work, housing, or medical help. Phones also provide a reliable contact method for people who have no permanent address. It also uses Twitter to “find, counsel, and direct as many homeless people as possible to help.”

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Not only do your congregants want to come out to support you, but you can even introduce your church to others and build your community. Another great way to grow your fundraising and your community simultaneously is with a t-shirt fundraiser. Place the collection materials around your church and the community. Text fundraising.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

There are tens of thousands of libraries, community centers, nonprofits, and other organizations nationwide that offer free summer meals for school-age youth through this program. This means your email address and phone number are not shared with the recipient, nor is the recipient's contact info stored on your device. Learn More.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2016

Rather than chaining game players to their computer screens inside their houses, it sends players roaming their neighborhoods and communities to play the game. As a parent of two teens, I was curious if there were any potential safety issues to discuss with them or if they had downloaded or wanted to play. A Few Concerns.

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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

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

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. Interested in winning this tablet? If you answered yes to all of those questions, keep reading! Ready to enter?

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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 also pulls in data about each meal provider, such as its hours of operation, its phone number, and a brief description. Range as a Resource: Lift Communities.

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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.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. First, 50 percent of respondents were aware of mobile giving, and six percent of those surveyed had performed a donation via their mobile phone at some point. Smartphone users outpaced feature phone users 59 to 46 percent in terms of awareness.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

I have clients that have mobilized entire communities and Facebook groups around advocacy and around, especially for people that are in very niche communities, like, rare diseases or communities that have a lot of stigma where they need like a private group, so they can have a safe space to talk.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Personal computers, cell phones, digital assistants, and the Internet have fundamentally changed how we communicate. But with the Internet now accessible from public libraries, cyber cafés and cell phones, getting online is easier than ever for nearly anyone. Sami Hassanyeh, AARP.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

Are photos that you take with your camera or phone yours or your organization's property to use as you wish? For example, you could take a picture of a gathering from the back of the room or just a part of the body (two hands petting a rescued dog or digging a community garden, for example). Teen Retreat. You can indeed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. tools to he word through the gaming community by using Digg. and the ps3 tag.

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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. Planning Your Game. Collaboration and Epic Wins.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

For the last 20 years, we’ve been saving dogs and cats in our community. For the past 20 years, we’ve partnered with folks just like you to make sure the many abandoned animals in our community get the care they need to live happy, healthy lives. Have a picture of Rex ready to share on your phone!). Donor-centric. Example 2: .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2009

Communities need to band together to support their local hospitals to fill in where the traditional resources are not enough by providing service, providing funding, advocating and governing (on Boards of Trustees). Immediate phone calls after someone receives a cancer diagnosis from a cancer survivor.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

I AM suggesting that we publish complete staff directories with phone numbers and email addresses on websites. How many times have you visited a museum site in search of a phone number or email address and woken up two hours later dizzy from the painful and ultimately unsuccessful phone system nightmare? In the Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. ” These 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. .” A Crowdfunding Campaign To Save A Horse Farm.

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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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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 4, 2023

Donna: We empower young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible members of the community. Donna: In fiscal year 2021/2022, we served almost 22,000 youth and teens. It is amazing working for an organization that is doing such great work to support the community.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

The recent flurry of restrictions that has sent teens fleeing? Use the authority of the museum to facilitate exchange of phone numbers between strangers?" This can be as simple (and potentially problematic) as the whiteboard phone example, can involve signing up in some way, or just entering a specially marked space.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

You need stories that show the impact your organization makes in the community. Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. A thank-you phone call, holiday card, thank-you video, and invitation to a special holiday reception or other event are some ways you can make your donors feel valued. Every Kitten Deserves a Chance.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2012

DoSomething.org has a big social change goal: To harness teenage energy and unleash it through national campaigns on causes teens care about. Their measurable goal is to get 5 million active teen members engaged in social change campaigns by 2015. After completing the challenge user were prompted to send it to their own friends.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

The primary need, obviously, in our community, West Oakland, is a lack of access to healthy and affordable foods. Heart disease is the number one killer in the community, and diabetes is number two, and if you combine all of the diet-related chronic diseases that are in the community, it makes up over half of the mortality rate.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 3, 2015

We should identify a few key community health indicators to focus on." Here are three reasons to find and connect with community-wide sources of data instead of doing it yourself: The data already exists. Want to know how many kids ate fruits and vegetables, or how many teens graduated high school, or how many people are homeless?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Everything you’re doing in your communities is too important to lose. Secondly, community foundations, which, in the U.S., most areas have a community foundation that covers your area. If you Google “community foundation locator,” look for that. Well, I still recommend phone calling.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Some want to make their community a better place. Which teen is more likely to be more invested in taking care of the car? Send videos and make phone calls. Nonprofits are not just organizations that distribute money; people who share a cause are a community who have rewarding experiences together. Get creative.

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