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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens. Youth APPLab is a Washington, DC-based organization that helps high school students build their own Android apps.

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Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook"

Forum One

These are the themes I heard while attending the interesting Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook" event this past Monday in DC, organized by the team of Lucas Cioffi , Stephen Buckley , and Kaliya Hamlin. They designed the event with the goal of sharing lessons from agencies who have some early experiences.

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The Deep Learning When Nonprofit Techies Get Together

Tech Soup

NetSquared DC's Roshani Kothari on why she loves NetSquared. Beyrouth, Lebanon: Android Development for Teens. (Please visit the site to view this video). I've just returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin and I'm pumped! Wellington, New Zealand: Learn to Sketch Your Ideas. Wednesday, March 25, 2015.

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What color is the social web?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of my Twitter followers, @persistance pointed me to Shireen Mitchell (aka @digitalsista ) who is moderating a session at BlogHer, DC about online community building for political action. Pew Study on Social Media and Teens: (See page 33). it just doesn't depend on them, bloggers say. Photo by MckaySavage.

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Second Life: Debunking Myths, Identifying Opportunities - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Second Life isnt just about wasting time, however, nor are its "residents" exclusively teens hunkered down in their parents basements with Hot Pockets and Red Bulls - there may be real marketing potential for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. " Theres a "Teen Grid" that eliminates this completely.

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The Next Generation of Major Donors to Museums: Interview with David Gelles

Museum 2.0

We first met in Washington DC through a mix of social and professional circles. By the time my mom was at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, I was in my late teens/twenties, and I started to know the board socially, including Bob Fisher, who is now very involved with SFMOMA. I was curious to learn more about what was behind the article.

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Betting on Braincake: Interview with Jen Stancil

Museum 2.0

Braincake isn’t some fakey attempt to pander to teens. It reflects the GMSP’s—and Jen’s—commitment to creating a set of programs by and for its audience: teen girls. Jen and I sat down to talk about building for teens, working the web, and the role of innovation in museums. The content starts with the teen team.