Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

A fundraising email is not the right place to thank Board members, reflect on events that already happened, spotlight a wonderful volunteer, or highlight a major donor. For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. How much will we ask for and how will that money make a difference?

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Results email Fundraising Story 122

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

The strategic planning process involves reflecting on your mission to identify your most important goals and determining the strategies you’ll use to reach them. Types of nonprofit strategic plans Different circumstances and goals will require different types of nonprofit strategic plans.

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Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 120

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. MySpace is reflection of the society in which we live. The mother from Missouri that pretended to be a teen boy and cyberbullied a young girl to the point where she committed suicide.Tragic yes, but MySpace’s fault?

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Myspace Teen Facebook Social Network 190

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

We had a range of participants at different levels and a room with fixed seats or what I call “University Lecture” style. While this was a little at odds with an interactive format, we made it work. She also said that sorting and organizing your data in different ways can lead to seeing patterns.

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Measure Data Facilitation Teen 98

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

This post outlines what I see as the opportunities and challenges for different kinds of museums in pursuing participatory visitor engagement. They also want to avoid stories or perspectives that reflect hateful or offensive views toward other people. They are frequently about real people's stories.

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Museum Difference Participatory History 29

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

Answers will differ depending on who's asking, but they are also influenced by the designed environment in which questions are asked. People answer questions differently in harshly lit interrogation rooms than they do in welcoming therapists' offices or in the privacy of their own computer terminals.

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Design Goal Difference Platform 31

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

While it has been adjusted for inflation, it has never accurately reflected household costs, nor does it take into account childcare costs or other family variables. The FPL for a family of three is $19,090, regardless of whether those three people are adults, teen-agers or infants.

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Research Arizona Tucson Children 80

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2016

Your organization serves and supports the challenges real people face, so why wouldn’t your creative reflect those people? On a mission to decrease the number of teens smoking, the Truth Campaign chose not to talk down to teens or feature an adult telling teens not to smoke. Feature real people.

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Teen Social Empowerment Audience 20

Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

It has some of the same feel as the disconnected affection of people wishing you a happy birthday on Facebook, with professional reflection baked in. Seeing so many cheerful one-liners in my inbox made me think about how different my work situation is today than the last time I reflected on it in public in 2012, at my one-year anniversary.

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Museum Director History Teen 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

We are so focused on getting things done, checking it off the to do list and the forward momentum that it requires, that we miss an important opportunity to hit the pause button, reflect, and improve process. Being intentional about learning can also help an organization scale effectively.

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Knowledge Process Share Organization 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

To avoid getting seduced by “ shiny object syndrome &# get educated about Mobile Campaign Basics for Nonprofits and spend some time reflecting those strategic questions. Qwerty Monsters are teens, age 13-17, who have gone mad for texting on their mobile phones. Is mobile the best way to reach your target audience?

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Donor Summary Mobile Phone 98

Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2014

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. Programmatic engagement is a very different story. But I do think some of these examples are really something very different.

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Museum Generation Interview Donor 54

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. . This is quite different than the past, when someone would support multiple causes and was generally satisfied with the noble act of giving back itself. .

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Organization Disaster Boston Blackbaud 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information. Judgment ???

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Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You do not need to be an “artist” to make a postcard, but each participant is surprised and delighted by their creativity and to see that their cards contain colors, words and images that reflect their strongest selves. Men are also encouraged to participate by finding their voice and honoring a woman who has made a difference in their lives.

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Costa Rica Interview Afghanistan Artist 60

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

” Presented by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, SOS_Slaves aims to raise trafficking awareness in teens while empowering them with the tools to take responsibility and speak out against this issue. The team at goldextra took a completely different approach to awareness building with their game, Frontiers. JURY FEEDBACK.

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

We decided to start with teen girls, ninth through twelfth grade, and with the notion that that's when as a young girl we're beginning to make important decisions about college, about life steps, and about goals. Creativity: to really explore coloring outside the lines, and doing things differently. We came up with our first program.

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Interview Costa Rica Teen Green 42

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

In reflection, I've been thinking about how much richer it is being social - how you don't have to know all the answers when you have a good network (and a decent Internet connection.) Pew Study on Social Media and Teens: (See page 33). Unfortunately, I did not have my laptop accessible in that moment. Photo by MckaySavage.

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Web Social Blogger Stats 61

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 6, 2009

But since so many years of work have gone into the TRC’s report, it is also useful to reflect on the broader role of the TRC in Liberia as well as truth commissions around the world. IRR measures whether different coders, given the same source material, produce the same quantitative output (e.g. Liberian children.

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Liberia Statistics Analysis United States 100

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

What new projects might allow you to better reflect those aspirations? I used the example of two very different exhibitions that solicited visitor-contributed content: Playing with Science at the London Science Museum, and MN150 at the Minnesota History Center. That’s fine.

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Project Museum Teen North Carolina 22

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

What hope do you have that virtual worlds will be reacted to any differently? Following the event, I summarized the reflections and analysis in this post: Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals. Teen Listening Party and Global Kids coverage. Rik Riel's multimedia coverage the event. Virtual to Reality Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

"We are in a moment of time where 57% of teens produce and share media. Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience. different than what goes on in many schools now. Learning is happening outside of school and it needs to be understood better.

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Digital Learning Media Avatar 50

Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

We trust different people and institutions in different ways--to be respectful, to keep our secrets, to give us love, to give us information. They reflect individual voices and stories, and the more diverse voices are engaged, the more trustworthy a source is as a true "voice of the people." Be personal.

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Participatory Museum Teen Voice 20

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

Five stakeholders in different cities want to see the work that's been done so far. Where else can you find Pakistani bathroom signage or Mexican biker teens while researching a project? The scenic contractors need to know what a "degraded plaster" wall finish means to you. Your boss is in California picking out antique fountains.

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Flickr Work Photo Teen 20

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The content focuses on the question of WHY we collect and how our collections reflect our individual and community identities. This is a teen magazine-style flowchart quiz that takes you through a series of simple scenarios and decisions to determine what type of collector you are (based on five major types as defined by psychologists).

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Participatory Museum History International 44

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

By understanding what individuals are highlighting about the Exploratorium experience, the museum can craft its own messaging--and programming--to reflect and enhance the elements seen as most valuable. a completely different side of the Exploratorium (also because I was drinking all night). Good listening breeds potential.

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Museum Teen Second Life Discussion 20

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Besides having the longest name on the planet, the Taylor Center is one of my greatest inspirations when it comes to an institution authentically and whole-heartedly making a difference in the lives of underserved community members. Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. YES students defy expectations.

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St. Louis Museum Audience Teen 45

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I believe that setting that expectation at the outset made a big difference both in my eventual pay and the responsibilities offered to me. At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods.

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Museum Boston Participatory Job 52

Museum 2.0

JULY 24, 2007

We all have problems getting in the door—they’re just different doors. Cultural icons serve many important purposes, but these, I have reluctantly begun to realize, may be quite different from, and perhaps mutually exclusive with, museums focused on community well-being.

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People Museum San Jose Chapter 20

Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

Besides having the longest name on the planet, the Taylor Center is one of my greatest inspirations when it comes to an institution authentically and whole-heartedly making a difference in the lives of underserved community members. Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. YES students defy expectations.

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St. Louis Audience Teen Museum 53

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

So I can tell y’all that stuff, y’all, but I’ll tell you my most important job and how I really, really learned to hone my leadership skills was as solo mama to this teen who, my friends, she has the mack daddy of all summer jobs. Some late hours at different times, for sure. Do y’all know what that is?

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Management Work Video Slides 91

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It was fascinating to see people--across social differences--responding to representations of love in the paintings, images, objects and narratives that were part of the installation. The exhibition is far from perfect, but it's a big step towards reflecting the "thriving, central gathering place" of our strategic vision. No one does.

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game 51

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Nearly 70% of users are under 35 , and 72% of teens use Instagram. As above, your content should be visually focused, so unique, high-quality imagery that reflects your nonprofit’s values and branding is essential. You can read more about why you should use Instagram Business on the Constant Contact blog. What and when should I post?

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Guide Beginner Social Media Nonprofit 40

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Here are a few things I learned from this session: Self-censorship is different in different museum types. Our desire to "protect kids"--which reflects twenty years of clamping down (at least in the U.S.) In science and technology centers, there are some “can’t”s that are alive and well in other museums.

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Museum Professional Teen Map 20

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Changing lives is expensive whether you do it with at-risk teen staff members or at-risk teen virtual partners. Or are you primarily interested in reflecting and presenting local content and perspectives? The short answer is pithy: it's different for every institution. So what's it worth?

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Virtual Museum North Carolina Evaluation 20

Museum 2.0

APRIL 30, 2007

If you had one youth educator, would you expect them to develop and run overnights AND scout programs AND teen programs AND toddler programs AND outreach AND… of course not. How will the endeavor reflect on the museum’s brand image? Start thinking about tagging and folksonomies. It’s not acceptable to say “we want to do it all.”

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Museum Advice Interview Web 20

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This means that web design projects (and even smaller, iterative updates) are important investments for nonprofits, and they can involve any number of different strategies and techniques. Thanks to custom development and integration with Salesforce , the site instantly reflects every gift ICA receives! Donor-focused content.

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