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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Thanks to global entertainers like Lady Gaga and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and world-class athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles, there’s already a shift toward candid public conversations, making mental health far less stigmatized than ever. Less than half of all Americans with a mental disorder actually get the treatment they need.

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FreshBrain

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FreshBrain is focused on an important problem - filling the gap in the education that our teens receive, specifically in the area of 21st Century Skills. Skills that they will needed to be successful in our future workplace and ever evolving global economy. FreshBrain is already making great progress.

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8 Social Media Ideas to Inspire Donors on GivingTuesday

Neon CRM

Nonprofits are able to grow their audience by tapping into GivingTuesday’s large, global social media community. Run an Education Campaign While sharing facts and statistics alone isn’t always an effective way to raise money, you can use them to illustrate how someone’s donation can help on GivingTuesday.

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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

Tech Soup

Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. The teens also have access to GoPro and Nikon.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

As more tablets and smartphones are making their way into the classroom, it makes sense that there are a number of apps aimed at helping young people with their education and job preparedness. Khan Academy (Windows Phone, iPad) is a nonprofit on a mission to change education. School and Job Preparedness. iStudiez Pro.

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Are you celebrating Giving Tuesday? These NTEN Members are!

NTEN

Academy of Hope Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country American Brain Tumor Association American Cancer Society American Childhood Cancer Organization American Heart Association American Jewish World Service American Liver Foundation American Lung Association American Red Cross AmeriCares Animal Humane Society Apple Tree Arts Arcus Foundation (..)

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Nonprofits Live: Gaming Recap

Tech Soup

Barry Joseph, Online Leadership Director at Global Kids. Games command an audience of 97 percent of teens and and 60 percent of women, according to Pew and Nielsen reports. Joseph followed with some examples of how Global Kids creatively uses games to engage youth to learn and teach others. Planning Your Game.

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