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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. While her parents were concerned about her safety, she kept going.

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

Tech Soup

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% This means many children and teens who regularly had access to nutritious meals during the school year may be hungry or undernourished over the summer, even when there are free meals available in their communities. Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty. Learn More.

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Mobile Tech Connects Kids to Summer Meals

Tech Soup

Range also pulls in data about each meal provider, such as its hours of operation, its phone number, and a brief description. The data comes from WhyHunger , a nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger. Range is available for the following devices: Windows Phone. How You Can Help Youth in Your Area — Download Range!

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Igniting the 15NTC stage at lightning speed

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But they aren’t going to cure cancer, reduce hunger, or improve pre-K education. American teens still send more SMS than any other type of message, and send more SMS than any other age group. Social Good Shark Tank Speaker: Peter Panepento, Principal, Panepento Strategies.

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Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. He created his own nonprofit and program called “” Brae’s Brown Bags ” to help fight against hunger, probably making him one of the youngest nonprofit CEOs and founders. Crowdfunding in general has raised more than 5.1

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Stellar year-end fundraising strategies for busy nonprofit leaders

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Here are some sample end-of-year fundraising campaign themes : Let’s Make Hunger History. 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. But start early!

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