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NextGen philanthropists and the transfer of intergenerational wealth

ASU Lodestar Center

David loves to offer his skills and interests as well as writing a check, becoming deeply engaged in one nonprofit at a time. They want to be proactive, build new skills and develop greater leadership capacities. For example, one interviewee, David, is a financial adviser from a family of long-term philanthropists.

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4 Reasons to Embrace Gen-Mix Volunteerism

VQ Strategies

Every individual, regardless of age, has skills and experience that can benefit mission-driven organizations. Simply put, co-generational teamwork will not only strengthen the outcomes of the program in the communities it serves but also foster greater intergenerational respect among volunteers. Knowledge spillover”. Program Stability.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Information Coping Skills: Turn off the damn computer and go for a walk. Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation. Information Coping Skills: How Information Overloaded Are You? Vote for All These Awesome Nonprofit Panels At SXSW. Measuring the Value of Your Blog. Organizational Versus Personal Voice on A Blog.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

Museum 2.0

We scaffold levels of participatory experiences at events that are intergenerational, multidisciplinary and appeal to different types of learners. We give visitors a new skill to claim rather than a product and work intensely with our collaborators to insure active participation in their activities.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

Have Fun - Do Good

It is a time where a lot of organizations are going through an intergenerational transfer of leadership, and a lot has been written about what does that mean? You rarely find folks who have stayed on that long and really committed to building the infrastructure and the political roots of an organization.

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[VIDEO] How to Tap Into Gen Y & Z Donors

Bloomerang

We’re going to start to talk about things that are important to know about these two cohorts so that when it’s time to put them in the game, you know how to best use their skills and their assets with your organization. It offers an intergenerational experience. What do you think? Dominique: Yeah.

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, building robust networks and using social media can help these advocacy organizations make change happen for children in their state. possible solutions to the problem of intergenerational poverty. Voices for Utah Children recently helped host a conference on.

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