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5 Social Media Stats That’ll Help Your Nonprofit Understand Audiences

TechImpact

And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true? The Internet is catering to the platform more so than any other hardware platform, so if your website is not responsive, and your content is not showing optimally on smart phone screens, you now know what your next project is.

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Mattering: The Growing Volunteer Motivator

VQ Strategies

As these young adults enter the workforce, they are less willing than previous generations to do jobs that they didn’t care about, and this applies equally to volunteering. Every volunteer wants to feel valued, whether a senior or teen. But it would be wrong to assume that only young volunteers are interested in mattering.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

Windows Phone) is a point-of-care smartphone application that addresses child mortality rates by lack of detection and availability of treatment for malaria. School and Job Preparedness. Khan Academy (Windows Phone, iPad) is a nonprofit on a mission to change education. Political Engagement and Activism. iStudiez Pro.

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We often hear the term “digital native” used to describe young people who don’t remember a time when phones were attached to the wall, but just because kids have only ever known a technology-rich world doesn’t mean they know how to engage with and through technology responsibly. An 8-megapixel camera on your phone?

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Part Ex-Con, Part Farmer, Part Queen

Museum 2.0

FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. FoodWhat empowers teens to change their lives through farming and food justice. Today, there are thirty kids fidgeting in a classroom, talking to their friends, messing with their phones.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

They can also search for employment or job opportunities and learn about using social media. One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. The nonprofit has two cybercenters and two cybercafes spread out across Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

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Marketing for Every Moment of the Student Engagement Lifecycle

Connection Cafe

Nearly 2/3 of teens use social media to inform their college decision. The average smartphone conversion rate is up 64%—this means that people are making decisions to fill out forms, download more information, and buy things all from their phones. Start the connection online. Follow up with mail. Direct mail is still a closer.

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