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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The same is mostly true of baby boomers, however, they are young enough to be experiencing the rise of new media in their daily lives which consequently is impacting their life-long giving habits. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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

Tech Soup

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. Register for TechSoup for Libraries' upcoming free webinar on May 28. Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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TechSoup Global: Springing into Action

Tech Soup

Read about how your community can breathe new life into an old story from Connecting Up, our Australian partner. TechSoup for Libraries. In addition to the Edge Initiative, TechSoup for Libraries has been highlighting public libraries across the United States that use technology in innovative ways.

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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If it were not for MySpace, my professional life no doubt would be much less fulfilling. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. Sadly, at the same time, libraries and schools across America were blocking MySpace, but allowing Facebook. MySpace is not dangerous.

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Can You Use Your Own Photos on Your Website? Maybe Not

Tech Soup

Images bring life and interest to anything. They also help demonstrate the human impact of nonprofits' and libraries' work. Whether you need permission to post photos you take for your library or charity depends on how they will be used and if the people in the pictures can be identified. Teen Retreat.

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Mobile Tech Connects Kids to Summer Meals

Tech Soup

Referrers include staff from nonprofits, community centers, public libraries, and other organizations that work with youth during the summer months. Through these relationships, the members build a support network so they can continue to build confidence and navigate through life. " How Libraries Can Use Range.

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Happy National Volunteer Week - Guest Post by Chris Noble

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from San Jose Library. Do Something Focused more on teen activism and engagement with causes, their site offers Virtual Volunteer opportunities so you can take action without leaving your couch! Many of these encourage folks to work with kids and teens ( ) and share their life experiences! For the Smithsonian ?