Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You see, most people focus just on the email itself and the subject line is an afterthought. Yet many people who write nonprofit fundraising emails do not spend much time on the subject line, nor do they take the time to learn about the types of subject lines that get results. Urgent: Teens need your help to start college on time .

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Full disclosure: This is from our founder George, who also co-founded PowerPoetry.org , the largest teen poetry platform in the US. Donate Life America. Donate Life America helps Americans easily register to be an organ donor. With so many people on the organ donation waitlist, every donation counts! Power Poetry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Henry Jenkins made his first official appearance in Second Life visiting the Teen version, known as the "Teen Grid," where the Global Kids Island is hosting an event, A World Fit for Children Festival. The are people here from very different places. s what you do in Second Life that???s Is it just a fad?"

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Feed people? If you want to increase capacity, open another shelter so more people in need of shelter will be able to find a bed, work closely with existing shelters to understand demand. Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? How will yours make a difference?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Email is a powerful marketing tool, but to get results you need to learn how to write fundraising emails that connect emotionally and inspire people to give. Not the content (which most people skim in about 13 seconds or less). Start by being very clear what you want people to do after they read your email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

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. MySpace is not just a community of poor people! Nonprofit movements have been born on MySpace. Not everyone thinks MySpace is ugly.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

This week, my colleague Emily Hope Dobkin has a beautiful guest post on the Incluseum blog about the Subjects to Change teen program that Emily runs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Subjects to Change is an unusual museum program in that it explicitly focuses on empowering teens as community leaders.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

One in five people there live at the poverty level. It aims to provide a gateway towards empowerment, educational, and employment opportunities to lead a fulfilling, prosperous, and purposeful life. Smooth Transition's life skills development and educational training increase levels of employability. Breaking Harmful Cycles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. Participants who enter here can win a Playstation 3 from Dixons and have their ??1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

Therefore, giving back to others in this space is something I’ve have always felt was very important and one reason that as much as I could tried to connect with younger people or new comers to the nonprofit online space. Porter has great wisdom about this topic which is why I feel her book is a must read. I still am.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

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. I firmly believe that all people have something meaningful to contribute to our communities, cultural work, and society at large--including youth. Shut themselves down. This is the front door.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Virtual volunteer opportunities are in high demand, allowing people to work from home to help your cause, so include those, too. Can a child or teen volunteer with their parent’s permission? Volunteers often have different life experiences than the people they interact with through a nonprofit organization.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

If you only accept cash or checks during your Sunday services, you’re likely missing out on tithes from people who’d be more than willing to give. Your t-shirt designs should include your church name and logo so people who see your shirts know about your church. This idea is inspired by Save One Life, Inc.’s The problem?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. 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!

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Read up on "ingestible" electronic pills, cloud storage price wars, how the Star Trek Tricorder has come to life, and more. Phones also provide a reliable contact method for people who have no permanent address. It also uses Twitter to “find, counsel, and direct as many homeless people as possible to help.”

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

We were in a busy downtown area of Santa Cruz with lots of people strolling and hanging out outside on a gorgeous day--prime "talk to strangers" material. I like it when people--even weird people--talk to me, but I never ever will be the one to approach a stranger." After this was all over, we talked about the experience.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2009

How awesome is it that the adults in his life gave him the support, skills and encouragement he needed to have this experience? If you have a child in your life who wants to make the world a better place, how do you support him or her? How do you handle it?" Here are a few ideas: 1. Volunteer with them. One School at a Time.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 19, 2014

Meet Katie: When I first started working in the nonprofit sector, my job was to host learning opportunities for teen girls. Shortly after we met, I hosted a lock-in for 300 teen girls, focusing on developing strong self-esteem. Regardless of how you start, people pay attention to a good story. Katie attended. Yes, SOBBING.

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2013

While CNN is in the business of researching and reporting on the news and Komen is in the business of raising money for breast cancer research, neither of them understands the human side of operating in a multichannel world where people are engaging with you 24/7. Acknowledge people and address their concerns to build community.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Although this defining incident taught me I could make a difference, I can remember always being concerned with whatever seemed unfair, inequitable, or just plain stupid: “Why do people litter? Why would people say ugly things because of the color of someone’s skin? Why are some people so rich and other people so poor?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

Many teens love to perform for each other. First, teens often have incredibly tight social spheres. Second, teens today are incredibly aware of "stranger danger." More so than teens in the past, teens today have grown up in a culture of fear around engagement with strangers. They like to do and touch and make.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Website or event page so people can find it. Provide water station stops and set up a picnic at the end for people that raise money. Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. Charge for tickets, food and add competition awards (like wine) for people who can match all the bottles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2016

As this Snap Chat 101 for business people in the Wall Street Journal points out, “Facebook is for major life updates. Another example is the Atlanta Symphony which is trying to entice younger people into the concert hall with behind the scenes snaps. Your friend from third grade just had her 10th baby!)

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

There’s so much ground to cover when you’re planning an engagement strategy for much of your target audience’s life. Nearly 2/3 of teens use social media to inform their college decision. To help build value for their alumni, UCLA has successfully experimented with life-stage specific programming and events. The Takeaway.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I predict the same fate for Second Life and other 3D-Virtual Words. Photo UgoTrade Blog. " The conversation started - lets hope (and help) it continues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

Generation Z, the heirs to the digital empire built by Generation X and expanded by Millennials, is made up of people who don’t just spend time online—they live there. And despite their youth (its oldest members are only now leaving their teens), kids in Generation Z are regularly rocking social media for social good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

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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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

One undeniable trend is that people are increasingly attracted to images and videos and much less interested in unadorned text. Images bring life and interest to anything. But can you get in trouble by posting images of people without their consent? Rules of Thumb for Using Photos of People. Teen Retreat.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks. Also known as LOL!,

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2014

posted by Chrisal Valencia Member Events & Volunteer Coordinator Local First Arizona Public Allies has played a very definitive role in my life. I remembered that it was becoming a mom that inspired me to pursue a life and career that aimed to help better my community, and help shape an even better one for my daughter.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

If you only accept cash or checks during your Sunday services, you’re likely missing out on tithes from people who’d be more than willing to give. Your t-shirt designs should include your church name and logo so people who see your shirts know about your church. This idea is inspired by Save One Life, Inc.’s The problem?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Our partners include GOOD , a leading platform for thought and action revolving around pushing the world forward; Global Giving , an online marketplace that connects people who have community and world-changing ideas with people who can support them; and Do Something , the largest non-profit teen charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Qwerty Monsters are teens, age 13-17, who have gone mad for texting on their mobile phones. A summary of this report from AFP points to statistics from Pew Internet and American Life Millennial Study : Ninety-three percent of Millennials regularly go online, with 50 percent of this population using mobile Internet. Qwerty Monsters.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2009

They staffed talk-back tables where visitors could write on butcher paper, and outside the museum, they put out boxes of sidewalk chalk to invite people to share their thoughts. It is apropos that the EMPSFM workshop was focused on how the museum can deepen relationships with teen audiences. Do these teens need EMPSFM to survive?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

We can gather information and reach people with a speed and frequency unimaginable even in the 1980s. But to make these connections, people need access. Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your first thought might be of a teen or young adult, not a grandparent or retiree. They've always been connected. and other countries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Do you think that people on social networking and media are just teens and college students? "Older people aren't shy of using the internet - they have a verve for life that applies online as well as offline," said Paul Green, a Saga spokesman. Source: Karl Kapp presentation.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2015

I like to tell people that I graduated from college in the Gordon Gekko “greed is good” era, a time when we were all going to land big jobs and drive dolphin gray BMWs around a world just waiting for us to be in charge. Because I share in the belief that the world would be better if good took over. It’s really that simple.

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