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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Three reasons kids need digital literacy and citizenship education — and three ways to provide it – Guest Post by Emily Esch. Three tips for teaching digital literacy and citizenship: Start with a clear vision.

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Teaching Online Safety: Building Curriculum

Tech Soup

The Northstar Digital Literacy Project has 33 questions, but only a few touch on safety and security. Slide Decks and Activities. Here are a few slide decks and activities to get inspired by: The slide deck Austin Stroud uses for teaching online safety at the Monroe County Public Library. The quizzes are divided by grade level.

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How Cross-Sector Collaboration is Helping Fight Youth Unemployment in Boston

Connection Cafe

Boston University provides in-kind space to host professional development forums, EVERFI supplies financial literacy coursework, and Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment adds expertise in the youth development space. How did these groups come together?

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to recent study from Pew Internet and American Life project, more than one-half of teens have created media content and roughly one-third have shared ocntent. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education.

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Six Steps to Making Risky Projects Possible

Museum 2.0

I worked on one project in which the client institution thought they wanted unfettered teen expression. When they saw the results of that expression, they struggled with the content and eventually integrated it into their project in a way that diminished the teens’ involvement and hard work. People took out two business cards.

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The Next Step: Performance Management Systems

NTEN

Will you track results of adult literacy tests or teens transitioned into work programs? Organizations must make it a routine at every level to enter data, make data-driven adjustments to programs and activities as needed, and work -- relentlessly, passionately, and productively -- to achieve their missions.

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Fundraising 101: Understand the Basics of Fundraising so You Can Fund Your Dream

Get Fully Funded

They were active in their church. If they are families with children, seek out events with activities for kids. If your organization promotes literacy, partner with a bookstore. For a self-esteem program for teen girls : Showing every teen girl how awesome she is. a teen girl with a huge, confident smile.