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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? 76% of Tumblr and 74% of Instagram users are teens. Brands everywhere are finding unique ways to leverage the power of Snapchat whether accepting job applications or offering coupons in exchange for videos featuring a good, product, or service.

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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

Tech Soup

Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. applications that the library got from TechSoup.

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How Quickbooks Helps a Nonprofit Recharge Teenagers

Tech Soup

Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) is dedicated to improving the lives of teens through mindfulness retreats. The organization offers weekend and weeklong residential mindfulness retreats for teens, including poor youth and those with major emotional issues. Mindfulness Retreats for Poor Teens. million revenue per year.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To sign up, y ou’ll need 3 things to complete an application to receive donations on Facebook: A PDF copy of a bank statement from the last 3 months (you will need to upload this as part of the application). Submitting a statement that is older than 3 months will cause a delay in your application being approved.

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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. When Doron visits schools to invite teens to apply for FoodWhat, he gives a five-minute pitch on their terms.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

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You may have applicable good samaritan laws in your state. Can a child or teen volunteer with their parent’s permission? Funders sometimes request this policy on grant applications. Also share with volunteers about the Volunteer Protection Act , which protects volunteers from liability in cases of ordinary negligence.

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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. Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens.

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