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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

We love the New York Public Library’s Anti-Proms , which provide an alternative, safe space regardless of sexuality, gender identity, and any other reason for NYC teens. Set up tasting tables with glasses and laminated A/B/C cards (they will get wet) for people to try to match the samples to the bottle. LGBT Pride Month (June, US).

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Jen Louden, Savor and Serve: How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

This picture is from the "Chalk Art Phase" last summer in which we would write loving messages on chalk - Lilly is the artist, I'm the lookout and embellisher. Since finding cool things to do with your teens can be a challenge (at least for me), consider guerilla art love as your next Savor and Serve project!

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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. the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content. the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation. and discovery. Simulation ???

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

Amy Sample Ward

Trying to engaged the teen-to-twenty-something who normally may not use the research library. “Many of the games at Babycastles don’t fit the traditional definitions of the medium; they veer closer to artistic experiementation than they do to mass-market viability.&# – New York Times.

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

NTEN

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. Trying to engaged the teen-to-twenty-something who normally may not use the research library. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! here was a kind of proof that you don't have to choose."

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7 Ways to Have Fun and Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Johns — my North Portland, Oregon, neighborhood — I've been working this year on a new, all-volunteer mentoring program for local teen parents. - Amy Sample Ward, amysampleward.org I invite people along for the ride. Leonie Allan, Goddess Guidebook Buy art from artists. In your neighborhood.and all around the world!

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