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Consumer Attitudes Toward Mobile Giving

NTEN

Despite the continued growth of the medium and tens of millions of dollars raised for North American nonprofit organizations, very little research has been performed on consumer attitudes toward mobile giving. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011.

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Means and Ends: Who does What

BoardAssist

Now this is a big enough problem during board meetings, but when unclear boundary issues leak into day-to-day operations (as they eventually will) the agency may be headed for some PR, employee/staff attitude, and operational problems. Staff and volunteers are smart and can sense when all is not well with leadership.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Make Mentoring A Priority

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mentoring others is an attitude and lifestyle choice. She shared, “The experience with the teens was amazing. Some of the mentors and the mentees shared their experiences and five reasons why you should make mentoring a part of your life follow: You Can Fit Mentoring Into Your Schedule. Your Efforts Could Change Lives Immediately.

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When in Your Life Were You Most Afraid to Talk to Strangers?

Museum 2.0

For me, the experience changed my perspective on what teens want from social environments and encounters. It's easy to forget that teens are most comfortable being social with those they already know, not people who are unknown to them. This is a cultural thing. What's your experience?

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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. Some notes from the white paper, I'm still digesting it (not being a digital native, I had to print it out). Circulations - shaping the flow of media (e.g.

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Creating Buy-In for a Data Culture at Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

One way to foster this begins with open dialogue discussions for staff to ask questions, surveys to learn about attitudes and pre-existing skill level, staff-wide training, and dedicated staff time. Whole Whale has been working with Power Poetry, the largest online platform for teen poets in the U.S., But you can also make it fun!

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8 Ways Nonprofits Can Help P2P Fundraisers Meet & Exceed Their Goals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

your connection to soccer, teens, nonprofits, Classy, etc.). I thought it would be helpful to provide some tips to get the ball rolling with our fundraising: Customize your story on your fundraising page. Make it more personal to you (i.e. Don’t be shy in adding some images and GIFs in as well to make it more dynamic!

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