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

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It also had bookshelves packed with books no one read. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. Now the teens are branching out to other area nonprofits. They will be making a video for Hospice and a wildlife refuge.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Currently, more than 50 percent of children ages 0–8 spend an average of 43 minutes daily on smartphones and tablets watching videos, reading, and playing games. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens. Generation X (Born 1965–1979, Currently Ages 35–49).

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Growing up, my kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. I recently keynoted the Social Good Brazil Conference in November. Faber is a Philanthroteen.

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Networked and Hyperconnected: The New Social (and work) Operating System

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is the same title of Raine’s recent book. The most recent Pew Internet Project Internet and technology use studies show how immersed teens and young adults are in the online environment and how tied they are to the mobile and social sides of it. What will the future 2020 be like?

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

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The iPad app provides free videos to K-12 students on various topics, including math, science, finance, and history. Windows 8 adopters can also try out the Viewer for Khan Academy desktop app, which lets you watch Khan Academy videos on your desktop. Khan Academy (Windows Phone, iPad) is a nonprofit on a mission to change education.

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Giving the Gift of Accessibility

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We came up with a book wishlist for donors who wanted to pitch in and buy specific books requested by Bookshare members. We have talented members of the team that whip together graphics and even videos to promote these! It was fun singing along in the Bookshare holiday video. get the book scanned and into Bookshare.

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SXSW 2013: Measurement and Making Sense of Your Data

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge , and a workshop with co-author KD Paine. They shared the story of one of their YouTube videos getting 1.5

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