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NextGen philanthropists and the transfer of intergenerational wealth

ASU Lodestar Center

This includes encouraging others to give, or promoting a cause online. 2 Bentley and Nissan, in a 1996 study, found that "learning is greatly enhanced when children are given the opportunity to engage in giving and serving activities." Teaching philanthropy to children: why, how, what. Time, talent, treasure and ties Yes, ties.

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4 Reasons to Embrace Gen-Mix Volunteerism

VQ Strategies

Simply put, co-generational teamwork will not only strengthen the outcomes of the program in the communities it serves but also foster greater intergenerational respect among volunteers. of children in the US are people of color , meaning that recruiting more young people will naturally expand the racial diversity of the corps over time.

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Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nhuong Son , Wired Fundraiser for Cambodian Children! Her reflection questions: How might young people use social networks (existing or yet-to-be-built) to learn about philanthropy and support causes that matter to them? Now we have a team of intergenerational wired fundraisers. How does your charity???s

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Guest Post by Katherine Hutt: A Small Nonprofit's Strategy for Pepsi Refresh Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

million a month for 12 months to good causes. GOH developed Hope Meadows, an intergenerational neighborhood that supports families adopting children out of foster care. Note from Beth: This post was written before the New York Times article describing a misstep with the Pepsi Charity Contest. Here's my analysis.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

Museum 2.0

Museum programs can also bridge different groups that might not typically interact such as the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum’s Educational Residential Centre, which designed a program specifically to bridge children of two groups engaged in social conflict, Catholics and Protestants.

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Four Ways to Transform Organizational Culture to Advance Access, Equity, and Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Before the global pandemic, intergenerational poverty and entrenched patterns of inequality dampened the future livelihoods of millions of children and their families across the globe. Strategies that advance equity and justice seek to address the full reality of communities rather than narrow solutions to solve social problems.

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[VIDEO] How to Tap Into Gen Y & Z Donors

Bloomerang

And so with these two cohorts, they are committed to the cause. And because they’re committed to the cause, they’re not necessarily going to be committed to your particular organization or a particular person at your organization. They’re going to be committed to the work that is being done for the cause.

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