Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. Many of these encourage folks to work with kids and teens ( ) and share their life experiences! Celebrate National Volunteer Week and go do something good.Ê

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Urgent: Teens need your help to start college on time . When the donor opened the email, it explained that the school was celebrating Curl Up With A Good Book Day, a day devoted to reading and writing. Want to know the biggest danger in Haiti right now? . And don’t under-estimate the obvious: urgent. By midnight ! By noon today!

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2005

They launched an annual fundraiser and gift-collecting drive for the children's hospital in their community (in WA). Teens as Good Samaritans The November/December issue of Psychology Today has a brief article called, "The Making of a Good Samaritan", about the benefits of community service requirements in schools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Hundreds of unique, hand-made art postcards, containing words of compassion and solidarity are hand delivered to individuals and communities all over the world, bringing connection, hope, visibility and voice to women and girls whose lives have suffered from isolation, violence or repression. What is the path that brought you to this work?

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