Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. Have you noticed a change in the way your memory works as Amber Case describes?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2009

How awesome is it that the adults in his life gave him the support, skills and encouragement he needed to have this experience? If you have a child in your life who wants to make the world a better place, how do you support him or her? How do you handle it?" Here are a few ideas: 1. Volunteer with them. Volunteer with them.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

She wanted to create something that teens and adults could use and that was also free. This is a great example of how events like the apps breakfast help social change app developers get feedback on the spot from the nonprofit community. Crowdfunding Help. It has been covered by TechCrunch, The Baltimore Sun , CBS News , and more.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change. For the first time, this year's Games for Change Festival created an opportunity for producers of games in development to get live feedback from leading game designers, educators, and funders on the main stage. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING. MOTHER NATURE.

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NTEN

AUGUST 3, 2011

Hot off the heel of winning a Games for Change Award for The Curfew and the release of their new game, Sweatshop , we spoke to Darren Garrett, the Chief Creative of Littleloud Digital Entertainment. Can you explain a bit more about what Channel 4 does as both a television station and as an entity for change?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Your vision for your new organization probably includes vibrant programs, happy donors, tons of community support, and the opportunity to change lives. Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Determine services and programs: This is when you hammer out how you plan to change lives.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

You can be their hero and change their life.”. For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. A photo or a video goes a long way in bringing a story to life. Keep writing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

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. For example, having coffee with a new graduate or even exchanging an email or two can make a difference in a person’s life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

If it were not for MySpace, my professional life no doubt would be much less fulfilling. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. Stories about how MySpace would ruin your child’s life and put them in perilous danger were everywhere. MySpace is not dangerous.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. The farmer-turned-activist is ready to sell struggling teenagers on something they may want in their hearts but don’t know how to access: a ticket to a meaningful life. Shut themselves down.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2019

Millennials are individuals starting life as independent adults. They’re feeling the pressures of life but still value faith giving very highly on their list of priorities. Many of them are discovering their flow of life and where faith fits into that life. Baby Boomers: Born 1946–1964.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

More than any generation before, kids in “Gen Z” use online technology to experience, understand, and change their world. And despite their youth (its oldest members are only now leaving their teens), kids in Generation Z are regularly rocking social media for social good. Helping Your Teen Give Back.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

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. What's your experience?

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MARCH 20, 2013

This is a significant failure on their part and is one of the key concepts discussed in the new book Social Change Anytime Everywhere that I co-wrote with Amy Sample Ward. Many critics have asked the CNN reporters why they chose to focus on the emotional and life changing effects of the rapists rather than the victim.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 19, 2014

Meet Katie: When I first started working in the nonprofit sector, my job was to host learning opportunities for teen girls. Shortly after we met, I hosted a lock-in for 300 teen girls, focusing on developing strong self-esteem. Katie’s life wasn’t just impacted by her experience with my organization, it was irrevocably changed.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Can a child or teen volunteer with their parent’s permission? Volunteers often have different life experiences than the people they interact with through a nonprofit organization. A thriving Volunteer Program means your organization can do more and change more lives. Does the parent have to accompany them?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I predict the same fate for Second Life and other 3D-Virtual Words. " The conversation started - lets hope (and help) it continues.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

There’s so much ground to cover when you’re planning an engagement strategy for much of your target audience’s life. Nearly 2/3 of teens use social media to inform their college decision. Sometimes students’ plans change, but marketing plays a key role in keeping students excited and on track to start their first semester.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. We''re working on a theory of change. I know that all of these are healthy, creative tensions that come with change and growth. We have to change it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

We all look similar in our sweatshirts, and the mission and goals of our work — to do good service, to help others, to create change — unite us even more. This year alone, Joseph Perez created an entire collaborative program that uses hip hop to teach students about life.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Read about the winners and how they plan to change the world through apps. Read about how your community can breathe new life into an old story from Connecting Up, our Australian partner. The ReStart Challenges brings developers, activists, public, and private sector folks together to kick-start social change in the Balkans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

I wanted to listen to what was on their minds in general, although I was particularly keen on hearing any discussions or snippets about social change, nonprofits, and activism. but I couldn't find an extensive list of twenty-something bloggers who focus on nonprofits, social change, and social action. Blogs by Gen Y. Amy Sample Ward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Our partners include GOOD , a leading platform for thought and action revolving around pushing the world forward; Global Giving , an online marketplace that connects people who have community and world-changing ideas with people who can support them; and Do Something , the largest non-profit teen charity.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2009

It is apropos that the EMPSFM workshop was focused on how the museum can deepen relationships with teen audiences. We were looking for ways not just to provide more services to small groups of teens but to develop platforms where teens could support and serve each other. Do these teens need EMPSFM to survive?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2015

I see this focus on purpose in life and work around me every day at Blackbaud , where 84% of my colleagues said it truly mattered to them — when accepting their jobs — that we work with the worldwide philanthropic community.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

Our featured gaming experts were: Michelle Byrd, co-president of Games for Change. Benjamin Stokes , co-founder of Games for Change and now independent researcher and strategist. Josephine Dorado , professor at the New School and live events producer for This Spartan Life, a talk show inside the video game Halo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. I'll also forward his post to some of the gamers I know by using 06-g4c tag and forwarding it to the games for change list. Check out Nick's post and let's send a little blog buzz his way.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

For example, if you’re undergoing frequent staff turnover, a change in leadership, or are understaffed, you may find an issues-based strategic planning model to be the best choice. This extended time frame means the document is intended to be a living, flexible blueprint that will evolve as the community’s needs change.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

Last week I hosted a little contest to win a copy of Darius Graham's book, Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World. But in my personal life, my wife constantly wows me. From Christopher of Sublime Goodness : That book looks really cool.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Personal computers, cell phones, digital assistants, and the Internet have fundamentally changed how we communicate. Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your first thought might be of a teen or young adult, not a grandparent or retiree. Social isolation can result in reduced quality of life, depression and even alcohol or drug abuse.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

Transgender teen Ali Forney fled his home at age 13. Forney continually helped other youth that were facing similar difficult circumstances, and he became a public advocate for improving safety for homeless youth until his life was tragically cut short. These changes have also resulted in more youth needing the center's support.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America 4. Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life 9. The One Year Devotionals For Teens 29. The Online Copywriter's Handbook : Everything You Need to Know to Write Electronic Copy That Sells 5. Twin of Ice 25.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

It’s how you explain to a potential donor who your organization helps, what problem you are working to solve, and how your organization is changing lives. Today’s teens get the message that they need to go to college, but so many don’t know how to get to college, how to pay for college, or what they should do while they are at college. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

  I asked folks who was doing interesting social change work with Aloha spirit.     The first time I stood up my world changed and I was hooked. In many ways, surfing was regarded as a way to celebrate life and be cleansed.    How did you get interested in surfing? Something inside me woke up.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Kimberly has authored two books: Hip Tranquil Chick: A Guide to Life On and Off the Yoga Mat , and Tranquilista: Mastering the Art of Enlightened Work and Mindful Play. Do you have any favorite Tranquil Teens success stories? I always try and infuse little doses of tranquility into a very, busy, full life.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

Through these relationships, the members build a support network so they can continue to build confidence and navigate through life. Jessica Pérez Blasko, children and teen services manager at the Lancaster Public Library , posted a flier about Range on the library's community bulletin board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Source: Pew and American Life Internet Project, Adults and Social Networking Use. The share of adult internet users who have a profile on an online social network site has more than quadrupled in the past four years -- from 8% in 2005 to 35% now, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project's December 2008 tracking survey.

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