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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. I recently keynoted the Social Good Brazil Conference in November.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

When we become a generation of people who really go out there and seek healing, I think we’ll see such a change in our communities, because I think there’s so many different things that can be directly attributed to unresolved trauma,” he said.

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

Amy Sample Ward

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Trying to engaged the teen-to-twenty-something who normally may not use the research library. The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History.

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

Tech Soup

Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. The teens also have access to GoPro and Nikon.

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How Can We Support Kids Who Want to Create Change?

Have Fun - Do Good

If you use the advanced search option on VolunteerMatch.com , you can find volunteer opportunities that are good for kids and/or teens. There is also a young reader version, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World.One Child at a Time. Here are a few ideas: 1. Volunteer with them. One School at a Time.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

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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100 Fundraising Email Subject Lines That Will Get Donors to Open Your Email

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Urgent: Teens need your help to start college on time . For example, an education foundation recently sent an email subject line that read: Our teachers are refusing to teach math today! . You still have time to change a life! Three days left to change lives. Give a gift, change a life. Make a gift, change a life.

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