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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now a parent with my own children, I involved my kids when they younger when I was fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. I recently keynoted the Social Good Brazil Conference in November.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Empower Young Children through Philanthropy – guest blog post by Vincent Law, CEO and Founder at PhilanthroKids Academy. At one of the pre-conference master classes, I met 2 young women from Cairo.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while video games like Zoo Tycoon or online games can teach them all sorts of skills that will need to be successful adults (and this has been validated recently by a MacArthur Foundation funded study ,) I was excited to discover this wonderful list of games for change.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Thanks to global entertainers like Lady Gaga and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and world-class athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles, there’s already a shift toward candid public conversations, making mental health far less stigmatized than ever. Less than half of all Americans with a mental disorder actually get the treatment they need.

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The Hour Of Code

TechImpact

because it teaches you how to think.” - Steve Jobs. The Hour of Code , organized by Code.org , is an initiative to promote the basics of computer science for children and adults (age 6-80). For classes without computers, the program also offers un-plugged tutorials. December 9-15, 2013. ” Did you know…?

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How and Why Nonprofits Need to Think Differently

NonProfit Hub

It’s why children are taught essential functions at an early age: they haven’t yet learned the wrong way to do things. Nonprofit Hub is trying to serve as that nurturing parent who teaches their children—in this case, new or yet-to-be nonprofits—the right way to do things, the smart way to do things. Common misconceptions.

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What I've been learning, cooking, reading, teaching and making

Have Fun - Do Good

Reading I''ve been too tired lately to read any heavy nonfiction, and in general, I usually don''t enjoy adult fiction, so I''ve been reading children''s books, and loving it. If you''re a fan of children''s lit, I''d love to hear your suggestions. Frankweiler , My Side of the Mountain , and A Wrinkle in Time.

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