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Why Now is the Time for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Invest in Digital

Saleforce Nonprofit

For more than a century, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country opened their doors each day to millions of kids and teens, literally and symbolically. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Boys & Girls Clubs across the country adapted services to meet the evolving needs of the children, families, and communities they serve.

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

Tech Soup

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. We called it the TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge. Forty-two percent of Pottsboro’s school children are eligible for the National School Lunch Program. We've created a digital media lab.

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The Shrinking Generational Digital Divide

NTEN

Personal computers, cell phones, digital assistants, and the Internet have fundamentally changed how we communicate. The digital divide is the division between those who both want and can afford to make these purchases and those who cannot. One obvious reason for the generational digital divide is timing.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Generation Z is being born into digital technology and will be highly connected throughout their lifetime. Currently, more than 50 percent of children ages 0–8 spend an average of 43 minutes daily on smartphones and tablets watching videos, reading, and playing games. Generation Z (Born 2001–Present, Currently Ages 13 and Younger).

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Building Better Relationships Through Data & Insight

Saleforce Nonprofit

Oranje Fonds offers both financial and non-financial support that includes training, awareness building, and volunteer mobilisation on a massive scale, assisted by one of the most sophisticated digital marketing platforms out there. More than simply providing support, these projects build relationships.

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Teaching Online Safety: Building Curriculum

Tech Soup

The Northstar Digital Literacy Project has 33 questions, but only a few touch on safety and security. The Cleveland Public Library put together this fantastic activity/handout on tracing your digital footprint on the Internet. Learning Resources for Children and Families. also has a section especially for children and families.

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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To Write Love on Her Arms and Invisible Children are two of the most well-known nonprofits that came out of MySpace. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. Teens talk about the organizations at their local church, and thus the church creates a MySpace profile.

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