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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Each generation living today has come of age with profoundly different experiences concerning mass communication and these differences directly impact how they give to nonprofits. Generation Z (Born 2001–Present, Currently Ages 13 and Younger). Generation X (Born 1965–1979, Currently Ages 35–49).

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The media has dubbed this generation “ Qwerty Monsters ”; they send hundreds of text messages a day and don’t even like to use their phone for calls. Offer a Match: Blogger Marion Conway ,whose children are now grown, recommended the book Raising Charitable Children by Carol Wiseman. Children for Children Foundation.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

For Black Americans, the statistics are even more sobering: They are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general population. We’re probably the first generation of Black people who have the luxury of healing the generation before us. Our parents, they were scratching and surviving.

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Generational Giving at Arts & Cultural Organizations – A Donor Story

Connection Cafe

How do we make organizations so important that multiple generations of a family are invested? How do we provide value that these multiple generations see? Build a membership program specifically for children. As kids become teens, encourage them to volunteer with your organization. I often say it is in my DNA.

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Churches and Engagement (But Not Weddings): Tips for Engaging Each Generation

Connection Cafe

generations. Before we can engage the generations, we need to know a bit more about each of them. Generation Alpha: Born 2010–2024. Generation Alpha are the youngest in your children’s ministry and your nursery. Children in this group are learning about values that will last a lifetime.

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The Shrinking Generational Digital Divide

NTEN

Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your first thought might be of a teen or young adult, not a grandparent or retiree. Greater generational differences appear when it comes to reasons for social networking and selecting virtual destinations. One obvious reason for the generational digital divide is timing.

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Hey Nonprofits: Here Comes Gen Z Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These potential donors are teens (and pre-teens) with a passion for social change and who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or be connected to Facebook. That generation has been dubbed as “ Generation Z.” How do nonprofit reach out to this generation? The Giving 2.0

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