Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There’s nothing more exciting than making the decision to start a nonprofit! But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Seriously, about half of all new nonprofits don’t make it through the first year or so. Everyone starts a nonprofit to make a difference.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2015

With lines of code projected on a screen, these children listen intently in a conference room at the Mountain View Public Library, as part of a four-week course on programming. Although it started initially as a high school project, MathAndCoding is now a full-fledged program and a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many nonprofit fundraisers know about and have specific strategies to reach, cultivate, and solicit baby boom donors, Gen X donors, and Gen Y donors. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

And for that, I will be eternally grateful to MySpace and the “Nonprofit Organizations&# MySpace community. It’s hard to explain to those who don’t use MySpace, but the “Nonprofit Organizations&# brand would not be what it is today had I attempted to start it on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. 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. Millennials (Born 1980–2000, Currently Ages 14–34).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

Forty-two percent of Pottsboro’s school children are eligible for the National School Lunch Program. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. Now the teens are branching out to other area nonprofits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2011

A passion of mine for the last 13 years has been working with high school teens through my church youth group. I loved my job and felt so fed by the work I did and the teens I encountered — which made my next step feel more like a step backward rather than a step forward. Well, mainly because I wanted more for the teens of St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2016

And early on Monday morning, I started getting queries from colleagues asking for recommendations on a Pokemon Go Nonprofit Brand strategy! There’s a #PokemonGym right next door to Nonprofits First. Nonprofits First (@NonprofitsFirst) July 11, 2016. Come train and say ‘Hi’ #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/w00HNg1vtw.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . Most nonprofit leaders would prefer this. Your gift of $29.88

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, many faith-based nonprofits will use peer-to-peer fundraising to generate participant support for walkathons or 5Ks. Your faith-based nonprofit has likely helped more people than you can count. Giving Initiative For Teens – Homelessness and Poverty. Increase awareness on relevant issues.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This Nonprofit Trailblazer delivers work across three key pillars of activity: local communities, equal opportunities, and caring for those in need. More recently, the nonprofit has created a fund for social initiatives tackling problems that have been caused or exacerbated by the pandemic. Bringing People Together.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Academy of Hope Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country American Brain Tumor Association American Cancer Society American Childhood Cancer Organization American Heart Association American Jewish World Service American Liver Foundation American Lung Association American Red Cross AmeriCares Animal Humane Society Apple Tree Arts Arcus Foundation (..)

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. Bricker says that there is also another benefit, perhaps an unplanned one, to having teen volunteers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2012

The Dougy Center , a Portland, Oregon nonprofit helping grieving children, teens, and young adults recover from the death of a friend or family member, suffered a debilitating arson fire in 2009.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Build a membership program specifically for children. If you can manage two to four activities per year, you’ve provided some value to the parents and involved children at an early age. As kids become teens, encourage them to volunteer with your organization. Could your teen volunteers help run the kids programs?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. households with children under 18 experienced food insecurity that year. households with hungry children. Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Learning Resources for Children and Families. also has a section especially for children and families. Common Sense Media , a nonprofit focused on reviewing media for children and families, has a videos and articles targeted at parents. has a special page dedicated to online safety for kids and teens.

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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. She has created a coloring book for children born with cleft lips and palates. Katie attended.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Almost every kind of nonprofit has been able to benefit from a giving day. Recurring gifts provide steady fundraising to many nonprofits. This next idea is great if your church has a great youth group with teens old enough to fundraise. Themed giving days. If you haven’t participated in Giving Tuesday, consider giving it a try!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

A volunteer handbook is an essential piece of a successful volunteer program at a nonprofit. If YOU were volunteering at your nonprofit, what would you want to know? Be sure to customize this for your nonprofit and only include what is relevant to your organization. Can a child or teen volunteer with their parent’s permission?

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Qgiv

MAY 13, 2021

And one group of people that inspires others to give is children. Nonprofit in action: This type of event can be incredibly profitable for your youth organization. Nonprofit in action: This kind of event is profitable and repeatable. It’s based on the idea that, when people donate, they aren’t really giving to your organization.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. YMCA of Greater Seattle's Kirkland Teen program was one of our test sites.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2019

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. Generation Z are the older children in your children’s ministry and youth groups. The nonprofit world is full of fundraising lessons your church can learn.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 30, 2014

What’s the biggest source of friction we hear about from our nonprofit clients and board candidates? The answer: where the line should be between what nonprofit board members can and should do and what responsibilities more properly reside with the staff of the nonprofit. Thanks for your great advice Tom!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

They also help demonstrate the human impact of nonprofits' and libraries' work. The one exception is if they include children or youth under 18. Teen Retreat. " IBME gets both the teen's and parent's signature. Images bring life and interest to anything. You can indeed.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The FPL for a family of three is $19,090, regardless of whether those three people are adults, teen-agers or infants. As part of a.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. Since 2003, the nonprofit has saved more than 6,000 animals, and the project is growing fast. Here are the ones we especially liked from the past year! HART for Animals.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

It’s important to note that this works best for elementary school children, especially in earlier age groups so they can read multiple short children’s books to maximize fundraising potential. For older age groups, convert the readathon goal to be less about books read, but pages read with donations for every hundred pages for teens.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" 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. Read more online and buy your own copy today.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Almost every kind of nonprofit has been able to benefit from a giving day. Recurring gifts provide steady fundraising to many nonprofits. This next idea is great if your church has a great youth group with teens old enough to fundraise. Themed giving days. If you haven’t participated in Giving Tuesday, consider giving it a try!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

According to the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) , only one in seven children who are eligible for free or subsidized school lunches receive summer meals. The Generators focus on problems or difficulties that nonprofits face in their daily operations. The data comes from WhyHunger , a nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

At the Minnesota Nonprofits and Technology Conference , someone from the audience asked me about good resources for parents (and teens) about Web2.0 safety issues and what parents should know about their children's media use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

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. More than any generation before, kids in “Gen Z” use online technology to experience, understand, and change their world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

According to recent study from Pew Internet and American Life project, more than one-half of teens have created media content and roughly one-third have shared ocntent. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. The skill set: Play ???

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Not only does she understand social media very well and stays on top of all the changes, but she also has a very deep background in nonprofit work. Julia Campbell : Well, I am a digital marketing and fundraising consultant to nonprofits specifically. She is my favorite go-to, social media expert. I did all of it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2022

Now, for-profit companies, influencers, and nonprofits alike are using TikTok to spread information, advertise, and raise funds for causes. The social media network is now a prime opportunity for nonprofits to connect with a younger audience more personally and immediately. TikTok Videos: Not Just for Dancing Teens.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it?

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