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Bay Area Teens Share the Love of Coding (Part 1)

Tech Soup

It was recently recognized by the City of San Jose for raising awareness of computer science among teens. On any given Saturday, there may be up to three classes taught by MathAndCoding volunteers in different libraries in the area. In fact, Woo confides that she had to drop out of her programming class in school.

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8 Social Media Ideas to Inspire Donors on GivingTuesday

Neon CRM

Use Video People share video content two times more than any other type of content. Here’s a great example: “Did you know that 1 in 4 teens in the U.S. has missed class because they don’t have access to menstrual products? Make sure you include a link to your donation form so donors know exactly how to support you!

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Reflections from Social Good Brasil and a New Word: PhilanthroTeen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I delivered the ending keynote on the second day and my colleague from the UN Foundation, Aaron Shernian started the second day of the conference, a day packed with ideas, content, and inspiration from the best of Brasil. Teens As Free Agents. Now, I can’t wait for my international projects in 2013! ” Philantroteens.

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Why Are So Many Participatory Experiences Focused on Teens?

Museum 2.0

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity. The first of these reasons is practical.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

Get Fully Funded

Not the content (which most people skim in about 13 seconds or less). 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.” .

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Or are you looking to open a shelter for teens who have left or been kicked out of their homes, a need totally different than the family shelters in your community. Will you offer classes? Is the need for more beds seasonal?

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 9) Host Virtual Fundraising Events.

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