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

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Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. We've created a digital media lab.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. I recently keynoted the Social Good Brazil Conference in November.

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Symantec Donation Safeguards Computer Labs for Students

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is a nonprofit educational and vocational training organization that has been working with local at-risk populations since 2009. Smooth Transition began working to reach at-risk teens early — before they dropped out of high school or left the foster care system. "If we have things disrupting our classes it costs us money.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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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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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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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

The Sage Centers offer older adults a safe and comfortable space to learn tech basics and take classes to expand on their skills. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks.

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Are You Serving Youth in Your Community? Think You Could Use a Free Tablet?

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Are you… Helping youth develop lifelong skills? We want you to tell us how you are using products donated through TechSoup to help the youth in your community develop valuable life skills that will prepare them to take full advantage of their bright futures. A TechSoup customer? Interested in winning this tablet? Ready to enter?

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