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

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. As more tablets and smartphones are making their way into the classroom, it makes sense that there are a number of apps aimed at helping young people with their education and job preparedness. School and Job Preparedness. iStudiez Pro.

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Part Ex-Con, Part Farmer, Part Queen

Museum 2.0

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. FoodWhat empowers teens to change their lives through farming and food justice. Doron doesn’t work with A students or B students. He works with kids who rarely show up to school.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Anne Kotleba

ASU Lodestar Center

She joins us just in time to start a new school year and meet a new group of wonderful nonprofit students! When they leave here, I want my students to continue to question, learn, teach, and continue to use their education to change the world. I got a group of 8 teens together and I taught them a simple Photoshop project.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

The Kosch-Westerman Foundation connects terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. New Heights also uses Citrix GoToMeeting from TechSoup to connect teachers and tutors with students. Inward Bound Mindfulness Education is dedicated to improving the lives of teens through mindfulness retreats.

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Six New Games for Change: Check Out the Future of Gaming for Good

NTEN

” Presented by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, SOS_Slaves aims to raise trafficking awareness in teens while empowering them with the tools to take responsibility and speak out against this issue. Ludwig is a game aimed at educators and students alike. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom. This includes some of the most basic student essentials.