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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC. National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. If there is a nonprofit that you would like to add, please do so in a comment below (political rants not necessary, thank you). Junior Achievement :: @ JA_USA. Maplight :: @ MapLight.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks. Lesbians Who Tech.

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Are Online Vote-for-Me Contests A Good Idea?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Jared Paul, the co-founder of a new nonprofit that has a focus on homeless youth and one of the winners of the $25,000 in the first phase of Chase's Giving Community Contest offered to share his thoughts. Earlier this month, I sent out a few tweets asking for the counterpoint to Hildy's view.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

If you like the post, please check out the thoughtful and complicated comments on the original post. Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. Instead, she went out into local neighborhoods with low-income families and lousy schools and asked parents how they felt about their kids'' science education.

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Eight Other Ways to "Connect with Community"

Museum 2.0

We're always happy for more bodies in the door, but if supporting teens means alienating seniors, there's a problem. The homeless community? The Brooklyn Museum allows skateboarders to use their public outdoor space, much to the chagrin of some locals. Be free, nearly free, often free, or free for locals. Which community?

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Learn to Love Your Local Data

Museum 2.0

Want to know how many kids ate fruits and vegetables, or how many teens graduated high school, or how many people are homeless? Share your story, question, or comment below. Here are three reasons to find and connect with community-wide sources of data instead of doing it yourself: The data already exists. Check the census.

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Building Community Bridges: A "So What" Behind Social Participation

Museum 2.0

A group in their late teens/early 20s were wandering through the museumwide exhibition on love. They were in a playful mood, talking about the objects, playing the games, responding on the comment boards. When I walked by the first time, the teens were collaging and Kyle and Stacey were talking. Next time, everyone was talking.