Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S. Crisis Group :: @ CrisisGroup. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC. DoSomething.org :: @ DoSomething.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

Watch what this group of teens did for their community. For example: We’re furious at Politician X for engaging in this behavior. Join us in telling him this is unacceptable! Want to feel pride and joy in humanity? You’ll be outraged when you see how people are treating this endangered species. We have to stop this!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I’ve just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the “Silicon Valley” of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement. Teens As Free Agents.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Rarely have I gone deeper than the obvious impacts on solving problems in the community to explore what making a difference means on an individual level. Every volunteer wants to feel valued, whether a senior or teen. Recognition : Communicate your appreciation for volunteers in large and small ways. SHOW THEM THEY MATTER.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

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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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

This week, my colleague Emily Hope Dobkin has a beautiful guest post on the Incluseum blog about the Subjects to Change teen program that Emily runs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Subjects to Change is an unusual museum program in that it explicitly focuses on empowering teens as community leaders.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 21, 2010

With a group of mom-friends in St. Johns — my North Portland, Oregon, neighborhood — I've been working this year on a new, all-volunteer mentoring program for local teen parents. Johns Village Project is a moms-and-tots playgroup that brings together teen moms and adult moms, with all our kids.

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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. Sarah Hipolito , Program Coordinator, Senior.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? She wanted to create something that teens and adults could use and that was also free. The Acres app helps support community wellness by connecting urban farmers with land for lease.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

In order to lead your ministry, provide valuable programming, and connect your community to your mission, you need adequate funds. The group participating in the mission trip, such as the Youth Group or Adult Ministry, are the participants raising funds for the mission trip. That’s where peer-to-peer fundraising comes in.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Not only do your congregants want to come out to support you, but you can even introduce your church to others and build your community. Another great way to grow your fundraising and your community simultaneously is with a t-shirt fundraiser. Place the collection materials around your church and the community.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Pando Projects is a nonprofit that empowers people—in particular Millennials—to step up as leaders and develop new, local solutions to the problems in their communities. By providing tools and support for people with ideas, the group hopes to empower Americans to change the world, one project at a time.

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Neon CRM

MAY 1, 2023

To make moves management fundraising effective, you have to stop viewing the process as a transactional one and instead think about how you build a community. Her daughter has required volunteer hours at her school; she may be a good prospect for our teen volunteer program.” It’s all about targets and numbers and metrics.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

Think about all the teens that need community service hours!) You can also use your event committee to generate buy-in from your community by leveraging your volunteers’ networks. Also, look into young professional groups and after-hours networking events. Community Engagement. Other Marketing Avenues.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

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. Interested in winning this tablet? If you answered yes to all of those questions, keep reading! Ready to enter? a) Submission Form.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Moreover, the image is focused on an individual which allows the reader to empathize with the child and imagine her succeeding — and the key stats about the DREAM community suggest she will! Full disclosure: This is from our founder George, who also co-founded PowerPoetry.org , the largest teen poetry platform in the US. Power Poetry.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

Or that we take a group photo together at the end of the day. The group was mostly young (teens to thirties) and nerd-diverse: a little bit punk, a little bit hacker, a little bit craft grrl. As always, I learned a lot from Ze Frank's unique approach to community participation. It was pretty freaking amazing.

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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. " Library-Specific Curriculum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

In November, the Chase Community Giving. Over the holidays and into early January, the Chase Community Giving contest quietly implemented a leader board , a scoreboard showing who is winning based on the number of votes. In November, the Chase Community Giving launched a contest on Facebook. launched a contest on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2016

Rather than chaining game players to their computer screens inside their houses, it sends players roaming their neighborhoods and communities to play the game. As a parent of two teens, I was curious if there were any potential safety issues to discuss with them or if they had downloaded or wanted to play. A Few Concerns.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

New startups are launching every day, and it''s a lot of work for the nonprofit community to weed through which platforms are useful, and which aren''t the right fit. When CMe participants suggest that another user gets help, they''re sent links to third party help groups.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Not only do your congregants want to come out to support you, but you can even introduce your church to others and build your community. Another great way to grow your fundraising and your community simultaneously is with a t-shirt fundraiser. Place the collection materials around your church and the community.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

This summer, I worked with the Chabot Space & Science Center on a design institute in which eleven teens from their Galaxy Explorers program designed media pieces for an upcoming Smithsonian exhibition on black holes. There was no initial design, no graphics, and no idea of where the teen' work would fit into an overall structure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. Do Something Focused more on teen activism and engagement with causes, their site offers Virtual Volunteer opportunities so you can take action without leaving your couch!

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Nope, not the Justin Bieber lovin' teens, but women between the ages of 35 - 54. So if your nonprofit is trying to reach this group of people, social media is the way to do it. Can you guess what demographic most heavily shares social media?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 21, 2007

We've been getting regular updates from our volunteer scanning crew, who have chopped, scanned, OCR'd, paginated and are now doing the final prep work to release the newest Harry Potter book to the Bookshare.org community. Within the hour, it should be available for download. Good design is universal!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

There are tens of thousands of libraries, community centers, nonprofits, and other organizations nationwide that offer free summer meals for school-age youth through this program. Help youth in your community find a summer meal! The Range mobile app helps address that awareness problem. A Range of Nearby Summer Meals. Learn More.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

When you start using this model, the economy is probably stable, your community and country are at peace, and your organization is well-established in the community. Each person then comes up with actionable next steps to help get closer to that goal by the next time the group meets.

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Qgiv

MAY 13, 2021

And one group of people that inspires others to give is children. For older kids and teens that benefit from your youth organization, a video game tournament is a great opportunity for them to show off their skills while raising funds for your organization. For younger groups, it may be better to keep things non-competitive.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Where does your organization sit in your community? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? Inspiration can come from an assortment of places, but to be connected to collaborative opportunities you need to have relationships across different organizations in your community.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

I have clients that have mobilized entire communities and Facebook groups around advocacy and around, especially for people that are in very niche communities, like, rare diseases or communities that have a lot of stigma where they need like a private group, so they can have a safe space to talk.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Whoever your community is, they decide. Can you define the community to whom you want to be relevant? The community decides what is relevant to them. Who interprets the interests of the community and decides on the relevant themes and activities for the year? Then, we define the needs and assets of that community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

They preferred sitting in folding chairs arranged in a circle (rather than in rows of pews), fabric banners hanging from the ceiling (rather than a crucifix), and singing modern hymns led by a "folk group" with guitar, bass, clarinet and drums (rather than an organ and dusty hymnals). I chose not to be confirmed.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Originally launched by a group of amazing philanthropic collaborators, led by Henry Timms of the 92 nd Street Y , the movement aimed to widen who was participating in the world of giving while providing an antidote to the consumer frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It’s one month until #GivingTuesday. Are you ready?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2015

Instead of words, let me try a few pictures that will illustrate our community. There are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Join us every month for a dose of community inspiration. Beirut, Lebanon: Android Development for Teens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Larry Swiader, Senior Director of Digital Media at The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Bedsider’s audience, for example, also follows Jimmy Fallon and Katy Perry, not only other groups that promote birth control. David Almacy, Senior Vice President at Edelman. And you shouldn’t be either. Government.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

Over the past three years, we''ve tripled our attendance, doubled our budget, and, most importantly, established deep and diverse relationships with community members, artists, and organizations across Santa Cruz County. We have an incredible group of people working together at the MAH right now. In the meantime, here are some.

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