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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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. Well, mainly because I wanted more for the teens of St.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Your vision for your new organization probably includes vibrant programs, happy donors, tons of community support, and the opportunity to change lives. What other organizations in your community address this need? Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. If it were not for MySpace, my professional life no doubt would be much less fulfilling.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 21, 2010

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. We're working on becoming a member program of Oregon Mentors.

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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Henry Jenkins made his first official appearance in Second Life visiting the Teen version, known as the "Teen Grid," where the Global Kids Island is hosting an event, A World Fit for Children Festival. s what you do in Second Life that???s s nothing intrinsically educational about Second Life.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Urgent: Teens need your help to start college on time . You still have time to change a life! Give a gift, change a life. Make a gift, change a life. Change a life on #GivingTuesday. On this #GivingTuesday and every day… Invest in stronger communities on #GivingTuesday. By midnight ! By noon today!

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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. Membership in a civic organization is also a chance to educate the community on your mission by building relationships with other members.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

It aims to provide a gateway towards empowerment, educational, and employment opportunities to lead a fulfilling, prosperous, and purposeful life. Smooth Transition began working to reach at-risk teens early — before they dropped out of high school or left the foster care system. Breaking Harmful Cycles.

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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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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

You can be their hero and change their life.”. For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. A photo or a video goes a long way in bringing a story to life. Sincerely, .

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

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. I firmly believe that all people have something meaningful to contribute to our communities, cultural work, and society at large--including youth. Doron doesn’t work with A students or B students.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

The group was mostly young (teens to thirties) and nerd-diverse: a little bit punk, a little bit hacker, a little bit craft grrl. He gently acknowledged the fundamental weirdness of meeting people in real-life, in confronting their "fleshiness," giving voice to anyone else's concerns about over-stimulation in the space.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

"Food insecurity" means that, at some point in the year, a household lacked access to enough nutritious food to support an "active, healthy life for all household members." Help youth in your community find a summer meal! Department of Agriculture (USDA). " The same USDA study showed that 10% of U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

Instant updates to your whole community? No matter what the future has in store, we need to prepare ourselves and our kids with a shared vernacular and a core set of life skills that transcend the technology flavor of the week and reinforce critical thinking, kindness, and responsibility. Make it a whole-community priority.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2014

posted by Chrisal Valencia Member Events & Volunteer Coordinator Local First Arizona Public Allies has played a very definitive role in my life. I remembered that it was becoming a mom that inspired me to pursue a life and career that aimed to help better my community, and help shape an even better one for my daughter.

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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. If you answered yes to all of those questions, keep reading! Poke around the map and see for yourself. Ready to enter?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Second Life isnt just about wasting time, however, nor are its "residents" exclusively teens hunkered down in their parents basements with Hot Pockets and Red Bulls - there may be real marketing potential for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. million total (500,000 active monthly) residents of Second Life. (IDI)

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

Formed in response to the growing employment and economic barriers that plague the transgender (sometimes called "trans") community, Trans*H4ck is a series of hackathons that bring visibility to trans entrepreneurs and innovators while developing new and useful open-source tech products that benefit the trans community.

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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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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. The Denver Foundation’s 2021 Strategic Framework The Denver Foundation is a community nonprofit foundation committed to strengthening the Metro Denver area.

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2013

Many critics have asked the CNN reporters why they chose to focus on the emotional and life changing effects of the rapists rather than the victim. It lends to asking why CNN didn't have experts present to discuss important issues such as why weren't these teens educated about boundaries, and respect?

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Read up on "ingestible" electronic pills, cloud storage price wars, how the Star Trek Tricorder has come to life, and more. A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. The Star Trek Tricorder Comes to Life.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Can a child or teen volunteer with their parent’s permission? Volunteers often have different life experiences than the people they interact with through a nonprofit organization. Your volunteers represent your organization in the community, so let them know that some rules extend beyond the organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

We're all drawn to this work because we care about our communities and our country. This year alone, Joseph Perez created an entire collaborative program that uses hip hop to teach students about life. Analisa Xavier implemented Native American Connections ' first ever teen after-school programs. Like this article? Get another!

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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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Giving Fundraising Pledge Classes 52

Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2019

Millennials are individuals starting life as independent adults. They’re feeling the pressures of life but still value faith giving very highly on their list of priorities. Many of them are discovering their flow of life and where faith fits into that life.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Host a Community Clean-Up. Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. We love the New York Public Library’s Anti-Proms , which provide an alternative, safe space regardless of sexuality, gender identity, and any other reason for NYC teens. Click To Tweet. World Environment Day (June 5).

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 22, 2010

It’s everything you’d expect from a tiny, community-built museum: a couple small rooms, a haphazard collection of objects, labels typed on printer paper and laminated or stuck to the wall. My favorite part was a wall of photos and transcribed oral histories from local elderly community members. It was for their unique, small community.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Apps are a powerful way for everyday people to act for social good, making their lives, and the lives of their communities, stronger. Read about how your community can breathe new life into an old story from Connecting Up, our Australian partner. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. TechSoup for Libraries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

We’ve pledged to award more than $20 million to support innovative ideas that move communities forward. They will work to involve the nonprofit community and cultivate creative and innovative ideas in their category. We can make a difference by equipping people with the means to bring their ideas to life.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2015

I see this focus on purpose in life and work around me every day at Blackbaud , where 84% of my colleagues said it truly mattered to them — when accepting their jobs — that we work with the worldwide philanthropic community. It’s a place that believes in good and helping good take over.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2009

Many potential services, like job training and subsidized food programs, would be incredibly valuable to communities but are foreign to current museum practice. I agree that most museums do not actively and aggressively seek out ways to truly serve the needs of their visitor communities (as opposed to donor communities).

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AFP Blog

JULY 5, 2011

and the Maine Community Foundation. They also participate in Jumpstart Our Youth (JOY) -- the state's most comprehensive youth philanthropy program -- with Jobs for Maine's Graduates students statewide. The JOY program was launched in 2008 by the Unity Foundation, which is based in Unity, with funding partners UniTel Inc.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your first thought might be of a teen or young adult, not a grandparent or retiree. The same study showed that among older Internet users who are members of online communities, 58 percent log in to their communities one or more times daily, compared to 47 percent of community members under 20.

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