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Why Now is the Time for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Invest in Digital

Saleforce Nonprofit

For more than a century, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country opened their doors each day to millions of kids and teens, literally and symbolically. Clubs offered, for many, the only safe places in their communities. But true to its 160-year legacy, Clubs remained a safe haven for local communities.

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Texting Teen Mentees for Better Communication

NTEN

For 15 years, the small staff of the HOWA Family Center has worked to enrich lives through mentoring for children, families and communities. Although kids all carry cell phones and use them constantly, they use them in a different way than adults tend to use them. read more

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How to Design a Fundraising Landing Page that Makes Giving Easy and Inspires People to Give

Get Fully Funded

Veterans should be embraced by our community after their service, not cast aside. Say THANK YOU in big letters, followed by a sincere note of appreciation that says something like: “Thanks to you, more teens will be able to attend school and plan their careers. “Help us eliminate our waiting list!

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Amy Potthast, Idealist.org: How I Have Fun and Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

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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Ally Shares Her Experience in Program

ASU Lodestar Center

Swift Youth Foundation is an organization that focuses on supporting the social and emotional development of youth and enhances social awareness and leadership skills for teens through mentor relationships. Club Swift is an after-school program for teens in North Phoenix.

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Girls for a Change: Call for Mentors

Have Fun - Do Good

Girls for a Change , a nonprofit that pairs women with middle and high school girls to help them create social change in their communities, is looking for mentors in the Bay Area and Phoenix. Mostly, they are discovering as one team member, Thalia, put it: "I'm learning that teen girls can get together and change their community."

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Using Everyday Technology to Improve Your Services

NTEN

One small organization, for example, is using text messages to communicate with teens who participate in a mentoring program. A staff member observed that, though all the teens carried cell phones and used them frequently, few would answer phone calls or emails. Can your organization replicate these kinds of results?

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