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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MySpace was designed to be a marketing tool. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. As the first social networking website used by the masses, MySpace carried the brunt of bad press. If your organization is trying to reach teens, absolutely! MySpace is not dangerous.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

The Waffle Shop is a cafe and live streaming TV channel that serves a diverse audience of late night club-goers and locals in an urban neighborhood. A newer kid on the block, PieLab is a community center and pie shop in rural Alabama, started by a group of designers who believe that design can improve the world one small community at a time.

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Meditations on Relevance, Part 3: Who Decides What's Relevant?

Museum 2.0

Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. Instead of designing programming and then seeking out audiences for it, we identify communities and then develop programs that are relevant to their assets and needs. It's pretty simple.

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Fundraising 101: Understand the Basics of Fundraising so You Can Fund Your Dream

Get Fully Funded

Early in my career, I worked at the local food bank. Partner with a local business. If you are a food pantry, partner with local restaurants or markets. For a self-esteem program for teen girls : Showing every teen girl how awesome she is. For a self-esteem program for teen girls: Your gift of $18.25

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

local time). "We are in a moment of time where 57% of teens produce and share media. The design of media is for more activist and personal interaction. Press Release for the Event ( Blog post about the PR aspect ). The event was streamed into Global Kids Teen Grid Here's what the kids has to say and photos.

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Stellar year-end fundraising strategies for busy nonprofit leaders

Get Fully Funded

Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. Contact local civic clubs and churches and see if you can get on their program schedule during the holidays. Pitch a story to your local news. Make it easy for them to adapt your press release into a story. Every Kitten Deserves a Chance. Expand your speaking opportunities.

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Mall Science: Lessons in Consumer Appeal

Museum 2.0

It’s ironic, when you think about the great pains that museums and libraries go to to create spaces that are “teen-positive,” that malls attract kids effortlessly with fluorescent lights and lousy music. Tags: design Unusual Projects and Influences visitors. Plus, malls are cool. Mall architecture supports users.

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