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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. ” Digitizing Operations to Prioritize Relationships. Clubs offered, for many, the only safe places in their communities. million young people we serve.

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Three reasons kids need digital literacy and citizenship education — and three ways to provide it – Guest Post by Emily Esch. Here’s some great advice from my colleagues at CommonSense Media.

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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

Tech Soup

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. We called it the TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority.

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Teen Blogging Project Examples Sought

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are looking for examples of youth blogging projects, i.e., cases where the organization encouraged, supported, and/or facilitated the teens in blogging (presumably as part of the organization's mission and goals, e.g., to help youth learn leadership skills, literacy skills, build community, etc.).

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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

Whole Whale

DREAM also hosts its annual report on Issu, a great third-party platform for a well-designed digital reading experience. Full disclosure: This is from our founder George, who also co-founded PowerPoetry.org , the largest teen poetry platform in the US. ICA Fund Good Jobs. The grassroots climate justice advocates at 350.org

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Networked and Hyperconnected: The New Social (and work) Operating System

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The most recent Pew Internet Project Internet and technology use studies show how immersed teens and young adults are in the online environment and how tied they are to the mobile and social sides of it. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones. The ability to concentrate.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Generation Z is being born into digital technology and will be highly connected throughout their lifetime. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens. The baby boomer generation is often underestimated in its technology skills.