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Mental Health Awareness Month: 10 Nonprofits Advocating For Change

Kindful

Mission: Porter’s Call is a place where artists can find counsel, support, and encouragement, specifically attuned to their unique profession. Mission: Robbie’s Hope is an uprising of teens to help other teens. Their goal is to cut teen suicide rates in half by 2028. Impacting: Mental health. Porter’s Call.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks. Lesbians Who Tech.

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How Faith-based Nonprofits Can Use Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Qgiv

For example, let’s say your faith-based organization is also an outreach ministry for shut-ins and the homeless. It’s likely your faith-based organization already has a venue or gathering place, whether it’s a church, synagogue, or mosque. If it is only taking place online, the venue concerns are not the same.

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Year Three as a Museum Director. Thrived.

Museum 2.0

When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. I''ve never worked in such a supportive, energized, active environment. In the meantime, here are some. We work hard to name and build our culture in many ways.

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Eight Other Ways to "Connect with Community"

Museum 2.0

We're always happy for more bodies in the door, but if supporting teens means alienating seniors, there's a problem. It means making some conscious choices that push your institution towards being more of a " third place. " The homeless community? It's a place you can use. Pick a specific community (or two).

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. Diane told me several stories about teens who came in thinking of themselves as dumb but changed their perspective as their confidence grew in two areas they associated with intelligence--knowing science and being able to teach. YES students defy expectations.

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What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. Diane told me several stories about teens who came in thinking of themselves as dumb but changed their perspective as their confidence grew in two areas they associated with intelligence--knowing science and being able to teach. YES students defy expectations.