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NextGen philanthropists and the transfer of intergenerational wealth

ASU Lodestar Center

It suggests that they "will face immense, complex social problems in their lifetimes, requiring them to be both generous and smart in their giving." For example, one interviewee, David, is a financial adviser from a family of long-term philanthropists. They want to make this part of their social DNA.

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Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Beth Dunn wrote a great piece called " We're The Young Generation " reflecting on an article in the New York Times about the growing use of social networks by young people for social good. Now we have a team of intergenerational wired fundraisers. Nhuong participates on social networking sites that I do not.

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4 Reasons to Embrace Gen-Mix Volunteerism

VQ Strategies

Simply put, co-generational teamwork will not only strengthen the outcomes of the program in the communities it serves but also foster greater intergenerational respect among volunteers. For example, the 2020 census shows that 49.8% Program Stability. Age diversity fuels sustainability, as it ensures a greater pipeline of human talent.

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After Ten Days on the Road.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In between, I attended WoolfCamp , had lunch with Gliteratica and the good folks at TechSoup, got a chance to hangout with Seth and Erin, assisted Chris Heuer with a BrainJam , co-lead a workshop on social networking tools with Kaliya Hamlin , met Juanita Brown of World Cafe and many many more extraordinary people.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Should There Be A Social Actions Category on Digg? Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Thinking Strategically About Social Media. Social Change Behind the Firewall. Transparency and Social Media: Dealing with Criticism.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

Museum 2.0

Since then, Stacey has become an indispensable member of our staff, leading our community programs and inspiring us to think in new ways about how we can build social capital in our community. There were times when coordinating a fire art festival while researching social capital theory made me want to burn my computer.

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My Dad Has Fans on YouTube!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Then, I started to poke around and I discovered an incredible example of intergenerational video blogging -- watch some of the videos by and responses to geriatic1927. And, a gentleman from Alabama in his sixties posted a video response telling us that he was inspired to get his father (who is in his 90's) a blog!

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