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5 Reasons Why You Should Make Mentoring A Priority

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Mentors: Bobby Deleon and Michel Daniel and students from ECHS - Speed Networking. As one who has always considered their work in the sector a “ calling ” versus a job, I’ve been lucky to have some amazing mentors. 5 Reasons Why Should Make Mentoring A Priority by Porter Gale.

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

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Don’t mention your fundraising goal, your campaign goal, or your impending budget shortfall. 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. These concerns are not your donor’s problem.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

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For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . 1 goal – get the career center off the ground! .

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How Gen Z Donors Harness the Power of Online Giving

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And despite their youth (its oldest members are only now leaving their teens), kids in Generation Z are regularly rocking social media for social good. Having met his goal, he’s doing it again for his twelfth birthday. Helping Your Teen Give Back. “That’s why I need help from you!

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

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We all look similar in our sweatshirts, and the mission and goals of our work — to do good service, to help others, to create change — unite us even more. Analisa Xavier implemented Native American Connections ' first ever teen after-school programs. We take pay cuts, put ourselves out there, and take risks — all to make a difference.

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Equity in Arts Funding: We're Not There Yet. We're Not Even Close.

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The Children's Museum is functionally serving as a fiscal sponsor for small programs--peer mentoring for teen girls, public art, a farmer's market--that promote social justice and cultural engagement for low-income people. What do you think funders should be doing--and are you willing to hold yourself to the same standard?

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A Strong Message for Fundraising = More and Bigger Donations

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Our goal is making sure all our wonderful dobermans, including Rex, who I’ll admit is my favorite, find a loving, forever home. Today’s teens get the message that they need to go to college, but so many don’t know how to get to college, how to pay for college, or what they should do while they are at college. . Example 2: .

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