AFP Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Virtual volunteering carries real benefits -- chicagotribune.com: "Jeanine Handley, a graphic designer, volunteers without ever leaving her house by designing materials for a nonprofit legal aid organization. Amy Bogl uses Facebook parties to help an organization that shelters homeless teens win a fundraising contest.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Or are you looking to open a shelter for teens who have left or been kicked out of their homes, a need totally different than the family shelters in your community. Is the need for more beds seasonal? Avoid jargon, acronyms and insider talk.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator, ADL Arizona and GLSEN Phoenix. I often found myself asking, "What do you mean I have to create a volunteer program, or put together an advocacy training, or plan a Halloween carnival? Analisa Xavier implemented Native American Connections ' first ever teen after-school programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

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. Helping Your Teen Give Back. Whether through online fundraisers, volunteering, or even starting a small business of their own, your Gen Z kid can be a force for positive change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

Jared Paul, the co-founder of a new nonprofit that has a focus on homeless youth and one of the winners of the $25,000 in the first phase of Chase's Giving Community Contest offered to share his thoughts. Earlier this month, I sent out a few tweets asking for the counterpoint to Hildy's view.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2013

From hunger to homelessness, HON connects volunteers to critical issues facing the Middle Tennessee community, and serves as one of the largest volunteer resource centers in the world. Oasis Center Bike Workshop, a bike repair program for Nashville teens, contributed their expertise on bike restoration.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

After 34 years in the Navy, Rick Koca "retired" - and started StandUp For Kids (S4K) , a nonprofit that works with homeless and street kids. Since he started S4K in San Diego, it has grown to over 30 programs in over 20 states, powered by over 2,500 volunteers. I've known Rick for years and have met few people as inspirational as he.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2017

Businesspeople asked how we would keep out homeless people, drug addicts, and deviant behavior. We empowered a teen intern to make a video featuring MAH visitors to generate support for the project (shown at the top of this post). We heard suburban moms describe downtown as dangerous, dirty, and unappealing.

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DipJar

JULY 26, 2022

Utah Pride is an events-based organization that supports the community through mental health services; programming for youth and families, teens, adults, and seniors; suicide prevention efforts; education and training; and a community space where people can gather and connect. The Pride Center offers a home.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

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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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Your plan will also make it easier to engage volunteers and Board members so you don’t have to shoulder the load alone. Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. Or to help you eliminate your waiting list so every homeless person can get medical care. No one raises big money in reactive mode.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2015

For example, they ran a campaign for teens to collect food for a Food Banks around the country. Another example was to help Youth Homeless Shelters. Another example was to help Youth Homeless Shelters. They interviewed them and found out that homeless teens want one thing – jeans. Text Crisis Line. R u there?”.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 8, 2013

We''ve seen surprising and powerful results--visitors from different backgrounds getting to know each other, homeless people and museum volunteers working together, artists from different worlds building new collaborative projects.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

For instance, they may give to the homeless shelter because they feel bad for people who don’t have homes or because it feels good to help someone in need or because their favorite uncle was homeless for a while or because of all those reasons! Which teen is more likely to be more invested in taking care of the car?

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The world’s largest no-kill shelter, North Shore Animal League uses their site to promote animal adoptions as well as donations and volunteer sign-ups. Supporters need multiple ways to get involved, and your site should make it clear and easy to get started with a donation, volunteer application, adoption, or fundraising page setup.

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