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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while video games like Zoo Tycoon or online games can teach them all sorts of skills that will need to be successful adults (and this has been validated recently by a MacArthur Foundation funded study ,) I was excited to discover this wonderful list of games for change. They created the Popcorn For Kids Campaign.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Our goal is to graduate more students who are ready to enter aerospace and advanced manufacturing careers and STEM-focused post-secondary education.” . Areas served: Worldwide. Areas served: US.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

What would happen, instead, if organizations focused on eliminating hunger?) My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. I see this lesson in the local councils of London trying to open up their data and their leadership. Are you fueling with love?

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Why I Do Good: Starry Night

Have Fun - Do Good

My mom had a variety of teaching and counseling positions while my dad worked mostly for nonprofits. In addition to being very involved with our church community , my parents'' professional work was service-oriented.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Why DonorsChoose.org is a Fundraising Game Changer: Charles Best started Donorschoose.org in 2000 out of his own frustrations of being a teacher in the Bronx who didn’t have the supplies he needed to teach effectively. This includes some of the most basic student essentials. Just very minimal stuff,” said one Mississippi teacher.

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GivingTuesday 2018 Scales Generosity and Kindness to New Highs

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We know from the early online giving contests that making nonprofits play the hunger games isn’t the best way, buy neither is the big boom of a big match dispersed all at once. Why can’t Facebook use AI and algorithms to disperse the money in a equitable way? ” or too many emails.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Urban Sprouts School Gardens - a program that teaches youth to plan, grow, and eat vegetables from a school garden. For teaching and learning. Growing and Eating Local Foods. Hiring people. The power of Web2.0

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