Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Pando Projects is a nonprofit that empowers people—in particular Millennials—to step up as leaders and develop new, local solutions to the problems in their communities.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens. You can also create a special reading list, locate books in your local library, and share what you're reading with friends over social media.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

This week, my colleague Emily Hope Dobkin has a beautiful guest post on the Incluseum blog about the Subjects to Change teen program that Emily runs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Subjects to Change is an unusual museum program in that it explicitly focuses on empowering teens as community leaders.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

I’m looking for a place to donate in honor of my mother’s 90 th birthday, and a gift made to the local symphony orchestra in Myrtle Beach seemed like the right thing to do. As kids become teens, encourage them to volunteer with your organization. Could your teen volunteers help run the kids programs? Fast forward to 2017.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

If you think this is another bit of click-bait list of fundraising ideas to do around Valentine’s Day, you’re half right. How to make it yours… Click To Tweet The biggest key in claiming a holiday for fundraising is combining an accessible peer-to-peer fundraising idea with consistency. 13 Simple Valentine’s Day Fundraising Ideas.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2013

This week we’re talking #bikesandbakedgoods (a winning combination), and how Hands On Nashville used #GivingTuesday to create local impact – with 5 fundraising ideas to help you rock your next campaign. With help from the local community and partner agencies, this program works to give refurbished bikes to the area’s kids in need.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2009

Here are a few ideas: 1. If you use the advanced search option on VolunteerMatch.com , you can find volunteer opportunities that are good for kids and/or teens. Write letters to your government officials (federal, state and local) together. Talk about local, national and international current events. Volunteer with them.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

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.” . These jobs can be accessed via public transportation.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks. Not only did the summit host networking events and showcase panel discussions, but it also had a hackathon for developing ideas for nonprofits.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

One key idea that Paul Light talks about is the notion of slack. You need the headspace and the free time to think of ideas, and the resources to make them happen--whether that's $30 or $300,000. In the 1990s, we decided we wanted to engage a teen audience. And the guards were watching them; they didn't trust teens.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

There are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Houston, Texas: "Truth and Dare": Ideas and Insights from TED 2015. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Wellington, New Zealand: Learn to Sketch Your Ideas.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2015

There are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Houston, Texas: "Truth and Dare": Ideas and Insights from TED 2015. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Beirut, Lebanon: Android Development for Teens.

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Neon CRM

MAY 1, 2023

For example, say a library organization wanted to restore a historic local library. Her daughter has required volunteer hours at her school; she may be a good prospect for our teen volunteer program.” They may decide to hold an informational event at that library to engage individuals who are already connected to it.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Once we've identified assets and needs, we seek out collaborators and project ideas. We never start with the project idea and parachute in. Here are two examples: Our Youth Programs Manager, Emily Hope Dobkin, wanted to find a way to support teens at the museum. She surveyed existing local programs.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Conduct a peer-to-peer campaign with food trucks and other local vendors within your community. This gives them an idea of how many appeals they should be prepared to carry out. Giving Initiative For Teens – Homelessness and Poverty.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

This plan is a living rough draft based on everyone’s ideas. Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta Strategic Plan 2021-2025 Boys & Girls Club of America is dedicated to providing enriching after-school programs for kids and teens. Online Fundraising | Ultimate Success Guide + Tips and Ideas.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

What makes Machine special is its brand of humor and accessibility, combined with a real dedication to experimenting on the borders of art, science, and ideas. The Waffle Shop is a cafe and live streaming TV channel that serves a diverse audience of late night club-goers and locals in an urban neighborhood. PieLab (Greensboro, AL).

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

It was a local history urban scavenger hunt that sent teams of 2-5 people out into the city to track down as many historic checkpoints as they could over the course of an evening. Performances just for teens. Last Friday night, my museum hosted a fabulous (in my biased opinion) event called Race Through Time.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

These events bring together app developers with people from the nonprofit world to present new ideas and improve on social good projects already in use. She wanted to create something that teens and adults could use and that was also free. Here's a peek at the apps demoed at the breakfast. Apps for Improving Access.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2015

After jumping in, you swam across the short length of the hole (about 10 yards), and emerge, wet and freezing, only to get to race through temps in the teens to try to warm up in a lukewarm hot tub. What project or ideas at your organization fit that description? But here I am, still alive. That’s the beauty of crowd fundraising.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2013

You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more. I had no idea how to reasonably approach them or talk to them in the cocktail party milieu of big conferences.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Yesterday, I did a workshop with some local teenage girls in an after school program. They were nervous but ready for the challenge, and when I explained the idea of social objects (external objects that can be the basis for conversation) they got pretty engaged in the activity. Needless to say, this led to an interesting workshop.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Temple Contemporary’s mission is to creatively re-imagine the social function of art through questions of local relevance and international significance. Every other year, they convene TUPAC, a group of 35 outside advisors, including teens, college students, Temple University professors, artists, philanthropists, and community leaders.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

The group was mostly young (teens to thirties) and nerd-diverse: a little bit punk, a little bit hacker, a little bit craft grrl. There were some locals who stumbled in unaware, but mostly, this was an insider's event for people who know and love Ze's particular brand of emotional connection mediated through online participation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2009

Communities need to band together to support their local hospitals to fill in where the traditional resources are not enough by providing service, providing funding, advocating and governing (on Boards of Trustees). She said that there will never be enough resources from current funding sources (i.e. Call banks for Telehelp and Elderhelp.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But without a clear idea of where you’re going, all that activity may not actually move you forward toward your goals. Serving as many teens as possible through your youth program is not a goal. How many teens do you want to serve in years one, two, and three? There may be more teens in your community that need support.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

They just hate the idea of begging for money. It might take a minute to get your brain around that idea, that the donor is more important to you and your organization than their donation. An Idea Donor Profile is a description of your typical donor, based on demographics and psychographics. Partner with a local business.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2010

As COSI began recreating ourselves a few years ago we consciously included the idea that we would become a sort of a piazza for our community, an effort that has proven to be challenging. The spot in our building that houses the studios of the local PBS station, WOSU, often is transformed into a third place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. “I’d listened to my colleagues in the teachers’ lunchroom. They just didn’t have the resources.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2008

Both attract locals and tourists who may travel out of their way for the thrill of collecting another place or experience. For a related teen project , I was invited to teach roughly 200 middle- and high-school students about geocaching (a GPS-based scavenger hunt) so that they could send miniature sculpture pieces out into the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

The idea is basically giving rather than receiving wrapped in a party theme. Amy says that now that her daughter has entered her teen years, they segued to more complex themes. Kayta Andresen from Network for Good has fantastic idea last holiday season, " Give with your kids day " "Give your child???or

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

The news values that professional journalists use to choose the best story ideas can help. Once you have a winning story idea in hand, it’s now time to develop that story fully. To be safe, start brainstorming story ideas at least eight weeks before you want your letter to go to the U.S. What Are the 7 Basic Story Elements?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

While the Love exhibition was popular, it was our first attempt at full integration of interdisciplinary content on a big human idea, interactivity, and participation. The idea is simple: floor to ceiling shelving holding mason jars, each of which holds a label that reads "I remember." A million thanks to them.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Shooting from the hip does NOT work at any point during the year, but it’s a really bad idea during fundraising season. Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. Contact local civic clubs and churches and see if you can get on their program schedule during the holidays. Pitch a story to your local news.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

When I watch the videos teens created at the Exploratorium and post on YouTube, I see the aspects of the exhibits they thought were most important to share with their classmates. But if you express your sincere interest, I believe the ideas will come pouring in. Or a specific question or idea about how to do it well?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

So we wanted to primarily address that issue: how can we pursue creative, innovative ideas for getting food out there that's affordable, that's local, that's fresh, and health-supportive, and then provide under that a foundation of education. We do a lot of work with teens in the summertime.

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