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Bay Area Teens Share the Love of Coding (Part 1)

Tech Soup

It was recently recognized by the City of San Jose for raising awareness of computer science among teens. Students bring their own laptops to a public library, and receive instruction from high school-aged instructors. "It can be intimidating at times, when it feels like everyone else in class already knows the stuff."

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Ali Forney Center Saves Time and Effort with Norton Security

Tech Soup

Transgender teen Ali Forney fled his home at age 13. Operating 12 branches throughout the boroughs of New York City, the Ali Forney Center was founded in 2002 in his memory. When marriage equality passed in New York State, the center's waiting list went from 150 to 220 youth and remained at this level for several weeks.

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How They Did It: LWB Wins Facebook Causes Giving Challenge - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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If people are already on Facebook, have gone to your Causes donation page, become a "member" to your Cause, and still havent donated - they arent going to, no matter how many times you message them. You have to try and attract new people to Facebook and your Cause. How frequently did we email? Sometimes more!

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How They Did It: LWB Wins Facebook Causes Giving Challenge - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

If people are already on Facebook, have gone to your Causes donation page, become a "member" to your Cause, and still havent donated - they arent going to, no matter how many times you message them. You have to try and attract new people to Facebook and your Cause. How frequently did we email? Sometimes more!

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ISO Understanding: Rethinking Art Museum Labels

Museum 2.0

I don't usually fist-pump while reading the New York Times. But I’d been scribbling notes for an art museum label post for awhile, and then yesterday, the NY Times had a review of a new show at MOMA, Comic Abstraction. Half the time, I’m the one who doesn’t know what I’m missing. The review was harsh.

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Visitor Voices Book Club: Talking Back

Museum 2.0

One such example was at the New York Historical Society's exhibition Slavery in New York. Chris Lawrence writes about one group of teens who addressed the Society directly as a "you" embodying white privilege. How often does your enemy acknowledge you? Lesson 3: Indifference is bad.

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New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

Museum 2.0

I was amazed by the number of conversations I had when I arrived at FreelanceCamp that went something like this: Me: Have you lived in Santa Cruz for a long time? Look at the number of views (how many times each has been accessed). How to Make it Great Hosting a meetup can cost you time and money. Other person: Oh yeah.

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