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Why Now is the Time for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Invest in Digital

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Sara Leutzinger, National Director, External Communications & Content Strategy for Boys & Girls Club of America. For more than a century, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country opened their doors each day to millions of kids and teens, literally and symbolically. Opening doors. About the Author. Sara Leutzinger.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People :: @ NAACP. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

National Nail Polish Day (June 1). Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly. National Repeat Day (June 3). National Repeat Day (June 3). Polish for a Purpose.

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Happy National Volunteer Week - Guest Post by Chris Noble

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This week (April 18th to 25th) is National Volunteer Week in the US. The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. Many of these encourage folks to work with kids and teens ( ) and share their life experiences!

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Building Better Relationships Through Data & Insight

Saleforce Nonprofit

The Buddies Wanted programme is a core part of Oranje Fond’s outreach services, supporting projects across the nation that pair up those needing help in a specific area of their life with a buddy. Bringing People Together. Unsurprisingly, as social problems have deepened during the pandemic, demand for buddies has grown.

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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

Tech Soup

Forty-two percent of Pottsboro’s school children are eligible for the National School Lunch Program. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. Now the teens are branching out to other area nonprofits.

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Why Are So Many Participatory Experiences Focused on Teens?

Museum 2.0

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity. The first of these reasons is practical.

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