Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

All that said, here’s some very useful advice on monthly giving programs from Funraise: Have a process in place for when credit cards expire and a well-planned strategy for monthly donor retention. A matching gift strategy could also be applied to local nonprofits on a smaller scale. 3) Launch a Tribute Giving Program.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. Bricker says that there is also another benefit, perhaps an unplanned one, to having teen volunteers. like Texas, where one instructor will be heading to college.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

A fundraising email is not the right place to thank Board members, reflect on events that already happened, spotlight a wonderful volunteer, or highlight a major donor. For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. That means you may need to leave out a few things. What would you say?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

Do Something Focused more on teen activism and engagement with causes, their site offers Virtual Volunteer opportunities so you can take action without leaving your couch! Many of these encourage folks to work with kids and teens ( ) and share their life experiences! Go Abroad Want to volunteer on vacation? right where you work.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Have you interacted with your local government, or spoken to your peers about their programs? Do you have a pulse on what the most pressing local needs are at this moment? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? Where does your organization sit in your community?

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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. More than any generation before, kids in “Gen Z” use online technology to experience, understand, and change their world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2009

If you have a child in your life who wants to make the world a better place, how do you support him or her? 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.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Conduct a peer-to-peer campaign with food trucks and other local vendors within your community. It’s likely your faith-based organization already has a venue or gathering place, whether it’s a church, synagogue, or mosque. If it is only taking place online, the venue concerns are not the same. Venue Management.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. All you teenagers—this is the place for you.

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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. Liberating Ourselves Locally. The shelter is called Jazzie's Place, named in honor community organizer and transgender activist Jazzie Collins.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The library is a natural place for community members to obtain information on disaster preparedness. For example, the San Francisco Public Library's website has a page that curates local services and resources on preparing for and dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake. Educating the Public on Disaster Preparedness.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

Remind me again how this is linked back to reducing poverty in this country, or creating sustainable local food systems, or increasing graduation rates, or fighting institutional oppression? It demands a perspective that is self-reflective, microscopic, local, and grand. Can we break that down one more time? Because I'm lost.".

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

When I was a young teen, for example, my twin sister and a girlfriend would pass around a football during lunch hour. Now, as a middle-aged woman working in the nonprofit sector, I clearly see millions of people working peacefully and tirelessly at local, national, and international levels to make the world a better place for everyone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Note from Beth: The 3rd annual Minnesota Give to Max Day took place last month. Our Give to the Max Day celebrity PSA video has earned 2,620 views on YouTube , in addition to being aired on numerous local and state television networks. Note from Beth: The 3rd annual Minnesota Give to Max Day took place last month.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The local Catholic Church, St. It was during this time, when I was 15 or 16, that I wrote the Bishop to say that I thought it was wrong that the 11 o''clock Mass couldn''t meet in The Center, which is why I wouldn''t be getting confirmed along with the other teens in the parish. Here''s the link to my first post, Why Do You Do Good?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

I'm fascinated by these places because of their ability to attract diverse audiences to idiosyncratic experiences, and I'm curious how they stay afloat. One of my favorite places for a long time now. I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Skill-sharing free schools.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

The Walker is also a place where everyone is committed to supporting artists and new work, so every time we bring in an artist, staff are enthusiastic about the idea of coming together to create something. 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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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

When evaluating your community, some of the most influential items to consider regarding social networks include: Age: Facebook users can skew older than MySpace; many organizations in the UK have had great success joining the ecosystem on Bebo to extend the opportunity for teens to reach out for social services in a private way.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The organization with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the Lenovo IdeaPad AND will be featured as the "Youth Impact" story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). success stories july14contest Local impact map youthorg' Poke around the map and see for yourself.

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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. Or do they just need to be welcoming, open, comfortable places that offer a diversity of experience? There were families.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2009

Within 24 hours of the news, the EMPSFM staff hosted a tribute event at a local music venue and mounted an exhibit of Jackson's iconic glove/jacket along with archival concert video in a free public area (appropriately called the Sky Church). Do these teens need EMPSFM to survive? Probably not.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

We recommend that you don’t place board members in charge of setting strategic direction. 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. Volunteer boards should take charge of fundraising.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

Focusing in on Local Issues. Bedsider was started as support network operated by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Amanda explained that while agencies and organizations may be successful at getting people placed in jobs, the challenge is tracking and reporting on long-term success.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

The people were of all ages--moms with babies strapped to their fronts, six year-olds using skillsaws, pre-teens building robots, teenagers doing homework. The design and feel of the place was different than any science center I''d ever experienced. In most cases, they''re not places where kids can go by themselves at all.

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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. And that got me thinking about why I blog in the first place. I''ve never taken a break from blogging before.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is currently selling a t-shirt with the names of 3,400 children and teens who have fought or are still fighting childhood cancer. Kickstarter is a perfect place for nonprofits to appeal to small-time donors. To date, the fundraiser has sold nearly 5,000 t-shirts and raised $75,000.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2008

Thousands of people geocache for a variety of reasons: to explore new places, to have outdoor adventures, to search for surprises out in the world. Both attract locals and tourists who may travel out of their way for the thrill of collecting another place or experience. puts it, “MySpace for inanimate objects.”

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

If through the strategic planning process, it’s decided that you’ll provide 10 servings of fresh produce in each food box, you can then figure out the strategy for working with local gardeners, farmers, or grocery stores to get produce donated. Serving as many teens as possible through your youth program is not a goal.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Early in my career, I worked at the local food bank. Partner with a local business. If you are a food pantry, partner with local restaurants or markets. For a shelter: A compassionate place to rest and restore. For a self-esteem program for teen girls : Showing every teen girl how awesome she is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. local time). local time). These social networking spaces are becoming the place where a lot of (informal) learning by young people is taking place. It starts in the home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. The story is about how Diane has run into trouble with the local planning board is described here on her GoFundMe page and has incurred legal fees. Crowdfunding in general has raised more than 5.1 A Crowdfunding Campaign To Save A Horse Farm.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

We're always happy for more bodies in the door, but if supporting teens means alienating seniors, there's a problem. It means making some conscious choices that push your institution towards being more of a " third place. " The Brooklyn Museum allows skateboarders to use their public outdoor space, much to the chagrin of some locals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

" Katrin Verlcas adds , "Talk about, read about, and surround yourself and speak with inspired people and their work who are making the world a better place. Amy says that now that her daughter has entered her teen years, they segued to more complex themes. Name your children after them.

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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. Brahm Ahmadi: Sure.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

This is a great place to use your Core Number. Show what changed. How is the character’s life different now? Don’t forget the narrative. Connect the story to the larger problem your donor will help solve with their gift. Download this infographic to make sure you collect and use the 7 basic story elements.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. Instead, she went out into local neighborhoods with low-income families and lousy schools and asked parents how they felt about their kids'' science education. Many YES teens don''t come in with confidence about their own abilities. YES students defy expectations.

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