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

Saleforce Nonprofit

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. The pandemic was a reminder of just how important the relationships are between our Club mentors and the kids they serve.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

Get Fully Funded

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.” . Your email system should be able to help you do that.

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Using Everyday Technology to Improve Your Services

NTEN

One small organization, for example, is using text messages to communicate with teens who participate in a mentoring program. A staff member observed that, though all the teens carried cell phones and used them frequently, few would answer phone calls or emails. Can your organization replicate these kinds of results?

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

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? Analisa Xavier implemented Native American Connections ' first ever teen after-school programs. Can we break that down one more time?

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

When she wasn't busy mentoring Francis Ford Coppola, pioneering the invention of the boom mic, or accepting her star on the Walk of Fame , Arzner was also the first woman to join the Director's Guild of America. Embassy personnel. Nellie Bly. Future Sheroes. Jazz Jennings. Do you agree that sheroes like these are fueling our future?

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a systems way to think about the impact that such contests can create. Global Voices Bloggers Mentor Others. I think it is really cool that Tharum, a Cambodian Blogger, is mentoring a Danish blogger launching a climate change blog! Twitter Demographics: Last month, we learned that Teens Don't Tweet.

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Solutionary Women: Nola Brantley of the Scotlan Youth and Family Center

Have Fun - Do Good

She's a foster care youth, which means she's part of the system. Or just take time to mentor a young girl, because you can prevent this too, just by reaching out to a young person, and I keep saying girl, but there are lots of boys being sexually exploited, too. prostitution teen Oakland She's staying in a group home, let's say.

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