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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

For Black Americans, the statistics are even more sobering: They are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general population. It’s easy to see why: One in seven American teens is estimated to have a mental health condition, and 76% of students say wellbeing is a top challenge.

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Great reads from around the web on February 11th

Amy Sample Ward

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. Today's teens also plan to be generous when they get older.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

ClassTalk was made through Code for America , a nonprofit that connects app developers with civic leaders to solve city problems. 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.

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

Amy Sample Ward

Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library’s resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff. Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library.

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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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Are Online Vote-for-Me Contests A Good Idea?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now that social media has normalized , can contests like this be a level playing field where organizations with hundreds and thousands of fans and much larger budgets compete along side those smaller organizations? Nathaniel Whittemore pointed out some further problems with dubious strategies that as he says turns these contests into a farce.

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The Next Generation of Major Donors to Museums: Interview with David Gelles

Museum 2.0

Last week''s New York Times special section on museums featured a lead article by David Gelles on Wooing a New Generation of Museum Patrons. Smaller, less marquee institutions may face problems going forward. In New York, it’s deeply woven into the fabric of the social scene. I’ve known Bob for 15 years now.

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