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Reflections from Social Good Brasil and a New Word: PhilanthroTeen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Teens As Free Agents. One of things immediately struck me – the crowd was filled with younger people – teens, college students, and millennials who want to use the technology and do social change on their own terms. You can see it in the video above, well worth watching. ” Philantroteens.

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Networked and Hyperconnected: The New Social (and work) Operating System

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The most recent Pew Internet Project Internet and technology use studies show how immersed teens and young adults are in the online environment and how tied they are to the mobile and social sides of it. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

Get Fully Funded

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. A photo or a video goes a long way in bringing a story to life.

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SXSW 2013: Measurement and Making Sense of Your Data

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They shared the story of one of their YouTube videos getting 1.5 Well, the purpose of the video was to get teens to donate used sports equipment. But then looked at the conversion rate for the video it was a zero! KD Paine reminded us again that we become what we measure so choose wisely.

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YackPack

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When I arrived to check it out, I heard Michael Verdi talking to a few others about the video blogging documentary. It was a little strange, reminded me of citizen band or "CB" radios we used to use as teens in the late 1970's. The videobloggers were using it on their wiki.

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3 Ways Your Creative Can Move Your Social Movement Forward

Connection Cafe

Your organization serves and supports the challenges real people face, so why wouldn’t your creative reflect those people? Video: Content that focuses on the individual, not the organization. Feature real people. Messaging: Speaks to how the individual is specifically affected.

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[VIDEO] How To Lead And Manage In Our New Nonprofit Work Reality

Bloomerang

So I can tell y’all that stuff, y’all, but I’ll tell you my most important job and how I really, really learned to hone my leadership skills was as solo mama to this teen who, my friends, she has the mack daddy of all summer jobs. And so their job is a reflection of that. I’ll drop the video.