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Gen Z Is Ready to Join Your Junior Board of Directors

sgEngage

My close circle includes two younger cousins, both members of Generation Z. According to USAFacts.org, Gen Z is the generation born in the 15-year span from 1997 to 2012. This is the newest generation to gain influence in the world. This is the first generation that never knew life before smartphones. ( Well, sort of.)

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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. We’re probably the first generation of Black people who have the luxury of healing the generation before us. Our parents, they were scratching and surviving.

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4 Reasons to Embrace Gen-Mix Volunteerism

VQ Strategies

Among these stark divisions—arising from perceived vulnerability to the virus, both in health and economic terms—is the one between the generations. This manifestation of the “generation gap” presents a new challenge for the voluntary sector post-pandemic. Program Innovation. For example, the 2020 census shows that 49.8%

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NextGen philanthropists and the transfer of intergenerational wealth

ASU Lodestar Center

Crafting a Philanthropic Identity This generation does not want to wait until the sunset of their lives to be philanthropic. 2 Bentley and Nissan, in a 1996 study, found that "learning is greatly enhanced when children are given the opportunity to engage in giving and serving activities." Will they dive into new funding mechanisms?

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Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nhuong Son , Wired Fundraiser for Cambodian Children! Beth Dunn wrote a great piece called " We're The Young Generation " reflecting on an article in the New York Times about the growing use of social networks by young people for social good. Now we have a team of intergenerational wired fundraisers.

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My First Intergenerational Social Media: Learning from Gen Z's and Value of Different Points of View

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. The diversity comes from the different generations in the room, types of nonprofits, and budget size. It was eye opening.

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Guest Post by Katherine Hutt: A Small Nonprofit's Strategy for Pepsi Refresh Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The nonprofit Generations of Hope is competing in the top category, for the $250,000 prize, approximately 1/3 its operating budget in 2009. Generations of Hope is one of 189 organizations going for February’s two top prizes of $250,000. On February 1st, Generations of Hope was ranked at 187 out of 189 in the top category.

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