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How Gen Z uses the internet to self diagnose and get help

Mashable Tech

A new survey and report from the Made of Millions Foundation, a nonprofit mental health advocacy organization, found that only a small fraction of Gen Z youth relies solely on the internet to interpret their symptoms and make their own conclusions about a diagnosis or disorder.

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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. Now, I can’t wait for my international projects in 2013! ” Philantroteens.

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Mental Health Awareness Month: 10 Nonprofits Advocating For Change

Kindful

Mission: Through education and advocacy, the Colorado Mental Wellness Network seeks to provide opportunities for individuals to improve the quality of their lives, give back to the community through meaningful roles, and to change the perceptions of mental health. Mission: Robbie’s Hope is an uprising of teens to help other teens.

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8 Ways Nonprofits Can Help P2P Fundraisers Meet & Exceed Their Goals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

your connection to soccer, teens, nonprofits, Classy, etc.). It’s great for advocacy, and you never know who will give after seeing it! I thought it would be helpful to provide some tips to get the ball rolling with our fundraising: Customize your story on your fundraising page. Make it more personal to you (i.e.

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“Black & Proud”

M+R

When advocacy groups are successfully leading campaigns to censor and ban books that address race and racism; involve sexual content (e.g., stories about teen pregnancy); and feature major characters of color and/or LGBTQIA storylines, but those aren’t books that a child you know would read, will you speak up anyway?

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Women’s History Month: 11 Nonprofits That Are Advocating For Female Empowerment

Kindful

Mission: WomenRising’s mission is to assist women and their families to achieve self-sufficiency and live safe, productive, and fulfilling lives, through social services, economic development, and advocacy services. Impacting: Social services. Headquarters in: Jersey City, NJ. How To Support WomenRising. Learn more about WomenRising.

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Pepsi Refresh Project: An Insider's View - Guest Post by Bonin Bough

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Our partners include GOOD , a leading platform for thought and action revolving around pushing the world forward; Global Giving , an online marketplace that connects people who have community and world-changing ideas with people who can support them; and Do Something , the largest non-profit teen charity.

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