Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. Do Something Focused more on teen activism and engagement with causes, their site offers Virtual Volunteer opportunities so you can take action without leaving your couch!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Urgent: Teens need your help to start college on time . When the donor opened the email, it explained that the school was celebrating Curl Up With A Good Book Day, a day devoted to reading and writing. Want to know the biggest danger in Haiti right now? . And don’t under-estimate the obvious: urgent. By midnight ! By noon today!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

To begin with, the aforementioned high open rate applies to donor bases that might be otherwise hard to reach, such as teens and seniors. Keep a Child Alive uses mobile giving at celebrity events. Advantages to Mobile Giving Campaigns. This brings up an important question regarding mobile giving. How long it takes to get started.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2005

Teens as Good Samaritans The November/December issue of Psychology Today has a brief article called, "The Making of a Good Samaritan", about the benefits of community service requirements in schools. It was a huge success and it's now become an international drive , with toys and books going to children's hospitals all over.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

What started out as a personal art project has grown into a global community project that has created over 800 handmade cards carrying voices to and from the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Costa Rica, Niger, Namibia, America, Haiti and Afghanistan. Our grassroots campaign involves all ages from teens to seniors.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011.

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