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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Children and teens who volunteer tend to have better health and lower levels of anxiety and fewer behavioral problems than those who dont volunteer. Some organizations intentionally encourage this kind of intergenerational cooperation, including CoGenerate and Generations United. Changing demographics The number of U.S.

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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

Appalachia receives a fraction of the philanthropic support other regions see, with funders in rural Central Appalachia having access to only one-tenth the resources of their urban counterparts, says Ryan Eller, executive director of the Appalachia Funders Network.

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Gen Z Is Ready to Join Your Junior Board of Directors

sgEngage

Planning Your Board Engagement Pipeline If you’re thinking, “Gen Zers are not quite ready to serve on my board of directors,” you make a fair point. They raise awareness of the mission while they gain leadership skills by planning and attending events and engaging with the board of directors. Don’t discount the old-school approach.

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Mapping technology gap data to address and eliminate the digital divide

Tableau

As an educator both trained and at heart, Karisa Tashjian, director of programs for Digitunity , combined her early career work with adult immigrants learning English with the power of technology. When an unemployed person lacks the computer they need to gain digital skills and compete for a better job, that’s an opportunity gap.

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Mapping technology gap data to address and eliminate the digital divide

Tableau

As an educator both trained and at heart, Karisa Tashjian, director of programs for Digitunity , combined her early career work with adult immigrants learning English with the power of technology. When an unemployed person lacks the computer they need to gain digital skills and compete for a better job, that’s an opportunity gap.

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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

For context, please see this guest post by Bonin Bough, The Global Director of Social Media for Pepsi, published earlier this month. GOH developed Hope Meadows, an intergenerational neighborhood that supports families adopting children out of foster care. million a month for 12 months to good causes.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

Museum 2.0

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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