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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. Children for Children Foundation. Youth in Philanthropy.

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Mobile Tech Connects Kids to Summer Meals

Tech Soup

According to the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) , only one in seven children who are eligible for free or subsidized school lunches receive summer meals. In a moderated discussion, the guests list problems that arise in the day-to-day operations of their organizations and brainstorm ways technology might solve them.

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Introducing Abbott Square Part 3: Community Participation Builds a Community Plaza

Museum 2.0

Businesspeople asked how we would keep out homeless people, drug addicts, and deviant behavior. We started designing ways to make Abbott Square a desirable “first landing place” in downtown—especially for families with children. We heard suburban moms describe downtown as dangerous, dirty, and unappealing.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. The parents told her they felt okay about what their kids were learning but were concerned about their children''s job prospects as adults. Many YES teens don''t come in with confidence about their own abilities. YES students defy expectations.

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What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. The parents told her they felt okay about what their kids were learning but were concerned about their children's job prospects as adults. Many YES teens don't come in with confidence about their own abilities. YES students defy expectations.

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Understanding Why People Give (hint: it’s not what you think!)

Get Fully Funded

For instance, they may give to the homeless shelter because they feel bad for people who don’t have homes or because it feels good to help someone in need or because their favorite uncle was homeless for a while or because of all those reasons! Which teen is more likely to be more invested in taking care of the car?

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