Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

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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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

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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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

Before the global pandemic, intergenerational poverty and entrenched patterns of inequality dampened the future livelihoods of millions of children and their families across the globe. Established in 2015, CRUS is an independent global grantmaking sister organization to UK-based Comic Relief, which was founded in 1985.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

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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sgEngage

JUNE 3, 2024

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

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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