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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

Tech Soup

Forty-two percent of Pottsboro’s school children are eligible for the National School Lunch Program. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. Now the teens are branching out to other area nonprofits.

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A Strong Message for Fundraising = More and Bigger Donations

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Because of that community support, we are able to provide 125 families each month with the food they need to feed themselves and their children. . Today’s teens get the message that they need to go to college, but so many don’t know how to get to college, how to pay for college, or what they should do while they are at college. .

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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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Hey Nonprofits: Here Comes Gen Z Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These potential donors are teens (and pre-teens) with a passion for social change and who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or be connected to Facebook. Many nonprofit fundraisers know about and have specific strategies to reach, cultivate, and solicit baby boom donors, Gen X donors, and Gen Y donors.

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Research Friday: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

ASU Lodestar Center

The FPL for a family of three is $19,090, regardless of whether those three people are adults, teen-agers or infants. For families with young children, the cost of housing and child care combined typically make up about 50% of the family’s budget. The recently released report, How Much is Enough in Your County?

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

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For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . Yea us we got the $150,000 HUD grant! . New business partnerships.

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples

Bloomerang

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. For example, let’s say your nonprofit has a good track record with grant writing. Seems reasonable, right?

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