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. A current AmeriCorps Seniors pilot program is helping adults 55 and up, who can have more trouble landing new jobs than younger people, gain new job skills through their community service.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

David loves to offer his skills and interests as well as writing a check, becoming deeply engaged in one nonprofit at a time. 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." Bjorhovde, P.O. Bentley, R.J. and Nissan, L.G.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Together they toiled in a library basement—the newly arrived with little knowledge of English and computers to create vibrant slide presentations about things they love, birthday cards for their children, and even résumés. At the time, many said that technology skills were a “nice to have” rather than a tremendous door to opportunity.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Together they toiled in a library basement—the newly arrived with little knowledge of English and computers to create vibrant slide presentations about things they love, birthday cards for their children, and even résumés. At the time, many said that technology skills were a “nice to have” rather than a tremendous door to opportunity.

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sgEngage

JUNE 3, 2024

Have you considered a board composition matrix to identify your board’s strengths as well as gaps in skills and representation? They raise awareness of the mission while they gain leadership skills by planning and attending events and engaging with the board of directors. Start with a self-assessment. can pay off.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

We’re going to start to talk about things that are important to know about these two cohorts so that when it’s time to put them in the game, you know how to best use their skills and their assets with your organization. Like we are ready and we want to advise on social media strategies and engagement strategies.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Museum programs can also bridge different groups that might not typically interact such as the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum’s Educational Residential Centre, which designed a program specifically to bridge children of two groups engaged in social conflict, Catholics and Protestants.

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