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January Cause Awareness: National Mentoring Month

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Positive mentoring relationships are so important to the success of youth everywhere. That’s why we take time every January to celebrate National Mentoring Month! If you’re wondering how you can celebrate the mentors in your life or even become a mentor yourself, here’s a little bit about National Mentoring Month.

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Why Now is the Time for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Invest in Digital

Saleforce Nonprofit

And local Boys & Girls Clubs helped open the door to opportunities young people might not have otherwise, offering career training, skill building, positive mentors, and pathways to a great future. The pandemic was a reminder of just how important the relationships are between our Club mentors and the kids they serve.

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#GivingTuesday Champions

Tech Soup

By providing students with funds for school supplies, coats, eye care, class trips, test fees, and athletic gear, InvestED has encouraged over 16,500 youngsters to stay in school in the state of Washington. Every year, birth defect rates and the percentage of children with special needs entering institutional care in China has increased.

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Salesforce Employees & Tsofen Prepare Israel’s Arab Students for Jobs in Tech

Saleforce Nonprofit

Salesforce employees in Israel volunteer their time to mentor local Arab Israeli youth for successful careers in the tech industry. Educational and career exposure activities for high school, college, and university students , and graduates pursuing STEM studies. My mentor Karim Fanadka was very invested in guiding me.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

Tech Soup

” He cited Portal 2, one of the games in Valve’s portfolio, as breaking the mold of a traditional game model by eschewing the conventional collection of monsters or weapons and positioning itself instead as a game about physics and problem-solving. Players raised over $1.5 million in just five days.

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Nonprofit Blog Exchange

Have Fun - Do Good

I want to highlight a blog that I've been reading for a while, the Tutor Mentor Connection blog written by Daniel Bassill out of Chicago, Illinois. His blog gathers information and provides networking opportunities for people, like Daniel, who are involved with volunteer-based tutoring and mentoring programs.

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Why Tech Nonprofits Are Building Digital Tools for Racial Equity and Justice

Non Profit Quarterly

Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact. Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact.

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