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

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Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. We've created a digital media lab.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

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All of the providers are either verified by GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality or recommended by community members. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks. Sage CyberCenters.

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How Faith-based Nonprofits Can Use Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

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Conduct a peer-to-peer campaign with food trucks and other local vendors within your community. How will sponsors be able to engage with event attendees in a virtual environment? After all, your peer-to-peer recruits aren’t professional fundraisers and might need a little push to stay engaged and motivated.

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Caravan Studios Showcases Diverse Apps for Social Good

Tech Soup

Focusing in on Local Issues. With Concrn, volunteer responders are trained in crisis intervention and mediation by professionals, sign up for on-call shifts, and respond to text alerts. Bedsider was started as support network operated by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Open Data San Francisco.

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When in Your Life Were You Most Afraid to Talk to Strangers?

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Yesterday, I did a workshop with some local teenage girls in an after school program. For me, the experience changed my perspective on what teens want from social environments and encounters. It's easy to forget that teens are most comfortable being social with those they already know, not people who are unknown to them.

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The Shrinking Generational Digital Divide

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Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your first thought might be of a teen or young adult, not a grandparent or retiree. Users ages 18 to 24 are primarily headed to sites focused on nightlife, professional wrestling, comics and animation, and Generation Xers represent the greatest users of online banking.

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Fundraising 101: Understand the Basics of Fundraising so You Can Fund Your Dream

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Early in my career, I worked at the local food bank. They were college-educated and had professional jobs. If your ideal donors care about the environment, focus on nature-oriented festivals. Partner with a local business. If you are a food pantry, partner with local restaurants or markets.