Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. What phones and apps are they using? Qwerty Monsters.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

It’s crazy how much web traffic is being served to mobile phones now. Lane Sutton , Social Media from a Teen. Besides, the big tech titans are already making moves with new hardware and software that will accelerate the integration into everyday life. Vanessa Van Petten , Science of People. Mobile, Mobile, Mobile!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

It’s a move informed by two trends: passive data collection, and a burgeoning mental health crisis in teens and young adults. . The user would give a therapist a personalized code that allows them to access data collected on their phone.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

How is the character’s life different now? Typically, that’s a phone call. The best stories contain multiple news values. This is the main challenge (Ex: poverty, disease, discrimination) the character must face. Describe the conflict. What steps did the character take? Were there setbacks? How did your donors help them?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Personal computers, cell phones, digital assistants, and the Internet have fundamentally changed how we communicate. But with the Internet now accessible from public libraries, cyber cafés and cell phones, getting online is easier than ever for nearly anyone. Sami Hassanyeh, AARP. But to make these connections, people need access.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

Like many kids with autism, she needs a lot of structure in her life. I just turned off her cell phone account because she was never using it. I rely on technology to keep my life organized. Any other suggestions for giving a young teen an iPad? She also has high-functioning autism. She also has fine motor issues.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

Like many kids with autism, she needs a lot of structure in her life. I just turned off her cell phone account because she was never using it. I rely on technology to keep my life organized. Any other suggestions for giving a young teen an iPad? She also has high-functioning autism. She also has fine motor issues.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Read up on "ingestible" electronic pills, cloud storage price wars, how the Star Trek Tricorder has come to life, and more. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? For one thing, phones allow them to look for work, housing, or medical help. The Star Trek Tricorder Comes to Life.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

With the ubiquity of tablets and phones, kids are getting on the internet as young as six years old. One presentation set a goal of transitioning younger users from Instagram to the original Facebook, or the “Life Coach for Adulting.”. The idea that Facebook might consider newborns in its product decisions is an admittedly odd one.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

Have a picture of Rex ready to share on your phone!). 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. . Do you help families, single mothers, abandoned pets, or teens with big dreams?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. Participants who enter here can win a Playstation 3 from Dixons and have their ??1

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Location and hours: Share the nuts-and-bolts information a volunteer might need in a pinch, including the location of all program sites, hours of operation, the main phone number, your mailing address, and your website. Include email addresses of all employees and phone numbers of those who work directly with volunteers.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook is arguing, then, that the information only shows that some users say they feel that way — and that it’s not enough to draw a line between Instagram and the mental health of teen girls more broadly. It probably already has the data it needs for more extensive analysis on Instagram and teen mental health, Subrahmanyam says.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

"Food insecurity" means that, at some point in the year, a household lacked access to enough nutritious food to support an "active, healthy life for all household members." This means your email address and phone number are not shared with the recipient, nor is the recipient's contact info stored on your device.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2005

Through a fish bowl blog, we can learn more about the everyday life of the institution and how staff contribute to the Walker's mission. You might be interested in the Walker's cell phone-based audio guide: Art on Call. Through the glass, we can watch the fish swim, eat, and breath.

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Recode by Vox

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

She kept checking her phones settings to see if they were turned off, and they were. Parents texting teens, a boss texting an employee, a husband texting a spouse I can see how theres value in just knowing a message was seen and it doesnt create any awkwardness. These days, bad manners isnt the only reason why read receipts are bad.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

According to Yubo co-founder and CEO Sacha Lazimi, Generation Z sees “no difference between online and offline life,” he says. If people were using different phone numbers or devices, for example, or if they had been reported by others, Yubo would ask them to verify themselves by submitting their IDs.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. The best story has a photo or video of a program participant talking about how the organization positively impacted their life. I know it can seem like a lot of work, but a personal phone call is powerful and will make a huge positive impact on each donor you reach.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

This next idea is great if your church has a great youth group with teens old enough to fundraise. While teens may not have a ton of their own disposable income, they can ask family in their social circle to give in support of your church. This idea is inspired by Save One Life, Inc.’s s At Home Everest Challenge!

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2021

Inside the massive fandom making Dream SMP YouTube’s biggest hit Ollie was asleep at three in the morning when the Discord app on his phone started blowing up. In real life, they’re just good friends. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge | DreamSMP Recreation by Adya. But in fanfiction, they often become much more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 26, 2005

Last weekend I went to a great house party/fundraiser for Art in Action camp , a 10-day cultural boot camp for budding teen activists. What if somebody could have thrown you a life line?" Who is going to throw the young people who aren't in these programs a life line? Throw 'em a life line. Pretty groovy, huh?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2011

There is also some nice information in the article about app usage and how it varies by type of phone/operating system (OS). First, they will load regardless of which OS the phone is running on, whereas some apps aren't compatible with older versions of the OS. Author: Sally Heaven. 36% of U.S. American Humane Association.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2016

As this Snap Chat 101 for business people in the Wall Street Journal points out, “Facebook is for major life updates. Snapchat users share “snaps” or micro moments of their lives privately with a their friends, or as “stories” with their followers. My first experience was “What?”

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. The farmer-turned-activist is ready to sell struggling teenagers on something they may want in their hearts but don’t know how to access: a ticket to a meaningful life. Shut themselves down.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

Josephine Dorado , professor at the New School and live events producer for This Spartan Life, a talk show inside the video game Halo. Games command an audience of 97 percent of teens and and 60 percent of women, according to Pew and Nielsen reports. Barry Joseph, Online Leadership Director at Global Kids. Planning Your Game.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

Images bring life and interest to anything. Are photos that you take with your camera or phone yours or your organization's property to use as you wish? Teen Retreat. " IBME gets both the teen's and parent's signature. They also help demonstrate the human impact of nonprofits' and libraries' work.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

Range also pulls in data about each meal provider, such as its hours of operation, its phone number, and a brief description. Through these relationships, the members build a support network so they can continue to build confidence and navigate through life. Range is available for the following devices: Windows Phone.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

There’s so much ground to cover when you’re planning an engagement strategy for much of your target audience’s life. Nearly 2/3 of teens use social media to inform their college decision. If your site still requires someone to sit in front of a laptop for the best experience, you’ll shed all but the most motivated mobile phone users.

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The Verge

APRIL 22, 2021

We went to this really fancy LA-like restaurant, and they had all these weird things on the menu,” says Ali “SypherPK” Hassan, when I reach him by phone. His foray into online gaming started when he was 14 years old — a Detroit teen — he says, with Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory ’s multiplayer mode, a 2 v. I can tell you about a steak. “We

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

This next idea is great if your church has a great youth group with teens old enough to fundraise. While teens may not have a ton of their own disposable income, they can ask family in their social circle to give in support of your church. This idea is inspired by Save One Life, Inc.’s s At Home Everest Challenge!

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

We want you to tell us how you are using products donated through TechSoup to help the youth in your community develop valuable life skills that will prepare them to take full advantage of their bright futures. If you answered yes to all of those questions, keep reading! Poke around the map and see for yourself. Ready to enter?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Built over a weekend with a friend, Statement is a simple app that allows a person to type what he or she wants to say into her or his phone and show another person the text in a large font. She wanted to create something that teens and adults could use and that was also free. Crowdfunding Help.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Well, I still recommend phone calling. And again, when you make those phone calls to funders, these are some ideas you might want to talk about. I hear a lot of terminology systemic change, change throughout the community that’s going to last beyond the life of a grant. Can you send a couple of more emails, text, phone?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 3, 2015

Last month at the AAM conference, a speaker said, "we should all be using measures of quality of life to measure success at our museums." Want to know how many kids ate fruits and vegetables, or how many teens graduated high school, or how many people are homeless? and "what most contributes to your quality of life?"

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

We do a lot of work with teens in the summertime. Brahm Ahmadi: Well, I started People's Grocery primarily out of being in a transitional place in my own life, where I had been doing many years of activism, mostly on environmental justice issues, and also a lot of youth development work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

DoSomething.org has a big hairy social change goal: To harnesses teenage energy and unleash it on causes teens care about by launching a national campaign. It was a text campaign where teens opted in to receive texts on their mobile phones from the “baby.”

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