Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens. They are also more likely to donate to a nonprofit directly from a social networking site or through text than any other generation. This generation, however, is silent no longer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2009

I am feeling an urge to tinker again with the cards and formats, more specifically to add cards for listening/engagement on social networks. Yesterday, I had an opportunity to ask about 100 teens attending the Asian Liver Center's Youth Leadership Conference on Asian and Pacific Islander Health this question directly.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

There have been countless studies about the damaging effects of social media on mental health, particularly on teens. And yet, most of us just can’t quit social networking. Enter Inpathy , a new kind of social network — a “healthy” one. Facebook knows Instagram harms teens.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

MySpace was and still is (for some) the easiest social networking site to grow a community quickly. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. As a regualr MySpace user, there is no denying that MySpace is more diverse than any other social networking site.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The world’s largest social network is internally grappling with an existential crisis: an aging user base Earlier this year, a researcher at Facebook shared some alarming statistics with colleagues. If it doesn’t correct course, the 17-year-old social network could, for the first time, lose out on an entire generation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 4, 2009

FreshBrain is focused on an important problem - filling the gap in the education that our teens receive, specifically in the area of 21st Century Skills. Their website, freshBrain.org , provides a social networking based platform where teens can innovate, create and share using a variety of technologies.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2010

She said only 11% of teens email daily and that they are using SMS (or Twitter) and social networks for communications. Interestingly, despite all the protests against Facebook’s privacy policy she also said that people entrust their personal info with social networks. Furthermore, in August 2009, 276.9

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

DailyBooth has a great layout, a built-in social networking component, and Facebook and Twitter integration, but uploading mobile photos can only be done through text messaging and their iPhone app (hopefully an Android version is coming soon). That said, the community on Daily Booth has a lot of active teens.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Facebook, plagued by more controversy than usual recently, has found itself knee-deep in another problem following reports that it misled investors over declining teen and young adult user numbers. Both groups are spending less time on the social network, the number of signups is falling, and people are joining at.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Teens represent the “most tech-savvy generation, as they haven’t seen a world without the internet,” he said. It can become a neobank, and it also has the opportunity to do something around social, community and commerce,” said Arora. Image Credits: FamPay.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. As nonprofits hone and refine peer to peer fundraising best practices , we are also seeing more more people make philanthropy a part of their everyday personal expression – whether on social networks or in the real world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

We are looking for examples of youth blogging projects, i.e., cases where the organization encouraged, supported, and/or facilitated the teens in blogging (presumably as part of the organization's mission and goals, e.g., to help youth learn leadership skills, literacy skills, build community, etc.). I thought I'd start with you.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

People will notice and appreciate the effort to reach out away from social networks. - Aliza Sherman , Award-winning Digital Strategist, Author. I’m so sick of seeing that Facebook is doomed because teens don’t think it is cool anymore. Handwritten notes, phone calls, handshakes. You must follow trend predictions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The most recent Pew Internet Project Internet and technology use studies show how immersed teens and young adults are in the online environment and how tied they are to the mobile and social sides of it. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

Let’s step back a minute and consider why a nonprofit or social benefit group wants to include social networking as part of a social media strategy. Why would your organization want to have a presence on a social network? Go where the community already is! Instead, go where they have already set up shop.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Pinterest is going to be the website to watch, along with other image-based social networking, search and sales websites. Look out for more products that aggregate and organize existing accounts and automatically scrub your inboxes, feeds and social media connections. Niche-Based Social Networks.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Among the other top social networks, YouTube was the channel checked the most by teenagers. These YouTube celebrities often have a large and loyal following on other social channels as well like Twitter, Vine, Instagram, Facebook and elsewhere that help drive further traffic to their YouTube channels with each new video they upload.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 25, 2010

The first of three training videos produced to guide the volunteer moderators who helped run the British Columbia Library Association's 2009 Teen Reading Club, Moderating Forums is jam-packed with down-to-earth advice and guidelines for creating, nurturing and moderating a successful online community. read more ). read more ).

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

In fact, the founder had just joined Twitter in March, where he intended to aid the social network by building out new product experiences for teens via its 0–>1 team. Prior to starting Friendly Apps, Sayman was working at Twitter. Image Credits: Michael Sayman (opens in a new window).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Some teens post videos because explaining a concept is the best way to know for sure that they understand it perfectly well. We aren’t a social network,” Sciberras said. In more technical term, you amass reward points just like on Stack Overflow. These reward points are called EDU. Others want to climb the leaderboard.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The announcements follow a recent investigation by NBC News into a spate of deaths involving teens and young adults who were suspected of having bought fentanyl-laced drugs through the social network. The social network was also accused of taking too long to provide information to law enforcement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

What''s interesting is that ChronicleMe has partnerships with two nonprofits: the GLBT National Help Center, which works with gay and lesbian teens, and RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. What are your thoughts on social platforms that offer anonymity? Social Networking Web 2.0'

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The Next Web

JULY 27, 2013

The late, great teen detective television drama Veronica Mars broke all manner of Kickstarter records on its way to funding a theatrical edition. Are traditional investors really that great when you can leverage your social networks for cash? Still, Kickstarter success stories seem to be everywhere.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A group of state attorneys general has announced an investigation into “the techniques utilized by Meta to increase the frequency and duration of engagement” of children and teens on Instagram and the negative effects that may cause ( via The Wall Street Journal ). Meta is concerned about young people not using its products.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Do you think that people on social networking and media are just teens and college students? Saga, a social networking site for over 50 crowd launched last month according to this Guardian Article. Social networking isn't going to be for everyone, but the feedback so far has knocked our socks off."

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AFP Blog

JUNE 22, 2012

Teens turn from Facebook to fresher social-media sites – USATODAY.com : Facebook appears to have competition for teens' attention, and they're drifting to other social-media sites as evidence mounts that the growth of the world's largest social network is slowing.

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Care2

DECEMBER 13, 2009

The oldest Millienials are approaching 30 and the youngest are about to be teens. The first generation in human history who regard behaviors like tweeting and texting, along with websites like Facebook, YouTube, Google and Wikipedia as everyday parts of their social lives and their search for understanding.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your first thought might be of a teen or young adult, not a grandparent or retiree. Greater generational differences appear when it comes to reasons for social networking and selecting virtual destinations. Both age groups also view the Internet as an important source of information.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Facebook researchers have also tried to introduce a more holistic understanding of childhood by breaking things down into six age brackets: “adults, late teens ages 16 to maturity, teens ages 13 to 15, tweens ages 10 to 12, children ages 5 to 9 and young kids ages zero to four,” a slide mentioned in the report reads.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

Yubo, on the other hand, has been thinking about what the future of social networking should look like for the next generation of users — and not just from a product standpoint, but also from a product safety perspective. Yubo also includes educational safety features. We are doing it proactively,” he says.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

Make good friends at work, have fun at industry-specific social gatherings, and take time each day to send a quick email to family and friends saying something positive. This way, when you’re feeling down, you’ll have a strong social network to pick you back up again. Take two minutes and journal.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

For those who don’t keep up with teen app trends, both Sendit and NGL are leading anonymous Q&A apps, a subgroup of social apps currently popular among a younger demographic. 12 in Social Networking (Sendit) and No. Anonymous social NGL tops 15M installs, $2.4M

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

She never had much interest in email, but does communicate with classmates from time to time on gaming social networks that are kid-appropriate. Any other suggestions for giving a young teen an iPad? She can write, but it's barely legible. She's very comfortable on the computer. You can do better than that.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

She never had much interest in email, but does communicate with classmates from time to time on gaming social networks that are kid-appropriate. Any other suggestions for giving a young teen an iPad? She can write, but it's barely legible. She's very comfortable on the computer. You can do better than that.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity. The first of these reasons is practical.

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