social networking

For the last few years, Eric Rice has been studying the largely positive aspects of social networking for at-risk and runaway youth.
For most adolescents, online social networking is another way to talk to the friends and family that they see every day. But for runaway and homeless youth, texting, Facebook and other social media can be important ways to stay in touch with friends and family who are slipping away just when they are most needed.
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If you’ve been following online news about social media fundraising—the practice of raising money using Facebook, Twitter, blogs and so on—you might have reason to feel confused. “Using Social Media Increases Fundraising by 40 Percent,” says one headline. “Raising Money Online Is Harder Than It Sounds,” says another.
When Dennis Lundberg, who helps direct Yellow Brick Road Street Outreach in Portland, OR, started a blog for his program, he had one simple goal: connect with the increasingly online-savvy homeless youth population in his city. Five years later, the blog has grown to include everything from photos of nightly outreach efforts, links to relevant research and new job opportunities for youth.
As the director of Students Against Domestic Abuse (SADA) in Newport, RI, Jessica Walsh saw youth during regular program meetings, but some came more often than others and she wasn’t having much luck contacting them by phone or text messaging. After talking to a few young people, she realized, to her surprise, that youth would respond much more quickly through Facebook or Twitter than...
“When me and my boyfriend get into arguments he pushes me away and won’t look at me when I did nothing wrong,” writes Lexi, a 17-year-old in Providence.
Overwhelmed by the thought of using social networking websites to market your organization? Now there's a social networking site just for nonprofits and social causes. Launched last year by the co-founder of Facebook, Jumo lets users find, follow and financially support the causes important to them. By creating a Jumo page, organizations can connect with a broad base of individuals...
Cell phones, social networking websites and other new forms of media are indispensable communication tools for many young people. Recent research delves into how young people use digital devices, and the implications these trends have for adolescent health.   (Publications discussed here do not necessarily reflect the views of NCFY, FYSB or the Administration for Children and Families.)...
Think of social media as word of mouth on steroids. Social media, or social networking tools, like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs, enable people and organizations to create online profiles, discover others who share their interests, and create an online network of hundreds, even thousands, of contacts and supporters, or in social media speak, “friends” and “followers.” For...
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