Tag Archives: teen volunteering

Share your Stories

There are hundreds of organizations listed on www.themitzvahbowl.com. Many of you have had the honor to support one or several of our valued non-profits offering teen mitzvah project opportunities. We encourage you to share your stories with us. Send us a 3-4 paragraph description of your child’s mitzvah project with 2-3 high resolution photos and we may feature it on our blog. Email the information to us at info@themitzvahbowl.com, including the following: (parents only) -Your child’s name and last initial -Bar/bat mitzvah date -Description of why he/she chose this mitzvah project -What the mitzvah project entailed -Describe the takeaway from […]

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The Top Three Trends of Teen Volunteering

Through daily communications with varied non-profits and teen volunteers, several trends have recently emerged in the field of teen volunteering.  We’ve highlighted our top three trends of teen volunteering: 1.  SOCIAL: A recent DoSomething.org study revealed that 93% of young people wanted to volunteer, but most would not pursue the idea any further.  It showed that teens who have more engaged social lives are more likely to volunteer. HuffPost10/27/12  2.  TEENAGE VOLUNTEERS:  The most energetic way to kick up a fundraising or volunteering campaign is to enlist high school teen volunteers to do the job.  Not only will students work towards […]

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