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PACE presented its research into civic participation and non-college-bound youth at the Case Foundation yesterday. The audience was spellbound.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
Lens: Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f1.5 (Leica thread mount)
Adapter: John Milich LTM-G1
I was having dinner with a group of friends about a month ago, and one of them was talking about sitting with his four-year-old daughter watching a DVD. And in the middle of the movie, apropos nothing, she jumps up off the couch and runs around behind the screen. That seems like a cute moment. Maybe she's going back there to see if Dora is really back there or whatever. But that wasn't what she was doing. She started rooting around in the cables. And her dad said, "What you doing?" And she stuck her head out from behind the screen and said, "Looking for the mouse."
Here's something four-year-olds know: A screen that ships without a mouse ships broken. Here's something four-year-olds know: Media that's targeted at you but doesn't include you may not be worth sitting still for.
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It is no longer enough to ask, "How do we get more people to serve?" We must ask ourselves, "What can service achieve and how can we mobilize volunteers to pull off those results?" Only then will we have our eyes on the customer and structure our service in a manner that drives real results for our communities.
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Sure, today’s unprecedented technology allows us to reach new audiences, or connect advocates to share their stories, but the call to action must be clear, it must be actionable, and it must show impact. Today’s volunteers may be savvier when it comes to finding volunteer opportunities on their iPhone, but they expect an experience that matches the ease to which they found it.
My colleague Kari Saratovsky on iPhone volunteering. While the technology holds so much promise, it's not clear that nonprofits are ready to provide the personalized experience that users of the technology have come to expect.
These networks can enable storytelling and storysharing -- but the volunteering business has yet to tap this power.
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