Be a leader. Interact with the community. Welcome newbies Identify and nurture power users. Showcase and cross-promote user-generated content. Reward contributors. Be timely about posting user-generated content. Allow profile creation (personal profile information, preferences and even content statistics). Engage with popular existing communities (such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube) can be accessed at Betancourt’s excellent article Social Media and Teenagers The many CAP recipients who included teen and youth outreach in their applications can benefit from the findings of teen survey, Piper Jaffray’s twice-yearly “Taking Stock with which identified the following percentages of teens who say Teens” (October 2017) which social networks are to them: “most important” with “Taking Stock Teens” – Promote the 2018 NCVRW Theme with Youth and Schools Youth and schools are wonderful partners in promoting 2018 NCVRW. Important general messages include victim/survivor awareness, crime/violence prevention, and resources available for assistance; and specific messages that reflect youth problems with victimization such as in-person and online bullying, harassment, child abuse and neglect, sexual assault and dating violence. The 2018 CAP applications demonstrate a wide variety of activities geared recipients’ toward youth and schools, including: Resource fairs Art contests and shows Carnival games Student poster/essay contests Online town hall Balloon releases Creative and visual arts Music festivals Rock painting Scavenger hunts An upcoming CAP TIP will feature guidelines and creative artwork and activities that engage children specific to the 2018 theme with some available in English and Spanish. In addition, – previous CAP TIPs relevant to teenagers and children (available online at ) include: Cybercrime and Cyberbullying (2015, CAP TIP #10) Sponsoring a Student Poster/Essay Contest (2009, CAP TIP #2)
Be a leader. Interact with the community. Welcome newbies Identify and nurture power users. Showcase and cross-promote user-generated content. Reward contributors. Be timely about posting user-generated content. Allow profile creation (personal profile information, preferences and even content statistics). Engage with popular existing communities (such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube) Betancourt’s excellent article can be accessed at Social Media and Teenagers The many CAP recipients who included teen and youth outreach in their applications can benefit from the findings of Piper Jaffray’s twice-yearly teen survey, “Taking Stock with Teens” (October 2017) which identified the following percentages of teens who say which social networks are “most important” to them: “Taking Stock with Teens” – Promote the 2018 NCVRW Theme with Youth and Schools Youth and schools are wonderful partners in promoting 2018 NCVRW. Important general messages include victim/survivor awareness, crime/violence prevention, and resources available for assistance; and specific messages that reflect youth problems with victimization such as in-person and online bullying, harassment, child abuse and neglect, sexual assault and dating violence. The 2018 CAP recipients’ applications demonstrate a wide variety of activities geared toward youth and schools, including: Resource fairs Carnival games Online town hall Creative and visual arts Rock painting Art contests and shows Student poster/essay contests Balloon releases Music festivals Scavenger hunts An upcoming CAP TIP will feature guidelines and creative artwork and activities that engage children specific to the 2018 theme – with some available in English and Spanish. In addition, previous CAP TIPs relevant to teenagers and children (available online at ) include: Cybercrime and Cyberbullying (2015, CAP TIP #10) Sponsoring a Student Poster/Essay Contest (2009, CAP TIP #2)
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