Lion's Heart's Social Impact Amplified by Digital Strategy
LAGUNA HILLS, CA--(Marketwired - November 23, 2016) - Lion's Heart, a national non-profit organization dedicated to mobilizing teens to volunteer, continues its 2016 technology innovation push with the help of many 'Tech for Good' industry leaders.
Earlier this year, Lion's Heart launched the Volunteer Digital Portfolio, a web- and mobile-based platform that tracks each volunteer's community service impact from middle to high school. Each portfolio prominently highlights the student's top causes, Presidential Volunteer Service and Lion's Heart Awards, and leadership roles. It's designed to be compatible with both the Common App and new college applications, and can be downloaded and shared with college admissions officers, prospective employers, and scholarship or internship sponsors.
Throughout 2016, Lion's Heart has worked with or received support from technology foundations and Corporate Social Responsibility programs within Atlassian, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce and Tableau. Taproot Foundation consultants have generously donated their talent and time to help the Lion's Heart team maximize the impact of technology grants. Lion's Heart plans to launch a new version of the Volunteer Digital Platform next year which will include location-based volunteer notifications and user-driven volunteer preferences. "We recognize the catalytic role technology plays in connecting and engaging teens with causes in need of their compassion and time," said Terry Corwin, Founder and Executive Director of Lion's Heart, "Our technology partners help us amplify our impact."
About 70% of alumni Members utilized their experience with the organization on an employment or internship application. Additionally, 81% of the program's alumni Members believed that Lion's Heart was a positive factor in helping them get accepted into college. The new Volunteer Digital Portfolio offers volunteers a valuable tool to showcase their volunteer and leadership experience and utilize these accomplishments in their professional and academic pursuits.
Lion's Heart currently has thousands of Members nationwide serving in over 81 cities and 17 states. Lion's Heart Members have completed approximately 600,000 hours of community service since the organization's inception in 2004. Lion's Heart's mission is to inspire teen volunteerism and cultivate a new generation of leaders dedicated to creating a positive social impact. In addition to providing Members with meaningful volunteer opportunities, Lion's Heart also aims to prepare its volunteers for higher education and future careers.
About Lion's Heart
Founded in 2004, Lion's Heart is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit teen volunteer organization available to 7th through 12th grade students. The organization instills the value of community service in its Members, providing meaningful life skills through leadership opportunities and philanthropic experiences. Since Lion's Heart's founding, Members have performed approximately 600,000 volunteer hours, which equates to more than $12,000,000 in societal value. Corporations interested in supporting teen service learning through technology or other grants can visit www.LionsHeartService.org/CorporatePartners for additional information.
Lion's Heart, headquartered in Southern California, has grown to more than 81 chapters across 17 states and is actively expanding its reach by regularly adding new chapters across the country. Groups have between three and twenty teens and are organized by gender, grade, and location. Though each group has a parent Class Coordinator, the Members elect their own officers, lead their own meetings, and decide how to serve their community - with no fundraising commitment. For more information, please visit the Lion's Heart website or Facebook page.
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