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02-01-2010 150 Ways to Show Patients You Care?
NurseTogether.com, a Web site aimed at providing personal and professional resources for nurses around the world, recommends using asset-building strategies with patients.
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Learn more about 150 Ways to Show Kids You Care

01-27-2010 National Institute on Media and the Family Selects Search Institute as New Home for Its Award-Winning Programs
The NIMF has announced its intention to transition its programs, trademarks, and Web site content to Search Institute.
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Find out more about Search Institute and the NIMF

01-25-2010 A New HC • HY Article Series
Strategies You Can Use is a new bi-weekly article series that features tips, advice, and outreach strategies from initiatives around the country.
See this week's strategy from Kentucky's Together We Care
Go to the Strategies You Can Use page

01-25-2010 Are You Looking for the 2010 Conference RFP?
The RFP isn't ready yet, but if you leave us your name and e-mail address, we'll let you know when it's been posted.
Fill out the RFP Reminder form

01-12-2010 "Support Our Youth Month" Declared in Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands Youth Development Consortium, an asset-focused organization, lobbied for the creation of a month dedicated to youth development.
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Find out more about youth development in the Cayman Islands

01-11-2010 Free Resources for National Mentoring Month
Search Institute, along with the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, has developed a series of downloadable tip sheets for mentors.
Download Tools for Mentoring Adolescents
Find more mentoring resources from Search Institute

01-06-2010 Launching Your Teen into Adulthood Featured
Patricia Hoolihan's Launching Your Teen into Adulthood has been reviewed and featured on TreasureValleyTeen.com.
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Listen to a podcast from the author
Find out more or buy the book

01-04-2010 January Is National Mentoring Month
Search Institute will be celebrating mentors and mentoring organizations with free downloads, inspirational stories, and product specials throughout the month.
Read about mentoring and Developmental Assets
Learn more about National Mentoring Month

01-04-2010 Are You Applying for Grants in 2010?
Our Grant-Writing Resources page has the information, links, downloads, and tools that you need to create an effective grant proposal.
Go to the Grant-Writing Resources page
Request a letter of support for your proposal

12-20-2009 Building Developmental Assets and Getting to Outcomes for Boys in Maine
The Boys to Men program and Assets-Getting To Outcomes for Maine have teamed up to create A Boy's Leadership Expedition, an inspiring program for boys in Portland.
Read more about Boys to Men and A Boy's Leadership Expedition
Read the rest of this month's Asset Champion

12-18-2009 Get the Activity and Conversation Generators on Your Web Site
You can now download two of our most popular features, the Activity and Conversation Generators, to put up on your Web site!
Get the Activity Generator
Get the Conversation Generator

12-17-2009 New Training Tip from Jim Conway
This simple activity can be used during a presentation of the Developmental Assets to illustrate the importance of the framework as a lens for viewing the experiences of youth within a community.
Activity Directions

12-7-2009 Take It Personally Podcast and FREE Facilitator's Guidebook
Ideal for staff meetings, parent groups, volunteer trainings, and community events, the Take It Personally workbook helps people from all walks of life learn about the power they have to make a difference for young people.

11-24-2009 How Developmental Assets Can Help Your School or Organization
Search Institute trainer Chris Beyer provides a compelling metaphor for building Developmental Assets in your school or organization in this new video.
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11-16-2009 New Video Explaining Developmental Assets
Have you ever wondered how to explain the Developmental Assets to someone who's never heard of them? This video provides a great introduction to the importance of the assets and asset-building.
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