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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Three reasons kids need digital literacy and citizenship education — and three ways to provide it – Guest Post by Emily Esch. Three tips for teaching digital literacy and citizenship: Start with a clear vision.

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3 decisions every nonprofit should make before writing an organizational plan 

Candid

For example, an organization with the primary mission of providing financial literacy courses and counseling for low-income families may add service areas such as providing housing or food. A Seattle-based agency supporting foster youth, Treehouses stated mission was giving foster children a childhood and a future.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Areas served: Worldwide. Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. After-school violin program receives six new violins, will expand to include younger students . Their fifth wedding anniversary would be a fun news story. .

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. This early childhood program initially serves 400 preschoolers and their families, providing them with up to 40,000 eBooks and learning apps. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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Announcing… 29 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2012!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Educate about the reality of rampant childhood sexual abuse in America: @ Darkness2Light. Prevent students from dropping out of high school and increase literacy: @ CISNational , @ FirstBook. Empower entrepreneurs at the grassroots to start micro-enterprises: @ Kiva , @ DarfurStoves.

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Graphic novels are booming in popularity. It’s changing children’s relationship with books

Fast Company Tech

[Cover Images: Little Brown Ink, First Second/Macmillan] Graphic novelsa term interchangeably used with comic booksare particularly popular among young children still building their literacy skills. Tori Sharp [Image: Sabreen Lakhani/courtesy Little, Brown Ink] Throughout her childhood, though, she struggled to find books in the genre.