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22 Must-Circle Nonprofits on Google+

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Children’s National Medical Center. Detroit Symphony Orchestra. National Public Radio. Amnesty International Australia. The Field Museum. GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). Greenpeace Brasil. Habitat for Humanity Ireland. KQED Science. Monterey Bay Aquarium. New England Aquarium.

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Black teen barred from skating rink by inaccurate facial recognition

The Verge

A facial recognition algorithm used by a local roller skating rink in Detroit wouldn’t let teen Lamya Robinson onto the premises, and accused her of previously getting into a fight at the establishment. The facial recognition system had incorrectly matched her to another patron, she told Fox 2 Detroit.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

Global Fund for Children. Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health. WHAS Crusade for Children. Global Fund for Children. They accept submissions from any United States-based, IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations focused on work that benefits America’s children. Funding Priority: Youth Programs.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Global Fund For Children. Their grantmaking aims to ensure that American public education prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to fully participate in democracy and thrive in the global economy. Global Fund For Children. Funding Priority: Education. Mellon Foundation. Kars4Kids Foundation.

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Why some school districts are spending big on schools tailor-made for 4-year-olds

Fast Company Tech

The classrooms have child-size boats and construction vehicles children can play on, and ceilings painted to resemble outer space. Windows are low to the ground so children can easily look outside. Hallways are lined with a corrugated plastic for wiggly fingers to touch as children transition to other locations.

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Storymakers 2016 Winners

Tech Soup

Our Best Video winner hails from the proud city of Detroit and is the unanimous top choice. Learning to Improvise Can be Life-Changing , from The Detroit Creativity Project , demonstrates the highest level of technical production and takes the audience on a stirring, heartfelt journey into Detroit's schools.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

Paul, Detroit, Akron, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Macon, Miami. The Highland Street Foundation is committed to addressing the most pressing needs and concerns for children and families in Massachusetts and California. Their investments focus on authenticity/inclusion, transformation, and the development of talent and organizations.

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