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Public speaking for change

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We invest in public speaking coaching (thanks, Melinda Henning!) to become better speakers, both for old hands like me and Benetechers getting ready for their first public speech. Many of us spend a big chunk of our time on the road rather than in the office, and it's good to share some of the reasons our office chairs are often empty!

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Apply for the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellowship

NTEN

The attempt thrust digital inequity into the public’s awareness. Cleveland, OH: 2 positions (sponsored by The Cleveland Foundation). Ellie Avis, a fellow in Josephine County, OR, launched a hotspot lending program that allows library patrons to bring their connectivity home.

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SOS: Save Our Site! How Libraries Can Preserve Local Online History

Tech Soup

This program is offered in partnership with WebJunction and with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). A competitive application process for selection of libraries from across the United States is now open and will continue until August 25. Register for webinar. About the Author.

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Upcoming Webinar on April 26: Finding Funders for Your Cause

Tech Soup

David is the regional training coordinator for the Foundation Center – Cleveland. Our second presenter will be of particular interest to the library community. The center opened in March 2009, and is operated by the Kalamazoo Public Library. More About the Foundation Center.

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Teaching Online Safety: Building Curriculum

Tech Soup

Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. The presenters, Austin Stroud of the Monroe County Public Library and Crystal Schimpf of TechSoup for Libraries, shared resources for teaching online safety and security.

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Your Official 17NTC Local's Guide to DC

EveryAction

Indique (Cleveland Park). The museum is free and open to the public, but on crowded days timed passes should be picked up at the museum desk in advance. More official landmarks: Library of Congress (Capitol Hill). More to eat: Mintwood Place (Columbia Heights). 2 Amys (Cathedral Heights). The Red Hen (Bloomingdale).

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Sustainable Broadband Adoption: Are ISPs the Missing Link?

Tech Soup

Originally published at TechSoup for Libraries. As Sarah mentioned a few weeks ago , TechSoup is currently working on a project funded by the Surdna Foundation to survey the landscape of BTOP -funded public computing initiatives and compile resources, lessons learned, and best practices.

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