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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

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Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. Pottsboro is a small town located 75 minutes north of Dallas on the Texas-Oklahoma border. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. The teens also have access to GoPro and Nikon.

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A Powerful Experience in a Community Museum

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I was fortunate enough to visit it during the Texas Association of Museums conference, and it brought up some reactions and emotions that I wanted to share with you. The Brazos Valley African American Museum is in the town of Bryan, TX, a town of about 75,000 right next door to Texas A&M University. And it was for me, too.

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MathAndCoding Turns the Library into a Coding Classroom (Part 2)

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In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. like Texas, where one instructor will be heading to college. Bricker says that there is also another benefit, perhaps an unplanned one, to having teen volunteers.

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What Does a NetSquared Event Look Like?

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Instead of words, let me try a few pictures that will illustrate our community. There are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Join us every month for a dose of community inspiration. Austin, Texas: 15NTC Roundup! Tuesday, April 14, 2015.

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The Deep Learning When Nonprofit Techies Get Together

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I heard from an organizer who told me that her last two jobs have come from her volunteer role in our community, and from many others who told me that getting together with their peers is what gives them the energy to continue to find innovative ways to use technology for good. Join them every month for a dose of community invigoration!

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

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Assistant director John Klima explained: "We get a ton of usage on our public PCs, and the RCI program is going to help us continue to provide this valuable service to our community." Inward Bound Mindfulness Education is dedicated to improving the lives of teens through mindfulness retreats. " Braided River.

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Why Are Nonprofits Experiencing An Insurance Crisis? And What Can the Nonprofit Sector Do About it?

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Lower liability insurance limits First, the community-based nonprofit sector generally must carry lower limits of liability insurance. Otherwise, a larger and larger share of philanthropys donations and earnings from services will end up in shareholder pockets, rather than in service to our communities. The answer is fourfold.