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Public speaking for change

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Speed Geeking at the Gates Foundation Global Library Program about Bookshare International 9/22 Stanford Social Innovation Review online webinar "Nonprofit, For-profit, or Something in Between?" Of course, I have other trips planned for just meetings as well. 9/19 (tomorrow!)

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Apple’s digital driver’s license has been delayed to next year

The Verge

Of course, the system is dependent on your state supporting it — the company announced that Arizona and Georgia would be the first to let citizens add their licenses to their phones (with Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah following later) but didn’t specify when exactly that would be happening.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Senior Care

Bloomerang

Cash & Counseling Programs. Extra Help Program. The Sigma Foundation For Nursing funds research grants, leadership education grants, membership subsidies, and Sigma programs that connect and empower nurses around the world. Areas served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island.

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Danbury nonprofits tap new strategies to grow - Connecticut Post

AFP Blog

Danbury nonprofits tap new strategies to grow - Connecticut Post : A year later, Executive Director Brigid Guertin said the museum is gaining strength with a reliance on social media and a new brand of philanthropy that mixes volunteerism with dollars. With technology, Guertin said, the museum is able to reach a far broader audience.

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Emerge Career’s pre-release job training lands $3.2M seed and new state contracts

TechCrunch

Emerge Career is working on changing that, and its early success in putting formerly incarcerated folks to work is attracting investment from both VCs and government programs. Ultimately, we want to offer training programs for individuals from all walks of life.” This early success has also brought in investment: a $3.2

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How the Hartford Artisans Weaving Center Supports an Artistic Community with QuickBooks

Tech Soup

The Hartford Artisans Weaving Center's mission is to promote and teach the craft of handweaving in a supportive and creative community.The center, located in Hartford, Connecticut, encourages seniors and people with low or no vision to learn how to create beautiful and original handwoven items — no weaving experience is necessary!

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

Fast Company Tech

The program emphasizes play and is built around the needs of 4-year-olds. States are also seeing record high enrollment in state-funded preschool programs. Spending on the programs increased in 29 states , buoyed in part by COVID relief funds. The full-day programs have been rolling out in districts since 2020.

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