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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

Some major victories were also won on both the local and federal levels in getting government recognition and support around digital access. Our seventh cohort includes 15 Fellows from around the country : Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Today I’m in San Antonio, Texas, for the American College of Preventive Medicine annual conference. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

Google plans to roll it out in Austin, Texas, and Provo, Utah as well. The fund will rely on local nonprofits to figure what the right solutions are for this specific region. Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion digital literacy tspubliclibraries' The Community Driven Fund. Image: City of Kansas City.

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Types of Grants That Every Nonprofit Should Know

sgEngage

Government Grants (Federal, State, Local) These grants are funded by different departments within the government. You may find local pass-through grants on grants.gov, where federal money is provided to the state or county government to decide how to best use the funds to achieve the outcomes they are looking for.

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

Tech Soup

like Texas, where one instructor will be heading to college. The concept of] family literacy is also very important in our community. "We are getting people from the local area and outside since the website reaches other locales. MathAndCoding volunteers are now doing this at more than 12 libraries in the region.

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Celebrating TechSoup's Talented and Extraordinary Customer Service Team

Tech Soup

He loves organizations that promote literacy and that introduce kids to stories and storytelling. Justin came to us after serving as an adjunct professor of English at Texas State University, where he also earned an MFA in creative writing. Prior to that, he was the synthesizer player/demon growler for a metal band.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. So earlier I mentioned maybe a parent who took English as a second language classes or maybe they got their GED or they took those computer literacy programs.

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