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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

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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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Founders Fund backs Vest, a startup out to give Latin Americans a bridge to investing in the US stock market

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Recognizing that not everyone who wants to invest might have the financial literacy to do so, Vest has also developed what Polhamus describes as “a market simulation environment for learning and practicing” for those who have no previous financial exposure. The startup currently offer users integration to local banking in the U.S.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

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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

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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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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

The software applications WordQ + SpeakQ provide writing assistance and speech recognition help for people with disabilities, new language learners, and those who are learning literacy. There are local government based nonprofit programs like Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities in Ohio, and ARC Broward.

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Free In-Person Events for Nonprofit Techies

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Toronto, Canada: Toronto Net Tuesday: Digital Literacy for Nonprofits. Houston, Texas: Geek Dinner — Guided Discussion — Navigating the Nonprofit Relationship. Austin, Texas: Forbes Contributor Devin Thorpe: Together We Can Change the World. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. Monday, September 14, 2015.

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

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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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