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Structural Poverty and the Non-Adoption Tax

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GCCE and the New Mexico State Library are partners in Fast-Forward New Mexico (FFNM), a BTOP-funded project. She pointed out the sad irony that while Internet literacy is a key ingredient for fighting poverty in New Mexico, building up that literacy is more expensive in poor communities than in wealthy ones: read more.

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Government, Community, and Corporate Partnerships to Expand Broadband Access

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With shrinking budgets, providing increased access to the Internet and training for computer literacy can be particularly challenging for libraries and public computing centers. read more.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

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The Gray Family Foundation works to encourage greater civic engagement in Oregon through investments that promote environmental literacy and giving back to the systems that nurture all of us: our culture, our natural environment, and our communities. . Areas served: Santa Fe/New Mexico. Louis area(Missouri, Illinois).

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

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Vietnam is an S-shaped country that is slightly larger than New Mexico. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. The LIN Center takes risks that others are unwilling or unable to take. Some Fun Facts About Vietnam. It is densely populated with 92 million people.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Areas served: Worldwide. Areas served: US.

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2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

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Areas served: US (primarily Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, & New Orleans), Mexico, Haiti. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education. Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

Areas served: US (primarily Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, & New Orleans), Mexico, Haiti. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education. Vermont Women’s Fund.