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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Thanks to global entertainers like Lady Gaga and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and world-class athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles, there’s already a shift toward candid public conversations, making mental health far less stigmatized than ever. The event is free and open to the public.

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Bay Area Teens Share the Love of Coding (Part 1)

Tech Soup

With lines of code projected on a screen, these children listen intently in a conference room at the Mountain View Public Library, as part of a four-week course on programming. It has trained more than 470 students seventh grade and up in 13 libraries throughout Silicon Valley. The Power of Kids Teaching Kids.

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Ally Shares Her Experience in Program

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Niamey Thomas Class 12 Public Ally. I create dances, curriculums and spaces for people of color to understand their identity, passion and purpose — these are lessons others tried to teach me but failed because they were more concerned with the box I did not fit into than the freedom I can have outside the boundaries of that box.

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

Tech Soup

Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. We've created a digital media lab.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

Public Allies AZ Alumna /. When I think back on my time with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program, many different memories and candid moments pop into my mind. Particularly, I think of an image of a certain well-worn Public Allies hooded sweatshirt — our unspoken uniform of service. Youth Leadership Development.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

" Waukesha Public Library. An increasing number of public libraries are discovering TechSoup donations, but few are maxing them out like Waukesha Public Library in Wisconsin. New Heights also uses Citrix GoToMeeting from TechSoup to connect teachers and tutors with students. " Braided River.

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Sending Collections on the Road: Geocaching and Museums

Museum 2.0

worked with the city of Bellevue, WA, to incorporate geocaching and user-generated content into their public sculpture exhibition to put a new spin on the concept of “public art.” explains: The city of Bellevue, Washington holds a public art sculpture exhibition every couple of years. Traveling public art!

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