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Utah Pride Center: Unite, Empower, Celebrate

DipJar

To learn more about Utah Pride and to hear about the role DipJar has played in supporting this momentum, we sat down with Kevin Randall, the communications director for the Utah Pride Center’s Pride Festival. At any given time, more than 300 people are receiving direct services through Utah Pride.

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Utah just became the first state in the country to pass an age verification law for app stores

Engadget

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed the App Store Accountability Act into law, making it the first state to require that app store makers verify their users' ages. The legislation is intended to protect children and teens, according to bill sponsor Todd Weiler, a Republican state senator.

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The Unsung Hero in Fundraising Campaigns Isn’t Raffles—It’s Sweepstakes!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Furthermore, raffles of any kind are 100% against the law in Alabama, Hawaii, and Utah. About the Sponsor. But , raffle laws vary from state to state—in many states (13, the last time we checked), online raffles are flat-out illegal. Wondering why raffles are high maintenance? Ready to give a charity sweepstakes fundraiser a whirl?

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

Our seventh cohort includes 15 Fellows from around the country : Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. The fellowship is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors: Google Fiber and the Cleveland Foundation. A special thank you goes out to our founding sponsor, Google Fiber.

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Women’s soccer fans are online, organized, and refuse to be ignored

The Verge

The playground behind the goal line at the stadium has an account, and it regularly talks to an account for the Utah sunset that falls over night games. Barenz says they use their online presence to promote NWSL sponsors, knowing they’re essential to its health. “My Tbh this is why more companies should sponsor women’s sports.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

One element is an infrastructure project installing fiber optical cabling to homes, schools and businesses and gigabit (ultra-fast) Internet, sponsored by Google. Google plans to roll it out in Austin, Texas, and Provo, Utah as well. The service provides TV broadband and Internet that is comparable with cable offers.

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Symantec Gives Back

Tech Soup

To help, Symantec has sponsored programs aimed at getting more women into and interested in science, computers, and engineering. In Lindon, Utah, 50 employee volunteers planted trees that Symantec donated to TreeUtah using its local Community Outreach funds.

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