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Corporate Citizenship and Digital Inclusion: Empowering Communities, Nonprofits, and Public Libraries

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Since 2007, San Francisco has been striving toward becoming a digitally inclusive city. For example, summer camps or after-school programs located in these parks can take advantage of the free Wi-Fi to teach computer classes or stream educational movies. Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion digital literacy' century jobs.

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Riffing on David Armano's Listen, Learn, and Adapt: Need Your Organization's Adaption Stories!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Listening Listening is knowing what is being said online about your organization and your field. It becomes part of your organization's culture. It can be hard to retool an organization's culture to do listening as a daily part of the work flow, particularly if it isn't valued or there are concerns about negatives.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, April 15, 2011 Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead and Manage a Nonprofit Organization posted by Laura L. In addition, they are interested in learning about foundation grant making, marketing and social media, building collaboration, and managing faith-based organizations. Bush, Ph.D. Pollak, T. Washington, D.

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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

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I've included part of the nominees' profiles below, as they are written up on the site, but added links to their organizations and projects where I could find them. Since May 2007, he and his crew have aided thousands of victims at 15 sites across the United States -- free of charge." Maria Da Silva "Has lost 14 family members to AIDS.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007. The Corte Madera School now uses Bookshare.org books in a range of classes for disabled students. As part of the assessment, we researched the challenges faced by organizations working on the ground in Darfur and how different groups operate in the face of the risks.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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They enrolled in special job skills classes designed to meet the market needs of their community. They talked about the economic value of housework, and the importance of education and literacy in gaining economic independence." Kennedy New Frontier Award in 2007. She received the John F.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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She has been the recipient of many awards, including Fast Company's 2007 Social Capitalist Award, and the League of Women Voters' Women Who Could Be President Award. Each year we receive over 3,500 proposals from women's organizations all around the world. -Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women.

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