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Leading the Way Toward Digital Inclusion

Tech Soup

In this blog post, I highlight a model for successful digital inclusion. Recently, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) published guides to help community organizations create or expand programs to close the digital divide. Basic training.

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Connect2Compete: The Biggest Digital Inclusion Project in the U.S.

Tech Soup

nationwide digital inclusion project called Connect2Compete. Connect2Compete (C2C) is a project to supply low-cost broadband Internet, low-cost computers, and free training to as many as 100 million "offline" Americans. It is part of an ongoing national effort to bridge the digital divide in the United States.

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Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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How to Keep Donors Engaged Using Emerging Technologies

Cloud 4 Good

Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. Over 3K teachers have been trained through the organization’s Teacher Support initiative. Why should organizations be thinking about implementing a Web3 strategy?

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Announcing… Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Danielle Brigida, Digital Marketing Manager, National Wildlife Federation. She presented a social media training to our affiliates at our annual conference in 2008 and as one of the most popular sessions, our affiliates are still talking about it – 60% of which now actively use social media. Heather is great.

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Dial 988 – Why Nonprofits Will Be Using It

Whole Whale

The FCC recommended that 988 be used as the 3-digit number for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the report. since 2008, with 44,000 Americans losing their lives through suicide in 2020, which was just two years ago. Responders of the 988 dialing code are trained specifically for the kind of people they are expected to meet.