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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our aim at Malala Fund is to create a world where every girl can access 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Over the course of a three-year grant , Champions implement ambitious, goal-oriented projects and participate in advocacy campaigns aimed at changing local and national policies that hinder equal access to education.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

of America v. The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. This ruling by the Supreme Court in Sony Corp. copyright law.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

And what if a person, regardless of age, could learn anything from typing to HTML to using an iPad without any cost or accessibility barriers? Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy?

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities.

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Microsoft's YouthSpark Initiative Seeks to Close the Opportunity Divide

Tech Soup

Year Up is just one of the five nonprofit organizations Microsoft has partnered with along with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, City Year, Junior Achievement USA (JA), and Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Currently, Mackey is working at McCann-Erickson Worldgroup as a Desktop Support Level I. Libraries Building Bridges.

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American India Foundation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I had just read a paper about the LINCOS project in Central America, so this was fresh in my mind. The school has almost a dozen different social enterprises that provide access to these job skills. They typically run out of steam when the funding runs out, assuming they worked at all. The school is in its third year of the DE program.

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Online Collaboration: Taking Education to New Heights

Tech Soup

" In this spirit, New Heights provides everything from tutoring services to curriculums, a library with more than 3,000 books, field trips, and online classes. New Heights, by promoting literacy through a wide range of programs, has produced radical results. " Equal Access Through Online Collaboration.