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August Awareness: National Back to School Month

Qgiv

With more families living in urban and suburban areas, some schools have shifted to a year-round or alternative academic calendar, but the majority of schools still keep a start date sometime in August, making it the perfect awareness month for back-to-school preparations. Teach for America. Junior Achievement. Kids in Need Foundation.

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

Saleforce Nonprofit

Nayla’s organization, Lebanese Alternative Learning (LAL), will also develop teacher training courses on the platform aimed at strengthening remote instruction. The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM. Syrian refugees and Lebanese students learn for free. . .

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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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Words to Avoid—2023 Edition

Candid

And while we are with you in moving away from words such as empower , we’ll stick to providing a few alternatives here rather than a full entry (maybe try out inspire , encourage , or some form of partnering with ). While not as succinct, a potential alternative to “brainstorming session” could simply be an “idea generation session.”.

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Online Collaboration: Taking Education to New Heights

Tech Soup

New Heights, by promoting literacy through a wide range of programs, has produced radical results. With help from TechSoup and Citrix, New Heights is closing the education gap in America, and giving families the resources they need to provide a brighter future for their children. Inspiring Optimism Through Results.

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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

There is a surprising number of nonprofit computer refurbishers in North America that now supply accessible technology equipped computers, and lately iPads and iPods to disabled people at no or low cost. That's where nonprofit computer refurbishers come in. How Accessible Technology Computer Refurbishment Came About.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

Have Fun - Do Good

Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America. The Green Festival is a big green economy event that we co-produce with Co-op America. Below is a transcript of my interview with him for the Big Vision Podcast. We have stores where we sell Third World crafts.

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