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

Saleforce Nonprofit

It’s being re-published today in honor of International Day of the Girl to highlight Malala Fund’s important work around education for girls. For many students, these school closures could mean the end of their formal education. We know educated girls strengthen economies, promote peace, and improve public health.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is.

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Online Collaboration: Taking Education to New Heights

Tech Soup

Taking Education to New Heights. Pamela Clark began New Heights Educational Group in 2006, as part of a lifelong commitment to education. Pamela, inspired by her grandmother, saw an obligation to fight against these problems through education. It just clicked to me that I knew I could make this better."

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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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Microsoft's YouthSpark Initiative Seeks to Close the Opportunity Divide

Tech Soup

Hydra Mendoza, the San Francisco Board of Education Commissioner and the Mayor's Education and Family Services Advisor, provided some sobering statistics about the opportunity gap in San Francisco and worldwide unemployment. "There's a need to grow a highly educated workforce from within," Mendoza said.

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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. This school is run by an NGO (a nonprofit) and provides free education to children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. First of all, they provide training for school staff and teachers on using the computers in education.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

million people through national media outreach, including an appearance on "Good Morning America." " New Heights Educational Group. New Heights Educational Group is an educational support and literacy center for families with children who are struggling in school. Image 6: Veterans Organic Garden.

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