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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

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Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is a civil rights and restorative justice organization for prisoners and for Oakland young adults. 250,000 Grant Winners. The program also helps everyone build credit scores.

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Ask Britt: How to make a second hand bookstore a positive force for good

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Just owning an independent bookstore is creating a positive force for good, in my book (no pun intended). If the space allows, be a low-cost gathering space for your community to have meetings, readings, exhibit art, post events, etc. Make it easy for people to give away the used books you don't want to purchase from them.

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Solutionary Women: Mei-ying Ho

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SOUL is a training center based here in Oakland. We just recently moved to downtown Oakland, and we talk about ourselves as a school to build a movement. And in terms of how I got involved with SOUL, I was actually teaching for a very brief period in the Oakland middle schools. I don’t know if I have a favorite book.

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Ask Britt: How can I combine the creative arts with social impact?

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This week's Ask Britt question, sent in by a reader, is, "How can I combine the creative arts with social impact? The arts are a wonderful way to make a difference in the world because they are fun, engaging, and oftentimes help you to tell stories, all key elements to attracting and keeping people involved in a cause. Great question!

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