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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

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February is Black History Month in many countries in the United States and Canada, an annual observance dedicated to honoring and acknowledging the valuable contributions of Black people in both nations. Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

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California Community Foundation. They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. . California Community Foundation. Areas served: Los Angeles/California.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. Napster made me think of how peer-to-peer information sharing could help people with disabilities. copyright law.

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Win a copy of Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World

Have Fun - Do Good

Darius Graham is giving away a copy of his book, Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World to a lucky Have Fun * Do Good reader! a nonprofit organization that promotes youth literacy. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009.

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Free In-Person Events for Nonprofit Techies

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San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Mobile + Desktop = Universal Apps. Toronto, Canada: Toronto Net Tuesday: Digital Literacy for Nonprofits. San Francisco, California: Let's Learn About Building a Stellar World! Washington, DC: DC Action Data Sprint.

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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

The first time I really "got" the power of accessible technology (AT) to improve the lives of people with disabilities was when I saw the PBS documentary Freedom Machines. People with disabilities are one of the largest minorities in the U.S. and certainly the largest one in the world, numbering one billion people.

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MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning Briefing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

ET Panelists and influential audience members will include: Dr. Mizuko Ito , Research Scientist, Annenberg Center for Communication, University of Southern California, studying new media. Eric Zimmerman , CEO and founder, gameLab, working to develop new games to support media literacy and design skills in young people