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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

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Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. " Program is creating new distribution channels for affordable produce to low-income people.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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"Now, 18 months later, all of Juana's children are in school. CH: You know it is funny; it actually didn't start out as a women-centered initiative, but the more research I did about creating global training sites and free media enterprises in these developing countries, training women just makes the most sense. CH: Right, exactly.

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

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Due to the fact that the focus of these media corporations is on creating profits rather than social justice, the many answers that we demand as conscious global citizens become conditional. Our mission is to strengthen the voice of activist artists - 'Artivists' - while raising public awareness for social global causes."

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