Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . The Lisa Libraries. They award grants for educational innovations that prepare youth to become the socially responsible leaders of the future. The Barney Family Foundation.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 89

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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Literacy eBook United Kingdom Accessibility 158

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

You see, several months later, the federal Department of Education challenged us to compete against a well-respected national nonprofit 60 times our size in a bid to provide accessible educational materials for US students who are blind, dyslexic, or otherwise print disabled. We were up against immense political pressure to rescind the award.

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Advocacy Change Literacy DC 176

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. All the organizations participating in the Challenge are recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.

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Support United States Literacy Brain 179

Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

adults still don't have broadband Internet access at home. The June 2015 FCC proposal calls for an expansion of Lifeline to provide low-income households with a choice of subsidized phone service or broadband Internet access. These smartphones are rudimentary, but do provide web and email access and also run Android apps.

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Accessibility Internet Work San Francisco 36

Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The Saskatoon Public Library opened its doors to these evacuees, and staff members stepped up their efforts to help the evacuees communicate with their family and friends. Staffers also let people from outside of Saskatoon check out books from the library and access other services. Educating the Public on Disaster Preparedness.

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Disaster Library Support Hurricane 36

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The Bay Area Chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network recently announced the winners of its 2010 Young Nonprofit Leader Awards , and TechSoup's own Kami Griffiths was one of the honorees. It's an exciting time for public computing access in San Francisco. It's an exciting time for public computing access in San Francisco.

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Award San Francisco Literacy Chapter 54