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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. Keep reading to learn more about Black History Month and how you can get involved!

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Love of the print book. It made me who I am.

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The Librarian of Marrakesh

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

She would bring books especially for children and women, and conduct a couple of days of workshops on wide-ranging topics about enterprise, culture, history, poetry and books. She''s very proud of her country, and thinks that her fellow Moroccans need to know more about their culture and history.

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Are You Passionate about Technology and Social Good? Benetech Needs You!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. Whether you are a nonprofit leader with a track record of using technology to improve outcomes, or a for-profit tech leader with a history of commitment to social justice organizations, we want to see a commitment to both sides.

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Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences 

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We’ll delve into both the risks of AI and the potential rewards that could come from leveraging these newly accessible technologies to build a better world through equitable innovations. But a series of breakthroughs—including several over just the last decade—have catapulted AI to the forefront of our public consciousness.

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August Awareness: National Back to School Month

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National Back to School Month History. JA teaches students financial literacy, professional skills, and everything else they need to become independent adults in both in-school and after-school programs. They believe that “every child in America deserves equal opportunity and access to a quality education.” Junior Achievement.

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The AI Writing Prompt Formula and Prompt Ideas

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These histories can be built on but there is a risk they begin to drift from the original prompt and even forget key elements. Agitation: Without access to a creative outlet, young people may feel unheard, invisible, and may suffer from anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues.

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