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5 Community Needs That Companies Can Impact Now

Connection Cafe

Food insecurity: As the unemployment rate surpasses 20% in the US, lack of access to healthy meals, groceries, and household staples has risen by a projected 25%. Many companies are addressing the lack of internet and computer access through their CSR responses.

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Against the Digital Divide

NTEN

Because I spend all day, every day in front of a laptop tweeting about my Facebook links. It's hard to imagine why Internet access should matter to a hunger organization or an after-school program, but it does. If your clients can access the Internet on a phone, or at home, you can reach and support them in brand new ways.

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Feeding the Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Tech Soup

Traditionally, food pantries have existed to provide food resources to those in need, but there are often barriers to entry — pantries are only open at specific times, there can be accessibility issues, or the stigma of going keeps the proudest families away. Boulder Food Rescue exists to fill these gaps.

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E-Mediat Day 1: A Networked Mindset To Capacity Building

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Train the Trainers also included “laptop time&# for participants to write reflections in their blog journals for the project. There is an interest, even hunger, from NGOs to be able to learn across boundaries and language about their trade craft of using new media, social media, and other technologies to realize their missions.

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

You’re a food bank, or in some way, you help with food scarcity and hunger issues. And I know inside a contact record in Bloomerang and even in your dashboard, you’ve got access to a lot of these things. Do you have a laptop that will work for you to do heavy technology tasks? Do you want to get more donors?