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Leading the Way Toward Digital Inclusion

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Recently, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) published guides to help community organizations create or expand programs to close the digital divide. These barriers included things like up-front equipment costs, credit checks, and installation fees.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

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While the app is only available for Washington voters, it could potentially be adopted for other states. Windows 8 adopters can also try out the Viewer for Khan Academy desktop app, which lets you watch Khan Academy videos on your desktop. School and Job Preparedness. iStudiez Pro. Apps Made by Youth.

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Why Nonprofits Are Needed in the Sharing Economy

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Where Are Nonprofits and Libraries on Sharing? Overall, the two-day event left me wondering " Where are all the nonprofits and public libraries who've been sharing and innovating forever? Why Nonprofits and Libraries Should Be Central. Why aren't THEY here?" Sign in to share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Help Tell Your Organization's Story with Flickr

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Flickr gives nonprofits and libraries an easy way to store and share these powerful images. over Northern California, NorCal GSP Rescue didn't have a good way to store and share. and adopters, which they use on their website and in newsletters. Hear from other nonprofits and libraries about putting their donation to work.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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I often recommend you look to your local community for grant writing courses offered by community foundations and libraries and those available in the continuing education offices of universities and community colleges. CA: Today, there are many grant writing courses and educational resources available.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

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But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? The app is currently used in West Sacramento, California, which is a food desert, according to the app creators. The app helps animal shelters to promote (adorable) adoptable animals.

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Does the Used IT Market Have a Future?

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As adoption of mobile devices increases for both work and pleasure, IT will no longer be dominated by PCs. Bruce Buckelew of OTX West, which supplies refurbished computers to low-income students in Oakland, California, recalls the "decline and fall" of the computer refurbishment field 20 years ago.

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