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The University of Alabama at Birmingham: Transforming Student Journeys Through Salesforce

Cloud 4 Good

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is an internationally-renowned, public doctoral research university and academic health center dedicated to transforming the student experience. The Digital 360 Advantage. Cloud for Good has really built our system to be more flexible and easier to configure,” explained Thrailkill.

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

While many in the digital inclusion sector have been pushing for digital equity for decades, there are others for whom the pandemic brought these issues to light. We saw more organizations and individuals becoming digital equity champions, affirming that we need government support in the sector.

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TechSoup's Joaquin Alvarado and Helping to Close the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

Here is an example of a highly engaged board member, a marketing team, and thousands of members who pitched in to get free broadband to low-income Alabama families last fall. There are a lot of things that we do that are behind the scenes and not so well known to help those in desperate need. We hope you like it.

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Recapping the 1st Annual Higher Education Dreamin’

Cloud 4 Good

We were also thrilled to see two of our clients, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Vermont , host impactful sessions at the event. Plus, UAB’s Director of Digital Strategy, Evan Thrailkill, shares a demo of the Cloud for Good-built recruitment and admissions solution live in action. 5-in-5 Sponsor Feature.

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Cloud for Good Announces New Education Accelerators for Advancement and Recruiting & Admissions

Cloud 4 Good

The Cloud for Good family has welcomed The University of Alabama at Birmingham with open arms since partnering up in early 2020. Additionally, Cloud for Good’s automated assignment asset paves the way for intuitive territory management and the ability to effortlessly assign schools, organizations, and students to your recruiters.

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Bookshare Creates Opportunities For Gifted Students

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Steffon, who attends Gadsden Community College in Gadsden, Alabama is a straight-A student who has made his college deans list each semester. He downloads Bookshare texts to a portable device called a BrailleNote that allows blind people like him to read digital Braille. You can read our full profile of Steffon here.

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New Technology Developed to Amplify Community Voices for the Media

Non Profit Quarterly

Cortico’s “digital hearth”. The Local Voices Network (LVN), developed by the nonprofit Cortico in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab , is bringing people together to share their perspectives with each other and with a small electronic “digital hearth” that records their every word. July 8, 2019; Nieman Lab. Julie Euber.

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