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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Press Forward seeks to reverse the dramatic decline in local news that has coincided with an increasingly divided America and weakening trust in institutions. What’s the problem? John Palfrey, president of the MacArthur Foundation, calls the philanthropic funding “seed money,” not charity.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. For more information, please visit www.211us.org. With approximately 1.5

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

of America v. The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. This ruling by the Supreme Court in Sony Corp. copyright law.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. Martus is our free, open source, secure information collection and management tool. Martus Desktop 4.5 and Mobile Martus 1.2

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Tear It Down and Virtual Guantanamo: Two Examples of Virtual Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

government to close the real prison and the other to encourage public discourse. government???s s America I Believe In campaign that seeks to restore America???s government to close the real prison. namo by signing a pledge protesting the U.S. s detention center. This project is part of AIUSA???s

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Words to Avoid—2023 Edition

Candid

Unfortunately, people decided this phrase had a nice ring to it, and now its use runs rampant as a broad, informal reference to any group of people who are physically present in any place doing any work to achieve something. When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” Illiterate.

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