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Nonprofit Advocacy Can Be a Force Multiplier for Social Change

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We were up against immense political pressure to rescind the award. Bookshare today is part of a broader effort by Benetech’s Global Literacy Program to improve the lives and learning of students with the biggest challenges. That’s when I called that advocacy firm, a “luxury” that soon became indispensable.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

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We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. The guiding principle of the awards is to “apply a Silicon Valley mindset to social innovation.

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Lucy Bernholz Named Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation

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A thought leader in the intersection of philanthropy, law, policy, and technology, Bernholz writes about the business of giving in books, articles, and her award-winning blog, Philanthropy2173.com. com. She is working on her second book, tentatively titled, The Future of Good.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

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They also demoed Read2Go, the accessible ebook application for the Apple OS and Route 66 Literacy, Benetech’s online literacy instructional program. copyright law. A little over 4 years ago, we won a competitive contract award from the US Department of Education which took a bold risk on Bookshare.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

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I say thorny because despite the nearly $300 million in stimulus funding awarded by the U.S. Founding donors to the fund include Google Fiber , the Illig Family Foundation, Sprint , Global Prairie , Polsinelli Law , and J.E. Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion digital literacy tspubliclibraries' Dunn Construction.

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Win a copy of Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World

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To enter the raffle to win a copy of this Indie Excellence Award winning book, leave a comment below about an "ordinary" person you know who is doing extraordinary things to change the world. a nonprofit organization that promotes youth literacy. Please include your email so I can contact you if you win. ordinary heroes book

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

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We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. Interesting proposition. a) In General.

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