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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Lewis Prize for Music announces 2022 music education grants. The Lewis Prize for Music has announced grants totaling more than $2 million in support of efforts to provide young people with music education, strengthen their communities, and put music at the center of efforts to advance racial equity.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

The Guitar Center “makes the gift of music available to people across the country by providing resources for music education programs. Our grants are awarded to schools, local music programs, and national music programs.”. Areas served: Boston, Hartford, New York City, Providence, Washington, D.C. Areas served: US.

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Bookshare Users Downloading Long-Awaited Apple e-Book App

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Maria is a historical musicologist who is pursuing her PhD at Boston University. She studies secular songs and theater music from the English Baroque period of the 1600’s. Maria also noted that students like herself are finding more scholarly books on Bookshare which expands her ability to research.

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3rd Annual EveryAction Nonprofit Halloween Costume Parade

EveryAction

Black Cat Rescue is a no-kill cat rescue organization in Boston that strives to change those odds for black cats, who face unique obstacles when trying to get adopted. We're proud to work with Audubon on Halloween and beyond - check out the work Audubon is doing with EveryAction throughout the year. Black Cat Rescue. Born This Way Foundation.

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Uncle Seth/Jay Moonah Launches New Podcast on Online Music Marketing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I met Jay Moonah at Boston Podcamp. Last week he launched a new series of podcasts on Online Music Marketing. I'm starting a brand new podcast called Online Music Marketing, and my intention is to share some of what I've learned about music promotion through the Internet with artists, managers, label & radio folks and others.

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Learning Journal: Experimenting With Adding Music to Web Videos

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The next technique that I am exploring in my screencasting/videocasting skill set is the addition of music. I've resisted adding music for three stupid reasons: 1. My (incorrect) perception that non-copyrighted music is crap. Finding Good Quality Music Sources Isn't Impossible. Trade Off: What value does music add?

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Great reads from around the web on December 15th

Amy Sample Ward

The Boston Globe published an article in September, subtitled, “Billions of dollars and a Nobel Prize later, it looks like ‘microlending’ doesn’t actually do much to fight poverty.&# " – I'm interested to hear what you all think about this issue, especially now during the 'giving season.'

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