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

Bloomerang

Here are common trends and examples of areas where local news coverage has waned: Rural areas: Many local newspapers and broadcast stations in rural areas have closed or reduced their coverage due to declining readership and advertising revenue. Hope FM in Port Huron, MI and KAWC Colorado River Public Media in Yuma, Arizona.

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

Saleforce Nonprofit

Broadcasting lessons over the radio in Nigeria: As an Education Champion and founder of ACE Charity, Kiki James runs safe space clubs to help equip girls in northern Nigeria with the tools they need to realize their ambitions. The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

A volunteer resource manager at another human service nonprofit that we talked with noted the challenge that comes with the decision to suddenly embrace information and communication technologies. They solicit community members to volunteer, bring them into mission activities, and broadcast their work to the public.

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RSS As Information Coping Tool

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. I started off with 5 blog feeds and as I discovered other blogs or resources, I added them gradually.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Stories on the LIM are people-focused, highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. Interesting proposition.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. It is a place for funders, and NGOs alike to find inspiring stories about tech use. Interesting proposition.

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