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TechSoup Global at National Day of Civic Hacking

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The projects varied from educational tools for children to energy efficiency. TechSoup Global's Ale Bezdekian attended another San Francisco event, but it was much different from the one at San Francisco State. ReWrite Oakland. Image 3: ReWrite Oakland, Caravan Studios. freespace], San Francisco.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

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Brings a strategic focus on addressing the policies and systems that perpetuate global poverty . Shriners Hospital for Children. Global Movement.

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

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awareness and skills development in children, teens, and young adults. Organizations are helping to facilitate these conversations and learnings globally. is an organization based out of Oakland, California. of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning global. Forage Oakland project.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

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Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Pogo Park is transforming three neglected parks in Richmond California into magical play spaces for 8,000 at-risk children. The program also helps everyone build credit scores.

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

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org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that will put the world on track to reduce our planetary CO2 to safe levels - 350 parts per million. The organization is one of the most prominent front -line, direct-action environmental nonprofits addressing the problem of global climate change.

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

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org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that will put the world on track to reduce our planetary CO2 to safe levels - 350 parts per million. The organization is one of the most prominent front -line, direct-action environmental nonprofits addressing the problem of global climate change.

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Fair Trade Halloween Chocolate

Have Fun - Do Good

This is the first year I will able to give out Halloween candy to children. In the past, I have lived in neighborhoods, like the Haight in San Francisco, where either very LARGE "children" came to my door asking for treats, or in neighborhoods where it wasn't safe to open the door.