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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

news organizations, specifically local news outlets, have been rapidly dwindling. The COVID-19 pandemic brought more challenges for the industry, as demand for local news grew but revenue and outlets shrank. MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem.

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World Economic Forum, Accenture, and Microsoft Unveil Virtual Global Collaboration Village

NonProfit PRO

The Forum, in collaboration with Accenture and Microsoft, is building a Global Collaboration Village as the virtual future of public-private cooperation. It will provide immersive spaces where stakeholders can convene, create and take action on the world’s most pressing challenges.

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Transform Your Communications & Collaboration With Slack

Saleforce Nonprofit

Increase Collaboration and Engagement for Students, Faculty, and Staff. Education institutions across the globe are using Slack to enhance engagement and collaboration. ASU found that a significant population of its community were already using Slack, making it an ideal choice for a new collaboration tool.

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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. Around 2,200 local newspapers have closed since 2005, resulting in 20 percent of Americans living in “news deserts” with little to no reliable coverage of important local events.

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New Report from Women Business Collaborative and 50/50 Women on Boards Finds 2021 Was a Watershed Year for Board Diversity

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Women Business Collaborative (WBC) and 50/50 Women on Boards (50/50WOB) released "Women Leading Boards," a new benchmark report for tracking board diversity. of all new appointees for public companies in the U.S. The report shows that 2021 was a watershed year for board diversity, with women representing 42.5% in 2021.

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Big News at Benetech (and for me!)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Born Accessible: Working with publishers to ensure that any new ebook is accessible to people who read differently - with the goal of one day making Bookshare obsolete. Connected Civil Society: Applying machine learning and computer vision to document human rights violations and promote accountability in Syria in collaboration with the UN.

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Registrations Open for Collaborative, Classy’s Nonprofit Conference

NonProfit PRO

This year's conference will offer attendees two dedicated days of keynote sessions, hands-on workshops, exhibitors, networking, and more.