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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

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Since that year, every American president has designated February as Black History Month. Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History designates a theme for Black History Month. Woodson believed that it was important to establish a theme to help focus the attention of the public.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

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Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants. Mazda Foundation. Areas served: US.

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

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Last year, as jobs, schools, government services, social gatherings, and everyday tasks moved online, there blossomed a growing recognition that digital access and skills are critical in our society and should be a universal human right.

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Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

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Forum One received 11 awards in seven categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of government, DEI, education, arts, health, cultural institutions, and annual reports for corporate communications. 2021 State of Babies Yearbook (Zero to Three).

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

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Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. We are addressing key questions such as: When is a tactile required?

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Member Round Up: A busy September with new research, a cure for website obesity, and world literacy day

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In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. Check out their work at [link].

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

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For example, the University of Kentucky publishes this skills checklist with a list of basic computer skills you could adapt to your context. Northstar Digital Literacy has some online assessments free to individuals. Design training carefully, verify it’s working, and make it a norm in your organization.

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