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Bookshare in Chennai

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Thanks to a generous grant from the Lavelle Foundation, Bookshare has been able to work with Worth Trust, a nonprofit with offices in Chennai, India. The project's goals were to work with organizations that provide opportunities for people with disabilities and digitize a million pages of books to be added to the Bookshare collection.

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Samaschool Uses Tech to Empower Low-Income People

Tech Soup

At a recent talk entitled Jobs for the Future: Using Technology to Empower in the Digital Economy , Tess Posner of Samaschool explained that although on-demand freelance technology work is proliferating, those lacking in digital skills will be the most likely to be left behind. million today to 7.6 million people in 2020.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: Storytelling and Collaborative Video

Tech Soup

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. Get your story ideas ready and RSVP for Nonprofits Live on February 8.

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Participation in Storytelling: Collaborative Video on Nonprofits Live

Tech Soup

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. Get your story ideas ready and RSVP for Nonprofits Live on February 8th.

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Save the Internet, Save the World

NTEN

This spring's Federal Stimulus Package included almost $5 billion in "grants to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, to enhance broadband capacity at public computer centers, and to encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service. Net Neutrality. Pew Internet and American Life Project.

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Microsoft YouthSpark: A New Chapter in Citizenship at Microsoft

Tech Soup

bridging not only the digital divide but also the opportunity divide for youth - an emerging gap between young people who have the. This includes, among others, Partners in Learning, Office 365 for Education, Skype in. But, at Microsoft we pride ourselves on. taking on big challenges and this is no different for our Citizenship.

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70+ Free Nonprofit Resources to Help You Raise More

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Whether you’re just starting on your fundraising journey or a seasoned fundraising professional, these free resources will help you fill up your team’s digital library! Free webinars and other educational materials can keep you up-to-date with fundraising trends and best practices in the digital era. We Are for Good. Google Meet.

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