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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Global Fund For Children. Their grantmaking aims to ensure that American public education prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to fully participate in democracy and thrive in the global economy. Global Fund For Children. Areas served: US, India, South Africa.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world.

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Reflections on the Science Center World Congress

Museum 2.0

Now, a day and two thousand miles from the closing ceremony, I realize I was lucky enough to participate in a very special kind of conference, one which deals specifically with the global politics of science centers. Casual discussions were steeped in government policies, national literacy rates, and worldwide attitudes towards science.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Ready to support more female game-changers? No chase boat, no support, no film crew, no problem. Sheroes in the Sciences.

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