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Government, Community, and Corporate Partnerships to Expand Broadband Access

Tech Soup

With shrinking budgets, providing increased access to the Internet and training for computer literacy can be particularly challenging for libraries and public computing centers. read more.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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She went from being somebody's servant to somebody who when she walks down the street of her community, people stop her and shake her hand and thank her for the stories that she is telling, or ask, 'When are you going to interview me? Last month I interviewed Cristi Hegranes, its Founder and President. I said, "You write it.

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New Pew Research Report: The Future of Digital Life and Well-Being

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Pew interviewed technology experts and scholars (including me) about the benefits and drawbacks of our digital lives. Government officials and political leaders at all levels will add to the vitriol online, posting quick hits that don’t advance democracy in any meaningful way. 11, 2017, and Jan.

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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! After her interview with Barbara Walters, Jazz Jennings' rise has been nothing short of meteoric. Do you love ladies in literature?

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. So earlier I mentioned maybe a parent who took English as a second language classes or maybe they got their GED or they took those computer literacy programs.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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They talked about the economic value of housework, and the importance of education and literacy in gaining economic independence." They enrolled in special job skills classes designed to meet the market needs of their community. Women are simply not at the negotiating table.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

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Below is a transcript of my interview with him for the Big Vision Podcast. government tells them, or what the corporate media tells them. Kevin Danaher: My name is Kevin Danaher. Our main goal is to educate the American people about what is really going on in the world, not what the U.S. We do that in a number of ways.

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