Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The issues they fund include: Compassion towards all life (people, planet, animals) Environmental sustainability Justice in all forms Community health and wellness Putting consciousness into action Social change-oriented arts and culture I've compiled a list people they funded in January 2013 below, and created a PollinationProject Twitter list so (..)

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

Earlier this month, the FCC explained why Lifeline expansion matters : "Internet access has become a pre-requisite for full participation in our economy and our society, but nearly one in five Americans is still not benefiting from the opportunities made possible by the most powerful and pervasive platform in history."

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

Earlier this month, the FCC explained why Lifeline expansion matters : "Internet access has become a pre-requisite for full participation in our economy and our society, but nearly one in five Americans is still not benefiting from the opportunities made possible by the most powerful and pervasive platform in history."

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Celebrate California United States Literacy 36

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Under our new CTO, Patrick Ball (see my last President's letter), we are building a tech team to work on our incredibly varied list of projects in literacy, human rights and the environment. Route 66 Literacy Our newest project is Route 66 Literacy, and it includes a demonstration site that anyone can try out.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. It is proper etiquette in Vietnam to politely ask your age, nationality, and marital status on the first meeting. Jakarta, Indonesia-based ASEAN Foundation was launched in 1997 by leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Indonesia Vietnam Papua New Guinea Asia 54

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Working for an organization with a long, illustrious history, I am always curious about how other organizations got their start. I found Bookshare's interesting history on its Web site's About Us section: "Benetech, a new kind of nonprofit enterprise, is sponsoring the Bookshare initiative. Matilda Ziegler Foundation.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

data literacy, device preferences)? Example : Alliance for Justice , a national association of over 120 organizations representing a broad array of groups committed to progressive values, uses a dropdown menu. Example 2: The American Museum of Natural History in New York shows a clear hierarchy of content. A dropdown menu.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Reading challenge Issue a community-wide reading challenge this spring to encourage literacy in your community. You can provide a traditional Mexican feast and entertainment while educating your community on the history of Cinco de Mayo. Encourage participants to take advantage of your local public library and get reading!

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Ideas Fundraising Celebrate Hosting 95

Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

The title of “guru” holds a place of high esteem in Buddhist and Hindu religions, and being a “ninja” has deep cultural roots, history, and implications in Japanese society. When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” Illiterate. But this, too, faces its own challenges and adoption.

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Literacy Alternative Language Culture 126

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. I believe in the power of books to change the world. It was highly controversial.

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Accessibility eBook People Copyright 135

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A story about your organization’s history, programs, and future goals is unlikely to get picked up by a newspaper, TV station, or digital publication. The big-gift story is surprisingly easy to sell, especially if you can say it’s “the biggest gift in our organization’s history.” Step 1: Find Your Story . It’s just too broad.

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Story News Press Local 122

EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. Gabriela Mistral. Do you love ladies in literature? Sheroes in the Sciences. Gertrude B.

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Story Angola Sierra Leone Artist 133

Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race. Nation’s Report Card, National Assessment of Educational Progress Long Term Trends. History Assessments, designing and building interactive reports to explore NAEP data at the national, state, and district levels.

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Award Arkansas Drupal Arts 71

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Last month, I gave the closing keynote at the National Digital Forum in New Zealand. I used the example of two very different exhibitions that solicited visitor-contributed content: Playing with Science at the London Science Museum, and MN150 at the Minnesota History Center. There are several good resources on evaluating participation.

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Project Museum Teen North Carolina 22

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, honoring the countless contributions women have made and continue to make in our country and around the world, it’s important to recognize the many organizations whose focus and missions revolve around helping women. They support activities and movements that are global or national in scope.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 82

Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, honoring the countless contributions women have made and continue to make in our country and around the world, it’s important to recognize the many organizations whose focus and missions revolve around helping women. They support activities and movements that are global or national in scope.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Wyoming 104

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

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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Measure Report Impact Process 81

NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Calvin Osborne, an attorney with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), underscored the urgency in improving broadband -- essentially fast Internet access -- to keep the US from lagging behind other nations. He spoke about FCC's expansive efforts to increase "digital literacy" for both individuals and small businesses.

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Kansas City Public Missouri Cuba 54

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Last summer I talked about our great summer interns and fellows and early this year, I sent a copy of our 20th Anniversary Report that talked about our entire history. Literacy, human rights and the environment are critically important to the future of humanity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

We have reality tours where we take people out to other parts of the world, kind of reverse Club Med, "get your butt off the beach and meet real people," see the development projects, the literacy campaigns, the women's groups, the political opposition parties, the trade unions, but focused on positive, build the next system kind of things.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. It is a good thing we are doing this in Women's History Month.

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