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A Software Lending Library in Kansas City?

Tech Soup

The Kansas City Public Library. They have developed a way for anyone with a Kansas City public library card to use expensive professional applications like those from Adobe and Microsoft without owning them. They are building a free software lending library. How The Lending Library Will Work.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the new Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund. Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to address the digital divide, one in five American adults still do not use the Internet. So why is Kansas City investing more money on digital inclusion?

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Apply for the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellowship

NTEN

The attempt thrust digital inequity into the public’s awareness. And even those who are comfortable navigating online find their internet connections taxed as multiple family members try to make simultaneous video calls. Kansas City, MO: 1 position (filled) (sponsored by Google Fiber). adults do not use home broadband.

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Infographic: The Internet is Important to Everyone

Tech Soup

As more and more information moves online, Americans without Internet access are increasingly being left behind. OCLC's recently released infographic, " The Internet Is Important to Everyone " dramatically highlights these discrepancies. The barriers to increasing broadband Internet adoption. Picturing the Problem.

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Furthering Your Nonprofit Career: 3 Tips for Development

Bloomerang

It used to be that you needed to enroll at a local school or spend hours in the library to learn new skills. Now, however, in the age of the internet, we have new learning opportunities emerging everywhere we look! You don’t need to spend hours searching the library for the best books to learn about specific topics anymore.

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23 Things Online Summit Tomorrow

Tech Soup

If you're a librarian or your nonprofit supports libraries, you should know about an online workshop happening tomorrow, March 3. During this seminar, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions about the 23 Things system and learn about libraries that have successfully implemented the program. Register now! ( Tools Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

This new technology has become available in time to help public schools in the U.S. It’s also looking like relatively few charities and also libraries are getting the hang of it. I like their new free publication, Cloud Computing for Nonprofits. Big Data and the Internet of Things. Social Media. Big picure time.

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