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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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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! Public speaking. They live in Leawood, Kansas. Communication.

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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 allows charities to get to your applications and files from virtually anywhere there is Internet on many kinds of devices - PCs, Macs, and mobile devices of various kinds. I like their new free publication, Cloud Computing for Nonprofits.

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Finding a Community of Nonprofit Technology Experts

Tech Soup

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? NetSquared groups held 23 Storymakers events, helping local nonprofits use video strategically. Kansas City, Missouri: BidPal — Event and Auction Software. Mukono, Uganda: The 10th Uganda Internet Governance Forum 2016 (UIGF).

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"Leveling the Playing Field" Through Broadband and Public Computers

NTEN

Local, state, and federal agency representatives spoke about efforts to extend broadband connectivity to small businesses and individuals as a crucial stepping stone towards economic development and civic involvement. Matt Quinn, IT Manager, Harvesters. How to provide computers and access is a critical question. .

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Guest Post by Heather McLeod Grant: Reflections on the Personal Democracy Forum

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While some have a Utopian vision of the Internet as the Great Integrator, or Ultimate Public Space, boyd cautioned against this naïve illusion and pushes us to work harder to cross the digital divide. (My My teammate and fellow attendee Jake Samuelson has more on boyd’s talk in the following post.). (My

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