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Connect2Compete: The Biggest Digital Inclusion Project in the U.S.

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Connect2Compete (C2C) is a project to supply low-cost broadband Internet, low-cost computers, and free training to as many as 100 million "offline" Americans. The Relevancy of the Internet Problem. He said that the first order of business is to address what he calls, "the relevancy of the Internet problem."

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Resources to Jumpstart Your Nonprofit's Mobile Strategy

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But if you haven't already started thinking about it, now is probably the time to start planning how your nonprofit or library can have a presence on mobile. 42 percent of American adults report to have apps on their smartphone ( Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project ). So what's stopping you?

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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. How Green Is Refurbished IT Equipment? Using the U.S.

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Our Much Improved Tech Support In TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative

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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for eight years now. We have served more than 12,300 nonprofits and libraries across all 50 states, and we estimate that we have have saved organizations somewhere in the neighborhood of $4.5

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Internet Safety for Children: What Charities and Libraries Should Know

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We want to tell everyone about a new guide by MoneySavingPro that came out recently on child Internet safety. As the Internet has become common in our children’s lives at all ages, it has introduced the possibility of pornography, sexual advances, and cyberbullying threats. Check out the new Internet Safety for Kids Guide.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs

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To give constituents a place to voice their opinion Example: Ann Arbor District Library System Uses a blog for the front page of their site. Library users can ask questions and make suggestions about library news, announcements and events in the comments of each post. I added the bold.

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July NetSquared Think Tank Round-Up: Building a Culture of Accessibility

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Here are a few ways that developers and product managers can think about making existing sites and applications more accessible: Understanding basic accessibility - " Unfortunately, not much of the population understands that people who are visually impaired can use the internet just as well as sighted indivduals can, including web developers.