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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. It addresses the thorny problem of bringing the 25 percent or so of people in the city who are still not participating in the information age to inclusion. So why is Kansas City investing more money on digital inclusion?

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Apply for the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellowship

NTEN

While day-to-day has been moving online for the past decade, the pandemic forced institutions to quickly move all services online. Despite needing to access online services, almost a quarter of U.S. We are thrilled to open applications today for fellows in the following cities: Atlanta, GA: 1 position (sponsored by Google Fiber).

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Using DipJar Everyday

DipJar

Friends of Dallas Animal Services is an organization that supports the programs and services of Dallas Animal Services. As a foster home based rescue without a public location, they asked a partner sponsor to host their DipJars instead! Find a Retail Partner.

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NTC 2007 Day of Service: Come Join Us

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Want to see an online documentary from 2000 that shows scenes from the first ever Day of Service held in Kansas City in March, 2000? One of my clients is NTEN and for the past five years I've been hired to help coordinate the NTC Day of Service on April 4thi n Washington, DC. Click here.

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How To Effectively Communicate With Your 5K Racers

Eric Jacobsen Blog

So much of what I've learned about how to best communicate with race participants is by observing the well-organized races operated by KC Running Company , the largest race event management and timing company in the Kansas City metro.

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Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships and Photo Competition

Have Fun - Do Good

The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is part of the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. To celebrate their 20th anniversary, they are sponsoring their first national photo competition. They fund projects and conduct outreach designed to improve agricultural systems.

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Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone. And, how often?

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