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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. So why is Kansas City investing more money on digital inclusion? One element is an infrastructure project installing fiber optical cabling to homes, schools and businesses and gigabit (ultra-fast) Internet, sponsored by Google.

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Apply for the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellowship

NTEN

We are thrilled to open applications today for fellows in the following cities: Atlanta, GA: 1 position (sponsored by Google Fiber). Austin, TX: 1 position (sponsored by Google Fiber). Cleveland, OH: 2 positions (sponsored by The Cleveland Foundation). Huntsville, AL: 1 position (sponsored by Google Fiber).

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Make P2P Fundraising Elementary for Your School Group

Qgiv

Junior Achievement of Kansas hosted multiple virtual trivia nights to raise funds for their programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Send a note home to parents encouraging them to sign their kids up for the readathon and find sponsors. Readathons. Encourage fundraising in the days leading up to your event. They can be highly profitable!

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Using DipJar Everyday

DipJar

As a foster home based rescue without a public location, they asked a partner sponsor to host their DipJars instead! In 2018, Veterans Community Project partnered with Starbucks locations in Kansas City Metro area to increase awareness and raise more funds to support their programs to eliminate veteran homelessness.

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Member Appreciation Month: Day 30

NTEN

The winners below, who participated in #NTENThanks or shared their NTEN story, will receive prize packs from Member Appreciation Month sponsor ReadyTalk. Katie Coffman, University of Kansas Endowment. One more time, last but not least, the final participation prizes for the month. Jay Geneske, Echoing Green.

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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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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? Cisco is a sponsor of the event and their employees will also be joining the volunteer teams! Click here. The partners include NTEN, NPower Greater DC, and DC-Cares.

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