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Corporate Citizenship and Digital Inclusion: Empowering Communities, Nonprofits, and Public Libraries

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When I read that Google was donating $600,000 to provide free Wi-Fi in San Francisco parks, my first thought was, "Wow, it's going to be hard to get a signal at Dolores Park on a sunny day." " Local humor aside, the project is exciting: 31 public parks in San Francisco will get free Wi-Fi for at least two years.

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Building the Tech Capacity of Nonprofits Everywhere with TechSoup's NetSquared Events

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Our NetSquared leaders are currently holding free events in 24 countries and meet with their local TechSoup partners to collaborate on how to best support nonprofits in their country. Find your local #Tech4Good group. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California.

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Free In-Person Events for Nonprofit Techies

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San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Toronto, Canada: Toronto Net Tuesday: Digital Literacy for Nonprofits. San Francisco, California: Let's Learn About Building a Stellar World! San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Tuesday, September 8, 2015.

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Microsoft's YouthSpark Initiative Seeks to Close the Opportunity Divide

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Local representatives from nonprofits, schools, and community groups convened in downtown San Francisco for Microsoft's YouthSpark Connection event. She also stated that while San Francisco is a highly educated region overall, two thirds of the city's highly educated residents are from outside of California.

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Human Rights Trainings in Nigeria

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

During my first visit to the Nigerian capital of Abuja last April, I learned that a member of the NHRC who had been monitoring local elections had been beaten and unlawfully detained. The MacArthur Foundation provided key support for the project by not only financing our work, but also funding computer literacy training for NHRC staff.

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Working Toward Internet Access for Everyone

Tech Soup

This spring, NTEN launched its Digital Inclusion Fellowship Program in which 16 young community leaders in eight Google Fiber communities will have paid internships for a year with local charities. They will create and promote digital literacy programs. Its latest project is the ambitious Bandwidth Bank. Citizens Online.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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The Corps Network National Conference is an annual gathering of national, state, and local leaders in the fields of workforce development, community service, and conservation. State/Local / #DCNP2019 / @DMANF. State/Local. State/Local / #NPSummit19 / @TogetherSC. State/Local. Xperience Design Project.

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