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The Maker Party is on! Join the global campaign to teach the web.

NTEN

That’s why we’re supporting this global effort to teach web literacy through hands-on learning and making with the Maker Party. Join the celebration by attending a Maker Party event in your local area. Tell us about your experience and we may feature your story in NTEN''s blog! Taking part in a Maker Party?

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. CityOptions is an environmental initiative to help local governments—particularly small and mid-sized ones—plan and execute effective sustainability initiatives.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. To encourage consumption of local information.

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#GivingTuesday Champions

Tech Soup

During this time of year, when the news media is dominated by stories of pepper spray attacks over video game consoles and hoards of shoppers stampeding stores at 4 a.m., PEC has partnered with local supermarkets to drive food donations and has directed the Philadelphia community to their donation site s. million books per year.

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Microsoft's YouthSpark Initiative Seeks to Close the Opportunity Divide

Tech Soup

Local representatives from nonprofits, schools, and community groups convened in downtown San Francisco for Microsoft's YouthSpark Connection event. The project unearthed some amazing stories, including this one about a library in Colorado that provides individualized librarian attention to job seekers. More Resources.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

We are offering a Dell Latitude 10 tablet refurbished by our friends at CDI to the best “ Digital Connector ” story lead. Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). The winning story will be promoted through all of TechSoup’s channels.

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