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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

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Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. Mission Assets Fund is scaling up its unique Lending Circles program, a social loan program that enables low-income people who are outside the banking system to lend and borrow with each other with interest-free social loans.

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13 Causes I'd Give to If Friday the 13th Was My Lucky Day

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People's Grocery Mission: "Our mission is to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the West Oakland community." I Love Libraries Mission: "Friends of I Love Libraries was created to provide a means for library advocates to strengthen grassroots efforts in support of America’s libraries. Mission: "Spot.Us

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Solutionary Women: Mei-ying Ho

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SOUL is a training center based here in Oakland. We just recently moved to downtown Oakland, and we talk about ourselves as a school to build a movement. Our political education starts on a very basic level by identifying the systems of oppression that we live under here in the United States. So I’m only 26.

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Developers and Nonprofits Come Together to Make Apps for Change

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SMC Connect is currently linked on the San Mateo County Library system's website and bookmarked on branch library public access computers. Another product of Code for America, Balance is a text message system for checking an EBT card balance (SNAP benefits). Bond & Me. Managing Finances. Supporting Youth. Youth ALIVE!