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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy.

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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. A lively discussion took place regarding how to prepare young people for the jobs of the 21 st century and what nonprofits and corporations can do to support the initiative.

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Working Toward Internet Access for Everyone

Tech Soup

They will create and promote digital literacy programs. It is a Scotland-based charity that has to date helped more than 20,000 people to gain digital skills. The San Francisco-based nonprofit, A Human Right , is leading the charge to advocate for bringing Internet access to the 4.6 A Human Right.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. YTH / San Francisco, CA / $495.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

It is a place for funders, and NGOs alike to find inspiring stories about tech use. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A. One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM).

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

It is a place for funders, and NGOs alike to find inspiring stories about tech use. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A. One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM).

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

When women have access to specific skills, training, and education, all of a sudden their survival and livelihood statistics shoot way up, not only their own, but entire communities. In some of the places where we work, women are very often not in professional roles whatsoever, much less the media. We are pushing an envelope there.