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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Three tips for teaching digital literacy and citizenship: Start with a clear vision. Shameless plug alert!]

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Human Rights Trainings in Nigeria

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We told the NHRC staff and the MacArthur Foundation, a long-time supporter of the Benetech Human Rights Program, that we would be happy to return for more training when the NHRC was ready. 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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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. ” The Google.org sponsored project invited Bay Area nonprofits to share information about their great work to make a better world. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools. A United Front.

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

Tech Soup

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Young Nonprofit Leader Award Winners Announced

Tech Soup

As TechSoup's training and outreach manager, Kami manages TechSoup Talks! and various other training initiatives. She's also the executive director of Community Technology Network , a nonprofit that brings information access and digital literacy to underserved Bay Area populations. read more.

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Free In-Person Events for Nonprofit Techies

Tech Soup

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.