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ALA Center for Civic Life, ProgrammingLibrarian.org present webinar series on how to host public issues forums in the ...
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:15:11 -0800
CHICAGO – ProgrammingLibrarian.org and the ALA Center for Civic Life are pleased to announce a free, four-part series of webinars for libraries, “The Conversation Continues Here: Hosting Public Issues Forums @ your library.”
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Six Digital Industry Leaders Join Forces to Create the First Digital Content "NewFronts," as U.S. 2012 Online Ad Spend ...
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:12:00 -0800
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a collaboration first, AOL, Digitas, Google/YouTube, Hulu, Microsoft Advertising and Yahoo! join forces to bring the Digital Content NewFronts (#DCNF) to the ...
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Study shows inmate re-entry programs not evaluated optimally
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:06:32 -0800
A recent study shows a government-funded program designed to help prisoners re-enter society and avoid returning to prison did not produce better results for those in the program when compared to those not taking part in the program. But a University of Kansas professor argues that it is not accurate to call such programs a failure and that those most interested in their outcomes are not asking ...
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What news projects are community foundations funding? Here are 10 examples
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:19:28 -0800
Local foundations are becoming key players in the emerging local news ecosystem by funding news and information projects or creating their own. Here’s a look at some of the projects that have attracted community foundation support through the Knight Community Information Challenge. Since 2009, the Knight challenge has distributed more than $16 million to 85 challenge winners to develop projects ...
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Countering Violent Extremism
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:16:11 -0800
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