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One Laptop Per Child
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The mission of the One Laptop per Child association is to develop a low-cost laptop-the "XO Laptop"-to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our goal is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves.Why do children in developing nations need laptops? Laptops are a window and a tool: a window into the world and a tool with which to think. They are a wonderful way for all children to learn learning through independent interaction.
Website: http://laptop.org/
Practitioner Name: n/a
Practitioner Tel: 617-452-5663
Practitioner E-mail: information@laptop.org
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OneCommunity
Location: Ohio (OH)
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OneCommunity is a nonprofit organization that serves Northeast Ohio by connecting public and nonprofit institutions to our next-generation fiber optic network, enabling those institutions to offer enhanced, innovative solutions, and transforming our region's image and economic future by attracting outside investment and creating business and job opportunities.OneCommunity serves educational, governmental, research, arts and cultural, health care, civic, and other nonprofit organizations, and by the end of 2008 their network will reach 22 counties across Northern Ohio.
Website: http://www.onecommunity.org
Practitioner Name: Todd Adams
Practitioner Tel: 216-923-2294
Practitioner E-mail: tadams@onecommunity.org
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Onward Neighborhood House
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Onward Neighborhood House (ONH) was established in 1868 by a group of German, Scottish and Swedish settlers who started a storefront Sunday school, a mission which developed into the Onward Presbyterian Church. Onward Neighborhood House was officially incorporated as an Illinois non-profit organization on December 7, 1943, that serves the West Town and Belmont Cragin neighboring communities in Chicago. Its mission is to empower families and individuals in need to achieve their full potential in a community-based setting through participant-driven educational, recreational and social service programs.
Website: http://onwardhouse.org/index2.htm
Practitioner Name: Mauricio Blanco
Practitioner Tel: 312 666 6726
Practitioner E-mail: mblanco@onwardhouse.org
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Operation Peace
Location: Georgia (GA)
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Operation Peace was founded in 1995 after 25 concerned college students residing in the low income neighborhood of the Village of Bedford Pine met to discuss how to eradicate problems in the community.
Website: http://www.operationpeace.org/
Practitioner Name: Edna Mofett
Practitioner Tel: 404-892-8004
Practitioner E-mail: opeace@bellsouth.net
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Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of Clark County, Inc.
Location: Ohio (OH)
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MISSION STATEMENT
OIC of Clark County will provide services designed to eliminate poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy in Clark County.
HISTORY
The Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of Clark County is a private, not-for-profit organization that has helped over 45,000 people "help themselves" for 33 years. OIC was founded locally by Mrs. Carol Scott in 1971, and is an affiliate of The Opportunities Industrialization Center of America (OICA), which was founded in 1964 by Reverend Leon Sullivan.
Throughout its history, OIC has continued to provide Counseling, GED preparation, Youth programming and High School Education, Vocational Training, Referral Services, Job Placement Assistance and Emergency Utility services to assist low-income Clark County residents in becoming self-sufficient. In 1989 OIC of Clark County was designated the Community Action Agency (CAA) for Clark County.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Computer Training
OIC offers hands-on, practical vocational training that teaches participants the skills necessary to enter the job market. This hands-on, self-paced training program enables participants to acquire skills in basic computer operation or to become proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office 2000 Software. The training allows participants to learn at their own pace while challenging and reinforcing skills with practical projects. The course is also Instructor supported to provide students with course direction, technical assistance and 1-on-1 instruction with projects.
Website: http://www.oicofclarkco.org
Practitioner Name: n/a
Practitioner Tel: 937) 323.6461
Practitioner E-mail: n/a
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Outreach Community Ministries, Inc.
Location: Illinois (IL)
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To provide opportunities for people to become all that God intends them to be; to help the local church put Christian faith into responsible action.
Website: http://www.outreachcommunityministries.com/index.asp
Practitioner Name: Matthew Mc Niel
Practitioner Tel: 630-260-7600
Practitioner E-mail: mmcniel@outreachcommin.com
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Pangea Foundation
Location: California (CA)
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Pangea Foundation equips data-driven nonprofits across America with intuitive, secure, and easy-to-use Web applications that help organizations visualize and communicate the impact of their programs. We spark support movements for America's most respected nonprofits using Impact Visualization
Website: http://www.pangeafoundation.org/
Practitioner Name: Kristin Berry
Practitioner Tel: 619 615 0982
Practitioner E-mail: kristin@pangeafoundation.org
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Patriots Technology Training Center Inc.
Location: Maryland (MD)
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Empowering Students through Technology. Programs include "Annual Summit on Technology," "Pre-College Initiative," "Technology Courses: Robotics, Computer Building, Computer Gaming Design, Web Design, Science & Engineering and Bio-Technology," "High Tech Field Trips," "Robotics Comptetion US Naval Academy" and "Computer Building Competition."
Website: http://www.patriots-ttc.org
Practitioner Name: Thurman D. Jones Jr.
Practitioner Tel: n/a
Practitioner E-mail: thurman@patriots-ttc.org
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Penn State Live
Location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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University Park, Pa. -- While the presidential election moves through its primary stages, a group of Penn State faculty members and colleagues from across the country has its sights set beyond the outcome of the general election in November. They're not focusing on a specific candidate, either.
Instead, the faculty members anticipate January 2009, the next president's inauguration and the corresponding change in the federal government as the time to present an outline - as well as the practical steps necessary for implementation - of a new U.S. communications policy.
The Future of American Communications Working Group, supported by a $75,000 grant from the Media Democracy Fund, a project of the Proteus Fund, plans to produce a volume outlining a comprehensive telecommunications policy agenda for the federal administration to be entering office in January 2009. That agenda will emphasize the potential of information technologies for improving democratic discourse, social responsibility and the quality of life. It will specify the means by which those technologies can be made available to all Americans.
Website: http://live.psu.edu/story/28221
Practitioner Name: Bill Mahon
Practitioner Tel: n/a
Practitioner E-mail: np3@psu.edu
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Pew Institute
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The Pew Internet & American Life Project produces reports that explore the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the internet through collection of data and analysis of real-world developments as they affect the virtual world.
Support for the non-profit Pew Internet & American Life Project is provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The Project is an initiative of the Pew Research Center.
Website: http://www.pewinternet.org
Practitioner Name: Lee Rainie
Practitioner Tel: 202.419.4500
Practitioner E-mail: n/a
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