The Update for March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023 — Who Runs the World?: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
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New ARPA funding accelerates and amplifies digital literacy for those who need it most
Mecklenburg County opened a second window of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, accepting proposals to move the County’s COVID-19 Strategic Recovery Plan forward. In that plan, the Library is tasked to “invest more resources in closing the digital divide in our community faster through efforts in place now.”
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Teach For America North Carolina join forces to bolster equitable educational success
The two esteemed organizations strive to close the region’s opportunity gap via strategic collaboration
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First in Flight Fund: First-round grant recipients get their wings
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation created a new opportunity and special fund this year to support Library staff’s programming efforts and ideas. The Flight Fund is a new grant opportunity created to provide programming support to Library staff to either expand current programs and/or create new ones.
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The Update for January 27, 2023
January 27, 2023 — Gaining Momentum: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
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Amazon stops “Smile”-ing: Turn incremental gifts into local impact with this easy (and better) alternative
An email from Amazon went out to AmazonSmile users about the discontinuation of their charity-donation program in February 2023, citing that “with so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.” While we applaud Amazon’s efforts to maximize their philanthropic efforts,…
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