Saturday, October 31, 2009

Take Action for Net Neutrality

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I was pleased to receive invitation to join a conference call today with Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) regarding his Internet Freedom Preservation ...
Friday, October 30, 2009

AmeriCorps State and National Grants (Deadline: January 26)

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Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2010, the federal government announces the anticipated availability of approxi...
Thursday, October 29, 2009

HSCC Testimonial: Syed Azfar (Boston Metrowest)

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One of the powerful aspects of the BDPA experience is the work we do with young people. We seek to introduce young people to technology at a...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Black Web 2.0 Goes Inside Windows 7 with Cordell Jones (Video)

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I met Markus Robinson , co-founder of Black Web 2.0, during the Blogging While Brown conference a couple of years ago. As such, I was very...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

African Americans: Prepared to Lead at the Senior Levels in Information Technology

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The Information Technology Senior Management Forum ( ITSMF ) is proud to announce that 18 IT African American professionals are ready to lea...
Monday, October 26, 2009

2010 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

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Dr. Anita Borg (1949-2003) devoted her life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling the barriers that keep wom...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

The Art of Social Networking (Cincinnati)

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BDPA Cincinnati chapter president Janice Lee invited me to be the guest presenter for the October 2009 program meeting on 10/22/2009. We ta...
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Give By The Click

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By Betsy Brill In an age of packed schedules and dwindling funds, we may not feel we have the time or money to devote to charitable giving ....
Friday, October 23, 2009

National Directory of STEM Learning Opportunities Now Available

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Are you looking for an opportunity to promote and expand an after-school science or technology program ... such as the Student IT Education ...

Early Bird Registration for 2010 National BDPA Technology Conference

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BETF Executive Director made motion at the 3Q-2009 National BDPA Board of Directors meeting to allow early bird registration rate of $200 fo...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Message from Orlando Chapter President

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Hello, this month we had a great program on Information Security . Things that you can do to protect yourself as well as your small business...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Hassan Moustafa Uses Bemley Scholarship for Bio-Engineering Degree at University of Maryland

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Hassan Moustafa was a member of the silver-medal winning high school computer competition ( HSCC ) team trained by BDPA Washington DC at t...

Obama Administration Launches $650M Program to Boost Education

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By Nick Anderson The Obama administration announced goals for a $650 million grant competition for school systems and nonprofit organization...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Andrea Taylor Claims Microsoft Success Driven by 'Constant Learning'

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I am hoping that BDPA Education and Technology Foundation ( BETF ) can create a strategic alliance with Microsoft. In order to do so we wil...
Monday, October 19, 2009

BDPA Groupsite Milestone: 2,000 Members

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I created the BDPA Groupsite (formerly known as CollectiveX) on December 24, 2007. It was part of my effort to leverage Web 2.0 tools in ...

Cincinnati: Bio-Science City

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by Val Prevish When it comes to health care research, Cincinnati is in the top tier of cities nationally because of renowned institutions su...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

From Root to STEM: Spelman Women and Their Journeys Through the Sciences

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Soulclap to Monie on the Outside for pointing me to a documentary made by Spelman College students, Cyndee Bayless (Class of 2010)and Deven...
Saturday, October 17, 2009

State Farm Good Neighbor Grants (Deadline: November 9)

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Youth Service America is currently accepting applications for State Farm® Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants to support service-learni...
Friday, October 16, 2009

NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing

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Applications are open now through November 15, 2009 for the 2010 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing ! The NCWIT Award for Aspirations ...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

How Nonprofits are Using Web-based Technologies to Reach Their Goals

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by Josh Nelson A new Hatcher Group report reveals how nonprofits are using new media technologies to advance social change. Based on inter...