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From: members-bounces@afcn.org [mailto:members-bounces@afcn.org] On Behalf Of Paul Hansen Sent: October 11, 2006 8:55 PM To: AFCN Members Subject: [AFCN Members] CTC VISTA Project Now Accepting Applications Hello AFCN Members, I'm very pleased to announce that the CTC VISTA Project is currently accepting applications for VISTA positions that begin in JANUARY, 2007.

WebJunction Community Associate WebJunction is hiring immediately for a Community Associate, who will act as primary contact for all community-related content, programming, and interactive tools for WebJunction.org. The Community Associate will work directly with the WebJunction Community Manager to synchronize the community building goals of all WebJunction granted programs with those of the larger WebJunction community, and with WebJunction’s Community Partner Program. The major objective is to nurture and grow the WebJunction community and all related communities of interest.

Our speaker for the Saturday event, Michigan CIC's annual reunion, has now been confirmed for 1 pm. You and any of your students who might be arriving in town early are welcome to attend. Richard Fuchs of the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa will talk on "The End of the World As we Know it?: ICTs and Development into the Future." Also joining us will be Mark Surman, Managing Director of Telecentre.org, the new IDRC / Microsoft / Swiss Dev Agency collaboration.

NPower Michigan provides technology consulting and sector-specific training to its member organizations. It is an affiliate of the NPower Network. In 2006, NPower Michigan combined its membership base with that of Michigan Nonprofit Association, ending its separate existence as an independent organization.

The Benetech President's Update is a report from Jim Fructerman, President and CEO of Benetech and recent MacArthur Fellow award winner. It goes into some detail about the unusual structure of that organization and the innovative technical advances it is making in solving needs of non-profits in literacy, services to the visuall