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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here is some additional information from ALA with suggestions and resources for promoting the Emergency Broadband Benefit in your community
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here are <b><u><span style="background:yellow">three things libraries can do right now</span></u></b> to make a difference in the EBB rollout: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Customize and share <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-broadband-benefit-outreach-toolkit" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">flyers, posters
and/or handouts</span></a> in your library and community outreach; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Get the word out via library social media, <a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/telecom/broadband/ebbALA_PRtemplate_libraries.docx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2A94CB;background:#FFFFFD">library
press release</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444;background:#FFFFFD"> and/or </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/broadband" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2685B6;background:#FFFFFD">newsletter
blurb</span></a>; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Connect with local government and nonprofit partners to exchange information and resources to ensure your library and its resources (e.g., digital library
card, online homework help, computer classes) are included in their outreach. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Here are <b><u>additional resources from fellow broadband advocates</u></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Next Century Cities</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">: <a href="https://nextcenturycities.org/ebbresources/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://nextcenturycities.org/ebbresources/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">NCC has compiled examples of public awareness efforts, along with information and resources. They will host a <b><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rmB9iegkTJKDNOXldyNGTQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">webinar</span></a></b> and </span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;background:yellow">May
14</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;background:yellow"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:yellow"><a href="https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/Emergency-Broadband-Benefit.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">Day
of Action</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> to promote outreach and enrollment for EBB.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Leadership Conference on Civil Rights: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://civilrights.org/category/media-technology-resources/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://civilrights.org/category/media-technology-resources/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">To connect as many households as possible to this program, The Leadership Conference, in partnership with<a href="https://www.netacollab.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC"> Neta
Collab</span></a> has created a<a href="http://bit.ly/GetConnectedEBB" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC"> social toolkit</span></a> to help spread the word about the EBB program on social media platforms. This<a href="http://bit.ly/GetConnectedEBB" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC"> toolkit</span></a> consists
of information about the program, sample graphics, posts, hashtags, and emails. They also offer a Spanish <a href="http://bit.ly/EBBConectate" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">version</span></a> of the toolkit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Please also make a note to join us for an <b><u><span style="background:yellow">EBB webinar on Wednesday, May 19</span> at 2 pm ET</u></b> to learn more about this program and how we
can get our communities connected. Register<a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hKIi5yCLS6aFQ-yZVhZo5Q" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC"> here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Webinar speakers: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Cheryl Leanza, Policy Advisor, United Church of Christ OC Inc. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Kate Ruane, Senior Legislative Counsel, ACLU <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Brandon Forester, National Organizer for Internet Rights and Platform Accountability, MediaJustice <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Daiquiri Ryan, Co-founder, Neta Collab <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Moderator: Anita Banerji, Consultant, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Digital Inclusion Alliance</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: <a href="https://www.digitalinclusion.org/emergency-broadband-benefit/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.digitalinclusion.org/emergency-broadband-benefit/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">EBB HELP from Media Justice</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">: <a href="https://www.ebbhelp.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.ebbhelp.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">If you have any questions about EBB, please contact Larra Clark, <a href="mailto:lclark@ala.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">lclark@ala.org</span></a>, or Marijke Visser, <a href="mailto:mvisser@alawash.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">mvisser@alawash.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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