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EdSurge: First Book & Games and Learning Partner for Digital Learning

Games and Learning will create an online space where First Book’s community members can find, test, use, and provide feedback on educational games.

World Economic Forum Blog: This is What is Still Holding Social Entrepreneurs Back

First Book Co-founder and CEO Kyle Zimmer & Kristine Pearson, Founder and CEO of Lifeline Energy explore a 21st-century model of social entrepreneurship.

TODAY: This Campaign Is Bringing Summer Reading to Kids in 'Book Deserts'

Authors are getting books into kids' hands through a charity summer drive.

On Failure in the Social Sector

First Book CEO Kyle Zimmer and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani discuss what the social sector needs to learn from its failures.

Parents Magazine: Celebrating Diversity Through Books

Kids will see themselves in these 20 titles — suggested by the nonprofit First Book — and also learn more about each other.

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First Book Accelerator: First Book Launches New Initiative Translating Research into Resources

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First Book Launches Second Funding Phase of $4.7 Million OMG Books Awards

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XPRIZE, Barbara Bush Foundation & Dollar General Literacy Foundation Announce First Book as a Finalist and Milestone Winner in $1M Adult Literacy XPRIZE Communities Competition

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