{"id":7055,"date":"2018-02-10T18:43:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T01:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=7055"},"modified":"2018-02-10T18:43:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T01:43:25","slug":"7055-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/7055-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook will give up to five people as much as $1 million in a community leadership program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"story-top\">\n<div class=\"story-header-left twoCol\">\n<h1 class=\"title\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7057 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/27655504_10104544656369001_583249567014325199_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/27655504_10104544656369001_583249567014325199_n.jpg 525w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/27655504_10104544656369001_583249567014325199_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/27655504_10104544656369001_583249567014325199_n-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article_deck\" class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"group-container last\">\n<div class=\"group\">\n<ul>\n<li>Facebook will hand up to $1 million to as many as five people, and give away a total of $10 million, via a new program for community leaders.<\/li>\n<li>The company unveiled its Facebook Community Leadership Program at an event in London this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-header-right\">\n<div id=\"social_bar_top_gig_containerParent\">\n<div id=\"social_bar_top\" class=\"gigyasharebar\">\n<div class=\"gig-bar-container gig-share-bar-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"cols2\">\n<div class=\"unit col1\">\n<article>\n<div class=\"story\">\n<div id=\"article_body\" class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"group-container \">\n<div class=\"embed-container image\"><a class=\"enlargeThisImage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/02\/09\/facebook-will-give-away-10-million-via-new-community-leaders-program.html#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fm.cnbc.com\/applications\/cnbc.com\/resources\/img\/editorial\/2017\/07\/28\/104617911-GettyImages-624375870.530x298.jpg?v=1501262985\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>F<a class=\"inline_quotes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/?symbol=FB\">acebook<\/a> will give up to $1 million to as many as five people and hand out a total of $10 million to community leaders who use its services &#8220;to bring people closer together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The company unveiled its Facebook Community Leadership Program at its Communities Summit event in London this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This program is about finding and supporting great community leaders wherever they are,&#8221; CEO Mark Zuckerberg said <a class=\"inline_asset\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zuck\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zuck\">in a Facebook post.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"inline_movable_ad\">The company has faced intense scrutiny from critics who say it allowed Russian propagandists and other groups to use its advertising tools to target users with divisive messages, hate speech and other harmful content.<\/div>\n<p>The company wants to reward those who use its platform for good, according to Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our goal is to find people who are using Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger to bring people closer together,&#8221; he wrote in the post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll pick up to five leaders around the world and give them up to $1 million to fund their ideas for doing even more. We&#8217;ll invite 100 leaders to be part of our fellowship program that includes training, mentorship, and up to $50,000 for a specific initiative,&#8221; Zuckerberg wrote.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"sourcelogo-cnbccom\" class=\"sourcelogo\">CNBC.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook will hand up to $1 million to as many as five people, and give away a total of $10 million, via a new program for community leaders. The company unveiled its Facebook Community Leadership Program at an event in London this week. 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