News and Announcements

ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Foster New Generation of Technology Adopters in Underserved Youth and Tribal Communities

ZeroDivide was awarded $2,070,399 in two grants from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Vice-President Joe Biden announced the grants as part of 94 Recovery Act investments in federal broadband projects in 37 states.

Click on the following radio interviews to hear ZeroDivide's Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd comment on what the funds mean for communities:

KQED's radio broadcast on California Broadband Projects Get Stimulus Dollars 

KPLU's report on Stimulus Money Funds Film Classes for Girls

ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Foster New Generation of Youth Technology Adopters in Underserved Communities

August 18, 2010 San Francisco, California — ZeroDivide was awarded $1,384,242 by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a new generation of youth technology users within underserved communities in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington states.

ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Increase Broadband Adoption in Native American Tribal Communities

San Francisco, California — ZeroDivide was awarded $686,157 by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to quadruple broadband adoption rates within the 19 Native American reservations that encompass the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association (SCTCA). Current broadband adoption rates for American Indians are the lowest of any ethnic group within the continental United States.

Shifting demographic patterns, the pace of technological change, and economic globalization are factors that are shaping the world of work in the 21st Century. The type and style of work has changed. Work is becoming more team-based and more project-based. New organizational structures, leadership and management styles are emerging as a result of the change. Technology intensive and enabled work can be done from anywhere - like The Hub.

We invite you to learn more about our grantees and community partners.

Our 2009 year-end report is now available online. 

Hip Hop is an international phenomena that began as a social justice movement in Harlem in the 1970s. While the commercial aspects of Hip Hop more recognized, there is a strong connection to social justice issues among the Hip Hop community, particularly among youth of color.  In the new report Hip Hop and Social Justice Initiative, ZeroDivide shares our experience working with this community and supporting their growth and ability to impact positive social change.

What role does technology play in health care?

According to a recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute 90% of U.S. health care leaders and 84% of global health care leaders expect IT to play a "key factor" in health care system changes in the coming decade. Health information systems, technologies and tools will be developed and implemented to provide patients with more control over their own health care.

Nonprofits play a vital role in implementing social change. Recognizing the social value of economic activity at the root of entrepreneurship allows us to re-calibrate what we think social entrepreneurship looks like.

The 2010 Social Enterprise Summit was recently held in San Francisco - “New Approach, New Economy: Realizing the Potential of Social Enterprise.”

The Summit is the annual signature event of the Social Enterprise Alliance, the largest membership organization for social entrepreneurs in North America. It will be conducted this year jointly with the 3rd Social Enterprise World Forum, which is rotating among five continents during a five year period.

The remarkable growth of social networking has resulted in millions of people now using these social media services to share information with friends and as an alternative platform for private communications.

With an abundance of free tools like Facebook and Twitter, the barriers-to-entry in the social-media realm are so low that anyone can join. Social media is still a young and evolving field. Fundamental changes in communications technology and the way people use it require a few rules to safeguard online privacy.