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The Untold Story of the 2008 Election
By margaret on 2 March 2010 - 12:29pm
The Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) recently shared the findings of a new report which tell the story of the massive voter-registration and mobilization efforts of the 501(c)(3) civic engagement community.
FCC Survey Finds Cost and Digital Literacy Main Barriers to Broadband Adoption
By margaret on 23 February 2010 - 3:26pm
Affordability and lack of digital skills are the main reasons why 93 million Americans -- one-third of the country -- are not connected to high-speed Internet at home.
Thousands of youth benefit from Youth Radio Programs
By margaret on 22 February 2010 - 3:24pm
Congratulations to ZeroDivide grantee and Community Investment Partner, Youth Radio, for being recognized in a SF Chronicle article for the positive impact they've had in serving over 10,000 urban youth with their after school programs.
2010 Community Enterprise Newsletter
It’s shaping up to be an interesting year for social enterprise.
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Macro or Micro? Blog or Tweet?
By margaret on 17 February 2010 - 2:01pm
As social networking sites gain in popularity, blogging is experiencing a decline among teens (ages 12-17) and young adults (ages 18-29) while the percentage of adults blogging increased moderately from 7% to 11%.
BTOP Interview with Frank Lamancusa - Ideal Outcome
Frank Lamancusa of Bingham McCutchen LLP in Washington, DC is an expert in the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). Mr. Lamancusa has been following the BTOP application process since the inception of the program, and Bingham has served as advisor to several BTOP applicants.
He sat down with ZeroDivide Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Wu to discuss ideal outcome of BTOP funding.
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BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunities Program)
Immediately following the NTIA announcement that 1,400 of the 1,800 BTOP Round 1 applications were not selected, Frank Lamancusa sat down with ZeroDivide Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Wu to discuss implications of Round 1 and the upcoming Round 2 application process.
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What is BTOP
The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently awarded grants totaling $63 million to expand broadband access and adoption in Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina.
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Twitter, Facebook Play Big Role in Relief Efforts
Charitable organizations say an unprecedented number of people have turned to social media, including Twitter and Facebook to give money for disaster relief efforts following the Haiti earthquake.
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