Community Investments

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ZeroDivide invests in community enterprises that leverage technology to benefit people in low-income and other underserved communities.

What do we mean by Community Enterprise?

Social enterprise is a more common term referring to social mission driven organizations which trade in goods or services for a social purpose. A Community Enterprise is a type of social enterprise that is created and operated by the communities it serves. It often begins with a nonprofit organization that is already using technology to achieve its social mission.

Our investment helps to create an enterprise within that nonprofit to achieve a new or expanded revenue source to support its social mission. Through this ground-up approach we invest in the ideas, talents, and know-how of underserved populations to build economically stable and civically engaged communities.

Our ZeroDivide Community Investment strategy supports two areas of investment:

Community Assets: Our goal is to establish community enterprises in underserved areas that employ mobile, wireless and social media technology to increase sustainable economic assets.

E-Democracy: Our goal is to build and strengthen the capacity of underserved communities to use technology to increase civic engagement including mobilizing and educating new voters and influencing public policy.

For More Information

Please read Investment Guidelines, How to Apply and FAQs for more information.