News and Announcements

The FCC will deliver its National Broadband Plan to Congress on March 17, which will detail strategies for expanding affordable, world-class broadband throughout the county.

This will be a strategy for U.S. global leadership in high-speed Internet to create jobs and spur economic growth; to unleash new waves of innovation and investment; and to improve education, health care, energy efficiency, public safety, and the vibrancy of our democracy.

Has the availability of social networks and the internet changed the frequency of engagement of citizens? What is media’s role in engaging the public in civic life? At ZeroDivide, we believe one of the major functions of media is to create a public forum and a sufficiently informed public for democracy.

On Twitter and You Tube, the recovery efforts following the tragic earthquake in Haiti continue to be the main subject of interest. Online communication sites, such as Twitter, have played an especially large role as they quickly filled with Haiti-related information and ways to offer aid. Social media became central to the fundraising effort that raised millions of dollars.

ZeroDivide supports the goals of the Social Innovation Fund as originally described in the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, as a means of “providing resources to replicate and expand effective initiatives; and seeding experimental initiatives focused on improving outcomes

In the 48 hours since a devastating earthquake ripped through Haiti, the American Red Cross has received over $35 million in donations - more than $5 million of which came through text messaging, setting a new record for the Red Cross for mobile technology-based giving.

Happy Holidays!

ZeroDivide's Community Enterprise partner, Change Agent Productions, produced our holiday e-greeting. This year's greeting was created by Illustrator Jonathan Torres and Animator, Jeffrey Vega.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO PLAY GREETING

To say social media experienced an explosive growth recently would be an understatement. Social media now appears in every aspect of society and in every type of media consumed today.

HOPE. ACT. VOTE, a program funded by the ZeroDivide, is a statewide campaign which aims to mobilize California’s 1.6 million Latina registered voters to become informed citizens, effective policy advocates, and active civic participants through an interactive online advocacy center.

Los Angeles, CA - Latina voters with access to the internet are more likely to be informed about new state laws and the legislative process in general than non-connected Latina voters, according to a report released today by HOPE (Hispanas Organized for Political Equality). The poll was conducted by Bendixen & Associates and highlights the importance of bridging the digital divide to engage the Latina voting bloc for civic participation. The poll, Public Opinion Study Of California Latina Electorate, is the first of its kind to gage Latina voters’ awareness and comfort level using social media.

Nearly three decades later, social entrepreneurship is a term that continues to gain in popularity. As a growing number of people embrace new approaches to solving social problems, social entrepreneurship is gaining momentum as an option that can fundamentally change our communities.