Zeroing the Divide: Promoting Broadband Use and Media Savvy in Underserved Communities

Zeroing the Divide: Promoting Broadband Use and Media Savvy in Underserved Communities

By Michael McGrath - Chief Information Officer for the National Civic League, Editor of the National Civic Review.

Beyond the Digital Divide: How New Technologies Can Amplify Civic & Community Engagement

ZeroDivide is pleased to partner with the National Civic Review on this 100th Anniversary issue of the journal, "Beyond the Digital Divide: How New Technologies Can Amplify Civic Engagement and Community Participation."

With this project we hope to foster increased dialogue on the changing nature of the “digital divide” and the transformative potential of new technologies. We wish to thank the staff of the National Civic Review, as well as the talented thought leaders who contributed articles, for making this endeavor possible.

Generation ZD 2011 Convening

ZeroDivide's "Generation ZeroDivide Digital(Gen ZD) Literacy Program" will increase broadband adoption/usage among low-income and disadvantaged youth across six western states.

This will be accomplished through digital media training delivered through seven community anchor institutions employing best practices in youth education and program sustainability.

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Generation ZD Digital Literacy Program

ZeroDivide is creating a new generation of technology users within underserved communities in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington states. The "Generation ZD Digital Literacy Program" targets low-income, minority, disabled, and underserved youth between the ages of 5-25, who have limited or no access to digital and information technology in the home.

ZeroDivide is training new broadband users, building replicable best practices digital media curricula, and providing technical assistance and capacity-building support.

ZeroDivide is creating a new generation of technology users and training new broadband users, building replicable best practices digital media curricula, and providing technical assistance and capacity-building support.
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Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP)

ZeroDivide grantee, Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP), provides free and low-cost media literacy, multimedia storytelling, technology, and video production trainings to residents, community organizations and educators.

CMAP provides free & low-cost media literacy, multimedia storytelling, technology, & video production training to community organizations, educators and residents of Gilroy, Hollister & San Juan Bautista.
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February 2011 Newsletter

A hot new fundraising trend in 2011 is "crowd funding" Building off the notion of "crowdsourcing" crowd funding leverages the same power of the crowd to raise money for charities and start-up businesses.

Find Your Voice

In this interactive bandwidth experience ZeroDivide grantee Spy Hop Productions takes media engagement to the extreme.

Walk inside a teen's interpretation of the world around them and emerge with a wholly different perspective of what it feels like to be 16 in the 21st century.

Find Your Voice

In this interactive bandwidth experience ZeroDivide grantee Spy Hop Productions takes media engagement to the extreme.

Walk inside a teen's interpretation of the world around them and emerge with a wholly different perspective of what it feels like to be 16 in the 21st century.

Resource Type: Videos

Technology Adoption in Underserved Communities

ZeroDivide has continually assessed how technology’s emerging trends and the continuing “digital divide” disparities of access and adoption amongst underserved communities intersect. We believe that philanthropy must take decisive steps at that intersection, and act in a way that efficiently and cost-effectively tackles the ongoing digital divide in a manner that empowers underserved communities to leverage technological innovation. These innovations are critical in order to improve economic stability, civic participation, and educational opportunity.

VOTE 5 4 3 4 N10 B4 2MORO!

Okay, I'm spending way too much time SMS'ing.  What I MEANT to write was, "Vote 5-stars for each of ZeroDivide's 3 proposed sessions for NTEN's upcoming Nonprofit Technology Conference 2011 before tomorrow's September 30th deadline!"  Umm...you got that, right?

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