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Amplifying Social Impact in a Connected Age:
A Survey of Technology-Related Philanthropy for Social Benefit
By Jeff Perlstein - Director of Strategic Engagement at ZeroDivide.

Technology, Media and Political Participation
By Michael McGrath - Chief Information Officer for the National Civic League, Editor of the National Civic Review

In 2004, the Howard Dean presidential campaign demonstrated how the Internet could be used to raise enormous sums of money from small donors, an achievement that may have forever changed the nature of campaign fund-raising, potentially balancing people power against the influence of professional fund-raisers, bundlers, political action committees (PACs), and special interest groups.

Digital Popular Communication: Lessons on Information and Communication Technologies for Social Change from the Immigrant Rights Movement

By Sasha Costanza-Chock
Assistant Professor of Civic Media, Comparative Media Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Public sector organizations across the country are facing declining revenues, an aging workforce, and citizens who demand better and faster services. A typical response to these challenges would be to reduce government workforces and cut services, but there are reasons to hope that the often-stated but rarely realized promise of “doing more with less” may soon become a reality for many government organizations.

Connected for Health:
The Potential of Health Information and Communications Technologies to Reduce Disparities

By Ignatius Bau - Health Policy Consultant

Youth Media Goes Mobile

By Elisabeth Soep - Senior Producer and Research Director of Youth Radio.

At Youth Radio, an afterschool program and youth-driven production company in Oakland, California, if a student takes out a cell phone during class, she’ll get in trouble. Inappropriate cell phone use even serves as a major plot-point in a mock fight peer educators will sometimes stage in class to teach students how to write a good story lede. A teacher whips out her cell phone in the middle of a lecture and starts chatting with a friend.

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

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.