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Digital Divide Web Resources

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AEL, Inc.: Regional education lab for Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The mission statement is linking the knowledge from research with the wisdom from practice to improve teaching and learning.

Afterschool.gov: Connects to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school hours.

Alliance for National Renewal: Brings together networks of people and organizations who want to better their communities.

Alliance for Technology Access: A non-profit organization focusing on bringing technology to disabled children and adults.

American Association of Community Colleges Working Connections: AACC & Microsoft working together to create jobs for the 21st century.

American Association of School Administrators (AASA): Professional organization for educational leaders.

Provides agency, program and contact information for possible technical grants.

AOL Foundation: Interactive education initiative (IEI) grants

to support highly creative ideas for using the Internet to improve student learning.

Apple Learning Interchange: Dynamic online community where educators share, learn and communicate.

Association for Community Networking:

Focused on building community networks.

AT&T Foundation: The mission of the foundation is to educate, engage, enrich and empower the communities that AT&T serves. The funding programs currently are: Education, Civic & Community Service and Arts & Culture.

Athena Alliance: Works to promote understanding of the dynamics and consequences of the new global information economy.

Benton Foundation:

Works to realize the social benefits made possible by the public interest use of communications.

Black Geeks Online: A virtual community that connects people of color who are interested in increasing computer and Internet access and capability among the African American community.

Center for Children and Technology: Funded to address the issue of technology and learning.

CEOForum on Education and Technology: Issues an annual assessment of the nation's progress toward integrating technology into America's classrooms.

Charlotte's Web: Regional community network for Charlotte, NC.

Children's Partnership Online (TCP):

A national non-profit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to inform leaders and the public about needs of America's children, as well as engage them in ways to benefit children.

Cityskills.org:

A site full of tools and resources aimed at urban residents to help them train for jobs in web development. The Trainer Tool Kit will help with assessment, planning, funding and the like.

Closing the Digital Divide: Comprehensive clearinghouse for information about the Clinton Administration's efforts to provide all Americans with access to the Internet and other information technologies that are crucial to their economic growth and personal advancement. Sponsored by the Department of Commerce.

Community Resource Directory: The Community Resource Institute provides this directory of diverse private and public funding resources.

Community Connector: Designed for community-serving organizations, funders, academics, and students who are using technology to improve their local communities.

CompuMentor: A volunteer organization that provides low-cost computer assistance and software. Handles Microsoft software donations.

Computer Learning Foundation: International non-profit educational foundation dedicated to improving the quality of education and preparation of youth for the workplace through the use of technology.

Computers for Learning: Resource to apply for free government computer equipment and links to TechCorps volunteers with technical knowledge to share.

Coyote Communications:

Resources and services for not-for-profits, including Technology Tip Sheets.

CTCNet: Network of 300+ community technology centers.

Great manual and information about starting local community technology centers.

Digital Divide Network of the Benton Foundation: Tackles the growing gap between those who have access to technology and information skills and those who do not through a powerful knowledge network.

Education and Library Networks Coalition (EdLINC):

Provides information about the policy decisions by Washington as well as schools and libraries around the country. Focused on the E-rate.

Family Education Network: Parent community dedicated to children's learning. Includes free software download section.

Federal Communications Commission, Schools and Libraries Division: Information about the E-rate.

Federal Communications Commission: The independent government agency responsible for regulating interstate and international communications. Includes information on discounts for schools and libraries.

Foundation Center: Guide to private foundations and funding sources nationally.

FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence): More than 30 Federal agencies developed this web site to make hundreds of federally supported education resources available to enrich the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning. Subjects range from an architectural tour of the National Gallery of Art's East Building to a mutual fund cost calculator from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Gates Center for Technology Access: Check out the Public Access to Information section.

George Lucas Educational Foundation: The George Lucas Educational Foundation is a non-profit operating foundation but is not a grant-making organization. They have a wealth of information about education and ideas about how to find funding.

Gifts in Kind: Handles Microsoft software donations and a lot of other types of donations as well.

NetDay: Grassroots volunteer effort to wire schools.

Next Generation Internet: An initiative designed to foster partnerships between academia, industry and government that hopes to keep the U.S. at the cutting edge of information and communications technologies.

NonProfit Gateway: A network of links to Federal government and services according to their web site.

North Central Region Educational Learning: Connected to supporting 21st Century Community Learning Centers. Has a regional and national resources link.

Northeast Regional Technology in Education Consortium:
Provides a variety of services regarding learning environments, leadership and planning and technology coordination. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. (Note: no longer online)

Northwest Educational Technology Consortium (NETC): Provides a practical guide for K-12 educators on closing the equity gap in technology access and use.

ONE/Northwest: Provides downloadable assessment forms and an Activist Toolkit.

Organization for Community Networks (OFCN): Ohio based non-profit established to be central repository for information dealing with FreeNets/Community Networks. Check out the Resource Center

ParenTech: Unique technology education campaign that provides free resources for families and educators of middle school kids.

Philanthropy Journal: List of organizations that recycle and/or donate computers.

PluggedIn: Program providing access to computer technology in East Palo Alto, CA . Serves as a nationally recognized model for connecting low-income communities with the information economy.

PowerUP: An initiative organized by a group of nonprofits, corporations and federal agencies that is based in schools and community centers. The focus is to provide young people with greater access to the Internet and to help them develop the skills they will need to be successful in the 21st century.

Public Education Fund: Nation's largest network of community-based school reform organizations.

Seattle Community Network: Resources for community networks

SeniorNet: Organization that is addressing the needs of the population that is 55 years and over.

Southeast and Islands Regional in Education Consortium (SEIR*TEC): An organization of national, regional and university-based organizations working together to provide technology-related assistance. Focuses are: awareness, policy development and planning, staff development, and evaluation.

States Inventory Project: Easy access to information about your state's infrastructure initiatives and strategies.

Tech Library for Non-Profits: Excellent on-line resource for non-profits regarding technology. Check out the work tools and resources sections.

TechCorps: An organization of volunteers who work to provide all students with access to the technological advances they need to be prepared for the workforce.

Tomas Rivera Policy Institute: The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute has a project entitled "Digital Steppingstones" that provides useful information.

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Telecommunications Loan Program: RUS financing is used by rural telecommunications providers to build new and modernize existing telecommunications networks, including Internet access.

U. S. Census Bureau: Search by zip code to find statistics in your area.

U. S. Department of Commerce Technology Opportunities Program (TOP): A highly competitive, merit based program bringing benefits of advanced national information infrastructure to communities.

U. S. Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA):

The NTIA works to spur innovation, encourage competition, help create jobs and provide consumers with more choices regarding telecommunications.

Verizon Foundation: Invests in the development of capacity infrastructure to create new leadership models for communities. Will invest in over 12,000 nonprofit organizations a year based on strategic partnerships and innovative technology programs. Partners include organizations that support education, health and human services, arts and humanities, community development and the environment.

United Neighborhoods of New York: There are 37 settlement houses in New York. Most of them serve as community access points. 9 of them are connected to a wide access network.

W. K. Kellogg Foundation: Has interest in: youth and education; information systems/technology; and social & economic community development. Includes resources connected to those themes.

WestEd:

Includes tips and resources on preparing a successful grant proposal.

Yankee Group: Yankee group finds small and business market missing the internet commerce opportunity: market unsatisfied with current internet solution provider offerings