Founded in 1984 to offer a media voice to underrepresented people, SPNN is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit that has since grown to harness its unique media tools, digital communications expertise, and spirit of innovation to elevate community media arts to a new level, becoming a national model. SPNN improves community social, civic, and economic equity via the transformative art of media making and 21st century skill-building. Their mission is: to empower people to use media and communications to better lives, use authentic voice, and build common understanding. They utilize the power of technology to:

• Develop the personal and artistic expression of underrepresented people in media.
• Foster arts experimentation and collaboration among young people, emerging artists, and partners.
• Create meaningful connections between diverse arts voices and the broader community.
• Increase 21st century work-readiness skills of underserved youth and adults.

TECH CORPS is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring K-12 students have equal access to programs, skills, and resources that enhance early learning and prepare them for college, credential and career. TECH CORPS develops CS and IT programs and deploys tech-savvy talent to assist K-12 schools and youth-serving organizations across the country. TECH CORPS is the longest operating education-technology nonprofit organization in the United States.  Over the years, partners such as Nordson Corporation, JPMorgan Chase, Google, KeyBank and AT&T have provided TECH CORPS with the fuel to deliver much-needed technology resources to K12 students and teachers. Since 1995, more than 15,000 TECH CORPS volunteers have shared their time and talents assisting schools and nonprofit organizations in their communities. TECH CORPS was founded in 1995 by Gary Beach, Publisher Emeritus of CIO Magazine and author of The U.S. Technology Skills Gap.

Tech for Troops is a 501c(3) Non-profit based in Richmond Virginia, dedicated to
empower veterans with computer, skills, and Information Technology (IT), providing workforce training, enabling and encouraging veterans to apply for jobs, get online training, start business, manage their VA benefits, and connect with family and friends.

T4T supports Veterans in confronting the lack of a computer and the lack of the skills needed to effectively use that computer by collecting and refurbishing laptops and other devices and providing the refurbished equipment, along with training, to Veterans in need for low or no cost.

Founded in 2000, Tech Goes Home helps bring computers, Internet, and training to those without, so students can do homework, adults can find jobs, and seniors can connect with loved ones.

Techboomers.com is a free educational website that teaches older adults and others with limited computer skills how to use the most popular websites and apps on the Internet.

Within the for-profit company, Technocycle has a a community outreach program which provides a free computer to all incoming First Graders attending Berry Elementary, an Environmental Science Magnet School located in North East Houston. Each student receives  an Internet-enabled computer equipped with Windows 2007 operating system, Office 2007, Anti Virus software, and Internet Filtration Software.

Technocycle is working with outside sponsors to underwrite the cost of providing Internet access to the students, working with Berry Elementary, a non-profit organization.

The mission of the Technology Learning Collaborative is to sustain a robust network of community-based organizations doing digital literacy work, to improve and expand programming across Philadelphia, share and promote member resources to the wider communities they serve, offer professional training and development for member staff, collaborate on high priority interest areas, and advocate for projects and programs that promote digital literacy and reduce the digital divide. As a professional association TLC brings together agencies with diverse missions to accomplish common goals through digital literacy programming. Here are some of the things they do:

• Develop programmatic areas, including GED/ABE, Adult Literacy, Workforce Development
• Share resources, program information, digital literacy instructors
• Convene regularly to improve and test new ideas with other TLC members through the TLC Series, a set of quarterly trainings and an annual conference on digital literacy and instruction
• Identify volunteer needs and placement opportunities for digital literacy work
• Promote programs that promote digital literacy and equitable Internet access

Technology System Solutions (TSS) is a non-profit organization committed to helping the under-resourced neighborhoods, and the organizations that serve them, have access to and use of information and communication technology.

Premised on the belief that substantive, supported access to technology will be a powerful catalysts and incentive for all to pursue their life, education and employment goals, our mission is to ensure that all families regardless of income, have access to information technology and the capacity to take advantage of the academic, economic, and social opportunities that today’s technology affords.

The Repair Association is an umbrella organization serving the converged needs of technology repair, resale, reuse and recycling industry.  Our mission is to promote repair-friendly legislation, regulations, and standards here in the US and increasingly to help other groups develop similar advocacy internationally.  We believe that repair is the key test of true ownership – that if you cannot fix your stuff you do not truly own it.