This newsletter contains information on: Partner Profile for Computers 4 Kids Plans for Portland in April, 2020, including AFTRR meeting, Net Inclusion 2020 conference, and a Digital Inclusion Seder Reminder about MAPPINGS. Upcoming Experience Papers An end of year fundraising … Continue reading →

This newsletter contains information on: Sharing Success Stories, our latest Experience Paper MAPPINGS Grants- a simple way to get funds for new initiatives Plans for Portland in April, 2020, including AFTRR meeting and Net Inclusion 2020 conference Information about Digital … Continue reading →

The Alliance for Technology Refurbishing and Reuse (AFTRR) consists of nonprofit technology refurbishers seeking to increase the awareness of the contributions of their organizations, individually and collectively, to a wide range of populations in need. The AFTRR 2019 meeting was … Continue reading →

Net Inclusion – NDIA 2019 Conference Report from Partners Bridging the Digital Divide By: Katherine Lato, Maryanna Milton, Barry Glicklich   We attended the 2019 Net Inclusion conference in Charlotte on April 1-3. The following notes are from the sessions/activities … Continue reading →

There are several items in this newsletter: reflections on the last year Net Inclusion 2019 in Charlotte a writeup from Maryanna Milton on becoming a computer refurbisher a partner profile of San Diego Futures Foundation Another Good Year As we … Continue reading →

As part of our efforts to keep you informed about what we’re working on, this newsletter addresses the following three items: Measuring impact PBDD workshop plans New partner profile 1) After several mostly unsuccessful attempts to get answers to a … Continue reading →

By Katherine Lato We were invited to attend the p2pu.org workshop in Kansas City since we had used their model for peer-to-peer training and written up our results in a white paper. The following is PBDD’s impression of the workshop … Continue reading →

Net Inclusion – NDIA 2018 By: Katherine Lato, Maryanna Milton, Barry Glicklich On April 17-19, we attended the 2018 Net Inclusion conference in Cleveland. The following notes are from the sessions/activities that PBDD attended, reflecting only a subset of the … Continue reading →

Our recent travels took us to western New York where we had a rewarding meeting with Renee Cerullo, President of Ed Tech. We were able to gain insight for a partner profile that is available at: pbdd.org/ed-tech-november-2017 As an all-volunteer organization based … Continue reading →