'Indy Timeline' of Upcoming Events How Google and Social Entrepreneurs Perpetuate Digital Divide Among Non-Profits
[from Andrew Sears, Founder, @UrbanMinistry...]
"In the past 10 years, I have been working to address the digital divide, which is the gap between those who have access to and training with technology. I serve as the Executive Director of TechMission, which runs the largest association of Black and Latino led nonprofits addressing the digital divide and manages UrbanMinistry.org, which is one of the most visited web portals of Black and Latino nonprofit leaders. During that time, I have seen many effective initiatives in addressing the digital divide. At the same time, I’ve seen many efforts that have been very well-intentioned, but in the end may have only made matters worse.
I grew up in the inner-city, but later went to MIT and co-founded..."
[continued at UrbanMinistry.org]
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IndyChristian Commentary... We've known Andrew for nearly 10 years now, and have been a part of the TechMission association via the UBcafe here in the heart of Indianapolis. One of Andrew's insights points to the counter-intuitive tendency of certain secular grant-makers to automatically exclude faith-based providers... who are more likely to be led by minorities -- the very sector they are attempting to help. Now consider the implications of the yesterday's Barna research report indicating African Americans are 'over-represented' in the faith community... and thus automatically EVEN-MORE-EXCLUDED from grants intended to assist urban initiatives such as the 'digital divide'.
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