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“If you are reading this, you\u2019ve crossed the digital divide. One in two people on the planet have not,” said Chris Worman for Alliance Magazine. “You can take advantage of an increasing array of digital products and services. Unconnected families cannot; and they are falling behind as work, education, healthcare, civic participation, and access to services provided by your grantees, are increasingly moving online. For unconnected families, the internet \u2014 once touted as a great equalizer \u2014 is becoming a wedge between the haves and have-nots.” <\/p>\n
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\n“This can and must change. Philanthropy can support pathways to digital equity \u2014 the state in which all people have the affordable, high-speed internet, tools and skills they need to participate in our digitalizing world \u2014and ensure the communities we care about do not get left further behind. If our success is predicated on the success of our grantees, and their success is predicated on the increased quality of life for those they serve, and both are increasingly dependent on access to digital technologies, then we must engage.”<\/p>\n
“Digitalization is happening. Digital equity depends on all of us. Philanthropy must engage in support of communities markets have failed. Together we can ensure communities come online, on their terms, with the tools and skills they need to thrive in our digitalizing world.”<\/p>\n
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Submitted by Jaime Sharp on August 22, 2022 “If you are reading this, you\u2019ve crossed the digital divide. One in two people on the planet have not,” said Chris Worman for Alliance Magazine. “You can take advantage of an increasing array of digital products and services. Unconnected families cannot; and they are falling behind as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-call-for-artists"],"yoast_head":"\n
ICYMI: Philanthropy, it\u2019s time to get involved with digital equity - United Arts Agency | UAA<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n