Purpose

Our purpose is to:

  1. Build a national organization of local, regional and national broadband adoption providers, advocates and individual supporters. 
  2. Develop and empower a community of practice of on-the-ground broadband adoption providers.
  3. Engage with affiliates and national partners to develop or identify local, state and federal policies that strengthen (financially and politically) local broadband adoption programs.
  4. Keep affiliates informed about current and proposed local, state and federal polices that may impact local broadband adoption programs.
  5. Engage with affiliates and national partners to create new philanthropic and corporate digital inclusion partnerships.
  6. Support the development of research and evaluation that can inform public policy and digital inclusion programs.