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Connect Humanity

@connect_fund

Non-profit impact fund working to ensure all communities have the internet connectivity they need to thrive | IA 2024 Emerging Impact Manager

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Tomorrow! Join Brian Vo for the 5th anniversary of Breakfast Media Live Online as we reflect on five years of broadband policy, deployment, and digital transformation. Hosted by DrewClark, with Deborah A. Lathen, Jake Varn, & Gary Wood. 🔗 Sign up: broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-brea…

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How do we finance broadband for all? Connect Humanity's Chief Investment Officer Brian Vo joins #BroadbandLive on March 12 to discuss broadband investment & digital equity! 📅 Register now: broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-brea… #DigitalInclusion #BroadbandInvestment #BrianVo #ConnectHumanity

How do we finance broadband for all? <a href="/Connect_Fund/">Connect Humanity</a>'s Chief Investment Officer Brian Vo joins #BroadbandLive on March 12 to discuss broadband investment &amp; digital equity!
📅 Register now: broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-brea…
#DigitalInclusion #BroadbandInvestment #BrianVo #ConnectHumanity
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Celebrating the powerhouse women transforming broadband 👏 Kudos to Jordana Barton-Garcia, Gigi Sohn, Kathryn de Wit, Angela Siefer, Shirley Bloomfield, Anna M. Gomez & Jessica Rosenworcel for their work breaking down barriers to digital opportunity. cnet.com/home/internet/…

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"Switching from fiber to satellite may reduce upfront costs, but it’s like replacing a bridge with a ferry — cheaper in the short term, but less effective and far more costly over the long haul." Why BEAD's fiber-first approach remains the right choice 🇺🇸 connecthumanity.fund/fiber-first-re…

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Still haven’t found what you’re looking for? If that “what” is local champs closing the digital divide, NDIA's new map might be just the ticket — featuring 85+ coalitions across the US. We like it. We hope it’s useful for u2 (erm, you too). 👉 digitalinclusion.org/blog/ndia-publ…

Still haven’t found what you’re looking for?

If that “what” is local champs closing the digital divide, <a href="/netinclusion/">NDIA</a>'s new map might be just the ticket — featuring 85+ coalitions across the US.

We like it.

We hope it’s useful for u2 (erm, you too).

👉 digitalinclusion.org/blog/ndia-publ…
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📰 New in Stanford Social Innovation Review: Financing Broadband in Hard-to-Reach Communities We won’t close the digital divide with the same old tools write Brian Vo & Clara Miller. To deliver internet for all, we need a capital market that powers community broadband. ssir.org/articles/entry…

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Love this piece from Stanford Social Innovation Review on community broadband. Their call to action resonates: we need to standardize tools, raise awareness, and bring others along on the community broadband journey. x.com/Connect_Fund/s…

Love this piece from <a href="/SSIReview/">Stanford Social Innovation Review</a> on community broadband. Their call to action resonates: we need to standardize tools, raise awareness, and bring others along on the community broadband journey.

x.com/Connect_Fund/s…
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Join us at the first-ever Future of Public Broadband conference! Jordana Barton-Garcia joins the opening panel with lessons on building sustainable, community-centered broadband 💪 📅 May 14 | 🕐 1PM | 📍 DC 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/community-fi… Hosted by AAPB (American Association for Public Broadband) & New America

Join us at the first-ever Future of Public Broadband conference!

Jordana Barton-Garcia joins the opening panel with lessons on building sustainable, community-centered broadband 💪

📅 May 14 | 🕐 1PM | 📍 DC

🔗 eventbrite.com/e/community-fi…

Hosted by <a href="/AAPBroadband/">AAPB (American Association for Public Broadband)</a> &amp; <a href="/NewAmerica/">New America</a>
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.New America’s Raza Panjwani kicks off the first panel of #CommunityFirst25: From Vision to Connection – Building a Successful Public Broadband Network. He asks Maple Broadband, @utopiafiber, Connect Humanity, Traverse City Light & Power, & DigitalC how each built #publicbroadband networks.

.<a href="/NewAmerica/">New America</a>’s Raza Panjwani kicks off the first panel of #CommunityFirst25: From Vision to Connection – Building a Successful Public Broadband Network.

He asks <a href="/MapleBroadband/">Maple Broadband</a>, @utopiafiber, <a href="/Connect_Fund/">Connect Humanity</a>, <a href="/TCLP_News/">Traverse City Light & Power</a>, &amp; <a href="/DigitalC_org/">DigitalC</a> how each built #publicbroadband networks.
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"And when we talk about what this money was intended to do, nobody disagrees with what it was actually intended to do. Who doesn't want grandma to be safe online? Who doesn't want a veteran to talk to their doctor?" Angela Siefer 🎧 Listen Light Reading lightreading.com/broadband/the-…

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🎙️We’re here for small businesses. For kids who want to go to college. For growth. The cornerstone of that is broadband" — Ashley Smith, @SOAR_EKY Proud to host these heroes for a candid conversation on trust, leadership & building broadband at #NetInclusion25.

🎙️We’re here for small businesses. For kids who want to go to college. For growth. The cornerstone of that is broadband" — Ashley Smith, <a href="/SOAR_EKY/">@SOAR_EKY</a> 

Proud to host these heroes for a candid conversation on trust, leadership &amp; building broadband at #NetInclusion25.
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We’re partnering with Mission Driven Finance® to unlock more capital for community-centered internet. Together, we’re accelerating investment in broadband networks that put people first. 🔗 connecthumanity.fund/connect-humani… Mission Driven Finance®

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From detecting wildfires to expanding internet access in remote communities, Jim Kossow is building solutions in Plumas County. See how our investee Peak to Peak joined forces with PG&E to bring new fiber infrastructure to California’s mountain region. connecthumanity.fund/how-peak-to-pe…

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💲 Now investing: Connect Humanity has funding to support community-centric broadband projects. If you're building community-centric broadband or want to learn about co-investing, let’s talk. Learn More🔗 connecthumanity.fund/investment-cap…

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America is about to choose between broadband that’s good enough today, or infrastructure that can underpin the future of the U.S. economy. Connect Humanity benton.org/blog/satellite…

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Pinos Altos, New Mexico mining town turned tourist hotspot, has no broadband. We’re teaming up with Hawk Networks (Althea) to help change that with a Dept. of Agriculture-backed plan for fast, affordable internet. connecthumanity.fund/connecting-pin…