
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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https://connecthumanity.fund/ 06-04-2022 16:06:35
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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


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/…

"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…


📰 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…

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…



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


.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.


"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-…


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®

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…


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…
