Mission: Tech Goes Home empowers communities to access and use digital tools to overcome barriers and advance lives.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- A Bright Future for Digital Inclusion
- Healing and Taking Action Against Violence
- TGH Welcomes First-Ever Director of Advocacy & New Board Members
- Opportunity Blueprint
- Partnership Spotlight: QBE
- New Digital Skills Resources
- Open Positions at TGH
- TGH in the Media
- Digital Inclusion Reading Round-Up
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A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION |
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A Tech Goes Home graduate at Village of Joy in West Roxbury |
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2020 was an extraordinarily difficult year. It was also a transformational year, bringing digital inequity – which has been an issue for decades – into the public eye and deepening our understanding of the systemic injustices and oppressive systems at the root of the digital divide.
Our Distance Learning programs are in full swing. We have worked with volunteers to produce even more digital skills tutorials and have hosted 27 webinars since moving online in March of 2020. As we continue to improve and expand our current programs and services, we are also looking ahead to how we will move forward and grow our impact beyond the pandemic. Tech Goes Home is ready to take on an even greater role in addressing the deep digital inequities that have been highlighted over the past year.
We couldn't have done it without the dedication and strength of the entire TGH community. Thank you for your commitment to digital equity.
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HEALING AND TAKING ACTION AGAINST VIOLENCE |
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In response to recent tragedies in Atlanta, Boulder, and Minneapolis, as well as the patterns of hatred and violence they highlight, Tech Goes Home would like to offer our community the following resources.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Resources:
Gun Violence Resources:
Black Lives Matter Resources:
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TGH WELCOMES FIRST-EVER DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY & NEW BOARD MEMBERS |
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Marvin Venay, Director of Advocacy; Pedro J. Lopez-Baldrich, Board Member; Lee Schwamm, MD, Board Member |
Tech Goes Home is excited to welcome our new Director of Advocacy, Marvin Venay! Marvin (he/him) is a relationship builder, advocate, political analyst, public speaker, and entrepreneur. Before joining TGH, he effectively operated a boutique political consulting firm as its Co-Principal. Also, he served as Director of Engagement at UU Urban Ministry, Deputy Director of Government Affairs at the MA Treasury, and Executive Director for the MA Black & Latino Legislative Caucus. Marvin is a community voice for the disenfranchised and a proponent for equity in all spaces.
TGH is also excited to announce the addition of two new board members. Pedro J. Lopez-Baldrich is the Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President at SharkNinja. With over 23 years of legal and business background, Pedro J. is a senior executive with extensive leadership experience in public and private company sectors within international expansion, board, operations, tech/IP, M&A, IoT, robotics, E-commerce, HR, manufacturing, and social responsibility.
Dr. Lee Schwamm is Vice President of Digital Health & Virtual Care for the Mass General Brigham Health System. He is the Founder and Director of the Center for TeleHealth at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. For over 2 decades he has led pioneering work in digital transformation of care in the field of stroke and many other disciplines. He holds the C. Miller Fisher Chair of Vascular Neurology at the MGH Neurology Department where he serves as Senior Clinical and Strategic Advisor.
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The Tech Goes Home team is excited to share our newly released Opportunity Blueprint. This document will help guide TGH as we chart a path beyond the pandemic.
The Opportunity Blueprint spells out how we plan to grow in four key areas:
- Earned Revenue Development
- Geographic Footprint
- Distance Learning Opportunities
- Advocacy
The pandemic has shown a terrible spotlight on the issue of digital exclusion and we believe now is the time for us to step up and do more, but we can’t do it alone. We are in this position of opportunity because of our incredibly strong community of learners, graduates, instructors, volunteers, and donors. Thank you for your support as we forge ahead into this new chapter of TGH history!
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PARTNERSHIP SPOTLIGHT: QBE |
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We are grateful to QBE North America, a New York-based global insurance leader, for selecting Tech Goes Home as a large grant partner for their Insuring Impact 2021 Foundation Grants Program. QBE Foundation has provided generous philanthropic support for our programs, allowing us to bring digital skills training, devices, and internet access to more households throughout Greater Boston. Employees at QBE will also have the opportunity to volunteer in a number of roles with TGH, such as creating digital skills tutorials, leading webinars, and translating critical resources. Thank you, QBE, for partnering with us to advance digital inclusion!
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NEW DIGITAL SKILLS RESOURCES |
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Yvonne, a TGH volunteer from NETSCOUT, demonstrates how to place an order through Amazon Prime |
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Join a growing team that is making strides towards achieving digital equity when the urgency for connectivity and access is clearer than ever!
Tech Goes Home is currently hiring for two positions. As part of our fundraising team, the Corporate Engagement Coordinator will support TGH’s volunteer program, communications, and advocacy efforts. The Program Operations Manager will be responsible for bringing our program management processes and procedures to the next level as the organization prepares for growth and scale.
Please share these positions with your network. Click here to learn more and submit an application.
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Tech Goes Home's Co-CEO, Dan Noyes, was recently featured as a digital equity advocate in a video conversation "Accelerating America: Digital Inclusion," hosted by Verizon.
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TGH's Director of Learning, Nessie Ruiz, joined a "From the Frontlines" panel discussion hosted by Life Science Cares to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with fellow nonprofit leaders.
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The Boston Globe published a Letter to the Editor written by TGH Co-CEOs Theo Hanna & Dan Noyes entitled "Many lack digital tools, skills to sign up for vaccination."
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TGH and our Co-CEO, Dan Noyes, were featured in an op-ed on programs helping connecting older adults to technology: "Programs Help Adults Upgrade Devices, Get Internet Access." AARP
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TGH received a grant from the Cambridge Community Foundation and MA State to help us continue fighting the digital divide through the pandemic. Read more about the grant here: "Cambridge Community Foundation distributes $484,093 with State support to 22 nonprofits..."
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DIGITAL INCLUSION READING ROUND-UP |
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Tech Goes Home’s work is only possible with contributions from donors, like you, and municipal, corporate, and foundation grants. Thank you for supporting TGH.
An extra thank you to the following lead donors for their extraordinary support!
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