Affiliate Collaborations
The Alliance for Community Media: Promoting CTCNet among its community cable access center membership in order to expand its definition of community access to technology and those organizations and programs that promote and develop it; providing leadership in the arena of public policy.
The National Urban League: Expanding the development of technology access centers among its 115 affiliates, with CTCNet as a partner in its 1997-98 TIIAP program.
The Ohio Community Computing Center Networkwas established in 1995 to provide oversight and evaluation to 14 centers created and funded by the Ameritech Advantage Ohio alternative regulation case settlement. The organization's mission has since expanded and now there are a dozen member centers in addition to the original 14.
Baptist Homes of the Midwest and Baptist Churches of Wisconsin: Active in building upon their five established community computing centers in their state.
Libraries for the Future: Active in assisting Friends of Libraries and other library collaborations in building upon access programs in the libraries.
Open Studio: A Benton Foundation/National Endowment for the Arts program for establishing technology center access programs in the arts.
United Neighborhood Houses: NY NTIA grantee subcontracting Network services toward developing five settlement house technology learning "family rooms."
The Boys and Girls Club, YMCAs and YWCAs, and Volunteers of America: National organizations working with CTCNet to establish technology access programs across their membership.
Plugged-In: Technology youth center in East Palo Alto collaborating on CTCNet development; LEAP developing affiliate centers in CT and NTIA grantee for the National Youth Center Network.
The Boston Computer Museum: With support from the MIT Media Lab, leading in establishing Clubhouse programs for youth in metropolitan Boston and across the country.
Hardware and Software
Apple Computer Community Affairs: Equipment grant to more than 44 affiliates under "Expanding Technology Access" partnership program with CTCNet.
The National Cristina Foundation and The Lazarus Foundation: Provide donated hardware to CTCNet affiliates.
The Lotus Development Corporation: Supporting a variety of Network initiatives including grants to individual affiliates, the All-Affiliates Conference, Network services, resource development, and site license partnership program for all Lotus products.
Volunteers/Tech Support
AmeriCorps*VISTA: Developing community organizing and empowerment on-line resources and supporting the placement of Community Technology Specialists with CTCNet affiliates.
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), and Black Geeks Online: Providing volunteer support and associates to CTCNet and affiliates.
Technology Resource Consortium (TRC) National association of computer professionals dedicated to assisting non-profits. CTCNet works especially with Nonprofit Technology Resources (NTR) in Philadelphia and Information Technology Resource Center (ITRC) in Chicago helping develop center programs in those areas.
Public Policy
Alliance for Public Technology, Benton Foundation, Civil Rights Telecommunications Forum, the Loka Institute, OMB Watch, the Center for Civic Networking and NetAction: Active in developing CTCNet relationships with policymakers and resource providers.
Housing Collaborations
HUD: Supporting computer learning centers in public and assisted housing through its Neighborhood Networks program and ICF Kaiser, Campuses of Learners, and Safe Neighborhood Action Program (SNAP), and other initiatives.
DSSA, National Housing Enterprise Corporation and National Homes Trust, Inc., and the National Low Income Housing Coalition - providing workshop, conference materials, technical support and management for computer learning centers in HUD-supported developments.
Other Program Collaborations
The Association for Community Networking (AFCN), Institute for Global Communications (IGC), I*EARN and HandsNet: working to expand technology access through telecommunications AND center-based access.
The Morino Institute: Supporting a variety of Network initiatives including individual affiliates, the All-Affiliates Conference, and Resource Development.
Information Technology Association of America (ITAA): Partnering to help meet workforce development initiatives.
Annie E. Casey Foundation: Working to develop technology education and access programs with community development corporations (CDCs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) in their Rebuilding Communities Initiative.
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory: Supporting four Network affiliates' participation in the "Hands-On Universe" project.
SeniorNet: Establishing community computing centers for seniors and working with CTCNet to expand technology resources for the elderly.
The Education Trust, Inc.: Active in extending technology access in the K-16 school community.
Community Technology Center Review, January 1998
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