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AI will deepen the digital divide. We need new ways to fund the programs that close it.

The Alt Funding Field Guide makes the case that digital inclusion creates economic value — and the institutions benefiting should step up.

Community finance can close the digital divides federal programs keep leaving open

Health, Housing, Small Business, Climate. Why Not Broadband?

Why digital infrastructure needs its own CDFI — and what we can learn from the sectors that got there first.

Your beneficiaries are not who you think they are

To bring more resources to digital inclusion, we need to expand our conception of the benefits

Breaking the Cycle: Building a Digital Inclusion Sector Resilient to Political Winds

Samantha Schartman on Digital Equity and Inclusion Funding in a Post-Digital Equity Act Environment

8 reasons why BEAD is the new floor, not the finish line

Creating a Sustainable Cycle of Digital Inclusion: A Call to the Research Community

ImpactAlpha: Private equity won’t close the digital divide — I know, I’ve tried

To sustain digital adoption programs, we need to look beyond grant funding

Grant dollars are disappearing. It's time to tap into the value we create.

Satellite internet won’t run our farms and factories: Why fiber remains the right priority for rural America