Philanthropic Fund

Our grants fund digital equity connectivity plans; help communities pay for infrastructure development and create business models for sustainable networks; and fund policy, research and advocacy.

Digital equity planning grants

Our planning grants support communities to establish a holistic plan of action to achieve digital equity.

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Appalachia Digital Equity Accelerator

Supporting underserved communities across Appalachia to build next-generation broadband networks.

Impact Investment Fund

We tailor capital at the sizes and terms that set communities up to advance digital equity over the long-term. We can be flexible and innovative, including financing needs beyond connectivity infrastructure, such as device access and digital literacy programs.

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Flexible financing toolbox

From lines of credit and revenue-based financing, to capital matching for government grants, we deploy a range of financial tools to meet a project’s needs.

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Innovative financing

We’re building financial vehicles to sustainably solve digital equity challenges, like using market-based mechanisms to get devices into the hands of low-income families at no cost to the user.

Key Programs

We are building a series of flagship initiatives to tackle digital divides and build digital equity in some of the most underserved communities.

Indigenous Connectivity Institute

The Indigenous Connectivity Institute works to scale the support, knowledge, and financial resources that Indigenous people need to build digital equity in their communities and on their own terms.

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Will for the Web

The Will for the Web creates a space for civil society to come together and work towards solutions to advance digital equity.

Investing in (Y)our Digital Future

Connect Humanity serves a unique role in the landscape as a fund able to blend and build complex capital stacks that ensure communities have the type and size of resources they need to achieve digital equity.

Our funds are designed to support and de-risk each other. Philanthropic investments build the knowledge, capacities, and environment in which community connectivity providers can thrive. Impact investments support and scale community connectivity providers to meet the needs in their communities, inform areas for philanthropically supported research, and build a market for impact investments. Impact investments increase the availability of technologies and services that lower the cost and environmental impact of increasing connectivity.

We are committed to building our field, helping foundations and investors ask the right questions, understand needs, assess the impact of their investment, meet ESG and SDG commitments, and realize competitive returns. We look forward to working with you to develop the right digital equity partnership pportunity for you and your community.

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