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Bibliography

Introduction

• Morino, Mario. (2000, October). Keynote address. Paper presented at the "Networks for People" conference, US Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.

• Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP).

• Morino Institute’s Youth Development Collaborative Pilot (YDC).

• Greenspan, Alan. (2000, March). The revolution in information technology. Presentation at the Conference on the New Economy, Boston College, Boston, MA.

• Blau, Andrew. (2001). More than bit players: How information technology will change the ways nonprofits and foundations work and thrive in the information age. New York: Surdna Foundation.

Premise One:
Focus on Narrowing Social — Not Digital — Divides

• Senyak, Josh & Fong, Albert. (2000, November). Bridging the digital divide: Thinking about community technology [Online].

• Josh Senyak: senyak@nightgarden.com.

• Albert Fong: alyfong@pacbell.net.

Premise Two:
Concentrate on Achieving Concrete Outcomes

• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science telemedicine initiative. Contact: Dr. Charles Flowers, Director of Refractive Surgery, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. Phone: (323) 357-3449.

• Nortel Networks’ information on the Drew University telemedicine initiative.

• King/Drew Medical Center.

Premise Three:
Work Through Trusted Leaders in the Community

• Community Networking Institute (CNI): Steve Buttress, Executive Director. Phone: (308) 236-9967. Email: sbuttress@kearney.net.

• Community Builders. Contact: Amy Larrick, Community Builders Coordinator, Nebraska Rural Development Commission. Phone: (402) 471-8786. Email: alarrick@mail.state.ne.us.

Premise Four:
Support Efforts by Communities to Strengthen Their Capacity

• Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Program (NEP), New York City Housing Partnership.

• Information on NEP from the Drucker Foundation’s Nonprofit Innovation Discovery site.

• Information on NEP from the John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Innovations in American Government Awards page.

Premise Five:
Apply Technology to Help Build Capacity

• Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet). Contact: Russ Combs, Director, Tech Ventures Division. Phone: (740) 592-3854. Email: russc@acenetworks.org.

• Jose Madrid Salsa.

Premise Six:
Recognize that Technology Requires Its Own Capacity

• Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center.

• Morino Institute’s Youth Development Collaborative Pilot (YDC).
  

Premise Seven:
Make the Case for Applied Technology

• Pew Internet and American Life Project. (2000, September).Who’s not online [Online].

• UCLA Center for Communication Policy. (2000, November). The UCLA Internet report: Surveying the digital future [Online].

• Randal Pinkett.

• Richard O’Bryant.

• Camfield Estates online network.

Premise Eight:
Make Major Changes in Public Policy

• American Telemedicine Association. Contact: Jonathan Linkous, Executive Director. Phone: (202) 223-3333. Email: jlinkous@americantelemed.org.

• Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Premise Nine:
Dramatically Expand the Availability of Capital

• Community Wealth Ventures, Inc. (2001). Venture philanthropy 2001: The changing landscape [Online]. Report prepared for the Morino Institute and Venture Philanthropy Partners.

• Letts, Christine; Ryan, William; & Grossman, Allen. (1999). High performance nonprofits: Managing upstream for greater impact. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

• Christine Letts, Executive Director, The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. Phone: (617) 495-1451. Email: christine_letts@harvard.edu.

• Allen Grossman, Bloomberg Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School. Phone: (617) 496-8178. Email: agrossman@hbs.edu.

• William Ryan, consultant. Email: william_ryan@harvard.edu.

• Calvert Social Investment Funds. Contact: John Blanchard, Jr., Senior Vice President, Social Products and Policy. Phone: (301) 951-4800. Email: john.blanchard@calvert.com.

• Silicon Valley Community Ventures (SVCV). Contact: Lauren Sudeall, Operations and Marketing Manager. Phone: (415) 863-4305. Email: lsudeall@svcv.org.

• Community Development Venture Capital Alliance.

Premise Ten:
Dramatically Broaden the Scope of Efforts

• EnlacesEnlaces Program. Contact: Dr. J. Enrique Hinostroza, National Deputy Coordinator. Phone: 56 45 325252 (if dialing from the United States, add 011 before the number). Email: ehinost@iie.ufro.cl

• US Universal Service Program.

Conclusion

• Gladwell, Malcolm. (2000). The tipping point: How little things can make a big difference. New York: Little, Brown & Co.

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