Report Supplement:

Discussion Themes

The following pages provide summaries of the major themes discussed by participants in an online discussion hosted by the Morino Institute from November 2000 to April 2001. More information...

 

• Making the Case for Technology Within the Community: Insights into why we must work to demonstrate that new technologies can be relevant to the lives of those in low-income communities

 

• Changing Policy and Philanthropy: Views on some of the ways that public policy and philanthropic giving must change in order to better support community technology initiatives

 

• Working Through the Community: Thoughts on the importance of working with and through existing community organizations

 

• Promoting Economic Development: Ideas for using technology to help spark economic growth and self-determination

 

• Creating a Digital Peace Corps: Lively debate on the merits of establishing a corps of experts in health care and other human services to help nonprofits make the best use of new technologies in their respective fields

 

• Investing in Alternative Solutions for Delivering Technology: Expert opinion on new technology models that can help nonprofits avoid many of the hassles of managing technology in-house