Last week, members of our team participated in the 2nd annual T-ATP Digital Literacy Block Party, an engaging community event focused on digital literacy and cybersecurity. We’re proud to support and show up for events like this!

October is Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to celebrate culture, connection, and community. At CDE, we're proud to support language access by offering digital skilling and cybersecurity courses in Spanish. This work wouldn’t be possible without partners like the Harris YMCA.

We’re proud to work alongside partners who are equally committed to making sure our digital skilling efforts reach the communities who need them most. Together, we’re taking a closer look at the full picture, sharing aggregated impact data to better understand what’s working.

At our September Community Council meeting, we explored the Ecosystem Approach to AI—and how important it is to bring AI into conversations around digital literacy and workforce development. Thank you to Mike Terrell from Per Scholas and all our partners for all that you do!

Missed the livestream? You can now watch the full Community Council meeting online. Catch the latest updates, highlights from the field, and how we’re working together to build digital opportunity across our region. Watch here: youtube.com/live/pjZwsm0oQ…

We believe in doing this work with integrity—and that includes being open about how our resources are used. Our Impact Reports outline the programs we’ve led, the partners we’ve worked with, and the outcomes we’ve achieved. Read the full report: impact.thecenterfordigitalequity.org/our-fiscal-yea…

We’re proud to welcome AARP North Carolina as an official partner of the Center for Digital Equity! Together, we’re deepening our shared commitment to digital access and skill-building for older adults. Join the conversation and become a CDE partner: …fordigitalequity-6276057.hs-sites.com/en/partner-eng…

At our September Community Council meeting, Todd from Charlotte Nonprofits' IT Resource shared a powerful reminder during our conversation on building an ecosystem approach to AI. The takeaway? Inclusion can’t be an afterthought—it must be built into every conversation about emerging technology.

We're proud to collaborate with Lions Services to provide one-on-one Digital Navigator support for their team—offered in both English and Spanish. This partnership equips their staff with the digital tools and confidence to empower individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

During our September Community Council meeting, Human-I-T shared a valuable resource: A free, self-paced online digital literacy program, available in both English and Spanish. Start learning here: human-i-t.org/digital-traini…

We’re proud to work alongside partners who are equally committed to making sure our digital skilling efforts reach the communities who need them most. Together, we’re taking a closer look at the full picture, sharing aggregated impact data to better understand what’s working.

At AI//Forward, Charlotte’s largest AI conference, our Deputy Director Natali Betancur led a powerful conversation on the intersection of AI and digital opportunity — reminding us that technology opens the door, but people turn the key.

We’re honored to share that the CDE Digital Navigators program has been awarded a Gold MarCom Award for Brand Identity and Messaging! A huge thank you to our creative partner, The Social Rook, for helping us bring this vision to life!

We’re expanding our partnership with Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont to bring even more digital support to the community. Community members can now: -Walk in during CDE Digital Navigator office hours -Join Learning Lab sessions every other week for hands-on support with digital basics

At our Ecosystem Approach to AI Community Council meeting, Charlitta Hatch—Chief Data & Analytics Officer for the City of Charlotte—spoke on the importance of transparency when it comes to how data and AI are used within organizations.

CDE Executive Director Bruce Clark represented the Center for Digital Equity at Centralina’s Digital Readiness for Safer Communities event. Learn more in the Centralina Digital Opportunity Plan: centralina.org/wp-content/upl…

CDE Executive Director Bruce Clark joined the TechCongress and Legislative Futures State Fellowship Summit in D.C.—a powerful conversation about building state-level science and technology policy fellowship ecosystems.

Save the Date: Thursday, December 11th | 3:30–5 PM Join us for the December Community Council Meeting! We’ll explore how data tells the story of our collective impact—featuring guest speakers Dr. Roberto Gallardo and Dr. BiBi Reisdorf.

The Center for Digital Equity—and our CDE Digital Navigator services—will be closed today through Friday. We’ll return on Monday, December 1, ready to help you with digital tasks, tech support, and online needs.

Meet Dr. Roberto Gallardo — one of our valued Community Council researchers. A national voice in digital opportunity, Dr. Gallardo brings deep expertise in rural broadband, workforce development, and community tech access.