**Apply now**! Are you an experienced Tech Design Researcher? We have extended the application deadline by one week for: MDF Tech Exchange Fellow, Tech Design Researcher. New deadline Saturday, January 22 at 00:00 simplysecure.org/hiring/mdf-tec…

What were we up to in 2021? Hint: a lot. 🧐 Read our 2021 Reflections post to learn more about our projects, our community partnerships, themes from the year and more: simplysecure.org/blog/2021-refl…

"Shared Data" is an eco-futurist sci-fi story set in 2030 about people banding together in data cooperatives as they navigate their new normal of climate disasters. Pubbed in partnership with Consumer Reports, Mozilla Foundation and Simply Secure popsci.com/technology/sha…

What does the future look like if we can ~actually~ control our data? 🔮 Our Digital Lab worked with authors Doctora Malka Older, @s_meems, & Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam - order Grim Root! to put potential data futures on the page in 3 short stories. A thread 🧵✨ digital-lab.consumerreports.org/2022/03/17/thr…

We are hiring! Looking for a Tech Lead to join our small but growing team of ppl passionate abt supporting feminist tech & organising in the Larger World aka Global South numun. Check it out and RTs super appreciated.

How can funders support digital infrastructure or refine their approach to funding open source projects? This resource from Simply Secure is a great place to start answering those questions: buildingblocks.simplysecure.org

We are hiring! We are looking for a full-time Finance & Operations Manager with min 5 years' experience, adept in web-based applications. Full job description here: simplysecure.org/hiring/finance… #hiring #nonprofitjobs

Big news - the Tech & Society team at Ford Foundation is hiring a third PO position for the US program! You will be working closely with Lori, @ChancellarW, and myself on grantmaking around technology and justice issues in the US context fordfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FordFoun…

We are looking for folks that are from countries that have been colonized and/or are still under the affect of colonization to participate in an upcoming RightsCon discussion on: -> How 'doing design' is colonial within humanitarian & human rights work <- ✨DM for more info✨

Life update: I’ve joined an awesome team working with communities to accelerate digital equity.

“Existing internet operators don’t want to serve rural areas,” East Carroll resident Wanda Manning said. “They say it doesn’t make money. And here’s the crazy part: They don’t want anyone else to serve these areas either.” lailluminator.com/2022/09/01/tel…

Kicking off 2023, our team shares hopes, fears & expectations for digital equity in the year ahead. Read reflections from Chris Worman, Melissa 恵, Brian Vo, @JordanaBarton, Calum Cameron, Jane Coffin, Sarah Brown-Campello, Missy Boagey, and Erica Mesker! connecthumanity.fund/challenges-and…

There's a #TribalBroadbandBootcamp getting underway in Gila River! Learn how Tribal Broadband Bootcamp supports Tribal communities to build their own high-quality broadband networks: youtu.be/5Ux_ETir1vU

Join my team to increase community-centered digital equity across Appalachia! Remote, good work culture, solid benefits. Pay attention to the details on how to apply 👀

Got 5 mins to read about some #DigitalEquity heroes? Melissa Huerta (Melissa 恵) shares amazing projects from The Enterprise Center, DCTP, and Boyd Stephens — and outlines how our grants support broadband expansion. connecthumanity.fund/how-connect-hu…

Learn about Boyd Stephens' vision to build a 'Cyber Corridor' of community networks along Alabama's historic civil rights trail. In her latest, Melissa Huerta (Melissa 恵) shares stories from our newest partners — and how our grants support their work. connecthumanity.fund/how-connect-hu…

In Chattanooga, The Enterprise Center is working to connect families in the low-income community Orchard Knob to help increase access to healthcare. Learn more in Melissa Huerta's (Melissa 恵) latest on how our grants support #DigitalEquity in communities: 👉 connecthumanity.fund/how-connect-hu…

New blog 👀 Chief Program Officer Melissa Huerta (Melissa 恵) unpacks our grants program and shares stories about how our partners are making an impact. 🔗 connecthumanity.fund/how-connect-hu…

TOMORROW ⏰ Join us for a showcase of the new State of Digital Inequity Data Dashboard. 💡 Register for tips on how to use it in your work: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…