Here’s what you missed at Future of Good’s Dismantling Digital Barriers Summit

Author Neha Chollangi
Discussion diving into adapting to digital, funding for this shift, and the policy changes needed for digital equity

Why It Matters

Social-impact organizations are fighting two simultaneous battles: the first is trying to bridge the digital divide for demographics who lack access, and the second is working to build and grow their own digital infrastructure as an organization. Proper support is needed now more than ever through collaboration, funding, and policy change.

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