ZeroDivide

A grant to increase the technology capacity of small and midsize organizations receiving regranted funds within the Community Leadership Project.

ZeroDivide invests in community enterprises that use technology to benefit people in low-income and other disadvantaged communities.

Counties Served:

Bay Area
Central Coast
San Joaquin Valley

Total Award: $300,000

Program Details:
ZeroDivide will help increase the technology capacity of the nonprofit organizations selected by other intermediaries to receive core support and capacity-building grants through the Community Leadership Project (CLP). ZeroDivide will offer a web-based self-assessment to all CLP end grantees to assess their organizations’ technology maturity. The survey results will inform group training content, webinars and peer learning activities. The assessment will also be used as a screening tool to select up to 20 organizations to receive more intensive technology assessments, technical assistance and mini-grants. Mini-grants will range from $3,000 to $7,000 per organization.

Selection process:
ZeroDivide staff will select recipients of mini-grants and targeted technical assistance from the pool of approximately 100 organizations receiving core support and/or capacity-building grants from another CLP intermediary. Selection criteria will be based on need, staff capacity, organizational leadership to support plan implementation’ and organizational commitment to technology integration.

Target Launch Date: Early spring 2010

Website: http://www.zerodivide.org/

Project Contact:
Laura Efurd
laura@zerodivide.org
(415) 773-0388