Organizations Filed Purposes:
EMPOWER THE PEOPLE OF GREATER CLEVELAND TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY.
STRATEGIC ADOPTION: ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR TRAINING AND DEVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT HAD EQUITABLE INTERNET ACCESS AND THAT RANK POORLY IN SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN LARGE PART DUE TO LACK OF DIGITAL INCLUSION. SCALING ADOPTION INITIATIVES IS NECESSARY BECAUSE CONNECTIVITY ON ITS OWN IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE THE ECONOMIC, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF ADOPTION. THIS INITIATIVE IS ACHIEVED PRIMARILY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT CAN SCALE ALONGSIDE DIGITALC'S EMPOWERCLE INITIATIVE TO MORE FULLY ADDRESS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
EMPOWERCLE: CONNECTING THE UN- AND UNDER-CONNECTED IN CLEVELAND'S NEIGHBORHOODS IS DIGITALC'S HIGHEST PRIORITY OF ITS INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN GREATER CLEVELAND. ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING AND PROVIDING DEVICES ARE ALL ESSENTIAL, BUT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE BROADBAND ACCESS COMES FIRST.
PLACE-BASED ACTIVATION: THE MIDTOWN TECH HIVE WAS CREATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SOME OF CLEVELAND'S POOREST AND MOST UNCONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS. THE RENOVATION OF MORE THAN 13,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE PROVIDES INCLUSIVE AND INTENTIONAL PROGRAMMING AROUND DIGITAL LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY SKILL BUILDING, ALONG WITH VIBRANT CO-WORKING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dorothy C Baunach | CEO | 40 | $240,000 |
| Chas Withers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Yvette Ittu | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Felton Thomas | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Workman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John King | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Waltermire | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Voelker | CHAIR EMERITUS | 6 | $0 |
| Leon Wilson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Green | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Joe Glick | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Lance Frew | EXEC. CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Sari Feldman | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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