NETHOPE INC
10615 JUDICIAL DRIVE NO 402, FAIRFAX, VA 22030 www.nethope.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: NETHOPE EMPOWERS COMMITTED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY. BY FACILITATING COLLABORATION BETWEEN NETHOPE'S NONPROFIT MEMBERS, CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AND TECH SPONSORS, NETHOPE IS A CATALYST FOR PRODUCTIVE INNOVATION AND PROBLEM-SOLVING IN HUMANITARIAN AND CONSERVATION WORK. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2001, NETHOPE HAS GROWN TO REPRESENT 56 TOP TIER INTERNATIONAL NGOS, WORKING ON SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES INCLUDING POVERTY AND HUNGER, REFUGEE DISPLACEMENT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, GENDER INEQUALITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN 180 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE.

ENABLE MEMBERS AND THE NONPROFIT SECTOR TO ACCELERATE THEIR IMPACTS THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY

DISASTER RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESSNETHOPE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH ITS STAKEHOLDERS DURING TIMES OF CRISIS TO FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITHIN THE NGO COMMUNITY, VARIOUS UN AGENCIES, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND GOVERNMENT. IN FY 2020 NETHOPE'S DISASTER RESPONSE EFFORTS INCLUDED:1) CONNECTIVITY: PARTNERED WITH THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL, CISCO, FACEBOOK, AND UNHCR TO PROVIDE MOBILE CONNECTIVITY FOR 99 REFUGEE SITES IN COLOMBIA AND PERU AND 12 SITES FOR UNHCR SAFE SPACES.2) REFUGEE CAMP CONNECTIVITY: CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 50 CAMPS IN GREECE, ENSURING THAT AID WORKERS AND DISPLACED PERSONS HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD.3) PROVIDE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES VIA DEPLOYMENT OF CRITICAL TELECOM EQUIPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS IN THE BAHAMAS AFTER HURRICANE DORIAN.4) DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: PREPOSITIONED NETWORKING EQUIPMENT ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA IN CONSULTATION WITH NGO AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS TO PREPARE FOR RAPID RESPONSE TO TELECOMMUNICATION-RELATED NEEDS IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANES, EARTHQUAKES, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS.5) MET WITH PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS, PARTICULARLY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA.6) ASSISTED FACEBOOK WITH THE ROLLOUT AND ONGOING SUPPORT OF THEIR DISASTER MAPS AND HEALTH MAPS SYSTEM THAT WILL SUPPORT NGOS IN POST-DISASTER CONTEXTS.7) MODELED A COUNTRY ICT ASSESSMENT METHOD SUPPORTED SCALING DISASTER RESPONSE MECHANISMS FROM PUERTO RICO TO THE LATIN AMERICA REGION.

THE GLOBAL BROADBAND AND INNOVATIONS (GBI) ALLIANCE WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LAB, THE USAID AFRICA BUREAU, USAID MISSIONS, AND USAID IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS WORLDWIDE TO BRING AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, AND COMPETITIVELY SERVICED BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS AND ONLINE SERVICES TO RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS IN USAID PRIORITY COUNTRIES. IN FY20, THE GBI ALLIANCE PROJECTS HAD A NUMBER OF NOTEWORTHY IMPACTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY GBI ARE SPLIT INTO TWO BROAD CATEGORIES: (A) ACCESS AND (B) APPLICATIONS. ACCESS PROJECTS FOCUS ON BRINGING AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, AND COMPETITIVELY SERVICED BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS (VOICE AND DATA) TO RURAL AREAS IN USAID PRIORITY COUNTRIES. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH BOTH TECHNOLOGICAL AND REGULATORY VEHICLES AND OFTEN INVOLVE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES FOR LAST-MILE CONNECTIVITY. APPLICATIONS PROJECTS USE CONNECTIVITY TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT SECTORS SUCH AS HEALTH, HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE, DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DIGITAL INCLUSION, GENDER EQUALITY, AND EDUCATION. TOGETHER, ACCESS AND APPLICATION PROGRAMS MAKE UP A GBI PORTFOLIO OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:DEMAND AGGREGATIONBEGINNING IN 2016, NETHOPE, THE USAID GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LAB, AND USAID/UGANDA CONDUCTED A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES THAT SOUGHT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS, WITH A SPECIFIC GOAL OF IMPROVING DIGITAL SERVICES AMONG INTERNATIONAL NGOS AND OTHER USAID IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS. INITIATED IN 2018, NETHOPE CONCLUDED A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION IN LATE 2019 WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN UGANDA AND BEGAN A NEW COLLABORATION IN MALAWI TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY THAT RELIED ON COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION WITH NGO PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY COLLECTIVE NEEDS, TO AGGREGATE DEMAND FOR SERVICES, AND TO LEVERAGE ECONOMIES OF SCALE WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDER COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMICS OF PRIVATE SECTOR RURAL BROADBAND SERVICE DELIVERY.DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICESNETHOPE HAS PARTNERED WITH STRATEGIC IMPACT ALLIANCE (SIA) TO FOCUS AND EXECUTE INTEGRATING DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES ACROSS USAID'S PORTFOLIO THROUGH (1) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN-COUNTRY, (2) GRANTS TO DEEPEN PREPAREDNESS FOR DIGITAL PAYMENTS IN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE, AND (3) PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT. IN-DEPTH IN-COUNTRY ENGAGEMENTS CONTINUE IN RWANDA, UGANDA, AND NIGERIA. NETHOPE HAS ALSO COLLABORATED WITH FHI360'S MSTAR PROGRAM TO EXECUTE A SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS ON DATA COLLECTED ON A SELECT GROUP OF WOMEN IN BANGLADESH. SOME PROGRAM STAKEHOLDERS ARE ENROLLED IN A USAID PROGRAM USING A MOBILE WALLET, SOME ENGAGE IN OTCA, AND SOME SOLELY USE CASH. COVID-19 TELECOM POLICY GUIDANCEFOLLOWING THE ONSET OF THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN EARLY 2020, NETHOPE CARRIED OUT A PROJECT DESIGNED TO HELP TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ICT REGULATORS BETTER UNDERSTAND POLICY OPTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS TO SECTOR MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE PROJECT'S GOAL WAS TO ENGAGE POLICY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO DEVELOP RESOURCES, CONDUCT ANALYSIS, AND DELIVER CONTENT IN A SERIES OF PUBLIC EVENTS WITH REGULATORS, POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS THE PROJECT SOUGHT TO GIVE PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO BRIDGING THE GAPS BETWEEN INFORMATION GATHERING, DISSEMINATION, AND EVIDENCE-BASED ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN BY SECTOR MANAGERS.2020 ICT4D CONFERENCEAT CRS'S REQUEST, NETHOPE REPRISED ITS ROLE AS CO-LEAD OF THE RESPONSIBLE DATA AND INFORMATION SECURITY TRACK AT THE 2020 ICT4D CONFERENCE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 2020 IN NIGERIA. NETHOPE PARTNERED WITH WORLD VISION (A NETHOPE MEMBER) TO SOLICIT AND REVIEW HUNDREDS OF SESSION APPLICATIONS. ULTIMATELY, 15 WERE SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN THE CONFERENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ON-SITE CONFERENCE WAS CANCELLED, AND CRS COMMITTED TO HOSTING SOME OF THE WINNING SESSIONS VIA ONLINE WEBINARS OVER THE FOLLOWING MONTHS. NETHOPE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE CRS SUPPORT DURING THIS PROCESS.CONNECTIVITY IN BANGLADESH ROHINGYA REFUGEE COMMUNITIESIN MID-2020, NETHOPE ASSESSED MEMBER NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) CONNECTIVITY NEEDS IN THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN BANGLADESH. DEVELOPED THROUGH NETHOPE MEMBER CONSULTATIONS OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE ASSESSMENT SOUGHT TO EXPLORE THE CHALLENGES RELATED TO RECENT CHANGES IN BANGLADESHI PUBLIC POLICY THAT HAD REMOVED REFUGEES' ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND NGO USE OF DIGITAL TOOLS. FINALLY, THE ASSESSMENT SOUGHT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OUTLOOK FOR CREATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVING NGO CONNECTIVITY.EASTERN EUROPE INTERNET ACCESS INTEGRITY ASSESSMENTSIN MID-2019, THE USAID/EURASIA BUREAU REQUESTED THAT NETHOPE EVALUATE THE INTEGRITY OF INTERNET ACCESS IN SELECT EASTERN EUROPE COUNTRIES. WHILE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS, THE ASSESSMENTS REVIEWED ALL POSSIBLE RISKS TO INTERNET ACCESS IN SERBIA, KOSOVO, AND GEORGIA. THE RESULTING ASSESSMENTS ADDRESSED THE RISKS TO THE STABILITY OF INTERNET ACCESS IN SPECIFIC SECTORS IN EACH TARGET COUNTRY. IT PROVIDED AN ASSESSMENT OF SYSTEMIC RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES IN EACH COUNTRY, STRATEGICALLY INFORMING POTENTIAL PROGRAMMATIC, POLICY, AND TECHNICAL RESPONSES. IT WAS INTENDED TO OFFER BRIEF, INFORMATIVE ANALYTICAL GUIDANCE TOWARD THE CHOICE AND DESIGN OF POTENTIAL PROGRAMMATIC INTERVENTIONS. THE END GOAL WAS TO SUPPORT THE USAID ASSISTANCE AND HOST COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES RELATED TO ADDRESSING THE TARGET SECTORS' CYBERSECURITY RISKS, ENSURING GREATER RESILIENCE OF THE INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE, AND COUNTERING DIGITAL DISINFORMATION.

THE CENTER FOR THE DIGITAL NONPROFITTHROUGH COLLABORATION, THE CENTER FOR THE DIGITAL NONPROFIT BRINGS TOGETHER THE EXPERTISE OF THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR WITH THE ON-THE-GROUND EXPERIENCE OF NONPROFITS TO CREATE A FOUNDATION FOR FORWARD-LOOKING ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER AID, RELIEVE SUFFERING, AND BUILD HOPE. IT WAS CREATED AS A NETHOPE PROGRAM IN 2017. THE CENTER BELIEVES THAT THE GROWING NEEDS FROM NONPROFITS CAN GUIDE THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGN OF TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, AND THAT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL WAYS OF WORKING NONPROFITS CAN INCREASE CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR MISSION WITH THE SAME OR FEWER RESOURCES. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE CENTER HAS HELPED 36 NONPROFITS REPRESENTING $20B IN ANNUAL EXPENDITURES. THE CENTER STARTED BY CREATING DIAGNOSTICS THAT ENABLE ALL NONPROFITS TO BENCHMARK AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE DIGITAL NONPROFIT ABILITY (DNA) HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY MORE THAN 130 NONPROFITS AND SOME NETHOPE MEMBERS ARE USING AN EXTENDED VERSION OF IT, THE DNA+, TO SHAPE THEIR STRATEGIC DECISIONS AND RISK MANAGEMENT, AND COMPARE COUNTRY PROGRAMS TO EACH OTHER. THE DIGITAL NONPROFIT SKILLS FRAMEWORK AND DIGITAL NONPROFIT SKILLS ASSESSMENTS HAVE ASSISTED MANY NETHOPE MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND AND FILL GAPS IN DIGITAL SKILLS. SKILLS.NETHOPE.ORG WAS CREATED AS A PILOT PLATFORM TO AGGREGATE EXISTING CONTENT WITH LITTLE EFFORT FOR USE BY NONPROFITS IN LOW-INFRASTRUCTURE PLACES. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IS BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION AND 16 NETHOPE MEMBERS REIMAGINED PARTS OF THEIR PROGRAMS THROUGH THE CENTER'S IDEA JOURNEY WHICH WE MADE PUBLIC TO ALL NONPROFITS IN 2019. IT HAS SINCE BEEN USED BY NONPROFITS OUTSIDE OF NETHOPE. THROUGH THE IDEA JOURNEY, NETHOPE MEMBERS INNOVATED ON IMPORTANT PROGRAMS SUCH AS REFUGEE INTEGRATION, HEALTHCARE DELIVERY AND FRONTLINE HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS.FOUNDING PARTNERS OF THE CENTER INCLUDE: MICROSOFT, OKTA, BLACKBAUD, BOX, ORACLE NETSUITE, AVANADE AND SALESFORCE. EACH HAS SIGNALED ITS INTENTION TO PLAY BOTH A STRATEGIC AND PRACTICAL ROLE, BRINGING DISTINCTIVE STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THE COLLABORATION THROUGH INVESTMENTS OF MONEY, PRODUCTS, AND PEOPLE EXPERTISE.

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