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MB Nation – Grant Recipient Updates
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Johnson & Wales University
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Cornerstone Christian Academy
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North West Prep School
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St. Casmier Catholic School
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Yuba County Career Prep
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St. Paul's Catholic School
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St Therese Catholic School
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Valley Arts & Science Academy
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St Theresa Catholic School
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St. Patrick Academy
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Schaefer Elementary School
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Kona Community School for Adults
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Jack London Elementary School
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Holy Rosary School
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Empire Elementary
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Academy Prep St. Peters
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Austin Peace Academy
Report reveals surprising data about mobile broadband usage in schools
A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to supplement and/or extend existing school networks is the greatest benefit of the service. The report, “Creating Opportunity Through Connectivity: How Mobile Broadband for Anchor Institutions Impacts Communities,” analyzed […]
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300 free computers and 150 hotspots helping Austinites get online
Hundreds of low income Austinites were connected to the internet at the El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission on Friday. For some of them, it was the first time having access to computers and internet service. The program, “Bridging the Gap,” was hosted by PC’s for People, Mobile Beacon, El Buen Samaritano, Foundation Communities, The Literacy […]
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Bridging the Gap partners with local organizations to distribute 300 computers and internet access to Austin community
Bridging the Gap, a nonprofit-led initiative of PCs for People and Mobile Beacon that helps community anchor institutions like housing authorities, schools, libraries and nonprofits provide affordable computers and internet service to individuals and families below the 200% poverty level, is hosting a distribution event to provide technology to hundreds of low income families in […]
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Report Reveals Surprising Data About Mobile Broadband Usage in Schools
A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to supplement and/or extend existing school networks is the greatest benefit of the service. The report, Creating Opportunity Through Connectivity: How Mobile Broadband for Anchor Institutions Impacts Communities, analyzed survey […]
Read more Experimentation is the Watchword as Communities Seek to Close Adoption Gaps
For many low-income Americans, internet connectivity is a struggle. About half (53%) of those in households with annual incomes under $30,000 have a home broadband internet subscription plan, compared with 93% of households whose annual incomes exceed $75,000. This makes closing connectivity gaps a priority for policymakers, the non-profit sector, and many internet service providers […]
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Passionate Entrepreneur Driven to Assist Nonprofits
A Rhode Island innovation story may not get more homegrown than Katherine Messier’s. But the impact of her work resonates with nonprofits in every single state in the union, and beyond. Born and raised in Rhode Island, she is executive director of Mobile Beacon – a company she founded in 2010 that provides broadband service […]
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Mobile Beacon Launches Disaster Recovery Program to Assist Community Anchor Institutions with Rebuilding After Hurricanes
(Johnston, Rhode Island) November 15, 2017 – Mobile Beacon is announcing the launch of a Disaster Recovery Program to help community anchor institutions such as schools, libraries, nonprofits, and healthcare organizations etc. in Texas, Georgia, and Florida who were affected by the recent hurricanes. The Disaster Recovery Program is designed to support affected communities as […]
Read more Libraries Advance Digital Inclusion Role With Hotspots
Libraries are a lynchpin for national, state, and local digital inclusion efforts—particularly our 16,500+ public library locations across the country. Mobile Beacon’s report “Creating Opportunity Through Connectivity”, as well as research on rural library hotspot lending in “At the Edges of the National Digital Platform”, provide evidence of this critical library role and the need […]
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Bridging the Digital Divide: One Organization at a Time
By Katherine Messier, Director of NACEPF & Executive Director of Mobile Beacon and Kristen Perry, Voqal The digital divide runs wide and deep in the U.S., where 34 million people still lack internet access. The internet is not only the way we connect with our family and friends – it is also essential for important […]
Read more Digital Inclusion Program, Bridging the Gap, Distributed 300 Computers and Internet Service to Low-income Residents in Salt Lake City
(Salt Lake City, UT) October 31, 2017 – During the weekend of October 13th, Bridging the Gap, a national digital inclusion program, distributed over 300 computers and internet service to low-income residents of Salt Lake City. The computers were distributed in partnership with local housing authorities and nonprofits. Bridging the Gap is a nonprofit-led initiative […]
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