http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/ en-us 2005-06-14T07:01:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000030.html With this spring issue, coming out so shortly after our winter offering, we're excited to be on a roll, with a new on-line, print on-demand format we're experimenting with, articles that intersect with our other involvements and work, including a... ComTechReview The Editors 2005-06-14T07:01:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000031.html Community media and technology programming, integrating multi-site videoconferencing, simultaneously cablecast over community cable access stations throughout eastern Massachusetts and web cast everywhere the Internet is available, with live-time chat and available as video-on-demand—many of the dynamic features of Commonwealth Broadband... ComTechReview Peter Miller 2005-06-14T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000032.html "Toni Stone was the reason I got involved with the national community technology center and community access movement, and she remains for me the standard of the movement for her purity of purpose and spirit, both as a tireless... CTCNet anonymous 2005-06-14T06:02:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000034.html Kavita Singh Named New E.D The Board of Directors of CTCNet is pleased to announce the selection of Kavita Singh as Executive Director, beginning this March in the Cambridge office. Kavita brings a wealth of experience in the community technology... CTCNet Erroll Reese and Daniel Schackman 2005-06-14T06:01:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000033.html CTCNet in 2002: An Eventful Year2002 presented CTCNet with many new opportunities and challenges. All in all, it was a banner year for the growth of the organization. Highlights include:In October, CTCNet, together with its national partners, the Alliance for... CTCNet Daniel Schackman 2005-06-14T06:00:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000035.html Community Technology projects are under fire. Money is tight in a downturned economy; support for public interest work is increasingly difficult to find. Why should elected officials spend scarce money today to build lives and offer opportunity? They may... AFCN Gene Crick 2005-06-14T05:00:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000036.html On the heels of welfare reform, putting money back into the pockets of our client community is a priority. And, while most low-income families would not turn away a check for $4,140, many unknowingly do just that by being unaware... Profiles Gabrielle Hammond 2005-06-14T04:05:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000037.html This article is part two of a three-part series that shares case studies from the Creating Community Connections Project, an ongoing effort at Camfield Estates, a predominantly African-American, low- to moderate-income housing development in Roxbury, MA, since 1999. As... Profiles Randal Pinkett 2005-06-14T04:04:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000038.html "What is the best that higher education can contribute to communities?" The Campus Community Partnership of Metro Richmond posed this question to community leaders. What they said is now changing the way local nonprofits work together. Together, academics and citizens... Profiles Nancy Stutts 2005-06-14T04:03:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000039.html The deaf/hard-of-hearing community in Kentucky totals approximately 400,000 people. In order to provide members of this community with equitable access to remote interpreting, a statewide network, the Kentucky Deaf Access Consortium (K-DAC), was created. K-DAC consists of four partners: Eastern... Profiles Tricia Davis and Ruth McCann 2005-06-14T04:02:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000040.html Youth suicides hit an all-time high this past year in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District. At issue is how to get the word out that there is indeed hope for the youth in the villages as represented by the current... Profiles Frank Odasz 2005-06-14T04:01:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000041.html In an earlier Nightshift piece, I talked about local information—what it is, how we might access it, why it's important to community networks, etc. Some of the information is general info that it helps to know if you live in... Profiles Anne McFarland 2005-06-14T04:00:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000042.html Austin Free-Net, a non-profit organization supporting over 40 community technology centers in Austin, Texas, has launched a fee-based technology assistance service called "Fix-Net." The following outlines some of the steps, rationale, and lessons from the development of this project, in... TA to Nonprofits Rick Juliusson and Ana Sisnett 2005-06-14T03:02:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000151.html David Wilcox, my colleague in Making the Net Work, is based in London and has been a prime mover for community networking and CTCs in the United Kingdom since the mid-90s. Whenever I visit the UK scene, I am... TA to Nonprofits Terry Grunwald and David Wilcox 2005-06-14T03:01:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-2003/000043.html Community Technology Capacity In HoustonA seminar with CTC leaders introducing them to the TFA/UH College of Technology parnternship. CTCs represented include: Shape Community Center, Spring Branch Family Development Center, Boyton Chapel United Methodist Church, Tejano Learning Center and the LULAC... TA to Nonprofits Karla Back and William Reed and Cheryl Willis 2005-06-14T03:00:00-05:00