BTOP Toolkit: Philanthropy's Role in Creating a Connected America

This toolkit from the Benton Foundation in Collaboration with Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media and the Information and Communications in Philanthropy Task Force of the Council on Foundations encourages our colleagues in philanthropy to consider supporting applications for broadband stimulus funding because we believe in the transformative power of communications technology, especially when used strategically within communities to address their specific needs. Opportunities like this - to fundamentally shape the infrastructure that will connect us for the foreseeable future - come along once every second or third generation, if we're lucky. Regardless of funding priorities, every foundation is engaged in improving the quality of life. The report addresses capacity building, leveraging funding, and collaboration.