TURN (The Utility Reform Network)

Social Change Organizations Unite to Fund Digital Equity Advocacy in California

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Saturday, September 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Three social change organizations are partnering on a new and unique approach to philanthropy by funding and advancing digital equity advocacy in California through the Digital Equity Pooled Fund. The inaugural recipients of the Fund's $100,000 grants are The Utility Reform Network (TURN) and the Center for Accessible Technology (CforAT), two organizations leading digital equity efforts in California.

Key Points: 
  • The Digital Equity Pooled Fund aims to position equity at the forefront of how broadband infrastructure dollars are spent in California by ensuring digital equity advocates and communities most affected by the digital divide can make their voices heard in critical regulatory processes.
  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Three social change organizations are partnering on a new and unique approach to philanthropy by funding and advancing digital equity advocacy in California through the Digital Equity Pooled Fund .
  • The inaugural recipients of the Fund's $100,000 grants are The Utility Reform Network ( TURN ) and the Center for Accessible Technology ( CforAT ), two organizations leading digital equity efforts in California.
  • It will ensure digital equity advocates and communities most affected by the digital divide can make their voices heard in critical regulatory processes at the state and federal levels.

CHLI Honors Alum with the Wendy Martinez Community Engagement Award

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) continues to honor the memory of late CHLI alumna Wendy Martinez through the invocation of the Wendy Martinez Community Engagement Award. This time, at the annual CHLI Future Leaders Conference on July 28, 2022. The conference concluded with the presentation of the Wendy Martinez CHLI Alumni Community Engagement Award.

Key Points: 
  • CHLI Alum Brenda Villanueva is the 2022 recipient of the Wendy Martinez Community Engagement Award.
  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) continues to honor the memory of late CHLI alumna Wendy Martinez through the invocation of the Wendy Martinez Community Engagement Award.
  • The conference concluded with the presentation of the Wendy Martinez CHLI Alumni Community Engagement Award.
  • Receiving this award is particularly special to Brenda because she worked alongside Wendy herself to craft the CHLI Alumni Association founding documents.