Please be patient while Website is loading.

Get Started

Social Learning Co-op to Promote #DigitalEquity

Join Login

Why Join Our Community Co-op Website?

Collective Expertise and Knowledge

Our community members website harnesses collective expertise from diverse backgrounds, enhancing proposals for digital equity and improved broadband access.

Shared Resources and Support

We allow pooling of resources, where members share information, research, and funding opportunities. This collaboration boosts proposal impact and chances of success.

Amplified Advocacy and Influence

We amplify advocacy. Collaborative proposals generate awareness for digital equity, potentially catching the attention of policymakers and industry leaders, thereby influencing decisions.

innovation

Increased Innovation and Creativity

Collaboration sparks innovation. Members, by sharing diverse ideas, can craft creative solutions for the digital divide, leading to potentially groundbreaking strategies. See our founder’s Auspicious Beginnings.

Strengthened Community Engagement

We not only foster strong community engagement by enabling collaboration on proposals, we are planning an Exit to Community. This instills a shared purpose among members passionate about digital equity.

Register to Join Us Now

Community Engagement Tools for a Federation of Stakeholders

Your Community Owned Internet Networks & Open Access by Dr. Ron Suarez

Engage with other community members


Get Help Finding a Shorter Path to Your Solution

In our network, Students can become Group Leaders and Group Leaders can become Teachers. While college is recommended, not all high school students need to go to college. Learning digital skills can be both fulfilling and lucrative. Collaborators engage with everyone.

Download this free book and share your feedback

You can start with reading this short article by Bruce Kushnick. You can then download the book DISS-CONNECTED” How America’s big telecoms stole billions from the public and created the digital divide by David Rosen with Bruce Kushnick.

Discuss

Crowdsourcing

We’ve launched additional websites for Support and a Job Board, using crowdsourcing.

Support

Our “Decentralized Power” support ticketing system lets you both question and answer.

Job Board

Promoting paid internships: post or apply for Digital Equity Jobs.

Help Posts

Close Up Photography of Yellow Green Red and Brown Plastic Cones on White Lined Surface

Member Access and Messaging

Would you like to request a messaging capability that is not currently present in our configuration? Just leave a comment on this post.
Read More

About profiles and fields

A user’s profile page is one of the most important aspects of an online community website. While tools like Discord may offer value for an…

Read More
business, staff, personnel manager-2584721.jpg

Managing Group Members

Currently, we have three types of users for a given Course: Teachers, Group Leaders, and Students. Group leaders would be the equivalent of a teaching…

Read More

Notifications

Click on your name in the upper right corner and select Account > Notification Settings. Then the second screenshot shown next, will appear to enable…

Read More
rau, network, women's network-1966045.jpg

What can I do as a member?

The videos embedded in this post were designed for administrators to understand how to customize memberships, but they are useful for regular members to understand…

Read More

What is a forum?

Initially, we are adding a forum for every group that you might join. Remember that each group might have one or more sub-groups, which could…

Read More
hands, team, united-1917895.jpg

What are groups?

Groups can be public, private, or hidden. We have set up this website so that only administrators can create new groups. If you think a…

Read More

Posts about Coops or just Cooperating

How to empower Community Internet

Discover long-term strategies for affordable internet access in communities, including municipal broadband networks and innovative deployment models. #InternetAffordability #CommunityBroadband
Read More

The Meaning of Community

Discover the different structures of community Internet compared to traditional ISPs, from municipal broadband to member-owned cooperatives. Learn how community-driven networks prioritize local needs over…
Read More

CBPP commons based peer production

We asked: How does Commons-based peer production relate to the possibility of community owned Internet networks (COIN)? In particular, consider how Althea.net enables what Yochai…

Read More

[mwai_chat icon_position=”bottom-left”]