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Mar 14, 20223 min read

PowerOn issues grants to 32 LGBTQ centers across the country, with support from T-Mobile

After its most prodigious grant application period to date, national tech grantor PowerOn is awarding 32 LGBTQ+ organizations with...

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The Importance of Tech Access for Rural LGBTQ+ Communities

Kristen Kelley

Jan 26, 20224 min read

The Importance of Tech Access for Rural LGBTQ+ Communities

While visibility of LGBTQ+ individuals living in cities is high, we can be found living in all parts of the country. There are between...

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The Importance of the Emergency Broadband Benefit for the LGBT Community

Ellie Bessette

Nov 17, 20212 min read

The Importance of the Emergency Broadband Benefit for the LGBT Community

In May 2021 the Federal Communications Commission launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program offering up to $50 a month...

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Ellie Bessette

Oct 15, 20213 min read

PowerOn releases 2020 Impact Report

46 LGBTQ+ centers. 275 devices. $47,000 of technology. PowerOn made a difference in 2020 for as many as 55,000 LGBTQ+ individuals,...

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PowerOn's Third Annual Awards Ceremony celebrates program participants and LGBTQ+ advocates

Ellie Bessette

Sep 30, 20212 min read

PowerOn's Third Annual Awards Ceremony celebrates program participants and LGBTQ+ advocates

On the evening of Thursday, September 30, 2021 PowerOn held its third annual PowerOn Awards Ceremony. To continue to promote safety in a...

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LGBT Tech & PowerOn Host Webinar on Emergency Broadband Benefit: How to Get LGBTQ+ Clients Online

Kristen Kelley

Jun 18, 20211 min read

LGBT Tech & PowerOn Host Webinar on Emergency Broadband Benefit: How to Get LGBTQ+ Clients Online

On June 8th, LGBT Tech held the webinar “How to Get Our Community Members Online with a $50 Credit Towards Internet Service” featuring...

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LGBT TECH & PowerOn Sign On to ACLU Letter Urging Biden To Ensure Accurate ID's For LGBTQ+ Community

Kristen Kelley

Jun 10, 20213 min read

LGBT TECH & PowerOn Sign On to ACLU Letter Urging Biden To Ensure Accurate ID's For LGBTQ+ Community

This Pride month, LGBT Technology Institute joins a number of civil and human rights groups by signing onto a letter sent to the White...

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PowerOn Announces New Partner Centers for 2021

Kristen Kelley

Jun 8, 20212 min read

PowerOn Announces New Partner Centers for 2021

PowerOn is excited to announce its partnership with nine new LGBTQ+ organizations across the country. As jobs, schools, and other spaces...

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PowerOn Awards 17 LGBTQ+ Organizations with COVID Connectivity Relief

PowerOn Team

Jan 7, 20213 min read

PowerOn Awards 17 LGBTQ+ Organizations with COVID Connectivity Relief

PowerOn, with generous funding support from T-Mobile, has awarded 17 LGBTQ+ organizations with technology grants. This special grant was...

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We Remember: Transgender Day of Remembrance Across 12 PowerOn Partners

PowerOn Team

Nov 23, 20202 min read

We Remember: Transgender Day of Remembrance Across 12 PowerOn Partners

Theses are just a few of the ways PowerOn partners across the country observed Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a time when LGBTQ+...

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PowerOn Celebrates with 2020 Virtual Award Ceremony

PowerOn Team

Oct 1, 20202 min read

PowerOn Celebrates with 2020 Virtual Award Ceremony

Tonight, PowerOn held its second annual PowerOn Awards Ceremony, an event designed to recognize program participants and supporters...

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PowerOn Signs HRC/Lambda Legal USPS Letter

PowerOn Team

Aug 31, 20201 min read

PowerOn Signs HRC/Lambda Legal USPS Letter

Last week, the Human Rights Campaign and Lambda Legal released an open letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate...

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The Importance of the Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act for LGBTQ Communities

Ellie Bessette

Jul 21, 20204 min read

The Importance of the Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act for LGBTQ Communities

On July 6, 2020, Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) introduced H.R.7494, the Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act (BAOA) which proposes the...

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5 Ways Technology Supports the LGBTQ+ Community

PowerOn Team

Jul 8, 20203 min read

5 Ways Technology Supports the LGBTQ+ Community

Tech matters to the LGBTQ+ community. Here's five important reasons why.

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PowerOn Team

Jun 3, 20201 min read

PowerOn announces new Partner Centers

Today, PowerOn announced on social media the names of the fourteen LGBTQ+ organizations that were accepted into the program this year....

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PowerOn Sends COVID-19 Relief Tech to Partner Centers

PowerOn Team

May 14, 20201 min read

PowerOn Sends COVID-19 Relief Tech to Partner Centers

COVID-19 has drastically affected the way LGBTQ+ organizations interact with their clients. With physical spaces closed for the time...

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