[LM_NET] My departure from EDC

[Andy Carvin <acarvin@EDC.ORG>]

Hi everyone,

We've recently learned that the primary funding for the activities of 
the Center for Media & Community will not be continued, including 
support for the Digital Divide Network. The Center is therefore in the 
process of closing its doors, and Andrea Taylor and I are preparing to 
leave EDC at the end of November, following our involvement in the World 
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis.

Fortunately, this transition will not mean the end of DDN. Over the last 
several weeks we've worked out arrangements for DDN to move its 
operations to TakingITGlobal.org (TIG). As many of you know, TIG is an 
online community of nearly 100,000 young activists in more than 200 
countries. They've played a major role in getting young people engaged 
in bridging the digital divide and other aspects of global development. 
I'll say more about the arrangement when we make an official 
announcement in Tunis next week.

As for me, I'm just beginning to sort out my options. While I still hope 
to volunteer with DDN - several people have joked about calling me 
"editor emeritus," which is kinda funny at my age - I'll have to start 
searching for a new day job. Susanne has expressed interest in moving 
back to DC or the Chicago area, either of which would be great, but 
we'll probably search more broadly as well. Having spent the last few 
years on the fundraising side of things, I may explore going back to the 
grantmaking side of the business (I started off as a program officer at 
the Corp for Public Broadcasting creating Internet-related grant 
programs back in the day.) Or I may want to focus a bit more on 
participatory media and citizen journalism - who knows. And I certainly 
don't want to end my involvement in digital divide work. So if any of 
you know of anyone looking for a digital divide pundit who spends a lot 
of time blogging, podcasting and vlogging, please do let me know. :-)

It's been an amazing six years with DDN - four years at Benton, two at 
EDC. So this is quite a bittersweet moment for me. At least I know, 
though, that DDN has reached the size and maturity to succeed well after 
I'm gone; and with TakingITGlobal taking it over, I know it'll be in the 
best of hands. Thanks to everyone who's made my involvement with DDN a 
pleasure all these years - I really appreciate it.... -andy


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Andy Carvin
Program Director
EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
http://katrina05.blogspot.com
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
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