Visayan Forum Foundation

The Vision: The magic of software with the power of the internet across a range of devices.

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Access Stable & Secure IT

Transform through Innovative ITEconomic & social development opportunitiesIT Demonstrations (KEXP, Nature Conservancy); NGO IT challenges; NetHope

Optimize Service DeliveryIT services, support and training50 NGO Connection Days; Strategic NGO CIO engagement; NPower

Software, tools, and know-howSoftware + Services; NGO Connection Website; TechSoup

Unleashing technology to advance social and economic development

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connected to One PC

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One Monitor, Multiple Mice connected to One

PC

Ensure developers are encouraged to create for social change

Ensure access to relevant services, training & support

2) Elevate America RFP: F11 providing support for technology skills trY1aining targeted to scaling effective workforce development efforts. This process will replace current CTSP grants.•RFP to be released fall 2010•Open to all current, former & new partners•www.microsoft.com/elevateamerica

BE A RISK-TAKER.

BE RELEVANT.

BE INNOVATIVE.

BE VISIBLE.

BE TRANSPARENT.

BE COLLABORATIVE.

BE GEEKY.

BE A CHANGER.

The top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010, didn’t exist in 2004.

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t exist, using technologies that haven’t been invented, in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

The U.S. Dept of Labor estimates that today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs by the age of 38.

If MySpace were a country, it would be the 5th largest in the world.

We are living in exponential times.

It is estimated that a week’s worth of the New York Times contains

more information than a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in

the 18th century.

The amount of new technical information is doubling every 2 years. By 2010 it’s expected to double every 72 hours.

Predictions are that by 2049, a $1000 computer will

exceed the computational capabilities

of the entire human species.

Many of today’s college majors didn’t exist 10 years ago.

More than 50% of U.S. 21 year olds have created content on the web. More than 70% of 4 year olds have used a computer.