NOVEMBER
K-12 Technology Resilience Initiative Closes Education Gap Between Schools and Students A new grants program gave local K-12 public schools access to funding to meet their connectivity, equipment, software, and people needs as they continued virtual and hybrid instruction in the 20202021 school year. 24
The K-12 Technology Resilience Initiative was a three-phase technology grant program available to Delaware County public schools serving grades K-12. The first and third phases were funded and supported by the Funders Forum Collaborative, a group of local funders who participate in shared learning and collaborative grantmaking related to community needs. The first phase provided $2,000 grants proactively to each of eight K-12 public schools as a form of initial support as they prepared to adjust and expand their technology plans to be more resilient during the pandemic. During phase two, the Board of Directors of the Foundation directed $30,000 from the Foundation’s strategic grantmaking program to support the initiative. More than $13,000 was also raised from individual donors. School districts were asked to apply in this phase for their technology needs. The Foundation encouraged them to dream big when sharing their needs and asked that schools provide a
