Realizing that one single company, or one solution or product cannot solve the digital poverty crisis, a group of technology companies and professionals came together to bring real and holistic solutions to communities around the globe... in just a few short years, we are a coalition of more than 250 companies and 1 million tech employees working to solve this problem.

Our Story

N50 launched with 6 founding organizations...but, In just a few years we’ve grown to more than 250+ global organizations all working together to solve the digital participation problem.

Each partner brings a piece of the solution and together, we can solve the entire problem.

That’s when we realized we had to find a way to make technology more accessible but also more meaningful and relevant to their specific needs.to  more accessible but also more meaningful and relevant to their specific needs.

Our superpower is mobilizing the strengths of the organizations that partner with us and the 1 million + employees they represent.

We don't just talk about the problems.
We do something about it.

That’s been our mission and aim from day one. Because of our collaborative partners, today, we can design, build, train, and turn over labs in 4 weeks for a fraction of the standard cost normally incurred. 

It was a natural progression from the previous Digital Poverty elimination work done by the partners and is an action led initiative to address the growing need to resource underserved communities with the kind of technology we often take for granted but can be life-changing.

We soon discovered that the problem is more complicated than just providing high-speed internet. 

That's important, but, oftentimes, people in low and middle income countries have access to digital tools; they just don’t see how the value of those tools justifies the sacrifice it would take to have them.


If you're a corporation and you have a piece of the solution, join us in our mission to eliminate digital poverty.

If you're a community in need, let us assist.

If you're a government who wants proven models to bring the digital world to every school and every community for a fraction of the standard cost, we can help.

Handing out laptops or other devices doesn't solve the problem. Adding connectivity alone doesn't solve the problem. Deploying applications doesn't solve the problem. Training doesn't solve the problem. While all of these are necessary, they must work and be designed together to truly solve digital poverty. We work with the local community or school on a needs assessment, design, procure equipment, deliver, install and train in a matter of a handful of weeks. This isn't that hard if we all work together. That's what the N50 Project does.

Our Qualifications
& Work

Enhancing broadband connectivity

Supporting displaced populations

Promoting gender equity

Reducing poverty

Improving education outcomes

Expanding telehealth access

Enhancing broadband connectivity

Supporting displaced populations

Promoting gender equity

Reducing poverty

Improving education outcomes

Expanding telehealth access

Legal Counsel

Jonathan Finegold

Co-founder 

Michael Potter

Co-Founder

John Morris

Global advisor digital workforce readiness

Dominic Papa

VP of Partnerships & Community Engagement

Erin Bown-Anderson

Founder & CEO

Marketing intern

Marketing intern

Daniel Gutwein

Ashlyn Hanson

Bella Sarti

Our Leadership

Founder, N50 Project

Daniel Gutwein

founder, young art
director, our future prize

Ginhee Rancourt

corporate marketing partnerships arrow electronics

Ivey Bostrom

Head of US Education Strategy, T-Mobile

Dr. Keisha King

VP, Health, Education and Consumer Industries, Intel Corporation

Stacey Shulman

Enterprise CIO, Arizona State University

Lev Gonick

VP Markeing
SMART Technologies

Vanessa McNabb

 EVP, Global Partner Alliances, World Wide Technologies

Bob Olwig

EVP and Chief Commercial Officer

Jeff Lowe

Chief Programs and Public Relations Officer, Food for the Hungry

Kate Musimwa

Our Board

Co-Founder, N50 Project and Geeks Without Frontiers

Michael Potter

Co-Founder, N50 Project and Geeks Without Frontiers

John Morris

and more to come

58 Labs

impacted around the world & growing

1 Million  individual lives

involved in the fight

250+
Partners

Our Impact

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We streamline all of our efforts into 6 essential initiatives that we’ve found make the biggest impact on digital poverty around the world.

All of these efforts are powered by a growing list of partners who have heard the call and realized just how important it is to build a world where no one is left out of the digital conversation.

Our Initiatives

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The need is more than any one person or organization can manage on their own. Join a growing list of 250+ organizations committed to resourcing underserved communities with the right technology and resources they desperately need.

Our Strength is in Our Partners

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Join a movement of 250+ organizations working to end digital poverty for good.

Technology should be a connection point…not a dividing line