E2D - Eliminate the Digital Divide

E2D - Eliminate the Digital Divide Beginning in 2013, E2D has worked successfully with 21 schools within the Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) system.

E2D-Eliminate the Digital Divide obtains laptop donations from generous corporations and refurbishes them in student-led technology labs to distribute to student families in the local community. E2D (“Eliminate the Digital Divide”) is a non-profit agency that was founded due to two simple questions that an enlightened 12 year-old girl asked her parents in October 2012:
1) How can all kids in our

school do their homework and projects successfully if some of their families are too poor to own digital technology?
2) What are we doing to do about it? This young girl decided that the digital divide between those who have computers at home and those who do not was a social inequity…and one that she resolved to try to fix. Since then, a broad-based grassroots coalition of municipal leaders, college students, corporate supporters and hundreds of civic volunteers in the Charlotte Region have banded together to study the pervasiveness of digital exclusion and to create solutions one family at a time. As of the end of 2015 over 1,000 families have bridged the digital divide using laptops, digital access and computer training sourced and provided by E2D. Children who were spiraling downward as just “the next generation of historical multi-generational poverty” have begun to use their new computers to vault quickly upward back to where the larger student body is thriving. Early test metrics are supporting the fact that E2D students are experiencing to-date unheard of growth in their math and language aptitude tests. The National League of Cities, Next Century Cities and Google Fiber declared E2D to be “The Most Innovative Digital Inclusion” program in the US at their annual conference in November. As satisfying as it is to say that E2D has closed the digital gap for 1,000 families, we know that the solutions required to eliminate the digital divide for ALL remaining students in Charlotte totals at least another 24,000 student homes. E2D is committed to partnering with the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and CMS as well as the local corporate and philanthropic communities to build and scale the effective organization that can execute the best plan to equip all remaining students with the educational tools that will make them successful in the classroom and prosper, ultimately, throughout the rest of their lives.

We may have struck gold with this one… ⛏️👀A new university partnership is coming soon, bringing even more opportunities ...
08/18/2026

We may have struck gold with this one… ⛏️👀

A new university partnership is coming soon, bringing even more opportunities and support to first-generation students.

Any guesses?😍

08/11/2026

Tech Talk Alert: Meet Kaitlyn, E2D’s Summer Graphic Design Intern! 🎨

This summer, Kaitlyn has brought her creativity, fresh perspective, and passion for design to the E2D team. It has been so fun to see her ideas come to life. She is heading back to Queens University this fall with a new set of nonprofit design skills.

Thank you for all you have done this summer Kaitlyn!

A dynamic partnership. Thank you !
08/01/2026

A dynamic partnership. Thank you !

A local program distributing laptops since 2021 now serves 1,800 households across seven nonprofits. Barings has committed more than $1 million to the effort. Details: bit.ly/3TO3FFE

08/01/2026
Volunteering is about more than giving your time. Sometimes it's about sharing your journey.We were excited to welcome b...
07/31/2026

Volunteering is about more than giving your time. Sometimes it's about sharing your journey.

We were excited to welcome back repeat volunteers from TIAA. This visit included a special career panel where early-career professionals shared advice, answered questions, and encouraged our lab technicians as they explore their own career paths.

Thank you, TIAA, for investing not only in our mission, but in the future of our team. Your time, insights, and encouragement made a lasting impact.

07/27/2026

Tech Talk Alert!

We've been fortunate to work with some incredible interns this summer. Meet Galen Cooper - our Communication and Digital Marketing intern. He's a Davidson College student who has spent the summer working on a variety of projects - including joining our Tech Talks team.

Thank you for everything Galen! We will surely miss you.

07/21/2026
07/10/2026

Get into this POV! Our Tech Talks team put together a "Day in the Life of an E2D Laptop" just for you - from the perspective of one of our laptops.

07/02/2026

Since this is a big birthday week, our Tech Talks team wanted to know when some of our lab staff were born.

Are you team 1900s or 2000s?

06/25/2026

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