In New York Angie Schiavoni and her husband, Sep Kamvar, started non-profit Code Ed to help young women build a future in technology. Combining education with the donation of technology enables these young women to gain a step ahead in the science and technology field. You can view this clip by clicking the link below:

http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/07/28/n_code_ed.cnnmoney/

From time to time we see articles examining circumstances where the digital divide is a challenge in this country and all over the world. This New York Times article written in July peaked our interest because it focuses on Mobile Web use and demographics. Quest for Tech will begin exploring solutions in this area for the future.

New York Times: Increased Mobile Web Use and the Digital Divide

Come out and join us Thursday June 10th from 6:30PM-9:30PM at Yards Brewing Company for our Spring fundraising event.  In coordination with Philadelphia Beer Week, Yards will be holding brewery tours for our guests and beer sampling.   Tickets for the event are $30 and can be purchased at the door or on our website by visiting the event page. Yards Brewing Company Fundraiser Page

We look forward to seeing you on June 10th!

Last year the Washington Post published an article on the digital divide. The article profiles students at a middle school and explains how the digital divide is a barrier to the evolving world for people who do not have access. This is a great example of why Quest for Tech exists and the focus of our mission is to eliminate these barriers.

Link to the Washington Post article

Help support Quest for Tech with a task most of us do everyday…search the internet.   GoodSearch is a search engine similar to Google and powered by Yahoo that allows people to search the internet while providing support for their favorite organizations.   Quest for Tech is registered with GoodSearch.  To help support us with every click:

• Go to GoodSeach every time you search the internet: http://www.goodsearch.com

• Before you search be sure that you type Quest for Tech in the text box under: Who do you GoodSeach for?

…it’s that easy.

This spring Quest for Tech will be launching the new website.  We will have enhanced features including calendars, blog, RSS feeds and more.  Please check back soon as we are making many changes to the new site.