Making Broadband a Team Sport

As part of the SC Broadband Advisory Council, Together SC has joined with the SC Broadband Office, within the State Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS), and the SC Association of Community Economic Development (SCACED) to host a session connecting nonprofits who are working to aid communities with broadband adoption with the Internet Service Providers (ISP) who are applying to the SC Broadband Office for infrastructure grant dollars to expand broadband access for all. 

Who Should Attend:

1. Internet Service Providers (ISP) interested in strengthening their grant applications by partnering with local nonprofits, CDCs, and other community groups 
2. Nonprofits and philanthropic partners across the state, especially those working in the target areas marked in red and pink on the map below:

Agenda:

1.  Welcome & Objectives
2. Overview of Broadband work in SC and Application Process - Jim Stritzinger, ORS
3. Panel of Internet Service Providers to share with nonprofits their needs and perspectives
   • Moderator: Jim Stritzinger
   • Panel Representatives from: Comcast, West Carolina Rural Telephone Co-op and Carolina Connect
4. Panel of Nonprofit and Community Leaders to share with ISPs their needs and perspectives
   • Moderator: Bernie Mazyck, SCACED
   • Nonprofit Panel: 
     • Kathy Schwarting, MHA, CEO, Palmetto Care Connections
     • Phyllis Martin, CEO, Tri-county Cradle to Career
     • Paola A. Gutíerrez, MHA, Rural Health Action Plan Lead Strategist, Office of Rural Health
       
5. Q & A