Technology for Tomorrow

10/23/2026

This week, we’d like to thank EIV Technical Services for their recent donation! We’re incredibly appreciative of their continued support; donations like theirs allow us to continue providing classes to our community partners and members, and to keep supporting our staff. Many thanks again to EIV Technical Services!

10/16/2026

Hello everyone! It's Damien Royer, and today is my last day as a program manager at Technology for Tomorrow! I started at T4T on January 22nd of 2024, the day after my 23rd birthday, and what a gift it has been to spend 2 years and 10 months as a representative of this amazing organization. 998 days. As you might imagine, it's a bit difficult to pack 998 days into a single post so, as any project manager worth their salt must, I'll try and keep this quick.

It's been an incredible opportunity to work at T4T! I've had the chance to expand awareness and understanding about digital literacy, answer questions to ease tech anxiety, and meet new and interesting people from all walks of life. From teaching smartphone basics to 3-person rooms at community centers, to delivering webinars to over 350 people, I like to think that I've been able to help this organization impact our community in a meaningful way. Being able to help dispel fears and see the faces on learners as the gears start to click is a feeling that's made me proud to do this work!

Like any mission, none of this would have been possible without T4T's amazing team. I want to throw some big shouts to Maliki LaForce, who got me in the door and taught me how to keep my feet under me; to Vijay Desai, who crash-coursed me through all things nonprofit management and trusted me to keep the ship steady; to Becky Holt, who has always been there to bring me back when things were getting heavy and has continued to teach me the vital lesson that personal stories and human moments from our work are just as important as the projects themselves. I'm leaving this place in some incredibly capable hands. Wolde North and Sarah Constantine are phenomenal trainers, organizers, and friends who have continued to build and further T4T's mission to bridge the digital divide. I can't wait to see what they can do next!

It's been a pleasure to serve you all, and I'm hoping for nothing but the best for this amazing team and organization. Take care!

10/14/2026

We’re happy to announce that next week, we will be running a three-class series for Vermont Adult Learning staff members! These classes are part of our Comcast Digital Navigation series, and we will be going over various Google Suite skills, including Drive management and organization, Google Classroom features, and advanced Google Forms functions.

Thanks to support from Comcast, we are able to provide these training sessions free of charge! Thanks also to VAL for having us, and to Ariel Martinez for helping us set up these classes; we’re excited to get started!

10/09/2026

We’d like to thank T.S. Peck Insurance for their donation this past quarter! We’re always appreciative of donations like these from our community, as they allow us to offer more community classes and help us support our staff. Thanks again to T.S. Peck Insurance for their continued support!

10/02/2026

We had the pleasure of hosting our 3rd annual Digital Equity and Access Roundtable (DEARvt) at the South Burlington Public Library last Friday. This event, with attendees from across Vermont and beyond, discussed recent changes in digital equity landscape and steps we can take together to help reduce the digital equity gap.

We explored our “Reducing the Gap” theme through large group discussions and breakouts that centered on topics related to digital equity — specifically, we discussed AI and Tools, Cybersecurity, and Funding and Sustainability — and how these affect the communities we serve and our community partners. Our DEARvt conversations gave us greater understanding of the challenges we face and clearer paths forward we can take together.

Many thanks to all of our attendees for their time and considerate contributions, and the South Burlington Public Library for hosting us.

09/30/2026

We're excited to announce that today marks the start of a new 5-class series in partnership with CVOEO! This class series focuses on digital literacy in business, featuring topics such as budgeting with Google Sheets, understanding AI, AI & Scams, digital privacy, and AI tools. Thanks to the support of Comcast, these courses are being provided free of charge! Additionally, we want to thank CVOEO for helping us to organize and deliver these classes to our community.

09/23/2026

This past week, we wrapped our class series with Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (CRCF) with a session about accessing nonprofit resources. Over the course of this series, our trainers covered a variety of topics surrounding job readiness and scam prevention, and also covered how AI is currently playing into the job search landscape. This series was an incredible opportunity to work with a facet of our community that we don’t often serve; participants were thoughtful and engaged, and were incredibly appreciative of our trainers’ knowledge throughout the series.

We also want to extend special thanks to CRCF and especially Emma Koepke for facilitating our sessions, and thanks to Comcast for helping us to provide this series free of charge!

09/18/2026

We’re excited to share that Sarah Constantine is joining Technology for Tomorrow as a full-time American Connection Corps AmeriCorps Member! She will be serving as a Digital Navigator Trainer, and will be running trainings, crafting communications, and working with fellow trainers and community partners throughout her service term.

Sarah brings a myriad of writing and editing skills to the role, as well as a background in customer service and tutoring. Outside of work and service, Sarah enjoys reading, crafting, and gaming; she’s likely to be found in a café with a good book, or scouring the aisles of a thrift store in search of hidden gems.

She’s eager to develop her teaching skills, and hopes to help develop more community resources surrounding digital literacy. Overall, she’s looking forward to the opportunities and challenges that this service year will bring!

09/16/2026

We're halfway through September, meaning our second Tech Thursdays class with AARP Vermont is tomorrow! This time, we'll be showcasing accessibility settings on iPhone and iOS, which can help improve things like text and icon sizes, color contrast, and options that can make your device easier to work with. Our session starts at 12:00 pm EST and go until 1:30 pm. These Tech Thursday classes are offered nationwide and free to attend if you're an AARP member. If you don't have time or want to have a copy of the class to look back at later, there are recordings available.

Consider checking out AARP's events page to learn more and sign up: https://www.aarp.org/events/

Find AARP events near you, online and in person, covering topics like entertainment, fitness, lifelong learning, work, and money.

09/11/2026

Today, we want to thank Dynapower for their recent grant and ongoing support to Technology for Tomorrow! Over the years, Dynapower has continued to back our organization. These corporate and local funders help us to provide more classes, work with more partners, and support our staff who works directly with the community. We're immensely thankful to Dynapower and all of our amazing community partners as we work to bridge the digital divide.