Purposes:

• Shared public access sites
• Community training education
• One stop career network technical and human resource development
• Posting information on BCN
• Free web space and volunteer assistance in developing web sites to non-profits
• two way discussion groups "Conferences"
• Policies for publishing on BNC

Mission:

BCN is committed to the ongoing development of a comprehensive electronic information source for Boulder County. Special attention to human and technological support for non-profit organizations that wish to be a part of the electronic presence. Committed to universal Internet access (two way as well as one way communication tool)

Structure & Organization/ Governance:

Advisory Board

Director ¾ FTE

One Stop Career Director 1.0 FTE

Volunteer Coordinator ½ FTE

2 Student Assistants hourly

Spanish Translation hourly

University- Technical support/ Continuing Education/ Maintenance

Human Services Organization- community outreach groups

Volunteers

Excellent network policies to use as model

Working to become 501C3 driven by money and sustainability, not governance. Wants to protect relationship with University

Information Centers:

Information is posted on the homepage from each of the following information centers.

Arts, Business, Communication, Community, Current Events, Education, Emergency Services, Employment, Entertainment, Environment, Government, Health, Housisng, Human Services, Library Center, Media, Political, Recreation, Transportation, and Weather

The information centers are well organized and serve as a great model for us.

Internet Providers:

The BCN does not serve as an Internet provider. They provide a list of some 33 providers in the Denver area.

Volunteer Program:

Activities: Contact: Mary Vironche, BCN and Art Rifkin, Volunteer

1. Local Content Development- information center, page development
2. Community training- pubic orientation instructor, Tutor
3. Technical assistance- general hardware/software, Guardian Angel program
4. Sustainability- resource developer to secure equipment and $$ donation
5. Reaching out to non-profits

Excellent descriptions of job responsibilities to use as model

Meet once every other month

2-3 social events a year

Mentoring

Get access and HTML, WEB basics, JAVA training

BCN is mine I own it synergy

Target groups:

• Parents, Kids
• Senior
• Churches- Ministerial Alliance
• Social Agencies

Guardian Angel Program Contact: Bob Rosenberg, Ray Mueller, Volunteers

For public assess sites

Trouble shooter- first line contact

Proximity to their home

Recruits for Public Orientation program, tutor program

Demographics of Volunteers:

Seniors

University

2^nd career prospects- learn to give back

Access sites- Contact: Peggy Reuda

Libraries

Non-Profit and municipal agencies

Senior Centers

Currently 15 sites

Provides free access and equipment number depends on location

Usually more in senior centers and libraries and 1 or 2 in non-profit agencies

Start up for 6-18 months after pay line charges $40 per month

Commitment first, application process

Need to have investment in program

One Stop Career Network- Contact: Peggy Reuda

Non-profit agencies

Job seekers

Business community

Components of One Stop Career Network:

Employee services

Employer services

Employment opportunities/ job banks

Community resources- links to local resources for job search

Education and Training

Consortium- local non-profit organizations , county agencies, state departments, businesses, Chamber of Commerce that provide variety of employment and training services

Cybercycle Program:

Some businesses give outdates equipment to this program for agency or senior use or family use- Access issues

Access mobiles

Get leadership of agencies involved

Get City and Country involved for $$$ resources

Human Services Resource Council

Long range plan: Contact: Wayne Zellner, BCN Director

None

Charged to new director to establish

No formal by laws

Little documentation, beginning to capture now

Must have plan driven by players, flexible, updates, on-going, focus on fiscal and human resources for sustainability

Organizations:

Key individuals to contact:

Chamber of Commerce

Tom Clark 303-442-1044 and Engstram 303-938-8532 from Boulder Chamber

Newspaper

Boulder Valley Web Guide- Daily Camera Newspaper Kim Logan 303-473-1437

Funding:- Contact: Wayne Zellner, Ken Klingenstein, BCN

NTIA grants

CATI grant

Move beyond those grants

Government areas

Electronic City Hall

organization plethora of information

New Directory Standards

Revenue Streams:

• Primary homepage for community
• Catalyst agent for small on-profits with government resources
• Building a public telecommunications fabric Frame relay connection
• Provides disk space for web page
• One Stop Network reengineering social processes- Changing how you do business
• Training and Education

Threats: Resources

Competition at home page level

Reduce expenditures streams rather than increase revenue stream

Director sees these obstacles:

• Time
• Money
• Reactive rather than Proactive
• Bureaucracy in university
• Politics
• Old Baggage
• Ownership